telegram
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Within hours of carrying the first telegram across the English Channel in 1850, the earliest “submarine telegraph”—27 miles of copper wire wrapped in a rubbery substance called gutta percha—was broken by a fishing trawler.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
The author sent a telegram to his mother back home in French-controlled Algeria: “I’ve never missed you so much.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
"The telegram boy said, 'I'm sorry to tell you, but this is bad news'," he says.
From BBC • Aug. 11, 2025
His family had to wait almost two weeks before a telegram arrived, addressed to his mother.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2024
As he turned to be on his way, I said, “Will you tell people about the telegram please?”
From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk
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