A Ghost In Cork. For the past three or four nights the residents in the vicinity of North Gate Bridge have been kept in a state of excitement from an idea that a ghost had
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Handsworth, Birmingham (1902)
Window Smashing Extraordinary. A Handsworth Bombardment. A singular charge of window smashing was heard at the Handsworth Police Court, before Messrs. J I Parkes and A Pointon, and Dr Parkes, to-day. The defendants were Sidney
Continue ReadingShimla, Himachal Pradesh, India (1886)
A mysterious haunted house is agitating superstitious souls near Simla. Down in a grove of deodar, sacred to the local deity, there stands a European house built many years ago. Some ten days since one
Continue ReadingSmethwick, West Midlands (1866)
Mysterious Stone Throwing. The idle, mischievous practice of stone throwing has been developed into an art in the unromantic hamlet of Smethwick. These are not days for original ghosts, they have ceased to trouble our
Continue ReadingBuchanan, Virginia, USA (1871)
A Virginia Ghost. A letter has been received at Richmond, which gives an account of the most extraordinary operations of a supposed “ghost” at Buchanan, in Botetourt County, which has caused considerable excitement and alarm
Continue ReadingTay Valley?, Ontario, Canada (1935)
Mounties can’t get their ghost. Flat irons that ‘walked’ down stairs. Windows smashed. Such curious things have been happening in the little farmhouse of Mr John Quinn, at Burgess Township (Ontario) that the Canadian Mounted
Continue ReadingOttery St. Mary, Devon (1909)
Mysterious Missiles. Window Smashing Extraordinary at Ottery. The smashing of windows in New-street, Ottery, is causing something of a sensation. On Sunday morning, while Mr R Baker was shaving, he was suddenly surprised to hear
Continue ReadingMoulins, Allier, France (1925)
Mystery Noises in Lonely House. Violent Crash Answers Spiritualist’s Call. Moulins, Tuesday. Mysterious nocturnal rappings for many successive nights have disturbed both the peace of mind and the kitchen utensils of Mme. Adela Chassagnette, a
Continue ReadingBolton, Lancashire (1909)
Bolton Window Smashing Mystery. Renewed Scenes To-day. Householders and Police Baffled. Alarm and Notes of Humour. The Vernon-st. district is seething in excitement and much alarm. A startling affair, which has so far all the
Continue ReadingClapham, London (1890)
A Mysterious Affair at Clapham. An extraordinary occurrence (a correspondent says) is causing much excitement in the neighbourhood of Hafer-road, Clapham common, where the windows and conservatory of the house of Mr Piddock, a gentleman
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