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After his mother threw away a cherished toy, Gage hopped his first train in 1963 at age 14, riding 40 miles from his native New Hampton to Oelwein in a car loaded with iron ore.
from The Des Moines Register: Ride is over for 'Iowa Blackie'; wandering poet dies at age 62
then The Globe Gazette: Hobo 'Iowa Blackie' dies at 62
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