Message #2743

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Facsimile of statement made by Mrs. Houdini the day after receipt of the
message.  Mrs. Houdini's letterhead, a large diamond shape containing
the letter 'H', is on the upper left.



                                                                                 New York City.
                                                                                          Jan. 9th, 1929.



                                           Regardless of any state-
                            ments made to the contrary,
                            I wish to declare that the
                             message, in its entirety, and in
                             the agreed upon sequence,
                             given to me by Arthur Ford,
                              is the correct message pre-
                              arranged between MR. HOUDINI
                              and myself.


                                                  Beatrice Houdini



WITNESSED:

Harry R. Zander.
Minnie Chester
John W. Stafford -



The witnesses were:

Mr. H.R. Zander - Representative of the United Press
Mrs. Minnie Chester - life-long friend of Mrs. Houdini
Mr. John W. Stafford, Associate Editor of "The Scientific American"




FROM



NOTHING SO STRANGE


The Autobiography of Arthur Ford

In collaboration with
 Marguerite Harmon Bro