The New York Sun of October 14th quotes the following from the San Francisco Chronicle – Mysterious manifestations of recent occurrence at the dwelling, 933 Howard-street, have created something of a sensation, and form the
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA (1874)
A haunted servant girl! Milwaukee was thrown into a high state of excitement a few days since by the discovery of a haunted house – or, to speak more correctly, a haunted woman, as it
Continue ReadingLong Island, New York (1958)
John Gold cables this week’s spookiest story. Do I believe in ghosts? Well I’m not so sure now… New York, Thursday. I spent last evening in New York’s “haunted house” and – so help me
Continue ReadingRest Haven, Illinois, USA (1957)
Flying pots terrify holiday hamlet. From John Sampson. New York, Sunday. Flying saucers – not to mention flying cups, glasses, pots and pans – were terrifying 300 residents of a summer resort called “Resthaven” today.
Continue ReadingCulpeper, Virginia, USA (1890)
Ghostly phenomena in a house. A special to the New York World, dated Brandy Station, Virginia, Jan. 11, says the people on the plantation of John W. Brooks, near Culpeper Courthouse, have been thrown into
Continue ReadingSpringfield, Kentucky, USA (1874)
A ghost on the “rampage”. It seems that a widow named Mrs Green, living at Springfield, Kentucky, has for some time past been pestered by the attentions of a ghost, who, with singular bad taste,
Continue ReadingChesapeake Bay, Virginia, USA (1882)
A Chesapeake Bay Ghost. A.F. Hudgins, assistant keeper at Wolf-Trap Light, Chesapeake bay, has resigned. Mr Hudgins wrote to Captain Evans, light house inspector, several weeks ago that his family, living on shore opposite the
Continue ReadingNewburgh, New York, USA (1879)
A Genuine American Ghost Story. Newburg, N.Y., February 11th. Sarah Maria Williams, six months ago died suddenly in the place known as Williamsburg and Pochuck, two miles south-west of this city. Her husband, Noah Williams,
Continue ReadingVallecita, California, USA (1859)
A Californian Ghost. There has been much excitement at Valetto about a noisy ghost which haunts a house there. A number of armed men have watched night after night for the supposed humbugger, but have
Continue ReadingMount Holly, New Jersey (1900)
The Vagaries of a Ghost. Harry Smith and his wife have moved from the Foy homestead, in Church Street, Mount Holly, New Jersey. They say they were forced to move because a ghost objected to
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