HOUDINI, GREAT MAGICIAN DEAD
The magician Harry Houdini died at Detroit on Sunday night, according to the report. The item says he took with him the secrets of how he escaped from manacles, chains, coffins, straight jackets and other contrivances, feats no other man had duplicated under his challenge.
Harry Houdini's mysterious feats of escape which thrilled spectators throughout the world in his life, were Sunday locked in the mystery of death.
The magician, hailed by his fellow workers as the greatest of them all died at Detroit Sunday night, taking with him the secrets of how he escaped from manacles, chains, coffins, straight jackets and other contrivances, performances which no other man had duplicated under his challenge.
Reproduced unchanged from The Coconino Sun, November 5, 1926, page 14.
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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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HOUDINI, GREAT MAGICIAN DEAD
The magician Harry Houdini died at Detroit on Sunday night, according to the report. The item says he took with him the secrets of how he escaped from manacles, chains, coffins, straight jackets and other contrivances, feats no other man had duplicated under his challenge.
Harry Houdini's mysterious feats of escape which thrilled spectators throughout the world in his life, were Sunday locked in the mystery of death.
The magician, hailed by his fellow workers as the greatest of them all died at Detroit Sunday night, taking with him the secrets of how he escaped from manacles, chains, coffins, straight jackets and other contrivances, performances which no other man had duplicated under his challenge.
Reproduced unchanged from The Coconino Sun, November 5, 1926, page 14.
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 A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.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 The Coconino Sun, November 5, 1926, page 14.
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 A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.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, GREAT MAGICIAN DEAD
The magician Harry Houdini died at Detroit on Sunday night, according to the report. The item says he took with him the secrets of how he escaped from manacles, chains, coffins, straight jackets and other contrivances, feats no other man had duplicated under his challenge.
Harry Houdini's mysterious feats of escape which thrilled spectators throughout the world in his life, were Sunday locked in the mystery of death.
The magician, hailed by his fellow workers as the greatest of them all died at Detroit Sunday night, taking with him the secrets of how he escaped from manacles, chains, coffins, straight jackets and other contrivances, performances which no other man had duplicated under his challenge.
Reproduced unchanged from The Coconino Sun, November 5, 1926, page 14.
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 The Coconino Sun, November 5, 1926, page 14.
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 4, 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:Imperial Valley Press, Askov American, The Wrangell Sentinel, The Indianapolis Times, New Britain Herald, Seward Daily Gateway, Evening Star, Fitzgerald Leader Enterprise And Press, and Daily Kennebec Journal.
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HOUDINI, GREAT MAGICIAN DEAD
The magician Harry Houdini died at Detroit on Sunday night, according to the report. The item says he took with him the secrets of how he escaped from manacles, chains, coffins, straight jackets and other contrivances, feats no other man had duplicated under his challenge.
Harry Houdini's mysterious feats of escape which thrilled spectators throughout the world in his life, were Sunday locked in the mystery of death.
The magician, hailed by his fellow workers as the greatest of them all died at Detroit Sunday night, taking with him the secrets of how he escaped from manacles, chains, coffins, straight jackets and other contrivances, performances which no other man had duplicated under his challenge.
Reproduced unchanged from The Coconino Sun, November 5, 1926, page 14.
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 The Coconino Sun, November 5, 1926, page 14.
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 4, 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:Imperial Valley Press, Askov American, The Wrangell Sentinel, The Indianapolis Times, New Britain Herald, Seward Daily Gateway, Evening Star, Fitzgerald Leader Enterprise And Press, and Daily Kennebec Journal.
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HOUDINI, GREAT MAGICIAN DEAD
The magician Harry Houdini died at Detroit on Sunday night, according to the report. The item says he took with him the secrets of how he escaped from manacles, chains, coffins, straight jackets and other contrivances, feats no other man had duplicated under his challenge.
Harry Houdini's mysterious feats of escape which thrilled spectators throughout the world in his life, were Sunday locked in the mystery of death.
The magician, hailed by his fellow workers as the greatest of them all died at Detroit Sunday night, taking with him the secrets of how he escaped from manacles, chains, coffins, straight jackets and other contrivances, performances which no other man had duplicated under his challenge.
Reproduced unchanged from The Coconino Sun, November 5, 1926, page 14.
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 The Coconino Sun, November 5, 1926, page 14.
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.
Yesterday's paper
November 4, 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:Imperial Valley Press, Askov American, The Wrangell Sentinel, The Indianapolis Times, New Britain Herald, Seward Daily Gateway, Evening Star, Fitzgerald Leader Enterprise And Press, and Daily Kennebec Journal.
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November 5, 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:Douglas Daily Dispatch, The Coconino Sun, Daily Kennebec Journal, Evening Star, and The Independent.