Telephone Herald .28Newark.2C New Jersey and Portland.2C Oregon.2C U.S..29 Telephone newspaper

the united states telephone herald company founded in 1909, act parent corporation regional telephone herald systems established throughout united states, parent company receive royalty on every instrument installed . (in cases service referred telectrophone .) @ least dozen associate companies chartered, publicity these services commonly stating subscriptions cost 5 cents day, 2 systems ever went commercial operation — 1 based in newark, new jersey (new jersey telephone herald, 1911-1912) , other in portland, oregon (oregon telephone herald, 1912-1913). moreover, both of these systems shut down after operating short time, due economic , technical issues.

new jersey telephone herald (newark, 1912)

following visit hungary, cornelius balassa procured u.s. patent rights technology used budapest telefon hírmondó. (later reports state company held rights canada , great britain.) parent company, announced in october 1909, organized manley m. gillam, , operated under new york state charter telephone newspaper company of america . reorganized united states telephone herald company in march 1910, operating under delaware corporation charter. initial transmission demonstration given @ company headquarters, located @ 110 west thirty-fourth street in new york city, in september 1910.

of 2 telephone herald affiliates launched commercial services, new jersey telephone herald, incorporated in october 1910 in newark, new jersey, both first , publicized. on october 24, 1911 ambitious daily service, closely patterned after telefon hírmondó s, launched reported fifty receivers located in department store waiting room, plus 5 hundred newark homes. company s central offices, studio, , switch rooms located in essex building on clinton street in newark. condit s. atkinson, had extensive newspaper experience, headed service s news department.

the company reported there many persons eager sign up, , had more potential subscribers supported. however, service ran serious technical , financial difficulties, resulted in employees walking off job due missed paychecks, , operations suspended in late february 1912. fresh source of funding resulted in temporary revival in late may, c. s. atkinson renewing editor functions. however, continuing problems resulted in transmissions permanently ceasing december 1912. following termination of operations, new jersey telephone herald s business charter declared null , void on january 18, 1916.

oregon telephone herald (portland, 1913)

the second telephone herald company implement ongoing telephone newspaper service oregon telephone herald company, based in portland. company incorporated in oregon, , headquartered @ 506 royal building (seventh , morrison). extensive demonstrations began in may 1912, , advertisements next month said commercial service start around october 1st .

a january 1913 solicitation home subscribers listed hours of operation 8:00 midnight. later advertisements referred service te-lec-tro-phone , , april saw introduction of reporting of local portland beavers baseball games. promotion following month offered chance hear election results free @ twenty-five business sites. in may, portland hotel advertised diners listen latest baseball, business , other news telephone-herald meals.

there appears have been company reorganization in 1913, but, new jersey predecessor, portland enterprise facing financial trouble. in august 1913 state of oregon, acting under provisions of blue sky law , barred oregon telephone herald doing business. final advertisements company appeared in june 1913, , state corporation charter terminated on january 16, 1917, failure file statements or pay fees 2 years.

corporation activity parent united states telephone herald company peaked in 1913, lack of success caused company suspend operations, , corporation charter repealed in 1918.