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September 20, 1935
Minneapolis Spokesman
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
What is this article about?
In Los Angeles, a woman telephones police about a wolf at her door; officers confirm the threat outside William Bentley's home and capture the animal in a nearby alley.
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WOMAN KEEPS WOLF FROM DOOR BY TELEPHONE
Get a telephone aid. Keep the wolf away from your door,
Such might be a telephone slogan if the story that comes out of Los Angeles is correct. According to this story, the desk sergeant at a local police station, when he answered the telephone, heard a woman cry out, "There's a wolf at my door."
"Lady, you got plenty of company," was the reply of the police sergeant. When the woman pleaded that it was no joke and to please send a policeman at once, the sergeant did so and, sure enough, the three officers who sped to the scene found a big bad wolf camped just outside the door of the home of William Bentley. After some hesitation, they went after the beast and finally overhauled him in an alley, where they pinioned him with a coil of rope.
Get a telephone aid. Keep the wolf away from your door,
Such might be a telephone slogan if the story that comes out of Los Angeles is correct. According to this story, the desk sergeant at a local police station, when he answered the telephone, heard a woman cry out, "There's a wolf at my door."
"Lady, you got plenty of company," was the reply of the police sergeant. When the woman pleaded that it was no joke and to please send a policeman at once, the sergeant did so and, sure enough, the three officers who sped to the scene found a big bad wolf camped just outside the door of the home of William Bentley. After some hesitation, they went after the beast and finally overhauled him in an alley, where they pinioned him with a coil of rope.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Animal Story
Heroic Act
What themes does it cover?
Bravery Heroism
Misfortune
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Wolf Encounter
Police Capture
Telephone Call
Los Angeles
Animal Threat
What entities or persons were involved?
Woman
Desk Sergeant
Police Officers
William Bentley
Where did it happen?
Los Angeles
Story Details
Key Persons
Woman
Desk Sergeant
Police Officers
William Bentley
Location
Los Angeles
Story Details
A woman calls the Los Angeles police claiming a wolf is at her door; the desk sergeant dispatches officers who find and capture the wolf outside William Bentley's home using rope in an alley.