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July 8, 1907
Waterbury Evening Democrat
Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut
What is this article about?
In New York on July 8, police rescue a live cat from a Pearl Street mailbox and deliver it to the post office to hunt rats.
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Jew Fights Rats For Uncle Sam.
NEW YORK, July 8.—The police of the Oak street station had trouble in rescuing a live cat which some facetious person had dropped into a mail package box. The case was reported to Lieutenant Daly, who called the postoffice authorities on the telephone.
"Some one has put a live cat in the package box which stands in front of 359 Pearl street," he said. "Will you send a man to release the cat?"
"Yes," answered the man in the postoffice. "Can we have the cat? There are lots of rats here."
"You bet!" was the answer. A postoffice employee released the cat and took it to the postoffice, where it will fight rats for Uncle Sam.
NEW YORK, July 8.—The police of the Oak street station had trouble in rescuing a live cat which some facetious person had dropped into a mail package box. The case was reported to Lieutenant Daly, who called the postoffice authorities on the telephone.
"Some one has put a live cat in the package box which stands in front of 359 Pearl street," he said. "Will you send a man to release the cat?"
"Yes," answered the man in the postoffice. "Can we have the cat? There are lots of rats here."
"You bet!" was the answer. A postoffice employee released the cat and took it to the postoffice, where it will fight rats for Uncle Sam.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Animal Story
What themes does it cover?
Recovery
What keywords are associated?
Cat Rescue
Mailbox
Rats
Post Office
New York
What entities or persons were involved?
Lieutenant Daly
Where did it happen?
New York
Story Details
Key Persons
Lieutenant Daly
Location
New York
Event Date
July 8
Story Details
Police at Oak Street station rescue a live cat from a mail package box at 359 Pearl Street after it was placed there by someone. Lieutenant Daly contacts the post office, which requests the cat to fight rats, and an employee takes it there for that purpose.