The same journal [Golden Gate] gives an account of occurrences at Brady Station [sic] (Va.), U.S.A. On the plantation of John W. Brooks has taken place since last September that mysterious stone-throwing of which so
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Tipton, West Midlands (1863)
The Rev. William Ker lived in the parsonage of St Martin’s church, Tipton. Stone throwing and other manifestations. By the Rev. William Ker. Perceiving that many papers have appeared lately in your Magazine upon the
Continue ReadingCairo, Egypt (c.1913)
The verses of the Koran usually employed as charms are those of the last two chapters, and the ayat el hafz or verses of protection, such as “God is the best Protector and the most
Continue ReadingIceland (1857)
There is still a lingering belief that the spirits of unbaptised children haunt the neighbourhood of their unconsecrated graves, and “to shriek like an out-buried child” has passed into a saying. We stayed in a
Continue ReadingMontrouge, Paris, France (1872)
This doesn’t sound otherworldly given the letters. But it’s interesting that it’s in Montrouge, where we have nearby examples, and that the stone throwing is clearly connected with spiritualism anyway. Another case of mysterious stone-throwing
Continue ReadingEckhart Mines, Maryland, USA (1888)
Mysterious stone throwing. Cumberland, Md., special to the Baltimore Sun. For over a week past the family of Samuel Myers, at Eckhart, Alleghany county, have been annoyed by mysterious stone throwing, which took place at
Continue ReadingPort Louis, Mauritius (1881)
Murder and witchcraft in Mauritius. A correspondent at Port Louis, writing of the growth of witchcraft in Mauritius, relates an extraordinary incident that occurred there about three years ago. A noted sorcerer, a black, named
Continue ReadingAlva, Jamaica (1890s)
The Reverend A.J.E. to whom repeated reference will be made was the Reverend Abraham J. Emerick, a Jesuit Missionary who took up work in Jamaica in 1895, at first in Kingston, and subsequently in the
Continue ReadingSouthport, Merseyside (1909)
Ghost or Joker? Southport police have a rather curious matter in hand. The staff in a local architect’s office is considerably puzzled by the fact that on several occasions the furniture and other things have
Continue ReadingTrinidad (1870s?)
That examples of poltergeist in the West Indies are not restricted to Jamaica is evidenced by the testimony of Sir Hesketh Bell, and we cannot better close the present chapter than by giving at length
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