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Houdini skips his 100th anniversary séance in Marshall

Plus, Lakeview and Harper Creek meet for the district volleyball title.

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Houdini skips his 100th anniversary séance at Marshall's American Museum of Magic

Houdini's last days led to a Marshall séance 100 years later

  1. 1926Houdini takes a punch to the gut after a show in Montreal.
  2. Oct. 1926Houdini dies at Grace Hospital in Detroit.
  3. Oct. 31The museum holds its séance for a sold-out group of ticket holders.

Sources: Battle Creek Enquirer, FOX 17 West Michigan News (WXMI)

If you're wondering whether Houdini showed up, he didn't. The in Marshall held a séance to reach him 100 years after his death, and no manifestation came.

FOX 17 reported ahead of the event that magician Phillip Haggerty would lead it. The museum's John Sherwood joked that Houdini's "greatest feat of publicity was dying on Halloween." He also said: "He was a skeptic, and I'm afraid so are we, but we want to take that scientific approach and give Houdini every possible chance to amaze us one more time."

  • Leader: magician Phillip Haggerty
  • Crowd: a sold-out group of ticket holders
  • Where Houdini died: Grace Hospital in Detroit
  • Cause: a ruptured appendix, after a punch in Montreal

100years since Houdini's death, marked by the Marshall séance

Every Halloween since 1926, people have held séances to try to reach him.

Source: FOX 17 West Michigan News (WXMI)

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Marshall jobs

Amanda Lankerd, CEO of the Battle Creek Association of Realtors since 2017, has been named CEO of the Marshall Area Economic Development Alliance. She starts Nov. 30, replacing James Durian. WNWN-FM

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God's Kitchen of Michigan canceled its free Thanksgiving dinner in Kalamazoo because of insufficient donations. It will host a Thanksgiving meal in Battle Creek on Wed., Nov. 18, at First United Methodist Church and Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church. COOL FM

Volleyball

Lakeview and Harper Creek meet in the district volleyball final, and St. Philip advances. Lakeview swept Coldwater 25-10, 25-13, 25-23 in its semifinal. Battle Creek EnquirerWTVB

Best of B.C.

Enquirer readers have picked the Best Of Battle Creek football players at every position. Pennfield's Alex Miller won at quarterback. Battle Creek Enquirer

Readers picked Pennfield, Marshall and Olivet standouts

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QuarterbackAlex Miller, PennfieldLee Campbell Jr., Battle Creek Central
Running backJacob Riser, MarshallIsaiah Eakins-Gray, Pennfield
Receiver/tight endEthan Myers, OlivetJayden Denton, Bellevue

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Houdini skips his 100th anniversary séance in Marshall

Plus, Lakeview and Harper Creek meet for the district volleyball title.

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  1. Houdini skips his 100th anniversary séance in Marshall
  2. Amanda Lankerd named CEO of the Marshall alliance
  3. Lakeview and Harper Creek meet in the district volleyball final
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