A Village Mystery. Reported occult happenings at Hempstead. Candlesticks that jumped. The blood of some of the inhabitants of the villages of Hempstead and Helions Bumpstead, two usually quiet parishes in rural North Essex,
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Holbeck, Leeds, West Yorkshire (1917)
The Mysterious Noises at a House in Holbeck. A Six-months problem which baffles solution. The Holbeck “ghost” is not “laid” after all – or, [at any rate] is alive and kicking, or rather rapping, [?]
Continue ReadingTurffontein, Johannesburg, South Africa (1910)
Ghost that bites. Creepy story from Johannesburg. Cape Town, Saturday. – The “Argus” prints a Johannesburg message according to which manifestations alleged to be of a ghostly character and eliciting considerable excitement at Turffontein. Various
Continue ReadingLoxley, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire (1910)
Strange Incidents in Farmhouse. For some nights Mr. and Mrs. Wilson, the occupants of Losley Hall Farm, near Uttoxeter, have been the victims of extraordinary outrages, the perpetrator of which remained undiscovered until Tuesday. While
Continue ReadingHaydon Bridge, Northumberland (1913)
Obnoxious “Ghost”. Singular happenings near Haydon Bridge. A farm maid injured. Even in these days, when news travels swiftly, it is possible for strange and perplexing happenings to go on at our own doors, so
Continue ReadingNawton, North Yorkshire (1910)
[…] Lifted and Shelves Broken. […] Unnerving Experience. […] are not unknown even in Ryedale. […] be filled if one had to record all […] be said and written on this subject. […] have been
Continue ReadingHull, East Yorkshire (1912)
Daily Letter from East Hull. Note: “Observer” will be pleased to receive invitations to services, concerts, meetings, etc.; also items of interest from his readers. The days of ghost stories, I thought, were over, but
Continue ReadingSwanton Novers, Norfolk (1919)
Oil “Well” in a Rectory. Petrol spurting from ceilings and walls. Sequel to an earth tremor. “Daily Express” Correspondent. Norwich, Friday Night. Swanton Novers Rectory, near Melton Constable, on Lord Hastings’ Norfolk estate, is providing
Continue ReadingSwanton Novers extra snippets, Norfolk (1919)
Norfolk Mystery House.“A genuine oil well.”Government experts are confident, says a news agency, that there is a genuine oil well at Swanton Novers Rectory, and they state that the house must be pulled down because
Continue ReadingCheriton, Kent (1917)
“Spooks” at Cheriton.Mystic forces in a dug out.Stones and implements hurled about.Ex-councillor’s startling experiences.Canadian soldier corroborates.Sir A. Conan Doyle and Sir W. F. Barrett visit the scene. Cheriton is alive with excitement owing to some
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