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April 15, 1926
The Kevin Review
Kevin, Toole County, Montana
What is this article about?
Associated Press reports a successful experimental radiophone call from Rugby, England, to Chicago by Arthur A. Oswald of Bell Telephone Laboratories, spanning 2900 miles and showcasing American telephone system's pioneering international service capabilities.
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Another Record for
American Initiative
Associated Press dispatches
of March 30, stated that a radiophone message had been completed with perfect satisfaction from Rugby, England, to a private telephone
subscriber in
Chicago.
This
meant 2900
miles of circuit
through the
air and then connection over
the telephone company wires
to Chicago.
The call was put through by
Arthur A. Oswald of the Bell
Telephone Laboratories, who
designed and built the Rugby
radio-telephone station.
The connection on this side of
the water was made just as
any long-distance circuit would
be connected, the operators
having no idea that they were
making telephone history. Officials of the American Telephone and Telegraph company
state, however, that their wires
are not equipped at present to
put through such calls, even
in cases of great emergency,
unless conditions are just right.
It has again remained for the
American telephone system to
demonstrate its supremacy and
initiative in extending its field
of public service, in advance
of the demands or even the
wildest dreams of its patrons.
While the present call was
largely experimental, it shows
the ends to which the company intends to go in rendering
not only a national, but an international service.
American Initiative
Associated Press dispatches
of March 30, stated that a radiophone message had been completed with perfect satisfaction from Rugby, England, to a private telephone
subscriber in
Chicago.
This
meant 2900
miles of circuit
through the
air and then connection over
the telephone company wires
to Chicago.
The call was put through by
Arthur A. Oswald of the Bell
Telephone Laboratories, who
designed and built the Rugby
radio-telephone station.
The connection on this side of
the water was made just as
any long-distance circuit would
be connected, the operators
having no idea that they were
making telephone history. Officials of the American Telephone and Telegraph company
state, however, that their wires
are not equipped at present to
put through such calls, even
in cases of great emergency,
unless conditions are just right.
It has again remained for the
American telephone system to
demonstrate its supremacy and
initiative in extending its field
of public service, in advance
of the demands or even the
wildest dreams of its patrons.
While the present call was
largely experimental, it shows
the ends to which the company intends to go in rendering
not only a national, but an international service.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
Extraordinary Event
What themes does it cover?
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Radiophone
Transatlantic Call
Telephone Innovation
American Supremacy
Bell Laboratories
What entities or persons were involved?
Arthur A. Oswald
Where did it happen?
Rugby, England To Chicago
Story Details
Key Persons
Arthur A. Oswald
Location
Rugby, England To Chicago
Event Date
March 30
Story Details
A radiophone message was completed from Rugby, England, to a private subscriber in Chicago, covering 2900 miles through the air, put through by Arthur A. Oswald of Bell Telephone Laboratories, demonstrating American telephone system's initiative and potential for international service.