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Houdini’s centennial spotlight: A newly published essay and a fresh fight over when and how he died

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FILE - Escape artist Harry Houdini appears before being lowered in a packing crate into the ice-covered Detroit River in 1907. (AP Photo)
FILE - This circa 1899, file photo, shows escape artist Harry Houdini in chains. (AP Photo/File)

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FILE - Escape artist Harry Houdini appears before being lowered in a packing crate into the ice-covered Detroit River in 1907. (AP Photo)