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Obituary: Nicholas Bridges-Adams
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THE FACTS of judicial life were once outlined by an eminent Lord
Justice to newly recruited Assistant Recorders in terms redolent of
Field Marshal Haig: "Eighty per cent of the cases coming before you
will decide themselves. Of the remaining 20 per cent, you will
probably get half right and half wrong. Ten per cent is an
acceptable margin of error."
As the longest-serving Recorder appointed under the 1971 Courts
Act, Nicholas Bridges-Adams adopted a more exacting standard. In 25
years of sitting, during which he dispensed justice fairly and
expeditiously in every county and Crown court in ...
 "The Capital Times (Madison, WI)")
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HARRY HOUDINI'S STILL MAGIC, NEW BIO SHOWS THE SECRET LIFE OF HARRY HOUDINI BY WILLIAM KALUSH AND LARRY SLOMAN SIMON & SCHUSTER 592 PAGES, $29.95.(EDITORIAL)
Newspaper article from: The Capital Times (Madison, WI)
; ...the magician and escape artist Harry Houdini died 80 years ago, he was as...the biography The Secret Life of Harry Houdini, The Making of America's First...lacked theatricality. He became Harry Houdini, the last name in honor of Robert...
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After 68 Year Harry Houdini's Halloween Death Still Lin
Transcript from: NPR Weekend Edition - Sunday
; ...after his death on Halloween day, Harry Houdini remains the prototype for all...wanted to believe his illusions. HARRY HOUDINI, Magician: Ladies and gentlemen...trunk and sack would be Bess. Harry Houdini' s talent was a mix of expert...
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Profile: Remembering Harry Houdini on the anniversary of his death
Transcript from: NPR Weekend Edition - Sunday
; ...30-2004 Profile: Remembering Harry Houdini on the anniversary of his death...LUDDEN, host: Halloween for Harry Houdini afficionados marks a different...QUINN KLINEFELTER reporting: Harry Houdini lived by the handbill and the...
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Houdini's final act.(Harry Houdini)(Biography)
Magazine article from: Michigan History Magazine
; Harry Houdini walked briskly to the footlights of Detroit...country carried front-page updates on Houdini's condition. Born Ehrich Weiss on March 24, 1874, in Budapest, Hungary, Harry Houdini moved with his family to Appleton, Wisconsin...
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 "Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)")
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MASTER OF MYSTERY HARRY HOUDINI DIED 80 YEARS AGO TODAY, BUT THE FASCINATION WITH HIS LIFE CONTINUES, AS REFLECTED IN A NEW BOOK.(DAYBREAK)
Newspaper article from: Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
; ...illusion that master magician Harry Houdini created was the assumption he...something to do with it. Bio: Harry Houdini Born: Ehrich Weiss, March 24...to magic and adopted the name Harry Houdini as a tribute to Jean Eugene Robert...
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 "Skeptic (Altadena, CA)")
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A reconstruction of Houdini's famous show exposing seance fraud.(Harry Houdini)
Magazine article from: Skeptic (Altadena, CA)
; THE MAGICIAN HARRY HOUDINI SPENT A considerable amount of time...gradually improved. By 1925-6, Houdini's seance exposure show proved so...to experience the indefatigable Harry Houdini. The Opening Speech by Houdini...
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Wild about Harry // New musical sheds light on Houdini's life
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times
; ...seemingly impossible illusions of Harry Houdini. Born Ehrich Weiss in 1874 in...the title role. No stranger to Houdini, Yvon has just finished a yearlong...Ragtime" in which he portrayed . . . Harry Houdini. Yvon will be attempting numerous...
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Biography Harry Houdini remains a slippery figure, says Lawrence Norfolk
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London
; The Secret Life of Houdini: The Making of America's First...an inset steel cage. It had cost Harry Houdini $20,000 (just under half a million...taken more than a year to design. Houdini's ankles were locked into stocks...
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Inescapable Harry Houdini Club's convention is about magic, but famous namesake is ever present
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
; Master mystifier Harry Houdini escaped his earthly bonds on October...Appleton this weekend, celebrating Houdini's still baffling feats and learning...the 61st annual convention of the Houdini Club of Wisconsin. The convention...
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A little bit of hocus pocus: grades 3-8.(Scientific Notations)(Harry Houdini for Kids: His Life and Adventures with 21 Magic Tricks and Illusions)(Children's review)(Book review)
Newspaper article from: Curriculum Review
; Magician and escape artist Harry Houdini is made accessible to children...about his life and his tricks. Harry Houdini for Kids: His Life and Adventures...life of a celebrated magician, Harry Houdini for Kids also features a timeline...
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