Elmer P. Ransom: Metropolitan Man of Mystery
Elmer P. Ransom (1862-1942, frequently misrendered "Ranson") was, along with Alexander Herrmann, Carl Hertz, Harry Kellar, Imro Fox, Nate Leipzig, Zancig, William Robinson and a handful of others, one of the founders of the venerable Society of American Magicians in 1902. In 1910 he became one of its early presidents. (He appears to be no […]