Candles vanish – one “floated around the room”. Strange happenings at a Madeley house. Because of strange occurrences for which they are unable to account a 65-year-old widow, her granddaughter and the granddaughter’s husband have
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Singapore (1934)
Ghosts Defied. British Police Officer’s Experience in Haunted House. Singapore. A British police officer posted his men all round a house said to be haunted. Then he entered, and this is what happened. A huge
Continue ReadingWolverhampton, West Midlands (1870)
For some days past the household of Mr Newey, pawnbroker, Stafford-street, Wolverhampton, has been affrighted by unaccountable knockings, and other noises in various parts of the house, and, from the inability of the family to
Continue ReadingShotton Colliery, County Durham (1902)
A real ghost story. Strange tale from a Durham pit village. A story of strange happenings, mysterious and inexplicable and fitting subject for the attention of the Psychical Research Society, comes from a Durham colliery
Continue ReadingCrawley, West Sussex (1945)
Mr Harry Price at the Grammar School. Interesting Lecture on Psychical Research. Mr Harry Price, the world-famous psychic investigator and author of many works of research, was among the guests at the “at home” held
Continue ReadingNorwich, Norfolk (1826)
The Tailor and the Ghost!! Horrible! Most horrible!! A letter from Norwich, dated Tuesday, contains the following:- “The City of Norwich has been for several days past thrown into very great alarm occasioned by strange
Continue ReadingParis, France (1849)
All Paris is at this moment astonished at a phenomenon in the streets – an inexplicable mystery exists that baffles the lynx-eyed police – all the populous quarter of St Genevieve, of the Sorbonne, and
Continue ReadingWorthing, West Sussex (1955)
The ‘hungry ghost story’ will make you think. Do you believe in ghosts? No? Then be introduced to the Mayer family who run the Salad Bowl Restaurant in Ambrose-place, Worthing. Without doubt they do. In
Continue ReadingDevonport, Devon (1940)
Iron Takes Wings Oil Lamp Flies Up Staircase Plymouth story Pail puzzles city police constable Flying flat-irons, oil lamps, and hair brushes have pestered residents of 69, Charlotte-street, Devonport, in the past few days. A
Continue ReadingCanterbury, Kent (1930)
Mysterious Rappings in a House. Psychic Society says it has solution. From our own correspondent. Canterbury, Tuesday. Mysterious rappings in a miner’s house in the Northgate area of Canterbury have led to an investigation by
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