“Uncanny.” Remarkable Antics of an Old Tin. “Escapes” from Cupboard and Outhouse. Strange Story from Marlborough. The uncanny movements of an old tobacco tin are forming an amazing story in South Devon. The tin is
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New Farnley, Leeds, West Yorkshire (1900)
Mysterious Stone Throwing at New Farnley. About the most mysterious affair that ever occurred at New Farnley took place in the Spring of 1900, when for about a week the Farnley Ironworks cricket pavilion was
Continue ReadingNew Delhi, India (1890)
The Gods and the Delhi Police. Delhi, July 8. Mysterious stone-throwing of late at the treasury and lock-up police guards at the Deputy Commissioner’s cutchery has occurred at night. The guards assert that for the
Continue ReadingPlumstead, Greenwich, London (1872)
Plumstead. Mysterious Occurrence. During the present week almost the sole topic of conversation in Plumstead has been about some mysterious stone-throwing in the rear of Bloomfield road. It began at eight o’clock on Saturday
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A Cheshire Ghost Story. During the past few days the good people of Stockton Heath, have had their minds considerably agitated by some ghostly phenomena. Not very long ago the public of St Helens were
Continue ReadingSt Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex (1938)
Phantom Woman and Ringing Bells in “Haunted” Flat. Occupants of a flat in the vicinity of Warrior-square, St. Leonards, are mystified by a series of extraordinary happenings that have taken place there recently, and which
Continue ReadingShrewsbury, Shropshire (1883)
as part of an article about the Wem case: Shrewsbury, indeed, had a ghostly trouble of its own. For six whole months a gentleman and his family residing in the Cherry Orchard have been kept
Continue ReadingBurnham on Crouch, Essex (1900)
Burnham. Extraordinary outrage at Burnham. Mysterious breaking of Mr A Rome’s windows. Mr and Mrs A Rome, of Burnham-on-Crouch, have been victims of an extraordinary outrage. On Friday two or three panes of glass were
Continue ReadingPeterborough, Cambridgeshire (1853)
Spirit “Rapping.” A strange story is current that the houses occupied by Mr Hardy, brazier, Mr Palmer, draper, and Mr Sawyer, watchmaker, situate in Narrow-street, are nightly haunted by the spirit of the late departed
Continue ReadingClarendon, Quebec, Canada (1889)
A Canadian Spook. The township of Clarendon in Pontiac county has just been disturbed by a somewhat eccentric spook. A spook, it may be as well to observe at the outset, is a spirit. The
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