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Ian McColl Inner circle 1493 Posts |
I have been waiting for an old newspaper to be digilised and their computer just sent me this link that it has.
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/97933572 hope it means or adds to your data base. Ian
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John Cox Elite user Studio City, CA 494 Posts |
Wonderful. Thank you very much, Ian. What a great resource. I really appreciate it.
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Steve Knight Elite user Oxford U.K. 479 Posts |
Another fantastic resource for historical newspaper articles including many on Houdini is http://fultonhistory.com/Fulton.html
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John Cox Elite user Studio City, CA 494 Posts |
Wow! That is indeed a fantastic resource. Thanks Steve. In fact, I just found something remarkable that I'll do a post on.
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John Cox Elite user Studio City, CA 494 Posts |
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houdinisghost Loyal user 287 Posts |
The New York papers carried the news "Houdini gift of books to Congress bankrupted estate" within a few months of his death. This was not exactly true, but, it was Bernard Ernst's job to demonstrate that it was.
This report from 1932 is a different matter. Houdini had left a trust for Bessie and his legal advisors invested most of it in the stock market. The 1929 crash decimated Bessie's trust. Bernard Ernst tried to restore some of what was gone by purchasing Houdini's diaries and other items from Bessie. |
John Cox Elite user Studio City, CA 494 Posts |
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On 2013-07-31 15:42, houdinisghost wrote: Really? That's interesting. I don't believe I've ever heard this. And that's why the Ernst family has the bulk of Houdini's diaries today, correct? |
Steve Knight Elite user Oxford U.K. 479 Posts |
Hi John, I've only just read your blog post and the generous mention. Thank you.
fultonhistory.com is about the best public resource I've found as far as magic goes. Glad it was of use to you too. |
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