Le savon se desintegre chez un ancien gendarme. Tarbes, 28 fevrier. “En tant qu’homme de science, je ne puis rien car je ne comprends pas ce qui se produit,” a declare le docteur Carriere, qui
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Nigel, South Africa (1957)
Nigel, Transvaal: Police in this small farming town, about 40 miles from Johannesburg, have arrested an African woman on charges of practising witchcraft, and have called in a witch-doctor to help with the case. The
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No solution found to mystery of west coast’s ‘haunted house’. Victoria, B.C. – (BUP) – The ghosts of Glamis Castle and the Tower of London would be hard-pressed to match the mysterious happenings at the
Continue ReadingMarylebone, London (1953)
Ghost comes to basement to type. Every night before he locks up his typewriter shop off Baker Street, Marylebone, Mr R. Leftwich goes downstairs to a darkened cellar and places a clean piece of paper
Continue ReadingLouisville, Kentucky, USA (1952)
Objects “Flying Through Air.” Kentucky “ghost” report. Louisville, Kentucky, Jan. 3. (A.A.P.) Police and neighbours have been trying since Sunday to lay a “ghost” in the home of Mr and Mrs Henry Thacker, in Louisville.
Continue ReadingHounslow, London (1956)
£1 note thief is a spook. The thieving poltergeist has overdone it. He has taken £1 too many from the Hankins of Hounslow. For four years 28-year-old Clifford Hankin and his wife have been missing
Continue ReadingRugby, Warwickshire (1950)
Thief played tricks – or was it a revived ghost? Midland houses robbed, eggs beaten, suits put in water. Mercury Staff Reporter. Last night householders in Abbey Street, Rugby, were still trying to solve a
Continue ReadingTulsa, Oklahoma, USA (1957)
Family packs up and quits ‘haunted Tulsa, Okla. Mr and Mrs C.V. Wilkinson and their 12-year-old daughter packed their belongings yesterday and moved out of the house they claim is ‘haunted’ by an electrical phenomenon.
Continue ReadingPounsley, East Sussex (1952)
Ghost blamed for fires in house. Evil spirit is exorcised. All is quiet now at lonely Pounsley Lodge, near Hadlow Down, Sussex, since a priest recently blessed every room to exorcise a fire-raising poltergeist. And
Continue ReadingNorway (1952)
Not a ghost of a chance. Mail London Office. Ghosts cannot be used as an excuse for non-payment of income tax, the Governor of Troms (Norway) ruled. He refused to reduce the tax of a
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