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the birmingham age-herald (birmingham, ala.) 1902-1950 — haunted house

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1912-07-28
Location: birmingham, alabama, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the birmingham age-herald (birmingham, ala.) 1902-1950 · 1912-07-28 · page 40
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1912-07-28 newspaper page contains wording relevant to “haunted house”. This is historical reporting or commentary preserved by the Library of Congress; it is not treated as verification that the described event occurred.

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... brave enough to enter the haunted house alone. The committee, consisting of half a dozen men and boys, and followed by twice as many stragglers, curious to see what was "doing," accompa- I nied Will to the gate of Lane-end House, and there hastily left him, for they thought they saw a light sud denly flare up In one of the windows! upstairs. The poor, credulous crea- 1 tures did not realize that the light came from the Simpson cottage, for Mrs. Simpso* had placed a lamp in the window for the returning commit tee Will entered the decaying door, his feet making the rotting boards of the hall floor resound lonesomely. He 1 carried ...

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