Houdini, Magician Dies in Detroit
Houdini, the magician known for freeing himself from straitjackets, chains and cells before audiences in all parts of the world, is dead after a second surgical operation meant to save his life from the effects of peritonitis, having first been operated upon for appendicitis. He was known to be ill when he arrived eight days earlier, but the seriousness of his condition was not learned until he collapsed at the end of his opening performance.
Detroit Mich. - Harry Houdini, the magician, is dead.
The noted escape artist, whose adeptness at freeing himself from straitjackets, chains and cells mystified audiences in all parts of the world, died after a second surgical operation had been made to save his life from the effects of peritonitis. Houdini was operated upon for appendicitis. Although it was known the magician was ill when he arrived here eight days ago, the seriousness of his condition was not learned until he collapsed at the end of his opening performance.
Reproduced unchanged from Askov American, November 4, 1926, page 7.
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 A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.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, Magician Dies in Detroit
Houdini, the magician known for freeing himself from straitjackets, chains and cells before audiences in all parts of the world, is dead after a second surgical operation meant to save his life from the effects of peritonitis, having first been operated upon for appendicitis. He was known to be ill when he arrived eight days earlier, but the seriousness of his condition was not learned until he collapsed at the end of his opening performance.
Detroit Mich. - Harry Houdini, the magician, is dead.
The noted escape artist, whose adeptness at freeing himself from straitjackets, chains and cells mystified audiences in all parts of the world, died after a second surgical operation had been made to save his life from the effects of peritonitis. Houdini was operated upon for appendicitis. Although it was known the magician was ill when he arrived here eight days ago, the seriousness of his condition was not learned until he collapsed at the end of his opening performance.
Reproduced unchanged from Askov American, November 4, 1926, page 7.
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 Askov American, November 4, 1926, page 7.
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 3, 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, Evening Star, The Indianapolis Times, Seward Daily Gateway, The Bismarck Tribune, Brownsville Herald, The Daily Worker, Spirit Of Jefferson, Daily Kennebec Journal, and Smyrna Times.
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Houdini, Magician Dies in Detroit
Houdini, the magician known for freeing himself from straitjackets, chains and cells before audiences in all parts of the world, is dead after a second surgical operation meant to save his life from the effects of peritonitis, having first been operated upon for appendicitis. He was known to be ill when he arrived eight days earlier, but the seriousness of his condition was not learned until he collapsed at the end of his opening performance.
Detroit Mich. - Harry Houdini, the magician, is dead.
The noted escape artist, whose adeptness at freeing himself from straitjackets, chains and cells mystified audiences in all parts of the world, died after a second surgical operation had been made to save his life from the effects of peritonitis. Houdini was operated upon for appendicitis. Although it was known the magician was ill when he arrived here eight days ago, the seriousness of his condition was not learned until he collapsed at the end of his opening performance.
Reproduced unchanged from Askov American, November 4, 1926, page 7.
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 Askov American, November 4, 1926, page 7.
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 3, 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, Evening Star, The Indianapolis Times, Seward Daily Gateway, The Bismarck Tribune, Brownsville Herald, The Daily Worker, Spirit Of Jefferson, Daily Kennebec Journal, and Smyrna Times.
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Houdini, Magician Dies in Detroit
Houdini, the magician known for freeing himself from straitjackets, chains and cells before audiences in all parts of the world, is dead after a second surgical operation meant to save his life from the effects of peritonitis, having first been operated upon for appendicitis. He was known to be ill when he arrived eight days earlier, but the seriousness of his condition was not learned until he collapsed at the end of his opening performance.
Detroit Mich. - Harry Houdini, the magician, is dead.
The noted escape artist, whose adeptness at freeing himself from straitjackets, chains and cells mystified audiences in all parts of the world, died after a second surgical operation had been made to save his life from the effects of peritonitis. Houdini was operated upon for appendicitis. Although it was known the magician was ill when he arrived here eight days ago, the seriousness of his condition was not learned until he collapsed at the end of his opening performance.
Reproduced unchanged from Askov American, November 4, 1926, page 7.
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 Askov American, November 4, 1926, page 7.
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 3, 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, Evening Star, The Indianapolis Times, Seward Daily Gateway, The Bismarck Tribune, Brownsville Herald, The Daily Worker, Spirit Of Jefferson, Daily Kennebec Journal, and Smyrna Times.
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Houdini, Magician Dies in Detroit
Houdini, the magician known for freeing himself from straitjackets, chains and cells before audiences in all parts of the world, is dead after a second surgical operation meant to save his life from the effects of peritonitis, having first been operated upon for appendicitis. He was known to be ill when he arrived eight days earlier, but the seriousness of his condition was not learned until he collapsed at the end of his opening performance.
Detroit Mich. - Harry Houdini, the magician, is dead.
The noted escape artist, whose adeptness at freeing himself from straitjackets, chains and cells mystified audiences in all parts of the world, died after a second surgical operation had been made to save his life from the effects of peritonitis. Houdini was operated upon for appendicitis. Although it was known the magician was ill when he arrived here eight days ago, the seriousness of his condition was not learned until he collapsed at the end of his opening performance.
Reproduced unchanged from Askov American, November 4, 1926, page 7.
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 Askov American, November 4, 1926, page 7.
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 3, 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, Evening Star, The Indianapolis Times, Seward Daily Gateway, The Bismarck Tribune, Brownsville Herald, The Daily Worker, Spirit Of Jefferson, Daily Kennebec Journal, and Smyrna Times.
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