United States Telephone Herald Co. (New York City) | |
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| Incorporation: | |
| State: Delaware | |
| Date incorporated: unknown | |
| Termination: Charter repealed January 28, 1918 (Two years taxes unpaid) | |
| Offices: | 110 West Thirty-fourth St. |
| Officers/employees: | Manly M. Gillam (Pres. & Dir., 1909, 1911, 1913), William H. Alexander (Sec. and Treas., 1909, 1910), James Gillies (Treas. & Dir., 1911, 1913), Cornelius C. Balassa (Sec. & Dir., 1911, 1913), Ladislaus De Doory (1910, 1911). Directors: S. Baum (1911), Henry W. Davis (1911, 1913, 1915, 1917), Arthur L. Gillam (1911, 1913), Ernest C. (Edwin D.:?) Morse (1911, 1913), Frank Vernon (1913, 1915). |
| Service: | Public demonstration on September 8, 1910 at 110 West Thirty-fourth St. |
| Other information: | Functioned as a parent company for the Associated Companies. There was also a report of the existence of the Telephone Newspaper Co. of America in the 1911 Annual report of the State Treasurer by New York Treasurer's Office, plus the 1913 edition reported the existence of a Telephone Herald Sales and Supply Co. (New York charter forfeited 1929) |
Associated companies | |
Boston Telephone Herald Syndicate, Inc. | |
| Incorporation: | |
| State: Massachusetts | |
| Date incorporated: April 23, 1913 | |
| Termination: Dissolved February 21, 1916 | |
| Officers/employees: | At incorporation: Ladislaus De Doory, John M. Grosvenor, Jr., Jesse W. Morton. |
California Telephone Herald Co. | |
| Incorporation: | |
| State: California | |
| Date incorporated: Charter proclaimed by the Governor, February, 1915 | |
| Termination: Charter declared forfeited and repealed for non-payment of taxes February, 1915 | |
Central California Telephone Herald Co. | |
| Incorporation: | |
| State: California | |
| Date incorporated: Charter proclaimed by the Governor, February, 1915 | |
| Termination: Charter declared forfeited and repealed for non-payment of taxes February, 1915 | |
Massachusetts Telephone Herald Co. | |
| Incorporation: | |
| State: Delaware | |
| Date incorporated: unknown | |
| Termination: Corporation charter repealed January 24, 1916 | |
New Jersey Telephone Herald Co. (Newark) | |
| Incorporation: | |
| State: New Jersey | |
| Date incorporated: unknown | |
| Termination: Charter declared null & void January 18, 1916 | |
| Offices: | Essex Building (second floor), Clinton Street |
| Officers/employees: | Captain William E. Gunn (V.P. & G.M, 1911, Pres., 1912), Manly M. Gillam (Dir., 1913), John P. Rainbault (General Manager, 1912), J. L. Spence (Chief Engineer, 1912), George Edward Bailey (Engineer, 1911-1912), C. S. Atkinson (Legislative correspondent at the N.J. legislature, 1912). |
| Service: | Commercial operation began October 24, 1911, suspended late February, 1912 |
| Other information: | Investors: Mr. Blaidsdale, Percy R. Pyne, 2nd, H. B. Hollins, Charles E. Danforth |
Oregon Telephone Herald Co. (Portland) | |
| Incorporation: | |
| State: Unknown. | |
| Date incorporated: Unknown. | |
| Termination: Unknown. | |
| Offices: | 506 Royal Building (Seventh and Morrison) |
| Officers/employees: | P. W. le Mown (Secr. & treas., 1913), D. S. Doernbecher (Pres., 1913, 1914), F. M. Le Monn (Sec. & Mngr., 1913, 1914) |
| Service: | Demonstrations, June, 1912, Fifth Floor Royal Building, Hotel Multnomah, Meier & Frank's Seventh Floor restroom. |
| Other information: | June, 1912 advertisements said commercial service would start "around October 1st". In January, 1913, an advertisement for the service appeared in the Portland Orpheum, and that same month P. W. le Mown claimed there were 10,000 subscribers. |
Pacific Telephone Herald Co. | |
| Incorporation: | |
| State: California | |
| Date incorporated: Unknown | |
| Termination: Charter forfeited for failure to pay licence tax, March 4, 1916 | |
| Other information: | Case No. 474 of the Railroad Commission of the State of California (Pacific Telephone Herald Company vs. The Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company), dismissed November 5, 1913. |
Pennsylvania Telephone Herald Co. | |
| Incorporation: | |
| State: Delaware | |
| Date incorporated: Unknown | |
| Termination: Corporation charter repealed January 25, 1917 | |
| Officers/employees: | Frank Vernon (Pres. & dir., 1913, 1915) |
| Other information: | Corporate activity reported in 1912-1913 |
San Diego Telephone Herald Co. | |
| Incorporation: | |
| State: Unknown | |
| Date incorporated: Unknown | |
| Termination: Unknown | |
| Other information: | Corporate information reported in 1912 |
San Francisco Telephone Herald Co. | |
| Incorporation: | |
| State: California | |
| Date incorporated: Unknown | |
| Termination: Charter forfeited for failure to pay licence tax November 30, 1913 | |
Southern California Telephone Herald Co. (Los Angeles) | |
| Incorporation: | |
| State: California | |
| Date incorporated: Incorporation papers filed May 23, 1911 | |
| Termination: Charter forfeited for failure to pay licence tax November 30, 1911 | |
| Officers/employees: | P. A. Grimes, F. N. Grimes and H. A. Schmidt (Dir., 1911) |
Washington Telephone Herald Co. (Seattle) | |
| Incorporation: | |
| State: Washington | |
| Date incorporated: unknown | |
| Termination: Charter stricken during the period from October 1, 1912 to October 1, 1914 for failure to pay annual licence fee | |
Pennsylvania Telectrophone Company. (Philadelphia) | |
| Incorporation: | |
| State: Delaware | |
| Date incorporated: August, 1913 | |
| Termination: Repealed January 23, 1922 (taxes unpaid for two years) | |
| Officers/employees: | At incorporation: W. G. Taylor, C. B. Bishop, H. W. Davis (all from Wilington, Delaware). 1915: Albert D. Miller (president), Joseph W. Kesfler (vice president), Charles F. Helm (treasurer), E. B. Raup (secretary)--all from Shamolin, Pennsylvania. 1913-1915: James Earl Miller (daily programming and publicity) |
| Service: | Demonstrations, February, 1914, Gimbel Brothers department store. |
Telectrophone Company of Southern California. | |
| Incorporation: | |
| State: California | |
| Date incorporated: July, 1914 | |
| Termination: Charter forfeited for failure to pay license March 4, 1916 | |
| Officers/employees: | At incorporation: T. S. Fuller, Thomas Connell, H. E. Richmond, Oscar L. Horn, Fred Donoghy |
Michigan Tellevent Co. (Detroit) | |
| Incorporation: | |
| State: Michigan | |
| Date incorporated: 1907 | |
| Termination: Dissolution filed August 2, 1909 | |
| Officers/employees: | James F. Land (Manager, 1907), Arnold Augustus Schantz (Secr., 1908), E. L. Ford, W. A. Jackson, George M. Black, and James H. Swart |