2016 was an amazing year for Harry Houdini Circumstantial Evidence (HHCE) because it was the year of the Master Mystery which we covered in Part 1, but also for other highlights which we will cover in Part 2.

It was also the year of Lovecraft, Eddy and The Cancer of Superstition, where HHCE shared letters, evidence of articles (Astrology handwritten manuscript, Witchcraft typescript manuscript), and a Cancer of Superstition handwritten manuscript divided into 3 chapters (by Eddy that included revisions with Lovecraft’s penmanship) that was used to make the typescript that sold at Potter & Potter this year for $33,600.

• Honey-Moon with Houdini
• Lovecraft, Eddy and possibly Houdini’s Last Letter
• Lovecraft Letter – Astrology, Superstition and Intervention of the Gods
• Lovecraft Letter – Witchcraft Article
• Was “A Magician Among the Spirits”, co-authored with C. M. Eddy, Jr.?
• Unpublished, Nineteen-page, handwritten dissertation on “THE CANCER OF SUPERSTITION”.

Note: HHCE was referenced in Massimo Polidoro’s article on “Houdini and the Cancer of Superstition” that appeared in the November/December 2016 issue of the Skeptical Inquirer magazine.

OTHER HHCE HIGHLIGHTS

Shared some thoughts and answers to the following questions:

• How Many Times did Houdini Escape from a Giant Football?
• Mirror Keys – “Hidden where no one can find them?”
• When was the first time that Harry Houdini appeared under his real name?
• Was “A Magician Among the Spirits”, co-authored with C. M. Eddy, Jr.?
• German Berliner Handcuffs used during trial?
• German Slander Third Trial?
• Which city did Martin Beck first meet Houdini?

S.A.M.:

• Woman Magician, Dorothy Dietrich, gets the two highest honors from The Society of American Magicians.
• S.A.M. Collectible Card and Houdini Commemorative Stamp

Shared some magic related posts:

• Houdini’s Grand Magical Revue 102 Years Ago
• LINK: Houdini was better at magic than cycling
• Grand Magical Revue 102 Years Ago Today
• Houdini’s Book of Magic times three

Honored Sweethearts, Mom’s, Dad’s, Independence, Police, Veteran’s and Family:

• Master Mystery Ladies
• Houdini became a proselytizer for the Mother’s Day holiday
• Houdini’s Father can be found in Scranton
• Houdini’s Most Wondrous Effect
• Houdini’s Connection with the Police
• Houdini Secrets For U.S. Soldiers
• Where did Houdini spend his Last Thanksgiving?

Shared some promotional material that included Straitjacket Escapes to promote the 1953 Houdini Movie and the historic 90th Séance at the site of Houdini’s first New York home:

• Historic 90th Séance to be held at site of Houdini’s first New York home
• Original Halloween Séance covered worldwide, plus Straitjacket Escape
• Straitjacket Escape to Promote “Houdini” Opening
• Janet Leigh Straitjacket Photos on eBay

Last but not least, shared some articles and information related to Houdini’s Death that very few people were aware of until HHCE shared them:

• Houdini’s Death Officially Laid to Boy’s Blow?
• “How Houdini Died” and “Was Houdini Killed?”