Ghost blamed for fires in house. Evil spirit is exorcised. All is quiet now at lonely Pounsley Lodge, near Hadlow Down, Sussex, since a priest recently blessed every room to exorcise a fire-raising poltergeist. And
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Solesmes, Nord, France (1946)
Four police try to catch noisy ghost. London, Sat. Four members of the French police force are trying to catch a poltergeist which is disturbing farmers in the war-damaged village of Solesmes, near Lille. A
Continue ReadingBerlin, Germany (1929)
Family Ghosts. Interesting German Case. Australian Press Association. Berlin, November 21. The interesting question whether a tenant has the right to keep family ghosts at present is before the Civil Court. The ghost of an
Continue ReadingHenan (Honam) island, Guangzhou (Canton), China (1910)
Canton notes. Canton, January 10. A haunted house. Some amount of consternation is being felt in the neighbourhood known as Hok-ming in Honam by the report that a certain house is haunted. According to the
Continue ReadingNorton-on-Derwent, North Yorkshire (1997)
The ghost they can’t bust. Exclusive by Gordon Stott. A foul-mouthed ghost took possession of three-year-old Kimberley Kewley to force her family out of their home. Little Kimberley screamed obscenities and threats at her parents
Continue ReadingCopenhagen, Denmark (1887)
A Danish Ghost. A correspondent sends us, apropos of the “Yanyarrie ghost,” the following translation from a German paper: – “The general and most interesting item of conversation amongst the inhabitants of the Danish capital,
Continue ReadingMoama, New South Wales (1878)
A ghost story. The Moama correspondent of the Riverine Herald sends the following particulars of a ghostly sensation near the border town: – “About ten miles from Moama, on the east side of the line,
Continue ReadingMauritius (before 1904)
“The Work of a Sorcerer” “Alacisterm” writes to the Bombay Gazette:- “In reference to the correspondent of the Madras Mail regarding the mysterious shower of stones at Arcot and elsewhere, I beg to be allowed
Continue ReadingAbingdon, Oxfordshire (1891)
Abingdon. A ghost scare. Once more is the peace of mind of the poorer townsfolk disturbed by the supposed reappearance of the Ock Street ghost, which caused so much alarm a few years ago. This
Continue ReadingDubbo, New South Wales, Australia (1894)
Coolbaggie Creek is in the vicinity of Rawsonville, to the NW of Dubbo. A Coalbaggie Mystery. About three years ago, Peter Stein, a hard-headed, practical, frugal German, sold property he possessed in the Wagga district,
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