Newspaper item mentioning Will: 8/12/1921
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An item in the Cincinnati (Ohio) Enquirer: Colonel Stokey makes an announcement.
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WORK ON CABLE COMPLETED.
Telephone Wires Placed in Ohio River at New Richmond.
Colonel William P. Stokey, officer in charge of Cincinnati District No. 2, Corps of Engineers, announced yesterday the completion of the work of laying a steel armored submarine telephone cable across the Ohio River from a point one half mile below the ferry landing at New Richmond, Ohio, to a point on the Kentucky shore just above Ohio River Dam No. 35.
The cable is said to be the first placed in the Ohio River. It is 2,640 feet in length, and contains 25 sets of telephone wires, of which the Government will use 15 sets in conjunction with the private telephone line being constructed to connect all Ohio River dams with the offices of the United States Division Engineer at Cincinnati and the District Engineers' office.
The ten other sets of wires carried by the cable will be used by the Cincinnati and Suburban Bell Telephone Company, which company shared with the Government the expense of laying the cable, it is said.
Telephone Wires Placed in Ohio River at New Richmond.
Colonel William P. Stokey, officer in charge of Cincinnati District No. 2, Corps of Engineers, announced yesterday the completion of the work of laying a steel armored submarine telephone cable across the Ohio River from a point one half mile below the ferry landing at New Richmond, Ohio, to a point on the Kentucky shore just above Ohio River Dam No. 35.
The cable is said to be the first placed in the Ohio River. It is 2,640 feet in length, and contains 25 sets of telephone wires, of which the Government will use 15 sets in conjunction with the private telephone line being constructed to connect all Ohio River dams with the offices of the United States Division Engineer at Cincinnati and the District Engineers' office.
The ten other sets of wires carried by the cable will be used by the Cincinnati and Suburban Bell Telephone Company, which company shared with the Government the expense of laying the cable, it is said.
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My googling indicates that this was not the first cable placed in the Ohio River; apparently that was done by Captain Jack B. Sleeth in the 1840s. Or anyway, sometime in the 1800s. But this was the first telephone cable placed in the Ohio River.
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Originally the document for this page was an item from the September 10, 1921 issue of the magazine Telephony, which I found in Google books. Later I found the Cincinnati Enquirer item, from whith the Telephony item was clearly copied, so I've made the Enquirer item the document for this page. Here's the Telephone article, with a transcription (surely unnecessary) below:
My googling indicates that this was not the first cable placed in the Ohio River; apparently that was done by Captain Jack B. Sleeth in the 1840s. Or anyway, sometime in the 1800s. But this was the first telephone cable placed in the Ohio River.
2.
Originally the document for this page was an item from the September 10, 1921 issue of the magazine Telephony, which I found in Google books. Later I found the Cincinnati Enquirer item, from whith the Telephony item was clearly copied, so I've made the Enquirer item the document for this page. Here's the Telephone article, with a transcription (surely unnecessary) below:
Audio reading not yet available.Scroll down for the transcript.
SUBMARINE TELEPHONE CABLE LAID IN OHIO RIVER BY GOVERNMENT
Completion of the work of laying a steel-armored submarine telephone cable across the Ohio River from the Kentucky shore to a point a half-mile below New Richmond, Ohio, has been announced by Colonel William P. Stokey, officer in charge of Cincinnati district no. 2, Corps of Engineers.
This cable is, as far as known, the first ever placed in the Ohio river. It is 2,640 feet in length and contains 25 pairs of telephone wires. The government will use 15 pairs in conjunction with the private telephone line being constructed to connect all Ohio river dams with the offices of the United States division engineer in Cincinnati, the district offices one with another.
The other 10 pairs of wires in the cable will by used by the Cincinnati & Suburban Bell Telephone Co., which shared with the government the expense of laying the cable.
Completion of the work of laying a steel-armored submarine telephone cable across the Ohio River from the Kentucky shore to a point a half-mile below New Richmond, Ohio, has been announced by Colonel William P. Stokey, officer in charge of Cincinnati district no. 2, Corps of Engineers.
This cable is, as far as known, the first ever placed in the Ohio river. It is 2,640 feet in length and contains 25 pairs of telephone wires. The government will use 15 pairs in conjunction with the private telephone line being constructed to connect all Ohio river dams with the offices of the United States division engineer in Cincinnati, the district offices one with another.
The other 10 pairs of wires in the cable will by used by the Cincinnati & Suburban Bell Telephone Co., which shared with the government the expense of laying the cable.
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