FALTAL BLOW IS DENIED
Two men connected with Houdini's Montreal appearance said he did not die of an injury received on October 22, but was so sick when he came that he was under the care of a trained nurse. His family in Detroit held that the fatal illness was due to a blow dealt by a McGill University student, while a professor of psychology at McGill said there was no encounter between the magician and the student.
MONTREAL, November 1 (AP). - Harry Houdini did not die of an injury received on October 22, but was so sick when he came here that he was under care of a trained nurse, two men connected with his Montreal appearance asserted today.
The magician's family in Detroit expressed the opinion that the fatal illness was due to a blow dealt by a McGill University student in testing the magician's strength.
Abbi Wright, manager of the local theater where Houdini recently appeared, said Houdini was ill when he came to Montreal and forced himself, with great difficulty, to go through with his performance.
Dr. William D. Tait, professor of psychology at the McGill University, where Houdini delivered a lecture before the McGill Union, said there was no encounter between the magician and the student, as reported from Detroit.
Reproduced unchanged from Evening Star, November 1, 1926, page 2.
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FALTAL BLOW IS DENIED
Two men connected with Houdini's Montreal appearance said he did not die of an injury received on October 22, but was so sick when he came that he was under the care of a trained nurse. His family in Detroit held that the fatal illness was due to a blow dealt by a McGill University student, while a professor of psychology at McGill said there was no encounter between the magician and the student.
MONTREAL, November 1 (AP). - Harry Houdini did not die of an injury received on October 22, but was so sick when he came here that he was under care of a trained nurse, two men connected with his Montreal appearance asserted today.
The magician's family in Detroit expressed the opinion that the fatal illness was due to a blow dealt by a McGill University student in testing the magician's strength.
Abbi Wright, manager of the local theater where Houdini recently appeared, said Houdini was ill when he came to Montreal and forced himself, with great difficulty, to go through with his performance.
Dr. William D. Tait, professor of psychology at the McGill University, where Houdini delivered a lecture before the McGill Union, said there was no encounter between the magician and the student, as reported from Detroit.
Reproduced unchanged from Evening Star, November 1, 1926, page 2.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from Evening Star, November 1, 1926, page 2.
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FALTAL BLOW IS DENIED
Two men connected with Houdini's Montreal appearance said he did not die of an injury received on October 22, but was so sick when he came that he was under the care of a trained nurse. His family in Detroit held that the fatal illness was due to a blow dealt by a McGill University student, while a professor of psychology at McGill said there was no encounter between the magician and the student.
MONTREAL, November 1 (AP). - Harry Houdini did not die of an injury received on October 22, but was so sick when he came here that he was under care of a trained nurse, two men connected with his Montreal appearance asserted today.
The magician's family in Detroit expressed the opinion that the fatal illness was due to a blow dealt by a McGill University student in testing the magician's strength.
Abbi Wright, manager of the local theater where Houdini recently appeared, said Houdini was ill when he came to Montreal and forced himself, with great difficulty, to go through with his performance.
Dr. William D. Tait, professor of psychology at the McGill University, where Houdini delivered a lecture before the McGill Union, said there was no encounter between the magician and the student, as reported from Detroit.
Reproduced unchanged from Evening Star, November 1, 1926, page 2.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from Evening Star, November 1, 1926, page 2.
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FALTAL BLOW IS DENIED
Two men connected with Houdini's Montreal appearance said he did not die of an injury received on October 22, but was so sick when he came that he was under the care of a trained nurse. His family in Detroit held that the fatal illness was due to a blow dealt by a McGill University student, while a professor of psychology at McGill said there was no encounter between the magician and the student.
MONTREAL, November 1 (AP). - Harry Houdini did not die of an injury received on October 22, but was so sick when he came here that he was under care of a trained nurse, two men connected with his Montreal appearance asserted today.
The magician's family in Detroit expressed the opinion that the fatal illness was due to a blow dealt by a McGill University student in testing the magician's strength.
Abbi Wright, manager of the local theater where Houdini recently appeared, said Houdini was ill when he came to Montreal and forced himself, with great difficulty, to go through with his performance.
Dr. William D. Tait, professor of psychology at the McGill University, where Houdini delivered a lecture before the McGill Union, said there was no encounter between the magician and the student, as reported from Detroit.
Reproduced unchanged from Evening Star, November 1, 1926, page 2.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from Evening Star, November 1, 1926, page 2.
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Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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FALTAL BLOW IS DENIED
Two men connected with Houdini's Montreal appearance said he did not die of an injury received on October 22, but was so sick when he came that he was under the care of a trained nurse. His family in Detroit held that the fatal illness was due to a blow dealt by a McGill University student, while a professor of psychology at McGill said there was no encounter between the magician and the student.
MONTREAL, November 1 (AP). - Harry Houdini did not die of an injury received on October 22, but was so sick when he came here that he was under care of a trained nurse, two men connected with his Montreal appearance asserted today.
The magician's family in Detroit expressed the opinion that the fatal illness was due to a blow dealt by a McGill University student in testing the magician's strength.
Abbi Wright, manager of the local theater where Houdini recently appeared, said Houdini was ill when he came to Montreal and forced himself, with great difficulty, to go through with his performance.
Dr. William D. Tait, professor of psychology at the McGill University, where Houdini delivered a lecture before the McGill Union, said there was no encounter between the magician and the student, as reported from Detroit.
Reproduced unchanged from Evening Star, November 1, 1926, page 2.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from Evening Star, November 1, 1926, page 2.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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