Houdini In Congress -1926, One More Story

I left this story out of my articles on Houdini Testifying before Congress, but this newspaper piece that appeared a couple weeks after he died, has a great sentence at the end which changed my mind and now I'm including it. This is from the Abilene Daily Report Nov 15, 1926.

Please note that last line: "Houdini was not merely the greatest magician of all times, but in addition he was a first-rate man." Indeed.

The Magic Detective Magic History Contest for June 2018

We're back with another Magic History Contest! This one is fairly easy. At least easy for those who have been involved in magic for a while. Good luck!

Question of the Month:

"What magician had a nickname on the West Coast and a nickname on the East Coast which were spelled the same but pronounced differently?"

Contest Rules:

• Only 1 entry per person
• To enter: Send me an email, with the subject heading 'June Magic History Contest' to info@carnegiemagic.com    
• Please include your full name in the email. 
• You must live in the continental United States
• I'm going to pick a random name from among all the correct entries to get the winner!
• No purchase necessary. 
• Contest Ends Friday June 16th, 2018

The Magic Detective Blog In the Top 50 Magic Blogs

I just received an email today letting me know that my blog had reached the Top 75 blogs over on Feedspot.com. However, when I went to look, I noticed the site is actually #46, which means I'm actually in the top 50 blogs! Though there doesn't appear to be an award for that, I still had to point it out. Let's see if we can put TheMagicDetective.com into the Top 25 Blogs next!

In June, you can expect more great content. I've got a couple Houdini articles that should be finished for early in June. Then more surprises coming, including the June Magic History Contest.

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