LAST WEEK IN HOUDINI HISTORY
Feb. 7, 1923: Suspended straitjacket escape from Tribune Building at 4th & Marquette in Minneapolis.
Feb. 8, 1925: Gives demonstration of "mental telepathy" under test conditions at 278. [story]
Feb. 9, 1911: Challenged by Joshua Tetley & Son Brewers to escape his Milk Can filled with beer. Overcome by the fumes. [story]
Feb. 10, 1916: Suspended straitjacket escape from the Littlefield Building at 6th & Congress in Austin.
Feb. 11, 1943: Bess Houdini dies aboard a train in Needles, CA. [story]
Feb. 12, 1907: Challenged to escape from a giant football in Boston.
Feb. 13, 1918: Begins alleged affair with Charmian London.
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