Two newspaper articles announcing Houdini's death on October 31, 1926

Houdini died of peritonitis resulting from appendicitis on October 31, 1926, in Detroit, Michigan. Newspapers throughout the country carried the news of his death in articles whose length attested to the breadth of his fame. Two examples are reproduced here: an article from the San Francisco Chronicle dated October 31, 1926: "Death Chains Balk Houdini in Battle to Break Shackles of Grim Reaper;" and an article from the Long Beach Press-Telegram dated November 1, 1926: "Houdini Keeps His Secrets: Tricks Go to Grave with Magician."
From the collections of the Rare Book and Special Collections Division.
From the Houdini obituary scrapbook, McManus-Young Collection.