Houdini's Secrets Of Magic Shared By 4, Friend Says
A hotel operator who claimed lifelong friendship with Houdini, Leonard Hicks, said that several friends of the magician know the secret of his magic, responding to a report that Houdini died without revealing the secrets of his success.
By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, November 3. - Four friends of Houdini, the magician, who died Sunday, know the secret of his magic, Leonard Hicks, a hotel operator here, said yesterday after reading a report that Houdini died without revealing the secrets of his success.
Mr. Hicks claimed a life-long friendship with the magician, during part of which he said he was associated with Houdini in the theatrical profession, and said the others to whom the secrets are known are Houdini's brother, known on the stage as Theodore Hardeen; Bud Collins, who was Houdini's assistant for 16 years, and James Vickery, who was his assistant for 14 years.
Reproduced unchanged from Evening Star, November 3, 1926, page 17.
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Houdini's Secrets Of Magic Shared By 4, Friend Says
A hotel operator who claimed lifelong friendship with Houdini, Leonard Hicks, said that several friends of the magician know the secret of his magic, responding to a report that Houdini died without revealing the secrets of his success.
By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, November 3. - Four friends of Houdini, the magician, who died Sunday, know the secret of his magic, Leonard Hicks, a hotel operator here, said yesterday after reading a report that Houdini died without revealing the secrets of his success.
Mr. Hicks claimed a life-long friendship with the magician, during part of which he said he was associated with Houdini in the theatrical profession, and said the others to whom the secrets are known are Houdini's brother, known on the stage as Theodore Hardeen; Bud Collins, who was Houdini's assistant for 16 years, and James Vickery, who was his assistant for 14 years.
Reproduced unchanged from Evening Star, November 3, 1926, page 17.
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 A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.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 3, 1926, page 17.
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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November 2, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:Brownsville Herald, Douglas Daily Dispatch, The Daily Worker, Seward Daily Gateway, Evening Star, The Indianapolis Times, and Daily Kennebec Journal.
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Houdini's Secrets Of Magic Shared By 4, Friend Says
A hotel operator who claimed lifelong friendship with Houdini, Leonard Hicks, said that several friends of the magician know the secret of his magic, responding to a report that Houdini died without revealing the secrets of his success.
By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, November 3. - Four friends of Houdini, the magician, who died Sunday, know the secret of his magic, Leonard Hicks, a hotel operator here, said yesterday after reading a report that Houdini died without revealing the secrets of his success.
Mr. Hicks claimed a life-long friendship with the magician, during part of which he said he was associated with Houdini in the theatrical profession, and said the others to whom the secrets are known are Houdini's brother, known on the stage as Theodore Hardeen; Bud Collins, who was Houdini's assistant for 16 years, and James Vickery, who was his assistant for 14 years.
Reproduced unchanged from Evening Star, November 3, 1926, page 17.
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 3, 1926, page 17.
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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Houdini's Secrets Of Magic Shared By 4, Friend Says
A hotel operator who claimed lifelong friendship with Houdini, Leonard Hicks, said that several friends of the magician know the secret of his magic, responding to a report that Houdini died without revealing the secrets of his success.
By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, November 3. - Four friends of Houdini, the magician, who died Sunday, know the secret of his magic, Leonard Hicks, a hotel operator here, said yesterday after reading a report that Houdini died without revealing the secrets of his success.
Mr. Hicks claimed a life-long friendship with the magician, during part of which he said he was associated with Houdini in the theatrical profession, and said the others to whom the secrets are known are Houdini's brother, known on the stage as Theodore Hardeen; Bud Collins, who was Houdini's assistant for 16 years, and James Vickery, who was his assistant for 14 years.
Reproduced unchanged from Evening Star, November 3, 1926, page 17.
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 3, 1926, page 17.
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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Houdini's Secrets Of Magic Shared By 4, Friend Says
A hotel operator who claimed lifelong friendship with Houdini, Leonard Hicks, said that several friends of the magician know the secret of his magic, responding to a report that Houdini died without revealing the secrets of his success.
By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, November 3. - Four friends of Houdini, the magician, who died Sunday, know the secret of his magic, Leonard Hicks, a hotel operator here, said yesterday after reading a report that Houdini died without revealing the secrets of his success.
Mr. Hicks claimed a life-long friendship with the magician, during part of which he said he was associated with Houdini in the theatrical profession, and said the others to whom the secrets are known are Houdini's brother, known on the stage as Theodore Hardeen; Bud Collins, who was Houdini's assistant for 16 years, and James Vickery, who was his assistant for 14 years.
Reproduced unchanged from Evening Star, November 3, 1926, page 17.
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 3, 1926, page 17.
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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