‘Spooks’ walk with little girl. Omro, Wis., March 29. Mystery surrounding alleged spiritual manifestations whenever Marie Maybourne, 11, appears, today occupied attention of all residents of Omro. Voices from walls, the weird opening and closing
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Utengasse, Switzerland (1929)
“Ghost” baffles police. Tappings in a wall. From our own correspondent. Geneva, Friday. Basle has been excited for days over a supposed haunted house in Utengasse, and crowds have kept watch before the building, in
Continue ReadingKulutara, Sri Lanka (1928)
The ghost train of Ceylon. Phantoms on line at scene of smash. Incredible stories are told of weird happenings on the scene of the recent railway disaster at Kalutara, about 25 miles from Colombo, when
Continue ReadingKing’s Lynn, Norfolk (1929)
The Figure In White. Mysterious happenings at King’s-avenue, Lynn. What is the solution? At a quiet little house – 3, King’s-avenue, Lynn – mysterious happenings are reported to have occurred during the past ten days.
Continue ReadingCardiff (1922)
“Ghost” Reconstructs a Crime. A Cardiff Scare. Spook makes gutteral noise. The latest ghost story comes from Cardiff. Five years ago a young woman was murdered in Bute-rd. The murderer got away and has never
Continue ReadingKecskemet, Hungary (1921)
Boy who burns. Spiritualistic mystery in Hungary. Much excitement has been caused in Hungarian spiritualistic circles by the mysterious agencies which apparently are at work with a 13-year old peasant boy named John Farkas, the
Continue ReadingMellifont, County Louth (1922)
Mysterious Fires at Mellifont Rectory. The most curious stories are being told of a number of fires which broke out at Mellifont Rectory on Sunday last, and the general opinion of the neighbours, who rendered
Continue ReadingBarreiro, Lisbon, Portugal (1923)
Spirit Demands Song. Ghost beats time on the wall. A weird story comes from Barreiro. An old woman named Guilhermina Lopes died and was buried. The night of the funeral her grandchild, a girl of
Continue ReadingMantin, Malaysia (1927)
Strange Spook Story. Regular occurrence of fires. (From our own correspondent). Kuala Lumpur, July 22. A strange story is related from Mantin, a village between Kuala Lumpur and Seremban, where a Chinese fish seller’s newly
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Holbeach, Lincolnshire (1927)
Aged Couple’s Night Horror. Is it a Ghost, or a Heartless Hoax? Wild bellringing from bedroom window. Stones moved, doors slashed and blazing paraffin. An up-to-date ghost equipped with knife, safety razor, paraffin rags, and
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