Calcutta’s ‘Haunted’ House. Poltergeist theory. Strange happenings in the compound of a residence in Calcutta have puzzled the residents, neighbours and investigating police. The house is “Bamboo Villa,” 169, Lower Circular Road, the residence of
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Windermere, Cape Town, South Africa (1932)
Fire Mystery. Theory of Malay Magic. Baffling series of outbreaks. A series of mysterious fires, which the superstitious believe have been caused by a sorcerer’s curse raising ‘fire phantoms’ has “haunted” the house of Robt.
Continue ReadingCaepantywyll, Merthyr Tydfil (1938)
Visitations from a ghost. Merthyr family’s claim. “Lady in white” takes money. Twenty-four-year-old David Jones and his wife, Mrs Dilys Jones, with their 18-months-old child, have left their home at 8, King Street, Caepantywyll, Merthyr,
Continue ReadingWhaplode, Lincolnshire (1937)
Ghost in Whaplode Cottage. Beautiful girl walks from cupboard. Legend of a murdered gipsy. A strange experience. Our picture shows the three brothers, Messrs. Ebenezer, Herbert and George Hy. Watkins, who reside in
Continue ReadingMatlock Bath, Derbyshire (1930)
Driven from house by “ghosts”. Exorcism that failed. Story of terrifying noises at Matlock. “Ghosts” have driven out the occupants of a house in North Parade, Matlock Bath. Living there have been Messrs. Byrne and
Continue ReadingHarley, South Yorkshire (1936)
… The fog was probably responsible for a remarkable story told at Harley. Two farmers were travelling by car near Low Harley, where a stream runs alongside the road, about midnight on Monday, when, one
Continue ReadingLeeds, West Yorkshire (1938)
Leeds warehouse fire. Leeds Fire Brigade was occupied for more than an hour last night at a fire which destroyed a large quantity of electrical goods in the basement of a warehouse occupied by
Continue ReadingLiverpool (1932)
Psychic – and Poltergeist. Sidelights on ‘ghost’ and other stories; incidents without explanation. By an Echo ghost seeker. Merseyside is, just now, undergoing one of those periodical waves of ‘psychic’ experiences which, once every decade
Continue ReadingBangor, County Down (1936)
The “Haunted” Mangle. Some perturbation has lately been caused a Castle Street family by the extra-ordinary nocturnal performance of a washing mangle. Every night, at the same time – shortly after two o’clock – the
Continue ReadingGaldares, Pyrenees-Orientales, France (1936)
Series of amazing happenings on a village farm. A terrorised populace. Rabbits and chicken disappear. House left in disorder. Boy’s good work with pitchfork. A series of amazing happenings on a farm in the village
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