American Jack the Ripper - True Crime Conference, Baltimore, April 7-8, 2018

[ChrisGeorge]

To be truthful, the geography of London isn't my strongpoint either. Being a child of two countries, I possibly know Manhattan, NYC, better than I know London.

[GUT]

Nah! Not possible!

It is Piccadilly Circus with the memorial usually said to be of Eros being the Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain. Info here --

http://www.british-history.ac.uk/sur.../pt2/pp101-110

Thanks Chris.

My knowledge of London geography certainly isnt my strongest trivia area.

[ChrisGeorge]

And for once I think I’m stumped

Nah! Not possible!

It is Piccadilly Circus with the memorial usually said to be of Eros being the Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain. Info here --

http://www.british-history.ac.uk/survey-london/vols31-2/pt2/pp101-110

[GUT]

And for once I think I’m stumped

[GUT]

I love the card the question is based on, absolutely beautiful

[ChrisGeorge]

More RipperCon swag to give away!

This should be an easy one, so be fast with your answers!

The picture postcard of London at lower right is one of my favorite vintage cards, posted from an area hotel in Edwardian times to an address in Boulogne, address side written in French to Maman c/o a pharmacist in the French city.

The scene is labeled "Regent Street" but the location is known by a more usual name. Give me that name and the name of the well known statue.

I will be keeping that card but you could win the card showing Selfridge's at the time of the coronation of King George VI in 1937 and the one of the Houses of Parliament from the Thames, a card with a slight tear but not serious, and one other London postcard. Good luck.

[ChrisGeorge]

Annapolis, John Paul Jones

You were first with the correct answers. Send me your snail mail address by private message and I will get your loot off to you.

[Robert St Devil]

Hi, Robert. My dad was Army Air Force, while my uncle was career Army, so I'm suppose I might as well throw in my lot on your side, lol. Just wanted to support J. P. Jones.

My bad, Pat.
Knee-jerk reaction, some habits never die lol.

happiest thanksgiving

[Pcdunn]

Hi Pat. Go Army!!

Hi, Robert. My dad was Army Air Force, while my uncle was career Army, so I'm suppose I might as well throw in my lot on your side, lol. Just wanted to support J. P. Jones.

[Robert St Devil]

He of the great quotation, "I have not yet begun to fight!" (Go, Navy!)

Hi Pat. Go Army!!

[ChrisGeorge]

Annapolis, John Paul Jones

Yes. Congratulations. I need to determine you were correct with the correct answer. Stay tuned.

[Pcdunn]

He of the great quotation, "I have not yet begun to fight!" (Go, Navy!)

[Robert St Devil]

Annapolis, John Paul Jones

[ChrisGeorge]

Here is the latest RipperCon swag-erama giveaway --

Name a Jack the Ripper suspect who lived in Virginia for a time and a Jack the Ripper suspect who lived in Maryland for a while, and you could win some bits of VA and MD history. Good luck.

As before, previous winners of RipperCon loot cannot win again.



* I just realized that this military map from 1861 shows Virginia as originally constituted before West Virginia split off!

Phillip Walton at JtR Forums correctly named two Jack the Ripper suspects who lived in Maryland and Virginia: Tumblety and Maybrick, respectively. Phillip's loot will be dispatched to him later today.

Another trivia question. . . yet more RipperCon 2018 swag to be won! --

Name the capital of Maryland and the American (although Scottish-born) naval hero buried there.

You could win some antique postcards connected to the place. Good luck!

Previous RipperCon 2018 trivia winners cannot win again.

[ChrisGeorge]

RipperCon 2018 Speaker Announcement!




BERNARD BEAULÉ—“Tumblety: Historical and Criminal Evidence Issues”

Born a French Canadian in the town of Havre Saint-Pierre on Quebec's North Shore, Beaulé spent some ten years in his childhood in the United States where his father studied surgery.

Although he has a college degree in Social Science focusing on empirical research and he also attended law school, he never claimed to be other than someone looking for the truth. Beaulé and his wife are these days resident for much of the year in Mérida, Mexico, 190 miles west of Cancún. He is working toward a Master’s degree in Mayan archeology.

Known by colleagues as a trouble shooter, Bernard Beaulé’s career brought him constantly closer to what he aspired to become—a writer. From governmental papers, political speeches, and, years later, given his passion for gardening, a book on how to design and build water gardens (a French-Canadian best seller!), he now adventures himself in the historical fiction genre. His first novel, My Ripper Hunting Days, allowed him to blend in all the aspects that an author working with the past should consider to be his ground rules: rigor, integrity, endless self-challenging, and acceptance of peer review.


Don’t miss out on RipperCon in Baltimore, April 7-8 -- the only North American Jack the Ripper - True Crime Conference in the 130th Anniversary Year of the Whitechapel Murders! Go to www.RipperCon.com for information.

Only 50 spaces available and they are going fast. Book now for two days of talks April 7-8 and two days of tours of Baltimore -- a free walking tour Friday, April 6 and a bus tour ($50 per place) on Monday, April 9.