We have received from a reader in India (Lt.-Col. S.T. Avetoom) a cutting from the “Madras Mail” giving an account of some poltergeist phenomena which a few weeks ago greatly disturbed the inmates of a
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Essex, Connecticut, USA (1915)
Ghost Attracts Hundreds. Gives out spirit messages through medium of girl. Essex, Conn., Jan. 25. – A noisy ghost and a girl whom it evidently uses to communicate a wonderful assortment of spirit messages to
Continue ReadingGrosserlach, Germany (1916)
The apparition in Gross-Erlach (Wurttemberg), described in detail by Johannes Illig in his treatise “Der Spuk von Gross Erlach, Juni 1916” (Goppinger Tagblate, also Psychische Studien, Leipzig), began with untying of cattle-chains in a locked
Continue ReadingSidoardjo, East Java, Indonesia (1914?)
Sidoardjo = Sidoarjo one would imagine. Under the heading of “Psychic Phenomena in Java” the following curious incidents are related by J. B. T. Mulder, in “Het Teckomstig Leven.” They occurred during his stay in
Continue ReadingGawler, Southern Australia (1918)
“Spooks” at Gawler. Our Gawler correspondent writes: – Mysterious occurrences have caused much curiosity here, and are almost the sole topic of local conversation. Near to midnight on one occasion recently, a certain parent sat
Continue ReadingSouth of Savannah, Georgia, USA (1911)
A Poltergeist from Georgia. Thomas Hart Raines, M.D. The astonishing phenomena of the poltergeist variety that disturbed the little village of Llanarthney in South Wales, in December of 1909, have been repeated, to some extent,
Continue ReadingKörösladány, Hungary (1911)
[I suggest that ‘Koeroesbanya’ could be the place in the title, as otherwise it doesn’t seem to exist. Korosladany is in the south of Hungary] The Vienna correspondent of ‘The Morning Leader’ reports that Hungarian
Continue ReadingCairo, Egypt (c.1913)
The verses of the Koran usually employed as charms are those of the last two chapters, and the ayat el hafz or verses of protection, such as “God is the best Protector and the most
Continue ReadingBolton, Lancashire (1912)
Bolts from the blue. Mysterious window-smashing in Bolton. (From our own correspondent). Bolton, Monday night. Mysterious window-smashing occurred at Bolton late last night and early this morning, and as no other explanation has been forthcoming
Continue ReadingMissoula, Montana, USA (1913)
Antigonish girl believed responsible for fraud nine years ago. Philadelphia, March 17. – Dr. Thaddeus L. Bolton, professor of psychology at Temple University, today made public an episode coincident in many respects to the occurrences
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