Mysterious affair at Leacroft, Cannock. Manifestations Extraordinary. Some excitement was caused in the quiet village of Leacroft on Saturday by the report of certain mysterious occurrences which had taken place in the neighbourhood. It appears
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Clonoulty, County Tipperary (1880)
Latter Day Supernatural Pranks. Shakespeare says that “there are more things in Heaven and Earth than are dreamt of in our philosophy,” and that speculative assertion of the immortal Bard receives about an equal amount
Continue ReadingWoodstock, New York, USA (1887)
Haunted houses, or – more correctly speaking – houses reported by superstitious people to be haunted, are to be heard of in many parts of the world; but the manner in which the ghosts are
Continue ReadingNottingham (1887)
Who knows if this is fictional or not. It’s quite detailed if it is. And it’s not particularly like other things I’ve found, although it does perfectly fit the mould. Strange freaks in a Nottingham
Continue ReadingCounty Sligo (1881)
To the Editor of the Champion. Sligo, Sept. 21, 1881. Dear Sir, – Allow me, through the medium of your influential journal to call attention to a matter which has lately caused a great deal
Continue ReadingCradock, South Australia (1887)
The Cradock Ghost Scare. By Kirkham Evans. For more than a month the north has been in a disturbed condition on account of a wonderful ghost story which has been freely circulated through most of
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Saturday evening usually no doubt has its many little wonders and “scenes,” but it is not often that one comes under one’s notice like that which came under one’s notice like that which came under
Continue ReadingLancaster (1889)
Mysterious occurrences. Alleged haunted house in Church-street. For the past few nights a considerable number of persons – chiefly young ones – have congregated at the bottom of Church-street after night has set in, owing
Continue ReadingWaukon, Iowa, USA (1888)
John Beall, of Waukon, Iowa, a man about 40 years of age, committed suicide recently, by swallowing a dose of rat poison. The immediate cause was a charming young widow, at whose feet he had
Continue ReadingDublin (1888)
A haunted house in Dublin. A house in Clanbrassil Street, Dublin, is reported to be haunted. Within the last few months four tenants have occupied it, but left soon after taking possession. The landlord gave
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