A case of a singular kind was brought before George Lee, Esq., the Rev. W. Manning, and the Rev. Temple Frere, at the Petty Sessions, at Diss, on Monday last. A girl, named Charlotte Bird,
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Norwich, Norfolk (1894)
To Psychical Researchers. To the Editor. Dear Sir, – In the midst of the heated discussion on the subjects of granite cubes, wood blocks, sewage treatement, and rescued nuns, it is refreshing to be able
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Extraordinary Affair. Practical joking. The borough of Bolton has been started from its propriety, in consequence of the general spread of a story, that some unearthly visitant had taken up its abode in a lawyer’s
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Disturbances in the County of Down. Elizabeth and Margaret Mathers, with Isabella Mitchell, sister-in-law to Margaret Mathers, are three elderly women of unblemished character, and exemplary behaviour. They have lived together for many years at
Continue ReadingLufton, Yeovil, Somerset (1904)
The Ghost at Lufton. A visit to the haunted house. “An old lady in black.” Also “A sort of dog”. One of our Reporters has been to “see the ghost;” and he describes his experience
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Another Norwich Ghost Story. A woman in black. With the advent of dark nights and the near approach of Christmas, it is only fitting that ghost stories should once again come to the fore, and
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The Winston “Ghost.” At the Barnard Castle Police-court, on Wednesday, a respectably attired female, about seventeen years of age, named Margaret Rowe, was charged with committing wilful damage at Winston. Mr Deighton, farmer, stated that
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Mysterious occurrences. Alleged haunted house in Church-street. For the past few nights a considerable number of persons – chiefly young ones – have congregated at the bottom of Church-street after night has set in, owing
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City nanny held on cot death bid. By Bob Dow. A young Aberdeen nanny is being held in an Italian jail accused of attempting to murder a three-year-old girl. And the mother of 20-year-old Carol
Continue ReadingMontreal, Canada (1923)
A singular case of poltergeist haunting came under my notice whilst at Montreal. It had occurred to a couple, the man an experienced journalist, the wife a rather nervous lady of middle age. They lived
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