A Ghost Wrecks His Home. A police guard and fireworks have not been effective in putting an end to “phenomena” which are gradually wrecking the home of Senor Jose Pereira in Sao Paulo. It all
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Tottenham, London (1968)
A ghost who switches on the tv set. Two policemen and a spiritualist spent a night in a haunted house last night, investigating the case of a noisy ghost. The ghost switches on the television
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 ReadingHinton Ampner, Hampshire (1770)
A Hampshire Ghost Story. The existence of the following narrative is alluded to in the recently published life of the Rev. Richard Barham, but the version therein is incomplete, and consequently erroneous in some particulars.
Continue ReadingBirmingham (1870)
A ghost story. A few days ago, at the Birmingham Police Court, Charles Haines, zinc-worker, Watery Lane, appeared to answer a summons charging him with doing wilful damage to the amount of 1s 6d, by
Continue ReadingRiber, Derbyshire (1840)
A ghost. The good people of High Lees [Leas?] near Cromford, and its vicinity, have for some time past been horrified by a report of certain pranks played by some unearthly visitor, at and about
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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
Continue ReadingBraehead, Bridgend, Aberdeenshire (1824)
As we pass Bridgend on the line, we obtain perhaps the best view to be had from the Railway of the village of Longside, teh three churches appearing to the eye in the leading positions.
Continue ReadingSeaton Sluice, Northumberland (1980)
Vicar’s ghost story. A vicar has backed up claims of ghostly goings-on in an old house. Grocer Harry Laidler called in the Rev. Robert Watkins after a “supernatural prank” at his old family home near
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