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The sheep-panic of 1888

November 26, 2010 by Donna

On Nov. 3, 1888, about 8 p.m. near Reading, Berkshire, flocks of sheep in a tract of land 25 miles long and 8 miles wide were affected by some simultaneous impulse, according to Symons’ Meteorological Magazine and the London Times, Nov. 20, 1888. Thousands of sheep burst from their pens and were found widely scattered the next morning, “some of them still panting … [Read more...] about The sheep-panic of 1888

The sheep-panic of 1888

November 26, 2010 by Donna

On Nov. 3, 1888, about 8 p.m. near Reading, Berkshire, flocks of sheep in a tract of land 25 miles long and 8 miles wide were affected by some simultaneous impulse, according to Symons’ Meteorological Magazine and the London Times, Nov. 20, 1888. Thousands of sheep burst from their pens and were found widely scattered the next morning, “some of them still panting … [Read more...] about The sheep-panic of 1888

One in a series

November 6, 2010 by Donna

In November 1888, as reported in the St. Louis Globe-Democrat on Dec. 20, 1888, two residents of Birmingham, Alabama were murdered and their bodies found in the woods. But, notes the paper, “‘then there was such a new mystery that these murder-mysteries were being overlooked.’” A body of a stranger was found in the woods, a man 'evidently in good … [Read more...] about One in a series

One in a series

November 6, 2010 by Donna

In November 1888, as reported in the St. Louis Globe-Democrat on Dec. 20, 1888, two residents of Birmingham, Alabama were murdered and their bodies found in the woods. But, notes the paper, “‘then there was such a new mystery that these murder-mysteries were being overlooked.’” A body of a stranger was found in the woods, a man 'evidently in good … [Read more...] about One in a series

Not mirages from terrestrial primaries

November 5, 2010 by Donna

Fort mentions that on Oct. 8, 1888, at Merexull, Russia, a mirage of a city, identified as St. Petersburg, 200 miles away, was seen, lasting an hour. On Oct. 16, 1884, at Lindsberg, Sweden, a mirage of a large town was seen, with four-storied houses, a castle and a lake. –Charles Fort, New Lands, p445 (The Complete Books of Charles Fort, Dover, c1974). … [Read more...] about Not mirages from terrestrial primaries

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