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Ghastly News: Tuesday 5/19/2026

Ghastly News for Tuesday 5/19/2026: “A woman rescued from drowning” (Source: Boston Post (Boston, MA), May 19, 1843, Newspapers.com) Return to Ghastly News

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Ghastly News: Thursday 5/14/2026

Ghastly News for Thursday 5/14/2026: “Once Tried For Murder” (Source: Waterville Morning Sentinel (Waterville, ME), May 14, 1907, Newspapers.com) Return to Ghastly News

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Ghastly News: Tuesday 5/12/2026

Ghastly News for Tuesday 5/12/2026: “Shocking Accident” (Source: Nanaimo Free Press (Nanaimo, British Columbia, CAN), May 12, 1883, Newspapers.com) Return to Ghastly News

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Ghastly News: Tuesday 5/5/2026

Ghastly News for Tuesday 5/5/2026: “Result of a Political Bet” (Source: The New York Times (New York, NY), May 5, 1872, Newspapers.com) Return to Ghastly News

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Ghastly News: Thursday 4/30/2026

Ghastly News for Thursday 4/30/2026: “DIED, At Kittery, (Mass.)” (Source: Spooner’s Vermont Journal (Windsor, VT), April 30, 1799, Newspapers.com) Return to Ghastly News

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Ghastly News: Tuesday 4/28/2026

Ghastly News for Tuesday 4/28/2026: “Doctor Kills Wife, Children And Self” (Source: The Akron Beacon Journal (Akron, OH), April 28, 1942, Newspapers.com) Return to Ghastly News

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Ghastly News: Thursday 4/23/2026

Ghastly News for Thursday 4/23/2026: “The recent storm brought to light […].” (Source: Connecticut Western News (Salisbury, CT), April 23, 1879, Newspapers.com) Return to Ghastly News

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Ghastly News: Tuesday 4/21/2026

Ghastly News for Tuesday 4/21/2026: “Man, 35, to Perch Atop $3000 Pole for 35 Days” (Source: The Boston Globe (Boston, MA), April 21, 1946, Newspapers.com) Return to Ghastly News

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Ghastly News: Thursday 4/16/2026

Ghastly News for Thursday 4/16/2026: “Pigeon Concourse to Give 1000 Birds to U.S. Armed Forces” (Source: The Boston Globe (Boston, MA), April 16, 1943, Newspapers.com) Return to Ghastly News

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Ghastly News: Tuesday 4/14/2026

Ghastly News for Tuesday 4/14/2026: “Skeptic Petrie Scared” (Source: The Saint Paul Globe (St. Paul, MN), April 14, 1889, Newspapers.com) Return to Ghastly News

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