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The Inventor Of The Telephone

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Day
9
Month
December
Year
1881
Copyright
Public Domain
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iba Qray, lately electad ProfeMor of Dynaniteal Bloctrlcjty ui Oberlin College, and upon whom Frenen Republii Jnat eonf errad tbe titie of "Doctor ! Beli:l ( Ineralicr ol the Legión of Honor," lf tbe real Inrentor of the Telephone. 11, iraa born oí (tiakorpareutsla Itrlnmnt l'iiunty, Olik), 11 ls:!; iu 1932 !i pal removed to Waahiuxtoii County, Pennayl :nn;i, vrbere be lerred an apprentkeílilp lolcaiullit truüe "i carpenter; worked for a tiui ín Kaycttu i ounty; ¦ntered oberiiu niel in Ï.jT inttrricd Sbepi-i-d ol Oberlin. Por time he worked i , ímt deroicd much time d electrleity, whuli hite iiii ln reLuUr buiíiMB. He tilcd in February, U7Ö, iu the l'atcnt Office, ;i Unveat, tetUng forth liia purpoie as UChicago, Iu üie oounty ol üookand biaic oí UUnuia, llave iuventcil u lu-w all ol ImuhbÍuíiir vocal tonuda uJcgraphically, ni w Indi Üm luliuw in; is :i ipedfloation. It s t lie object of my inveiiuou to traisnnt (he tonet t tbe huKuw rotee taroogk 11 telegrapnic circuit and reproduce them :it ij;eud nt'the linc, so tliat actual oouveraatioii can be cairitd 011 bj i M long ilirtaneea ;ip;irt." nirly :i yi :ii later Belli ol Boston, nada applieaUoa for 1 patea) ooveríng practically the same patternt and ipecittcatioM a oontained in Mr. 1 :il, 011 lile al I lie sanie time. Htrange to aay the patent wa Issued, tlie axmmUier tubeequently uzplainiíig the transaction by sutlaa that ürmy'i caveat bad been oterlookeo, öuit wm brought In the United Btatea Cfrouit ('oiut iu Chicago for :ni Infringemeril, and tbc decWon (ufly aiMtained the claim ot Gray and !ih right to simrf in tuefrulttof the teleplione. annual Income trom thla (ource n now All" ti ¦¦¦ viTV Lllüc

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Ann Arbor Courier
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