NEW YORK DOCTOR INVESTIGATES 'GHOST' IN NOVA SCOTIA
Caledonia Mills, Nova Scotia (JFK+50) Dr. Walter Franklin Prince* of New York, acting director of the American Society for Psychical** Research***, came to Nova Scotia today "to investigate the 'ghost' that robbed Alex MacDonald of a home (and) killed his cattle."
Mr. MacDonald escorted Dr. Prince and his party to his former home where the ghost was alleged to have started fires. While others slept on the floor, Dr. Prince slept alone in one of the rooms.
He, however, had come prepared. The Doctor set up an "electrical ghost alarm apparatus" with bells and strings. Despite the precautions, Dr. Prince really didn't expect much to occur.
Dr. Prince said...
"No extravagant expectations should be entertained. I do not expect that I shall witness fires or visible visitors."
*Walter Franklin Prince (1863-1934) was born in Detroit, Maine & graduated Maine Wesleyan Seminary, 1881 & Yale (PhD) 1899. WFP became a parapsychologist & founded Boston Society for Psychical Research.
**psychical relates to special mental abilities or to events that cannot be explained by science
***ASPR, founded in 1884, is the oldest psychical research organization in the U.S. dedicated to parapsychology. ASPR, headquartered in New York City, split into two factions in 1920, one advocating pro-Spiritualism and the other telepathy.
SOURCE
"Prince Seeks To Bell Spook On First Night," The New York Tribune, March 8, 1922, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
