The Secret Life of Houdini (97 page)

and newspapermen

and rope escapes

and spiritualism

Risey
Ritz-Carlton Hotel
Robert-Houdin

early life of

Houdini’s attack on

Houdini’s visit to the grave of

magic of

and second sight

theories and innovations of

Robinson, Fletcher
Robinson, William E.

as Chung Ling Soo

death of

on Hilbert

and model aircraft

possible murder of

Spirit Slate Writing and Kindred

Phenomena,

and Zanzic

See also
Soo, Chung Ling

Rogers, Will
Rohan, Andrew

and anarchists

and Houdini

first meeting

and the IACP

Rolfe, B.A.

Rooney, Annie
Roosevelt, Theodore

and anarchists

Houdini reads mind of

on Henry White

Rosebush, Fred
Rosehill Racetrack
Rosenblum, Sigmund
Rosinoff, Barkann
Ross, Betty
Roterberg, August (Gus)
Rudini, Harry
Rush, Florence B.,
see
Mackenberg

Rose

Russell, Major J. H.

Rye Playland

safe opening micrometer
Saint, Edward
San Kitchi Akimoti
Sandow, Eugene
Santos-Dumont, Alberto
Sawyer, Julia
Schrenck-Notzing, Freiherr von
Schwerin, Count von
Scientific American,

Scotland Yard
Scott, Commander Charles
Sea Wolf, The
(London)
Secret Service, United States,
see
U.S. Secret Service
Seen, Suee
Sergius, Grand Duke
Sharp, C. R.

Shaw, Robert Gould
Sigsbee, Charles
Silverman, Kenneth
Silverman, Sime
Sinclair, Upton
Sing Sing prison
Slade, Dr. Henry
Slater, C. Dundas
Slater, John
Smiley, Sam (Samuel Smilovitz)
Society for Psychical Research
Society of American Magicians (SAM)

in conflict with Houdini

Soo, Chung Ling,.
See also
Robinson, William E.

Spanish American War
Sphinx, The,

Spiegel, Louis
spirit photography
Spirit Slate Writing and Kindred Phenomena
(Robinson)
Spiritualists and Spiritualism

and Doyle

and Congress

and Houdini on the
Imperator,

and prostitution

Bess and

exposers of

Houdini believed to be a

Houdini disappointed by

Houdini learns tactics from

Houdini renounces

Houdini’s campaign against

Houdini’s death and

Houdini’s early interest in

Houdini’s early practice of

Houdini’s investigation of

Margery and

Stafford, Dorothy
Stafford, John
Stead, W. T.

Steens (Charles-Louis-Fernand Brisbarre)
Steeves, Dr.

Steranko
Stevenson, Donald
Stinson, Walter
Stoll, Oswald
Stolypin, Peter
Stone, “Raymeen” (Raymond V. Stone),
Stone, Dr. William
Strack, Rev. H. P.

Stuart, Lillian
Swanson, Gloria
Sydney Daily Telegraph,

Sylvester, Major Richard

Tanguay, Eva
Tanka, Waka
Tardo, Evatima
Taylor, George
Teale, Oscar
Terror Island,

Tesla, Nicola
Theosophy
thermite
Thomas, Frank
Thomas, Sidney
Thompson, Harry S.

Thurston, Howard
Tietze, Thomas
Tillyard, Dr. Robin
Times Square Theatre
Timmins, Sadie
Tintner, Rabbi B. A.

Toch, Dr. Maximillian
Tony Pastor’s Theatre
Toronto World,

Train, Arthur
Tripp, Charles K.

Tucker, Sophie
Tussaud’s, John, Chamber

U.S. Bureau of Investigation
U.S. Bureau of Mines
U.S. Civil War
U.S. Coast Guard
U.S. Naval Intelligence
U.S. Secret Service

and counterfeiting

Crandon investigation of

in film

and Houdini

magicians and

techniques of

and Wilkie

U.S. Secret Service
—
A Chronicle, The
(Bowen and Neal)

Under the Iron Heel,

Undina, Miss

Unmasking of Robert-Houdin, The
(Houdini)

Unthan

Vacca, Amedeo
Valiantine, George
Vanderlip, Frank
Variety,

Verne, Jules
Vickery, Jim
Vidal, Gore
Villa, Pancho
Vital Message, The
(Doyle)
Vladimir, Grand Duke
Vories, L. A.

W. T. Snead Memorial Center
Washington Times,

Waitt, Dr. Joseph E.

challenges Houdini

Houdini’s correspondence with

Waldron, Segeant
Walker, H. M.

War games, German
War Industries Board
Waring, A. G.

Washington Post,

Watson, Senator James
Watts, Inspector William
Weed Tire Company
Weiss, Carrie Gladys (sister)
Weiss, Cecilia (mother)

attempts to contact after death

death of

Houdini’s response to

relationship with Houdini

Weiss, Feri Felix
Weiss, Herman (half brother)
Weiss, Dr. Leopold (brother)
Weiss, Dr. Leopold (brother)

attempted murder of

birth of

death of

and family tragedy

and medical school

and Sadie Weiss

X-ray innovation by

Weiss, Mayer Samuel (father)

death of

Weiss, Nathan (brother)
Weiss, Sadie
Weiss, Theodore “Dash” (Dezso)(brother),
See also
Hardeen
Weiss, William (brother)
Weiss family

arrival in U.S.

moves to Milwaukee

Weitzman, Jean
Welsh, John
Welsh, Mike
Welsh Brothers Circus
West Hill Sanitarium
Weyer, Alexander
White Rats
White Star Line,

White, Daisy
White, Henry
Whitehead, Joscelyn Gordon
Whitney, Mrs. Harry Payne
Who’s Who,

Wholly, Dr.

Wilhelm, Kaiser I
Wilhelm, Kaiser II
Wilkie, Franc
Wilkie, John E.

becomes chief of the secret service

and counterfeiting

and DeWyckoff

and IACP

is a magician

uses magicians

Willard, Jess
Williams, Charles
Williams, Minnie
Williamson, George
Williamson, J. Ernest
Williamson Brothers
Wilson, Dr. A. M.

Wilson, President Woodrow
Winslow, John
Wireless Institute of Australia
Wisser, Col. John P.

Wood, Alice A.

Wood, Major General Leonard S.

Wood, Montraville, M.

and aircraft

and Houdini’s Milk Can

and inventions

World War I
Wright, Abby
Wright, Orville
Wright Brothers’ airplane

Yale Lock Factory
Yar, the Primeval Man,

Yeats, William Butler
Young, Dorothy
Yusupov, Prince Felix

Zancigs
Zander, Harry
Zanzic
Zeph’s Saloon
Zolotow, Maurice

About the Authors

WILLIAM KALUSH
has been a dedicated student of the art of magic for more than twenty-five years. Founder of the Conjuring Arts Research Center and publisher of
Gibecière
, an esteemed magic history journal, he has helped create several world-famous magic stunts and prime-time network television specials.

LARRY SLOMAN
is an award-winning author best known for his collaborations with radio personality Howard Stern on
Private Parts
and
Miss America
. He became interested in magic history after working with David Blaine on his best-selling memoir
Mysterious Stranger
.

¹
Every fact in this book has been substantiated, but the notes are so extensive, that we have decided to publish them online instead, at www.conjuringarts.org.