A House Full Of Ghosts. Weird and unearthly sights observed in a deserted southern residence. Charleston (S. C.) Special. For years and years the house of the Trummonds, in the Joyce branch neighbourhood of Barnwell
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Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, USA (1889)
We had our doubts as to the truth of the article published in last week’s ‘Post’ from a Union county paper describing the strange manifestations at the funeral of Mrs Wm. Searls of Lewisburg, but
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Beatrice, Nebraska, is the resort par excellence for the modern romanticist. It boasts of a haunted house wherein sounds like knives and spoons falling to the floor are heard frequently during the night, and doors
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Aspects of Life In Paris. […] I shall not attempt to describe the inhabitants of this zone: any one who has ever gone to Five Points can form a pretty accurate idea of its squalor,
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A Haunted House. Mysterious manifestations at the cottage home of Cooney Driebelbiss. Cooney Driebelbiss, of the fire department, and his wife, reside in a little cottage, in the rear of Rine Caps’ jewelry house, on
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Superstition at Goa. The Ultromar devotes two columns of its space to narrate the exploits of a supposed devil, who threw stones over the roof and inside the building, and painted ugly figures on the
Continue ReadingKilmaluaig, Tiree, Argyll and Bute (1880s)
About twenty years ago, a house in Kilmoluag, Tiree, was the scene of similar disturbances [to those at Bonskeid]. With one or two exceptions, all the people of the island believed them to be produced
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Shasta County, California (1885)
Stones fall near a remote farm but the activity soon transfers inside the house. Many objects are moved and hidden and the occurrences seem to focus on the Fishers’ eleven-year-old daughter. A large knife balances on her shoulder and is seen by many people.
Continue ReadingBaltimore, Maryland, USA (1881)
The Puzzling of Baltimore’s Police. From the “Baltimore American.” There is reported to be a mysterious visitor hanging about the corner of Frederick and Fayette Streets, who for the past week has been throwing stones
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Tbilisi, Georgia (1880)
There is a certain house here, at Tiflis, near the Mooshtaid [Mushthaid/ Mushtaidi] garden, long since deserted on account of its reputation of being haunted. This winter, a strong rumour was suddenly spread about the
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