Thefts attributed to spirits.Police and peasantry in County Donegal are actively searching for a mysterious thief. The whole countryside in the Illies district near Buneran [Buncrana?] is interested, its imagination has been aroused, and it
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Blackheath, London (1905)
Ghost rings a bell. Police puzzled by a spectre-haunted house at Blackheath. On Saturday night some malicious spirit disturbed the occupants of a little house in Blackheath by ringing the doorbell at intervals throughout the
Continue ReadingCathays, Cardiff (1900)
Haunted House in Cathays. Councillor Henry White Theorises and urges scientific investigation. “Evening Express” special. Verily, there are more mysteries in this world than are dreamt of in our philosophy. This is a fact which,
Continue ReadingShanghai, China (1908)
A Shanghai Spook. Mysterious fires baffle the police. The following is from the N.C.D. News of the 29th ult.: – An interesting variety has been given to the usual dull monotony of police work in
Continue ReadingItchen Abbas, Hampshire (1907)
Itchen Abbas. The “Ghost” Scare. In the course of domestic duties in one of the bedrooms at the Itchen Common farmhouse the woodman’s daughter, who is in service there, is alleged to have seen to
Continue ReadingNaples, Italy (1905)
Ghostly Mysteries. The two Neapolitan villages of Arenella and Due Porte, in the Vomero region, have for some days been in a state of great superstitious excitement. The house, occupied by a widow, named Morea,
Continue ReadingBhagalpur, India (1908)
Spiritual manifestation in a hospital. The following account of spontaneous spiritual manifestation going on that time in the Hanuman-nagar Hospital, Bhagalpur District, sent by the medical officer in charge of the hospital, a graduate of
Continue ReadingVienna, Austria (1906)
In the Journal of the Society for May, 1907, there is a report of a typical poltergeist occurring in a Vienna suburb. The report is sent by an eye-witness of some of the disturbances, Mr
Continue ReadingPalembang, Sumatra, Indonesia (1903)
After an interval for tea, Mr Feilding read the account of the case of “Poltergeist” phenomena witnessed by Mr Grottendieck, which is printed below, and a discussion followed. Mr F. Podmore pointed out that it
Continue ReadingHonolulu, Hawaii, USA (1908)
Punchbowl ghost excites wonder. Spiritualists declare girl is instrument of spirit. A ghost, a thirteen-year-old girl, and a large bunch of spiritualists are having the time of their lives on Punchbowl this morning. The ghost
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