Young Kansas boy fatally injured by calf roping incident
Raymond Lucas, 10, of Oxford Kansas, was killed when a calf he roped dragged him across railroad tracks. Wreaths and Laurel Roping JOHN RECK & SON
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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1914
Page
10
Raymond Lucas, 10, of Oxford Kansas, was killed when a calf he roped dragged him across railroad tracks. Wreaths and Laurel Roping JOHN RECK & SON
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