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The Invisible Choir Mystery Rehearsed in a Church
A pastor-composer hears an unseen choir during sermons. Detective Rand uses a wired listening board and a misaligned desk light to reveal a hidden Edison wiring trick that let muffled voices reveal a rival church's anthem echoing through a shared sounding board.
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Lawrence Rand
Mr. Rand
Mr. Duncan
Dwight Stokes Coleman
Dr. Coleman
Coleman
Rand
Duncan
Callahan Agency
Ashe
Disciples Church
Carleton Smith
Chicago
Callahan
Manhattan Island
Pfeister
Electric Lighting Company
Edison