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Reese emigrated  to New York in 1861 and  changed the spelling of his name to Reese. He became   fascinated by a billet reader called [[Charles H. Foster]], The Salem Seer and eventually became his pupil.
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Reese emigrated  to New York in 1861 and  changed the spelling of his name to Reese. He became fascinated by a billet reader called [[Charles H. Foster]], The Salem Seer, and eventually became his pupil.
  
 
He reputation grew and psychic researchers, including Baron von Schrenck Notzing, hailed him as a remarkable clairvoyant, psychic, and message giver.  He never declared himself to be a [[spiritualist]], nor did he profess to have supernatural powers.<ref>The Mind Readers - Masters of Deception by  William V.  Rauscher (2002)</ref>  
 
He reputation grew and psychic researchers, including Baron von Schrenck Notzing, hailed him as a remarkable clairvoyant, psychic, and message giver.  He never declared himself to be a [[spiritualist]], nor did he profess to have supernatural powers.<ref>The Mind Readers - Masters of Deception by  William V.  Rauscher (2002)</ref>  

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Bert Reese
BornBerthold Reise
circa 1841
Posen, Poland
Diedcirca 1926 (age 84)

Bert Reese (c.1841-c.1926) was a mind reader known for is skill with Billet Reading and conveyed to his "sitters that he had X-ray vision, which enabled him to discern written messages.

Biography

Reese emigrated to New York in 1861 and changed the spelling of his name to Reese. He became fascinated by a billet reader called Charles H. Foster, The Salem Seer, and eventually became his pupil.

He reputation grew and psychic researchers, including Baron von Schrenck Notzing, hailed him as a remarkable clairvoyant, psychic, and message giver. He never declared himself to be a spiritualist, nor did he profess to have supernatural powers.[1]

References

  1. The Mind Readers - Masters of Deception by William V. Rauscher (2002)