WEIRD DETROIT
Thursday, December 22, 2016
"Witch" Arrested When Child's Hip Is Found Broken" Peculiar Stories Are Told About Josefa Lalofski, Who Refuses to Explain
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Detroit Free Press , May 31, 1914 Josefa Lalofski was called the "Witch of Poplar Street" but her reputation was more in line ...
Judge Fines Man Who Called Woman Witch: John Says He Did it Because Kraut He Ate on Her Advice Made Him Sick
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Detroit Free Press , February 8, 1917 I've long collected articles on the occult and paranormal that pertain to Detroit but have ref...
Under the Witches' Spell: Hundreds of Detroiters Believe in the Existence of Evil Spirits and do Strange Things to Cast off the Influence, Often Undergoing Torture
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Detroit Free Press , August 2, 1908 ( enlarge )
Police Guard Girl Said To Be Witch: Five Bluecoats Needed to Keep Curious Crowd Back From Her House
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The Detroit Free Press , January 25, 1917 Five policemen from the Vinewood avenue police station stood guard Wednesday night at the home...
Wednesday, December 14, 2016
Dreams Guide Ventures of Many Detroiters: Big Business Deals Often Hinge on Occult. Women are More Fascinated by Study of Mysterious than Men, Observer Says
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Detroit Free Press , April 21, 1929 ( enlarge ) Occultism was alive and thriving in both notoriety and acclaim in the Detroit of 1929 bu...
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