telegram
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A telegram in the same files shows a doctor from Cornwall, who was treating a 10-year-old child in 1944, pleading with the authorities for the medicine: "No hope without penicillin".
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2025
After the telegram arrived, instructing him to head to Le Harve, the 19-year-old discovered the only available ship was a freighter packed with army lorries, according to the Royal Navy.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2024
After Finnegan’s death, a local newspaper published a telegram from Gen. Douglas MacArthur expressing condolences to Finnegan’s family:
From Seattle Times • Apr. 17, 2024
Mr. Wright kept the telegram framed in his home.
From New York Times • Apr. 13, 2024
In the past, agents had filed reports by phone or telegram, or by briefing a superior in person.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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