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,
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Resau, 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
Continue ReadingAgen, Lot-et-Garonne, France (1881)
“An extraordinary medium has been found at Agen. She is quite young – is a Mdlle. Honorine – and when the spiritualistic phenomena occur through her, her hands are tied, together with a handkerchief and
Continue ReadingMontbazon, Indre-et-Loire, France (1882)
Narrative translated from the Journal Indre-et-Loire, dated July 29th, 1882: – “A shower of stones has fallen at intervals during the past sixty days, upon the farm-house of Lioniere, near Montbazon (Indre-et-Loire). This farm-house, situated
Continue ReadingChauvirey, Cote d’Or, France (1880)
In the issue of La Revue Spirite, of December 1880, is the following: […] “A new rapping medium has also been discovered in the village of Chauvirey, Cote d’Or – a little girl about thirteen
Continue ReadingSaint Petersburg, Russia (1880)
Spiritualism in St. Petersburg. The mediumship of little Pelagueya. For years mediumship seemed to be represented in the Russian metropolis but by American, English and French mediums on flying visits, with great pecuniary pretentions and,
Continue ReadingGeorgetown, Blaenau Gwent (1886)
Strange phenomena at Tredegar. During the past few days the inhabitants of the First-row, Georgetown, have been thrown into a state of consternation by having their windows smashed in a most mysterious and altogether unaccountable
Continue ReadingKaiapoi, South Island, New Zealand (1880)
Mysterious stone throwing at Kaiapoi. Since Thursday night last, the inmates of Mr W. Ayres’ and Mr James Harper’s houses on the North road have been disturbed from time to time by stones falling on
Continue ReadingCopenhagen, Denmark (1887)
A Danish Ghost. A correspondent sends us, apropos of the “Yanyarrie ghost,” the following translation from a German paper: – “The general and most interesting item of conversation amongst the inhabitants of the Danish capital,
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