The Supernatural Phantasms and Thought Transference
Boston reports on the English Society for Psychical Research compiling testimonies of phantoms and other phenomena. A key focus is thought transfer or telepathy with various witnesses noting daylight apparitions and messages from deceased relatives, while remaining skeptical and seeking scientific explanation.
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Boston
United States
England
American Society
P. Langley
Fullerton
Bowditch
William James
Newcomb
Richard Rodgeon
Ris Thiv
Ghostly visitation from a sister inspires medical society tale
A Boston era piece reports a remarkable apparition recounted to the American Society for Medical Research. The witness describes a lifelike vision of his deceased sister in 1807 while traveling, claiming the encounter left a strong, undeniable impression and prompted further inquiry by the society.
A Strange Dream Foretells a Death in Ottawa Case
A Western college professor narrates a documented dream of a relative’s death believed tied to a real event in February 1596. The account centers on Mr E of Ottawa, his illness in New York, and death on February 2, with corroborating letters from family sources and Halifax reports amid a severe snowstorm.
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Royce
Western College
Edward Everett Hale
New England
Boston
Halifax
New Brunswick
J. T
Montreal
St. John, N. B
Hotel Dufferin
Telepathic case of illness linking distant distress
A Boston–New York medical note recounts a physician receiving a visitor’s emotional distress and a letter describing telepathic impressions. The account cites two additional similar experiences from N and notes the impressions preceded by emotional response, with one episode tied to malarial fever in Italy.
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Boston
Royce
Rhode Taland
Lessness
Bostym
New York
Italy
Dream and death in June 1887 letter account
An 1887 correspondence describes a shock over Mr. E s sudden death from a heart condition. His daughter arrived before the funeral, relatives arranged arrangements in Montreal, and Mrs J T corroborates a remarkable dream linked to the case. Snowstorms and train blockages are noted as context.
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Ottawa
Mons
Yeis
Montreal
J. T
Mr. E
Ani
N. B
St John
Physician recounts strong eye witness apparition in New York area.
A Boston physician describes a personal experience with an apparition reported from Albany New York on September 3. He details his routine, room arrangement, and an unseen figure that appeared in a bright light before fading, noting two eyewitnesses and his skepticism of spiritualism.
Clairvoyance case linked to a Philadelphia murder
The article recounts Mrs Annie Field of 805 Broadway who fell ill and during a semi conscious state described health of Turner Berry and a Pennsylvania brother in law. She later predicted the City Hall murder tied to Amelia Walker and Finnigan, with Hodgson and others examining alleged clairvoyant messages and a sister city tragedy. The tale cites a letter from Field’s son in law detailing the case and a medical view of Bright's disease and pneumonia.
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Philadelphia
Camden
Annie Field
Broadway
Turner Berry
Pennsylvania
Annie J. Field
Evening Telegraph
High Church of England
Woo Tsume
Fel
Cory
Apparition Report From Albany September 1885 Case
A man recalls a nighttime light in his room and a pale female figure in white appearing at the door or window. The next day a young woman died from a lung hemorrhage and a similar sighting is described by his wife in Albany on September 4. The report notes the event as odd but not convincingly explained.
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Dean Ste
Teven
Europe
America
Earth
Royce
Albany
Sir
Lark
Mr. Hodgson
Deanora
Mars
W.C
Cuba
Ioften
Mazzanini
Spain
Sara Bernhardt
Havana
Sara
Mexico
Favana
Senora Gloria
Tropics
France
Paris
Lord de Clifford
Fght
Seine
Great Britain
Germany
Joe Donogaue
Newburg
Donogaue
Maetres
Ory
Unvarnished Tale of a Camden City Hall Tragedy
The narrative centers on a February Camden murder near City Hall where Amelia Walker died after a pistol shot by Michael Finnegan who then killed himself. Witnesses include Woodford Hughes, a Hadilyn Avenue switchman, and a Philadelphia link via branches at 714 South Third Street. The reporting details a cautious reconstruction with letters from Emile Traubel and H M Watts, noting corroborating memories and the difficulty of precise descriptions.
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Philadelphia
Amelia Walker
Cooper Hospital
Camden
Marderer
Munderer
South Third Street
Bedy
Amelia
Frank Tapping
South Sixth Street
Anella Walker
Hig House
McCaulsy
Griscom Street
Beverly
City Hall
Fourth Ward
M. M
Athletics Abroad and the World of Sporting Talent
A globe trotter writer compares Cuba, Spain, Ireland, England, and Germany in athletic culture. He notes Cuban youth education in the United States boosts baseball and declines bullfighting, praises Irish running and pugilistic prowess, critiques German beer culture on fitness, and contrasts English village participation with American sports, highlighting lasting athletic lifespans in Britain.
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Uba
Tropics
Spain
Cuba
United States
Havana
Ireland
America
Myers
England
London
Birmingham
Great Britain
A Social Waterloo and Washington Wardrobe Tales
A columnist muses on Mrs. Cleveland leaving the White House at the approaching March deadline, likening Washington social upheaval to Waterloo. The piece notes Mrs. Hearsts Colonial ball, fashion shifts from colonial dress to modern coats, bay window romance, wealth contrasts, and a corsage priced at three dollars, framing opulence and poverty in the nation’s capital.
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Dence
Wassingtoy
Erculaneum
Pompeii
Washington
Waterloo
Hout Ton
Mrs. Hearst
Martha Waoshington
Boucher
Crude Adverts and Odd Taxonomy in an Old Crier
A garbled line quotes a judge chiding a villain in a chaotic scene while a Swinklemeyer from the orchestra consumes a sandwich in the front row. An ad touts an instant cure for a bull's cough with a 25 cent price tag.
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Swinklemeyer
Orchestra
Bruno
Desires to Bear Testimony on Athock’s Porous Plaster
Henry Thorne traveling secretary of the YMCA writes from Exeter Hall Leominster February 2 1438 praising Athock's Porous Plaster for back and side pains from rheumatic causes saying they always help and are easy to apply despite difficult conditions.
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Henry Thorne
Exeter Hall
Strand
Leomion
Athock
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N. J
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Love
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Athletics Abroad
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Lendlae
du Strugg
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Mutrie
New
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Lmig
Dickens
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