“Ghost” in a bedroom. Pool of water from “nowhere.” Pattering feet. Women in “haunted” house. The patter of naked feet on oilcloth, and no one there; a gallon of water on the bed, and the
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Portland, Oregon, USA (1923)
“Spook” Mystery Puzzles Portland. Portland, Ore., July 25. There may be no such things as ghosts. Mrs Lester Humphreys isn’t sure though. The Humphreys home, on Portland Heights, has been the scene recently of “queer
Continue ReadingWindsor, Ontario, Canada (1922)
Haunted house story starts in new place; Ontario has one now. Windsor, Ont., March 15 – Franklin Crandall, a teamster, who lives with his wife and three children on McCawn [McEwan] avenue, has a ghost
Continue ReadingRockingham, Northamptonshire (1928)
The ghosts of Rockingham. Mystery spirit and a pretty lady. Midnight searches. Which is the most haunted village in Leicestershire, or on its borders? A remarkable story has just come to light from Rockingham where,
Continue ReadingLiverpool (1925)
Maid’s night of terror. Another story of haunted house “Shapeless mass” Things flung about the bedroom. The experiences of a Liverpool family in a supposedly “haunted” house have prompted a Liverpool woman to tell a
Continue ReadingNorfolk, Virginia, USA (1925)
Psychic Twins Puzzle. Potatoes made to dance. Furniture moves. Scientists baffled by strange powers. New York, Tuesday. When the “psychic twins” are together a motor stops, and in a room the furniture starts dancing about,
Continue ReadingRome, Italy (1925)
Furniture Dances. Police baffled by eerie occurrences. Rome, Saturday. Eerier than a story by De Maupassant have been the experiences of an Italian family in their new home. The building is situated in a highly-respectable
Continue ReadingChelsea, London (1925)
The Haunted Portrait Amazing happenings at art school Picture of a dead girl which refuses to remain in its frame From our own correspondent, London, Tuesday. A psychic manifestation is said to be the cause
Continue ReadingVila Franca de Xira, Portugal (1921)
Cannot rest in her grave. Restless spirit of poor seamstress. Weird noises which disturb villagers. For nearly a year the Portuguese village of Vila Franca de Zira and the country round has been much disturbed
Continue ReadingMurwillumbah, NSW, Australia (1924)
Mysterious stonethrowing. Murwillumbah “ghost.” People resident at Roma Mountain, near Murwillumbah, are becoming excited and alarmed in consequence of mysterious attacks with stones on the roof of the residence of Mr JWR Walker. Both day
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