Remarkable Credulity A Horwich joiner and builder, named Christopher Riley, died a fortnight ago from blood-poisoning caused by inhalation of foul sewer gases, and since the burial it is freely stated that his house is
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Bridgend, Perth, Perth and Kinross (1815)
To Correspondents. – We have received a letter in favour of small farms, which, on account of its contents, we should have been willing to insert, had it not been defective in composition. We have
Continue ReadingCentral London (1901)
A City of London Poltergeist. The following curious narrative giving an account of disturbances occurring in 1901 upon certain business premises in the heart of the city of London seems worthy of permanent record. The
Continue ReadingStratford, Connecticut, USA (1850)
Case of Dr. Phelps. The case of Dr. Phelps, of Stratford, Connecticut, is of equal notoriety [to the Prunay case], but it is not a case of stone-throwing, but of his windows broken before his
Continue ReadingQuincy, Coldwater, Michigan, USA (1865)
A Haunted House. Strange noises are heard of nights at the house of Mr Graves, residing a little east of Quincy Centre, usually in or about the sleeping room of his little son, about twelve
Continue ReadingWorth, Chicago, Illinois (1888)
A Family Troubled By A Ghost The reporter of the Chicago Times commences by describing the scene of the late disturbances as being on the farm of a wealthy gentleman, one Mr Peter Cure. His
Continue ReadingMoldgreen, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire (1866)
Moldgreen. Something like a ghost story. On Sunday the inhabitants of Kilner-bank, Moldgreen, became much excited by the report that some unheard, unseen, unknown, and invisible persons had paid that locality a visit, but whether
Continue ReadingMountfield, County Tyrone (1865)
Singular affair. The following letter was sent to us for publication at the time of its date, and was held over till the present. As it has created considerable curiosity in the neighbourhood of the
Continue ReadingGronant, Flintshire (1884)
Mysterious Occurrences. This secluded and usually quiet village, nestling as it does in a beautiful dale, formed in the upland district abutting on the marshy land between Rhyl and Mostyn, was thrown into great commotion
Continue ReadingCarlisle, Cumbria (1879)
Ghosts. Some two or three months ago one of the quietest streets diverging from Botchergate, in this city, was haunted by a particularly energetic ghost. The spectre manifested its presence by a resounding thump on
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