Shepherd Girl “Ghost.” Pranks of child of fourteen annoy whole village. For some time the inhabitants of the little Brittany village of Pontivy have been annoyed by what were locally described as ghosts. These ghosts
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Montreal, Canada (1923)
A singular case of poltergeist haunting came under my notice whilst at Montreal. It had occurred to a couple, the man an experienced journalist, the wife a rather nervous lady of middle age. They lived
Continue ReadingBarnet, London (1926)
Sounds that awed strong men. “Clanking Ghost” outdone. J.P. who saw a “spirit.” The story of the “Clanking Ghost” of Barnet is recalled by Mr Walter Stutters, a Justice of the Peace for Hertfordshire, who
Continue ReadingBarry, Glamorgan (1927)
Apparition in Form of a Man. Ghostly rappings in a block of flats at Barry Dock (Glamorgan) have startled the residents. Five families live in the building, and all of them have heard rappings on
Continue ReadingGreat Harwood, Lancashire (1926)
Eerie Incident at Death-bed. Picture responds to a call. A remarkable death-bed incident has occurred in the Great Harwood district of Lancashire. An aged woman was lying on her death-bed, and had been frequently calling
Continue ReadingDudley, West Midlands (1924)
Hissing “Ghost” at Dudley. Chairs hurled across room. Beds shaken. ‘Investigator’ bolts from house. From a Gazette Correspondent. Dudley, Thursday. A Kates Hill family named Hancocks, residing at 16a, Hill-street, in the poorer part of
Continue ReadingWoodford, London (1920)
“Catapult Mystery.” Strange attacks on a villa. Big hue and cry for miscreants. Woodford, Saturday. Mysterious attacks made on a villa in Grove Road, Woodford, are puzzling the local police. The attacks are also causing
Continue ReadingEast Wickham, London (1920)
Haunted by his dead wife. Strange Kent happenings. “Searchlight” apparition. Whatever may be the explanation of the following extraordinary happenings that were described to the London “Evening News” by a man and his wife, who
Continue ReadingSaint-Etienne, Auvergne-Rhone-Elpes, France (1926)
Elusive ghost that throws stones! Family alarmed by nocturnal exploits. From a Gazette correspondent. Paris. Sunday. A family living in a house near St Etienne, in Southern France, has been awakened every night for a
Continue ReadingJohannesburg, South Africa (1929)
Missiles in Haunted House. Weird happenings have been taking place at a house in Troye Street, Johannesburg, where stones, bricks, nuts, bolts, tins, bread, planks, and other missiles have crashed through doors and windows. A
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