WIDOW AND AIDE KNOW SECRETS OF HOUDINI
Will Carry Them to Grave, They Announce, in Accordance With His Wishes
A signed statement by Mrs. Houdini says that she and James Collins, the magician's assistant and technical adviser for 20 years, are the only ones in possession of all of his secrets and illusions, and that they will carry them to their graves in accordance with his wishes.
By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, November 5. - Harry Houdini's secrets of legerdemain live after him, but only for this generation.
James Collins, his assistant and technical adviser for 20 years, and Mrs. Houdini, who, according to a signed statement made by the latter today, are the only ones in possession of all the magician's secrets and illusions, will carry his secrets to their graves, in accordance with Houdini's wishes.
Broadway paid its last tribute yesterday to Houdini, and his fellow magicians broke a wand and placed it on his coffin as a symbol of the passing of the master of legerdemain and showmanship.
About 1,000 friends, relatives and associates in the theater world attended the funeral services in the Elks' Club House on West Forty-third street. After Jewish rites joint tributes were paid by the Elks, Masons, Society of American Magicians, National Vaudeville Association, Jewish Theatrical Guild and the London Club of Magicians, of which Houdini was president.
Crowds stood in Times Square with heads bared as the funeral cortege of 50 automobiles passed en route to MacPhelan Cemetery, Cypress Hills.
Reproduced unchanged from Evening Star, November 5, 1926, page 1.
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 A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.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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WIDOW AND AIDE KNOW SECRETS OF HOUDINI
Will Carry Them to Grave, They Announce, in Accordance With His Wishes
A signed statement by Mrs. Houdini says that she and James Collins, the magician's assistant and technical adviser for 20 years, are the only ones in possession of all of his secrets and illusions, and that they will carry them to their graves in accordance with his wishes.
By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, November 5. - Harry Houdini's secrets of legerdemain live after him, but only for this generation.
James Collins, his assistant and technical adviser for 20 years, and Mrs. Houdini, who, according to a signed statement made by the latter today, are the only ones in possession of all the magician's secrets and illusions, will carry his secrets to their graves, in accordance with Houdini's wishes.
Broadway paid its last tribute yesterday to Houdini, and his fellow magicians broke a wand and placed it on his coffin as a symbol of the passing of the master of legerdemain and showmanship.
About 1,000 friends, relatives and associates in the theater world attended the funeral services in the Elks' Club House on West Forty-third street. After Jewish rites joint tributes were paid by the Elks, Masons, Society of American Magicians, National Vaudeville Association, Jewish Theatrical Guild and the London Club of Magicians, of which Houdini was president.
Crowds stood in Times Square with heads bared as the funeral cortege of 50 automobiles passed en route to MacPhelan Cemetery, Cypress Hills.
Reproduced unchanged from Evening Star, November 5, 1926, page 1.
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 5, 1926, page 1.
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.
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WIDOW AND AIDE KNOW SECRETS OF HOUDINI
Will Carry Them to Grave, They Announce, in Accordance With His Wishes
A signed statement by Mrs. Houdini says that she and James Collins, the magician's assistant and technical adviser for 20 years, are the only ones in possession of all of his secrets and illusions, and that they will carry them to their graves in accordance with his wishes.
By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, November 5. - Harry Houdini's secrets of legerdemain live after him, but only for this generation.
James Collins, his assistant and technical adviser for 20 years, and Mrs. Houdini, who, according to a signed statement made by the latter today, are the only ones in possession of all the magician's secrets and illusions, will carry his secrets to their graves, in accordance with Houdini's wishes.
Broadway paid its last tribute yesterday to Houdini, and his fellow magicians broke a wand and placed it on his coffin as a symbol of the passing of the master of legerdemain and showmanship.
About 1,000 friends, relatives and associates in the theater world attended the funeral services in the Elks' Club House on West Forty-third street. After Jewish rites joint tributes were paid by the Elks, Masons, Society of American Magicians, National Vaudeville Association, Jewish Theatrical Guild and the London Club of Magicians, of which Houdini was president.
Crowds stood in Times Square with heads bared as the funeral cortege of 50 automobiles passed en route to MacPhelan Cemetery, Cypress Hills.
Reproduced unchanged from Evening Star, November 5, 1926, page 1.
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 5, 1926, page 1.
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.
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WIDOW AND AIDE KNOW SECRETS OF HOUDINI
Will Carry Them to Grave, They Announce, in Accordance With His Wishes
A signed statement by Mrs. Houdini says that she and James Collins, the magician's assistant and technical adviser for 20 years, are the only ones in possession of all of his secrets and illusions, and that they will carry them to their graves in accordance with his wishes.
By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, November 5. - Harry Houdini's secrets of legerdemain live after him, but only for this generation.
James Collins, his assistant and technical adviser for 20 years, and Mrs. Houdini, who, according to a signed statement made by the latter today, are the only ones in possession of all the magician's secrets and illusions, will carry his secrets to their graves, in accordance with Houdini's wishes.
Broadway paid its last tribute yesterday to Houdini, and his fellow magicians broke a wand and placed it on his coffin as a symbol of the passing of the master of legerdemain and showmanship.
About 1,000 friends, relatives and associates in the theater world attended the funeral services in the Elks' Club House on West Forty-third street. After Jewish rites joint tributes were paid by the Elks, Masons, Society of American Magicians, National Vaudeville Association, Jewish Theatrical Guild and the London Club of Magicians, of which Houdini was president.
Crowds stood in Times Square with heads bared as the funeral cortege of 50 automobiles passed en route to MacPhelan Cemetery, Cypress Hills.
Reproduced unchanged from Evening Star, November 5, 1926, page 1.
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 5, 1926, page 1.
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.
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WIDOW AND AIDE KNOW SECRETS OF HOUDINI
Will Carry Them to Grave, They Announce, in Accordance With His Wishes
A signed statement by Mrs. Houdini says that she and James Collins, the magician's assistant and technical adviser for 20 years, are the only ones in possession of all of his secrets and illusions, and that they will carry them to their graves in accordance with his wishes.
By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, November 5. - Harry Houdini's secrets of legerdemain live after him, but only for this generation.
James Collins, his assistant and technical adviser for 20 years, and Mrs. Houdini, who, according to a signed statement made by the latter today, are the only ones in possession of all the magician's secrets and illusions, will carry his secrets to their graves, in accordance with Houdini's wishes.
Broadway paid its last tribute yesterday to Houdini, and his fellow magicians broke a wand and placed it on his coffin as a symbol of the passing of the master of legerdemain and showmanship.
About 1,000 friends, relatives and associates in the theater world attended the funeral services in the Elks' Club House on West Forty-third street. After Jewish rites joint tributes were paid by the Elks, Masons, Society of American Magicians, National Vaudeville Association, Jewish Theatrical Guild and the London Club of Magicians, of which Houdini was president.
Crowds stood in Times Square with heads bared as the funeral cortege of 50 automobiles passed en route to MacPhelan Cemetery, Cypress Hills.
Reproduced unchanged from Evening Star, November 5, 1926, page 1.
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 5, 1926, page 1.
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.