Northwest History. State History Weather Conditions, Cont'd Spokane, Cont'd 1937 & 1938 Weddings & Divorces. United States.

Aurora Borealis Piles Up Current. Aurora Borealis Piles Up Current. A brilliant aurora borealis display in the arctic caused new trouble to wireless communication systems today. Local telegraph companies, reported service interrupted Sunday afternoon, and at noon today said excess current continued...

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Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1938
Subjects:
aurora
communication systems
telegraph
United States
communications
Associated Press
witnessed
dawn
Northwest Pacific > State History > 20th Century
United States > Weather Cond. Continued
Misc. Towns
Continued
Spokane
T To Z
Walla Walla
Wenatchee
Yakima
Weddings & Divorces
Divorces A > -Z
Weddings
Weddings A > -K
Weddings K > -L. > 20th Century
Arctic
Pacific
Ketchikan
Alaska
Online Access:http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clipping/id/157423
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Summary:Aurora Borealis Piles Up Current. Aurora Borealis Piles Up Current. A brilliant aurora borealis display in the arctic caused new trouble to wireless communication systems today. Local telegraph companies, reported service interrupted Sunday afternoon, and at noon today said excess current continued to pile up on lines and interrupt circuits. The United States signal corps' Alaska communications system reported to .the Associated Press at Seattle that the northern lights display had disrupted short-wave wireless connections with all but Ketchikan since 11 a.m. Sunday. The lights were witnessed from 6 p.m. until dawn.

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