The "White Angel" apparition of 1920
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Mr. and Mrs. Voetsch are surprised returning from Buffalo in their motor car by an apparition. (Illustration by AI) In 1920 a series of purported ghost sightings captivates the Tonawandas. But are the poltergeists merely political propaganda? Follow the twists and turns exactly as they were reported in local newspapers between March and June of 1920 in these articles.See our blog post with transcriptions and illustrations by AI >
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See an angel near cemetery, article and transcription (Tonawanda News, 1920-03-20).jpg
**SEE AN ANGEL NEAR CEMETERY**
**Form of Woman with Long Hair and Flowing White Garments.**
**DRIFTED ACROSS STREET**
Local Restaurant…
"Angel" makes another visit, article and transcription (Tonawanda News, 1920-03-24).jpg
**"ANGEL" MAKES ANOTHER VISIT**
**Elmlawn Cemetery Section is Getting to be Spooky Place.**
**NOW APPEARS IN STREET**
Motorman of Kenmore…
Ghost causes flight of six, article and transcription (Tonawanda News, 1920-04-06).jpg
**GHOST CAUSES FLIGHT OF SIX**
**Desert Dwelling After Spiritual Being Makes Second Appearance.**
**APPEARANCE OF WOMAN**
Arrival on Both…
Laying the ghost, article and transcription (Niagara Gazette, 1920-04-07).jpg
W. N. Y. News
Laying the Ghost.
Tonawanda, April 7. – Anthony Ross was brought into the police court yesterday to show cause why he should not…
Ghost, angel advertise city, article and transcription (Tonawanda News, 1920-04-09).jpg
**GHOST, ANGEL ADVERTISE CITY**
**Tonawandas Are Receiving Much Notoriety from Weird Stories.**
**ARE STILL UNCAPTURED**
Special Writer Sent…
Tonawanda's ghost, article and transcription, (Utica Globe, 1920-04-10?).jpg
**TONAWANDA'S GHOST**
**Several Persons Have Seen It and It is the Cause of Much Excitement—One Man Offers to Give Away His House.**
By R. S.…
Haunted house of Tonawanda creation of distorted mind, article and transcription (Niagara Gazette, 1920-04-12).jpg
**HAUNTED HOUSE OF TONAWANDA CREATION OF DISTORTED MIND**
So Say Mr. and Mrs. Kumm of This City, Owners of Building Around Which Is Woven Ghostly…
Ghost hunting is all the rage, article and transcription (Tonawanda News, 1920-04-12).jpg
**GHOST HUNTING IS ALL THE RAGE**
**Cold Not Spirits Drive Buffalo Trio Out of "Haunted House."**
**VIGIL ON A TOMBSTONE**
Vessel Pilot Lays…
Ghostbreaker is eager to tackle Tonawandas' jobs, article and transcription (Buffalo Express, 1920-04-12).jpg
**GHOSTBREAKER IS EAGER TO TACKLE TONAWANDAS' JOBS**
No amateur, he explains to the police—Boasts Buffalo as his home.
**LANDLORD IS…
Invitation to Hunt a Ghost, article and transcription (Tonawanda News, 1920-04-14).jpg
**INVITATION TO HUNT A GHOST**
**August Kumm Urges People to Visit Alleged Haunted House.**
**KEY AT POLICE STATION**
Bed Set up in Dwelling…
Another ghost is seen here, article and transcription (Tonawanda News, 1920-06-11).jpg
**ANOTHER GHOST IS SEEN HERE**
Vanishes in Air When Surrounded and About to Be Captured.
**ALSO APPEARS AT WINDOW**
Entire Community in…
Seven-foot ghost is too speedy for crowd of pursuers, article and transcription (Buffalo Express, 1920-06-12).jpg
**Seven-foot ghost is too speedy for crowd of pursuers**
Makes for wood when chased in North Tonawanda—Thought to be a woman.
Special to The…
Graveyards are giving up their dead, article and transcription (Tonawanda News, 1920-06-12).jpg
**GRAVEYARDS ARE GIVING UP DEAD**
Ghosts Seen Last Night in Tonawanda and North Tonawanda.
**IS RESURRECTION ON?**
Unmistakable Apparitions…
Ghost caught, learn identity, article and transcription (Tonawanda News, 1920-06-14 201206).jpg
**GHOST CAUGHT, LEARN IDENTITY**
**Spirit of Tonawanda Going to Join That of North Tonawanda.**
**BOTH VANISH FOREVER**
Words of Advice on…
Leading business men of twin cities urge voters to ratify consolidation, article and transcription (Tonawanda News, 1920-06-14).jpeg
### LEADING BUSINESS MEN OF TWIN CITIES URGE VOTERS TO RATIFY CONSOLIDATION
**Henry B. Koenig, Hardware Merchant, and Henry P. Smith, Banker, Take…
Ghost reports in Tonawandas as propaganda, transcribed article (Buffalo Express, 1920-06-15).jpg
**Ghost reports in Tonawandas as propaganda**
**They accept resignations, but the men are still on the job.**
*Special to The Buffalo…
Prominent men went gunning for those ghosts, article and transcription (Tonawanda News, 1920-06-16).jpg
**Prominent Men Went Gunning For Those Ghosts**
Never again will any resident of the Tonawandas believe ghost stories. They are all cured after…
