I agree with JT that June's arguments are more convincing than Muriel's. But I've very much enjoyed reading the debate. JT has raised some other interesting...
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Jeffrey Tesch
jtesch@...
Feb 1, 2003 8:32 pm
Kathleen wrote: Of course, the fact that many people believe something to be true is irrelevant to the issue of whether that something is *in fact* true. But...
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R BT
rbtrad
Feb 2, 2003 2:49 am
JT asked: Now, who's ready for a juicy Maplecroft ... I certainly am!!! By the way, Columbo is my favorite as well. Great show. I still watch the reruns in the...
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WestList@...
westlist0315
Feb 2, 2003 2:59 am
In a message dated 2/1/2003 8:50:10 PM Central Standard Time, ... Ready and waiting!...
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Patsy751@...
Feb 3, 2003 11:01 pm
Hi J.T. Well I'm just catching up on my mail, and it is obvious that we are ALL going to have to beg to hear the juicy Maplecroft story! Patsy...
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PatriciaLu@...
Feb 3, 2003 11:15 pm
In a message dated 2/3/2003 6:02:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, ... There's nothing worse than a TEASE. And I think JT is a MaplecroftStory-Tease. I remember...
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Jeffrey Tesch
jtesch@...
Feb 5, 2003 3:47 am
Sorry for the delay, my minions. Here's a bizarre little yarn to tide you over until I bring out the good stuff! Story trail: from source unknown to Mrs....
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PatriciaLu@...
Feb 5, 2003 4:55 am
In a message dated 2/4/2003 10:48:22 PM Eastern Standard Time, ... That's a great definition of today's urban legends. You can just hear the people swapping...
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Muriel Arnold
murielarnold...
Feb 5, 2003 5:10 am
Hi JT: That story about Lizzie sitting with a corpse while the daughter went shopping for a black dress came out in one of the newspapers sometime between...
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R BT
rbtrad
Feb 5, 2003 2:33 pm
Hi JT, Thanks for this story, this is so interesting!Since we don't know how much truth there is to it, it may not say a lot about Lizzie herself...but it ...
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Jay Selberg
jayws1019
Feb 6, 2003 1:53 am
Oh, it was a dark and stormy night!! I love these tales. More, please. Were there any photos of Lizzie in her later years? Funny, in this age of papparozzi,...
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Jeffrey Tesch
jtesch@...
Feb 6, 2003 2:27 am
Muriel wrote: That story about Lizzie sitting with a corpse while the daughter went shopping for a black dress came out in one of the newspapers sometime ...
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Jeffrey Tesch
jtesch@...
Feb 6, 2003 2:36 am
Jay wrote: Were there any photos of Lizzie in her later years? ***I have an excellent photograph of Lizzie circa 1904. She's certainly getting a bit chubby...
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WestList@...
westlist0315
Feb 6, 2003 3:10 pm
I remember the list members discussing this a LONG time ago... but I don't remember the answer, so maybe someone can help me out here. WHAT EXACTLY BECAME OF...
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PatriciaLu@...
Feb 6, 2003 4:49 pm
In a message dated 2/5/2003 9:28:36 PM Eastern Standard Time, ... I don't know the answer to this, but I was looking around on the Internet last night. What I...
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Muriel Arnold
murielarnold...
Feb 6, 2003 5:40 pm
Hi JT: My sisters and I would go to Taunton and xerox the different newspapers covering Lizzie Borden, go back home, and I'd start reading the articles. I...
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Muriel Arnold
murielarnold...
Feb 6, 2003 5:54 pm
Hi Jay: You'll have to see JT for Bundy. I also would be interested in learning how many others he killed that Bundy claimed. He deserved to "fry". Killing ...
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RevCOAL
savinrock
Feb 7, 2003 1:32 am
... There are objective truths, and then there are subjective truths... I have a favorite 'for instance' I provide whenever I get involved in a
discussion with...
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RevCOAL
savinrock
Feb 7, 2003 1:32 am
... I touched on this in my prior post... Not only was it customary, it was a duty anyone who was close to the
deceased was expected to fulfill -- hence my...
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RevCOAL
savinrock
Feb 7, 2003 2:27 am
... Good question; I've wondered the same thing, especially considering that the
ultimate ownership and disposition of the property seemed to be of major...
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WestList@...
westlist0315
Feb 7, 2003 3:12 am
In a message dated 2/6/2003 7:34:27 PM Central Standard Time, ... Thanks, June, for an excellent -- and very interesting -- post. I thoroughly enjoyed reading...
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Jeffrey Tesch
jtesch@...
Feb 7, 2003 3:16 am
Muriel wrote: Seeing my research on Lizzie ended with the trial, I'm very sure it happened back in 1892, but at the time, I hadn't gotten a handle on McHenry,...
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Jeffrey Tesch
jtesch@...
Feb 7, 2003 3:19 am
... There's an excellent picture of the Swansea Summer Home taken 1992 in the Rebello book. JT ____________________________________________________ ...
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Muriel Arnold
murielarnold...
Feb 7, 2003 3:26 am
Sorry JT, but I did read it in a newspaper that my sisters and I xeroxed at Taunton. This was in 1982 or 1983. My mother had company and I remember reading...
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Muriel Arnold
murielarnold...
Feb 7, 2003 3:32 am
Hi June: No doubt this is where some would attach a string to the deceased's hand leading to a bell above ground, should the deceased move, the bell would...
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Jeffrey Tesch
jtesch@...
Feb 7, 2003 4:07 am
Interesting vignette from the 1913 Stevenson article "Lizzie Borden Twenty Years After the Tragedy". It seems a prominent Fall River physician was called to...
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Muriel Arnold
murielarnold...
Feb 7, 2003 5:41 am
JT: I am not disputing your sources. I am only letting you know my source. Muriel Muriel Arnold Author of Lizzie Borden Hands of Time For more information ...
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Patsy751@...
Feb 7, 2003 4:26 pm
For June: I want to join in and tell you how much I enjoy reading your posts. I have to ask....are you a teacher? For JT....I can't wait. Patsy...
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WestList@...
westlist0315
Feb 7, 2003 5:30 pm
In a message dated 2/6/2003 9:32:58 PM Central Standard Time, ... From what I've heard, this is the origin of our expression "dead ringer"... ??? Who knows....
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R BT
rbtrad
Feb 7, 2003 10:04 pm
JT wrote: And I have ... Ooops...more details, please? Who were they, what did they say, did they think she was guilty etc...etc...etc... Thanks! Renata ...
