Wednesday, December 24, 2025

Newspaper Clippings of the Christmas Day

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"Illustrated Police News," January 8, 1887, via Newspapers.com All right, kids, you get three guesses what Aunt Undine is recommen...
Monday, December 22, 2025

Carried Away By A Ghost; Or, Just Another Day in Wales

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The thing I love most about Wales is that they keep trotting out some of the damndest ghost stories:  Ones that are both oddly matter-of-fac...
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Friday, December 19, 2025

Weekend Link Dump

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  Welcome to this week’s Link Dump! The Strange Company staffers are already feeling the Christmas spirit.  Or something. A question of roya...
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Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Newspaper Clipping of the Day

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Via Newspapers.com What’s the Christmas season without a ghost or two?  The “Bristol Mercury,” January 13, 1823: To the Editor of the Bristo...
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Monday, December 15, 2025

The Body in the Mine Shaft and a Strange Miscarriage of Justice

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This week, we look at the case of a murder victim who turned out to not be a murder victim.  Even though a murder had definitely been commit...
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Friday, December 12, 2025

Weekend Link Dump

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  Welcome to this week's Link Dump! Let the show begin! The notorious disappearance of Flight 19. A case of lethal self-defense. Public ...
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Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Newspaper Clipping of the Day

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Via Newspapers.com In January 1907, a salt merchant named Samuel Hughes left his home in Blackwood, Wales, for an ordinary business trip. So...
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