A Haunted House. A new sensation has appeared in Long Island city, and this time it is a “haunted” house. The dwelling is situated upon the Dutch Kills road, about two miles from Hunter’s Point.
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Grand View-on-Hudson, New York, USA (1908)
Murder mystery of long ago solved by diggers in trench. (From Saturday Night’s Sporting Extra of the Free Press). New York, Aug. 29. In one of the beautiful old houses overlooking the Hudson, at Grand
Continue ReadingPortland, 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 ReadingNew Martinsville, West Virginia, USA (1874)
A strange story about stone throwing by spirits. The following remarkable narrative we find in the New York Evening Post of August 18th, one of the leading daily newspapers of America, and we are glad
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 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 ReadingPortland, Oregon, USA (1909)
The Elwin March Case of “Poltergeist”. By J Allen Gilbert, Ph.D., M.D., Portland, Ore. – The present case of “Poltergeist” excited a wide interest at the time of its occurrence, and as reported by Dr
Continue ReadingNew Castle, Pennsylvania, USA (1913)
Strange rappings cause of trouble. Policeman startled by strange sounds finds hall empty. New Castle, Pa., Feb. 1. Rappings and gentle tappings that flit from the window panes to the doors and then come from
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 ReadingNorfolk, Virginia, USA (1968)
Spirited spook was no spoof. A poltergeist with a taste for whisky so unnerved two United States Navy families at Norfolk, Virginia, that the sailors asked for transfers to other bases. They could not convince
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