Northwest History. Alaska. General.

Alaska And East Linked: Publisher Phones New York "A. P." Official. ALASKA AND EAST LINKED Publisher Phones New York "A. P." Official. KETCHIKAN, Alaska, Sept. 12. (/P) —Conversation was carried on between Ketchikan and the New York offices of the Associated Press today in the fi...

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Published: 1930
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Summary:Alaska And East Linked: Publisher Phones New York "A. P." Official. ALASKA AND EAST LINKED Publisher Phones New York "A. P." Official. KETCHIKAN, Alaska, Sept. 12. (/P) —Conversation was carried on between Ketchikan and the New York offices of the Associated Press today in the first telephonic connections between Alaska and the east coast. E. G. Morrissey, publisher of the Ketchikan Chronicle, talked with Jackson S. Elliott, assistant general manager. Elliott's voice was heard clearly. Morrissey was aboard the Belmont, a yacht, in the harbor.