For the past five or six days a continuous bombardment of rocks has been kept up at the Ashe mansion, at the north end of town. Stones as big as one’s fist enter the doors
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San Francisco, California, USA (1885)
A Haunted House. The strange noises which harass Sergeant Haggarty nightly. Sergeant P.S. Haggarty, of the police force, is a quiet, peaceable man in his way and not given to complaining of the trials of
Continue ReadingIronbridge, Shropshire (1881)
An Extraordinary Ghost Story from Madeley Wood. In the nineteenth century we have many strange discoveries, new theories started, old ones ridiculed to be re-established by another generation, the greatest assembly of the greatest of
Continue ReadingNear Lerwick, Shetland (c. 1880)
The Weekly Club. “The Weekly Club” is a corner intended to be devoted to the discussion of all matters bearing on the social life, manners, and customs of the people. Ghosts or Witches. Although I
Continue ReadingJoyce Branch, South Carolina, USA (1889)
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
Continue ReadingLewisburg, 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
Continue ReadingBeatrice, Nebraska, USA (1888)
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
Continue ReadingParis, France (1882)
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,
Continue ReadingFort Wayne, Indiana, USA (1885)
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
Continue ReadingRaia, Goa, India (1880)
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
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