Town of Broken Windows. Yugoslav Mystery. For many months, night after night the citizens of Srbobran, a Yugoslav town, have been mystified by the vast number of windows smashed. The police have been unable to
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North Ormesby, North Yorkshire (1924)
North Ormesby “Ghost” Excitement caused by youth’s story. Residents of North Ormesby, Middlesborough, have been excited this week over a ghost story which received wide credence and attracted hundreds of people nightly to its haunt.
Continue ReadingNew Tredegar, Caerphilly (1903)
The inhabitants of New Tredegar, says a local journal, have been lately somewhat excited by sensational reports about a loud knocking noise heard inside a local surgery. The knocking, it is said, would commence at
Continue ReadingKampung Chemara, Malaysia (1966)
Poltergeist out from teacher’s home. Sungei Patani, Tues. A poltergeist, which for several weeks disturbed the family of teacher, Inche Zainal Abidin bin Hamid, in Kampong Chemara, Sik, has been exorcised by a bomoh. The
Continue ReadingJalan Eunos, Singapore (1958)
Strange Case of Rohanah. I see ‘ghost’ knock a glass out of her hand. By Sit Yin Fong. Pictures by Han Hai Fong. In broad daylight yesterday a poltergeist played tricks on a terrified 14-year-old
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Playful ghost haunts Tan. Sunday Times Staff Reporter. Thirty-six-year-old Tan Boon Chong, owner of a Singapore motor tyre repair shop in Anson Road, is a harassed man – a poltergeist is worrying his family. At
Continue ReadingJurong Island, Singapore (1960)
This ghost scares away girl from her home. Jurong, Fri. Wong Poh Choo, a pretty country girl, has left her father’s house in Jurong and sought refuge in a relative’s house nine miles away in
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Spirit scare on rubber estate. By Henry Paul, Ipoh, Sept. 12. A poltergeist has been causing a commotion in the labour lines on Pinji Estate, about seven miles from here, during the past three days.
Continue ReadingBeijing, China (1934)
Peiping Suspicions Aroused. Brick-tossing Ghost. Peiping, Oct. 1. Following a ten-night exhibition of supernatural skill, a brick-tossing ghost has quietly ceased his work and Peiping police and detectives are again pursuing their duties peacefully. At
Continue ReadingKuala Lumpur, Malaysia (1952)
Ghost runs amok when told to get out. Kuala Lumpur, Thurs. A ghost ran amok in Kuala Lumpur last night when the occupants of a house tried to drive him out. In a mad rush
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