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Newcomb, Simon
ability to understand psychical research
credentials of
criticisms of British SPR research
disagreement with James Hyslop
dismissal of mind-reading work
first president of ASPR
opinion of Nora Sidgwick’s work
Newnham College
The Night Side of Nature (Crowe)
Nitrous oxide
Nobel, Alfred
Nobel Prize
Charles Richet (medicine)
Lord Rayleigh (physics)
Occult Bookstore
Ochorowicz, Julien
Eusapia Palladino tests in Italy
Hugo Munsterberg’s opinion of
opinion of Eusapia Palladino’s Cambridge sittings
reaction to Richard Hodgson’s report on Eusapia Palladino
witness to Charles Richet’s investigations of Eusapia Palladino
Oliver Lodge investigation of
on SPR payroll
On the Origin of Species (Darwin)
“On the Tendency of Varieties to Depart Indefinitely from the Original Type” (Wallace)
On the Threshold of a New World of Thought (Burett)
Ordinary occult
Ouija boards
ovarian tumor
Paid mediums
Palladino, Eusapia
Cambridge testing
Cesare Lombroso’s investigations of
Charles Richet’s championing of
Charles Richet’s investigations of. See Richet, Charles
cheating by
cross-Atlantic séance
death of
as dominant medium in Europe
Everard Feilding’s investigation of
Frank Podmore’s opinion of
Hereward Carrington’s investigation of
Hereward Carrington’s invitation to tour U.S.
Italy testing
loss of powers
“Neapolitan rage”
Richard Hodgson’s opinion of
Richard Hodgson’s report on
sexual arousal of
talents of
Theodore Flournoy’s investigation of
as trouble maker
participation in cross-correspondence study
Pasteur, Louis
Peirce, Charles S.
Pellew, George
automatic writing
communication through Leonora Piper
death of
opinion of Chauncey Wright
Pepper, Reverend May
Little Bright Eyes (guide)
marriage to Edward Ward Vanderbilt
slate writing
Phantasms
Phantasms of the Living (Gurney, Myers & Podmore)
attention paid to
concerns about
publication of
William James review of
Philosophical Clubs of Yale and Brown
Phinuit, Dr.
George Pellew communicating through
Phony spirit shows
Piddington, John
arrow scripts
communication with Rector
Piper, Alta
reaction to Stanley Hall’s testing of Leonora Piper
Piper, Leonora Evelina
Alice James’ sitting with
Amy Tanner’s opinion of
anger at being spied on
arrow scripts
channeling of Kate Walsh
channeling of Richard Hodgson. See Hodgson control
confusion over spirit control
death of
demand that Hodgson leave the room
dispatched to England
Dr. Phinuit (guide). See Phinuit, Dr.
“Francis and Ignatius”
Frank Podmore’s opinion of
Frederic Myers’ belief in
George Pellew communicating through. See Pellew, George
health issues
Hodgson control. See Hodgson control
Imperator (guide)
invitation to return to Cambridge for further investigations
James Hyslop’s investigation of
meeting with the James’s
Minot Savage’s investigation of
new spirit guides of
Oliver Lodge investigation of
ovarian tumor
participation in cross-correspondence study
reasons for retirement
Rector (guide). See Rector
retirement of
return to Boston
Richard Hodgson’s belief in
Richard Hodgson’s investigation of
Richard Hodgson’s report on
sitting with anonymous Harvard professor
slate writing
on SPR payroll
Stanley Hall’s investigation of
Stanley Hall’s opinion of
surveillance of
talents of
trance state
vision of death of Kate Walsh
vision of Richard Hodgson
visit to William James in New Hampshire
William James’ defense of Richard Hodgson’s belief in
William Newbold’s sitting with
Piper, Minerva
Piper, William
death of
surveillance of
Planchette
A Pluralistic Universe (James)
Podmore, Frank
attack on Charles Richet
death of
on fraud
funeral
opinion of Eusapia Palladino
opinion of Leonora Piper
position on telekinesis
as postal inspector
report on poltergeists
rumors about
as “skeptic in chief”
suspicion of spiritual powers
Poltergeists
Frank Podmore’s position on
Pragmatism (James)
The Principles of Economy (Sidgwick)
The Principles of Ethics (Sidgwick)
The Principles of Psychology (James) ,
Proceedings