telegram
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A British businessman fast running out of cash, William Knox D'Arcy, is said to have uttered those words when he received a telegram from Persia, 113 years ago.
From BBC • Jun. 21, 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
Posters in Detroit depicting a military man resembling Hitler were ordered, by telegram, to be destroyed.
From New York Times • May 30, 2024
While serving in the Navy in 1919, Wallace got a telegram from Carewe to come to Hollywood, where he began work as a second-unit director on his brother’s films.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2024
It came in the form of a personal telegram, a frightening event.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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