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The Strange Case of the Umbria (1903)
30 Apr 2016

The Strange Case of the Umbria (1903)

by Tobin T. Buhk | posted in: Headline Stories, Strange True Crime Stories | 0

Sometimes, an object from the past contains the power to summon, like a séance, a long-forgotten event. In the case of the steamship Umbria, the spiritual medium is a postcard from New York, which conjures the memory of a ship … Continued

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