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1902-05 W. Golden Mortimer (Toured the United States as "Mortimer's Mysteries" before becoming a physician.)
1905-06 John W. Sargent (Performed as "Sargent the Merry Wizard" and was secretary to Harry Houdini)
1906-08 Francis J. Werner (A society entertainer, musician, artist and magician. Also worked for U.S. Customs Service)
1908-09 Oscar S. Teale (An architect, illustrator and researcher for Houdini)
1909-10 William A. Ransom (Executive Secretary to wealthy railroad businessmen)
1910-11 Elmer P. Ransom (Toured America with own show before becoming one of New York's top society entertainer.)
1911-12 Charles Roltare (Professional vaudeville magician and first editor of M-U-M)
1912-14 Henry Hatton (born Patrick Henry Cannon and stage name around 1867)
1914-15 Lionel M. Homburger (The third editor for MUM and later legally changed name to Dr. Lionel Hartley)
1915-17 Richard Van Dien (Lived to be 90 and had one of the most extensive magic libraries in New Jersey)

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 *1914-15 [[Lionel M. Homburger]] (The third editor for MUM and later legally changed name to Dr. Lionel Hartley)
 *1915-17 [[Richard Van Dien]] (Lived to be 90 and had one of the most extensive magic libraries in New Jersey)
-*1917-26 [[Harry Houdini]] (One if the most well known magicians to ever live)
-*1926-27 [[Bernard M. L. Ernst]] (Amateur magician and lawyer of Harry Houdini)
-*1927-29 [[Howard Thurston]] (Had one of the largest traveling Vaudeville magic show of the time)
-*1929-30 [[Theodore Hardeen]] (Brother of Houdini)
-*1930-31 [[James C. Wobensmith]] (Author and attorney who patented many of Thurston's illusions)
-*1931-32 [[Werner F. Dornfield]] (Known as "Dorny" was close friend of Houdini and Thurston)
-*1932-33 [[Bertram E. Adams]] ("New England's busiest magician" whose magic collection is now in the Boston Public Library)
-*1933-34 [[William H. McCaffrey]] (One of the best card magicians of his time)
-*1934-35 [[William R. Walsh]] (Invented Appearing Cane in 1947)
-*1935-36 [[Julien J. Proskauer]] (Published [[Conjurors' Magazine]] 1945-1947)
-*1936-37 [[Irving R. Calkins]], M.D. (Surgeon and Olympic pistol expert)
-*1937-38 [[Theodore T. Golden]]  (Noted Washington D.C. Lawyer)
-*1938-39 [[Nate Leipzig]] (One of the [[Card Stars of the U.S.A.]])
-*1939-40 [[Eugene Bernstein]] (Prominent Chicago attorney that specialized in hypnosis and spook shows)
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