Chapter 19. Kirmanshahan. […] Muhammad Agha begged to be admitted, and we had a cosey chat by the fireside. Later on, by invitation of the Agha, I went down to his majlis. He had a
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Montrouge, Paris, France (1872)
This doesn’t sound otherworldly given the letters. But it’s interesting that it’s in Montrouge, where we have nearby examples, and that the stone throwing is clearly connected with spiritualism anyway. Another case of mysterious stone-throwing
Continue ReadingEckhart Mines, Maryland, USA (1888)
Mysterious stone throwing. Cumberland, Md., special to the Baltimore Sun. For over a week past the family of Samuel Myers, at Eckhart, Alleghany county, have been annoyed by mysterious stone throwing, which took place at
Continue ReadingPort Louis, Mauritius (1881)
Murder and witchcraft in Mauritius. A correspondent at Port Louis, writing of the growth of witchcraft in Mauritius, relates an extraordinary incident that occurred there about three years ago. A noted sorcerer, a black, named
Continue ReadingPuducherry, India (1888)
Pondicherry is in a state of great excitement about the mysterious falling of brickbats in a house near Government House. Most of the local officials have made investigations but so far have failed to account
Continue ReadingHythe, Kent (1888)
Here is a seasonable item: – The Dean and Chapter of Canterbury have presented the vicarage of Sopley, near Bournemouth, to the Rev. J. F. Vallings, at present curate of Hythe, Kent. I hear that
Continue ReadingPenzance, Cornwall (1888)
Ghost, Burglar or Mischievous Fun. It may not be generally known that in part of Penzance yclept Bread-street, better known, perhaps, as Back-lane, for a year or more a series of meetings have been held
Continue ReadingSan Leandro, California, USA (1882)
A Convent Ghost. Haunted house of the Domininican Sisters. About a quarter of a mile east of the San Leandro railroad depot stands a convent conducted by the Dominican Sisters. The building is ancient, or,
Continue ReadingResau, Brandenburg, Germany (1889)
Laying a ghost. The uneasy spirit that exercised itself within a veritable haunted house in Germany has just been very effectively “laid,” and that not by any canonical or uncanonical form of exorcism, but by
Continue ReadingFriedrichsruhe, Aumühle, Germany (1887)
Prince Bismarck’s estate of Friedrichsruhe, in Lauenburg, Northern Prussia, is, says the Graphic, troubled by ghosts. Most mysterious noises and visions haunt one of the chief foresters’ lodges, flaming swords strangely appear, and spirits rap
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