Spiritualism in the Daily Papers. It is very certain that, as regards the attitude of the Press towards Spiritualism and the publicity willingly given to all matters connected with it, foreign journalism is far ahead
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Laroche-en-Brenil, Cote-d’Or, France (1898)
‘L’Echo du Merveilleux’ reprints from the ‘Bien Public,’ a Dijon paper, the detailed account of another ‘Poltergeist’ case. From the 19th to the 27th of March, manifestations of a violent and destructive character have taken
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Nienadowka, Poland (1898)
Notes from German spiritualistic papers. The lonely little village of Niedanowka, in Austria, has become of late the scene of some remarkable manifestations presenting all the well-known features of the ‘Poltergeist’ type. The medium, Johanna
Continue ReadingNimes, Occitania, France (1890)
Missile Throwing by Unseen Hands. V. Flamen, a correspondent of La Lumiere, quotes the following from the Journal de Nimes, under the heading of “Une Maison Mysterieuse”: Mme Hilair, Laitiere, who lives in Rue Turenne
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Perth (1895)
A Perth Mystery. Alleged Spirit-Rapping Investigation by the Police For some time back a rather mysterious affair has been troubling the minds of the inhabitants of Market Street, Perth, and is exciting considerable interest, not
Continue ReadingNew Farm, Brisbane, NSW, Australia (1895)
Nocturnal Visitations. Mysterious rappings. Brisbane, Monday. There is much excitement in the suburb of New Farm by the mysterious knocking nightly at the residence of Mr George Myers, a leading merchant of this city. A
Continue ReadingDeoghar, Jharkhand, India (1897)
Pelting of stones by ghosts. Mahatma Sisir Kumar describes the following sensational incident in the ‘Hindu Spiritual Magazine’ of March, 1906: “Popular notion in India is that ghosts pelt stones and I had an ocular
Continue ReadingJacarepagua, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (1893)
In 1893 the household of Senor Eduardo Leandro Ballard, the Government inspector of forests in the Sierra of Jacarepagua, near Rio, was subject to continuous annoyance by the fall of stones, and other strange incidents,
Continue ReadingJalpaiguri, West Bengal, India (1895)
One of those mysterious and uncomfortable stone-throwing phenomena, which the Spiritualists, if they were open to conviction, would angrily repudiate as the work of human spirits, has been occurring at Jalpaiguri, on the way to
Continue ReadingFar Rockaway, New York, USA (1892)
Rockaway’s Ghost. It is addicted to smashing plate glass. A family terrified by threatening demonstrations in a lawyer’s country villa. The neighbours of the opinion that it is not a genuine spook. Most people consider
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