A Kennington mystery! For some time past mysterious showers of small, blackish stones have fallen in Kennington, near the Oval cricket ground and Kennington Green, both in daylight and after dark. Several persons have seen
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Grand View-on-Hudson, New York, USA (1908)
Murder mystery of long ago solved by diggers in trench. (From Saturday Night’s Sporting Extra of the Free Press). New York, Aug. 29. In one of the beautiful old houses overlooking the Hudson, at Grand
Continue ReadingEvishbrack, County Tyrone (1906)
( Eibhis Breac / Evishbrack is near Kildress) An Extraordinary Tale of Bewitchment in Tyrone. Tyrone seems to be a happy hunting-ground for ghosts. The “Cookstown ghost” attained much notoriety in its day, and later
Continue ReadingSwinton, South Yorkshire (1905)
Ghosts. Ghost stories are always seasonable at Christmas, and an amusing story comes from Rockingham road, where a “knocking” phantom, it is stated, is in evidence. The police have been acquainted with the affair, but
Continue ReadingEidsvoll, Norway (1903)
Apropos, – a “rapping” ghost in Eidswold, Norway, has been explained away with great ease by the geological institute of Christiania. Professor Helland attributes the knocking sound to seismic activity. As the vicinity was formerly
Continue ReadingWetherby, West Yorkshire (1909)
The Wetherby Ghost. Spectre of a young lady seated in an arm chair. A fondness for frying ham. The tenant’s remark: “What I have seen I have seen”! (By our special correspondent). “Happen you’ve come
Continue ReadingPort of Spain, Trinidad (1905)
The Queen St Mystery Sensational activity of a “jumbie” in a boarding house. Furniture and crockery locomotes, and potatoes jump. Mesmerist called in to lay the spook. Port-of-Spain in general, and Queen street in particular,
Continue ReadingIsola, La Spezia, Liguria, Italy (1908)
Psychic phenomena in Italy. (By “Echo” private wire). For some time past it is declared (says the Rome correspondent of the “Globe”) strange phenomena have been observed in the village of Isola, not far from
Continue ReadingFlorence, Tuscany, Italy (1909)
Dante’s Haunted House. The papers of Florence are full of comments on the report that the house where the great Dante Alighieri lived is haunted by ghosts. The premises are occupied now by a blacksmith,
Continue ReadingPortland, Oregon, USA (1909)
The Elwin March Case of “Poltergeist”. By J Allen Gilbert, Ph.D., M.D., Portland, Ore. – The present case of “Poltergeist” excited a wide interest at the time of its occurrence, and as reported by Dr
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