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07-13-2013, 10:24 AM
Post: #676
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Hint #6: He retired in 1878. He died in 1881.
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07-13-2013, 10:28 AM
Post: #677
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I can't stand it anymore, I just can't wait.......it was Lawrence Gobright

So when is this "Old Enough To Know Better" supposed to kick in?
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07-13-2013, 10:48 AM
Post: #678
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Finally, a winner! Kudos, Gene!! You win a 50% off coupon at your next meal at the nearest Lums Restaurant.

P.S. My "middleman" hint, admittedly sort of weak, was a reference to Kent giving Booth's pistol to Gobright and Gobright turning it in to the police.
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07-13-2013, 04:57 PM
Post: #679
RE: Assassination Trivia
(07-13-2013 10:14 AM)Gene C Wrote:  
(07-13-2013 08:51 AM)BettyO Wrote:  Ed's book is priceless -

Actually, you can by a new paperback copy today on Amazon for only $4.20 (plus s&h)


WOW! That's a bargain - especially for what you get!

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07-20-2013, 05:50 AM
Post: #680
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Who wrote this regarding the night of April 14th?

"Saird came almost breathless to my home saying "the President is shot. J. Wilkes Booth shot him, come at once"
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07-20-2013, 06:30 AM
Post: #681
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Tanner?

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07-20-2013, 07:00 AM
Post: #682
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That's a good guess, Betty, but it was not Tanner.
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07-20-2013, 09:44 AM
Post: #683
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Gideon Welles?
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07-20-2013, 10:54 AM
Post: #684
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Another good guess, Laurie, but it was not him, either.
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07-20-2013, 11:03 AM
Post: #685
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Dr. Barnes?

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07-20-2013, 11:19 AM
Post: #686
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Another good guess, Joe, but it was not Dr. Barnes.
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07-20-2013, 12:03 PM
Post: #687
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Stanton?

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07-20-2013, 12:18 PM
Post: #688
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I am sorry, Betty, but it was not Stanton.

Hint #1: The answer is not an obscure person. It is a familiar name to all.
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07-20-2013, 01:18 PM
Post: #689
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That's funny-it was me that guessed Stanton. Roger, how did it show up as a post by Betty?

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07-20-2013, 01:51 PM
Post: #690
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Nicolay?
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