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Domestic News
May 10, 1912
The Herald Advance
Milbank, Grant County, South Dakota
What is this article about?
In Dillsburg, Pa., neighbor Robert Baily spotted a burglar entering Dr. W. A. Yeagy's home and called the physician via telephone, scaring the intruder away. Only a few dollars were stolen from a sideboard drawer.
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Phone Sets Robber Flying
Yeggman Runs From House as If He Had Been Shot Down From a Gun.
York, Pa.-A telephone in the home of Dr. W. A. Yeagy of Dillsburg made an excellent burglar alarm.
Robert Baily, living not far away, detected a man in the act of crawling through a window into the home of the physician. Not caring to risk an encounter with the would-be thief, he went to his telephone and called up the physician.
Looking out again he saw the burglar make his exit as though fired from a gun. The telephone call had done the work.
Nothing was missing, except a few dollars from a drawer of the sideboard.
Yeggman Runs From House as If He Had Been Shot Down From a Gun.
York, Pa.-A telephone in the home of Dr. W. A. Yeagy of Dillsburg made an excellent burglar alarm.
Robert Baily, living not far away, detected a man in the act of crawling through a window into the home of the physician. Not caring to risk an encounter with the would-be thief, he went to his telephone and called up the physician.
Looking out again he saw the burglar make his exit as though fired from a gun. The telephone call had done the work.
Nothing was missing, except a few dollars from a drawer of the sideboard.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime
What keywords are associated?
Burglary
Foiled Theft
Telephone Alarm
Dillsburg
York Pa
What entities or persons were involved?
Dr. W. A. Yeagy
Robert Baily
Where did it happen?
Dillsburg, Pa.
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Dillsburg, Pa.
Key Persons
Dr. W. A. Yeagy
Robert Baily
Outcome
nothing was missing, except a few dollars from a drawer of the sideboard.
Event Details
Robert Baily detected a man crawling through a window into Dr. W. A. Yeagy's home. Baily called Yeagy on the telephone, causing the burglar to flee as though fired from a gun.