telegraphic message
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“What hath God wrought?” was the first telegraphic message sent by Samuel F. B. Morse, dispatched from D.C. to an assistant in Baltimore in 1844, according to the Library of Congress.
From Washington Times • Oct. 25, 2022
Even then she almost felt her courage fail as she tore it apart and took out a strip of paper that appeared to be a telegraphic message addressed to Jordan.
From Thrice Armed by Bindloss, Harold
She must therefore wish that the answer to the telegraphic message should be awaited before the messenger is sent off.
From The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence between the Years 1837 and 1861 Volume 3, 1854-1861 by Benson, Arthur Christopher
A telegraphic message travels with the speed of light, for the speed of electricity and the speed of light are the same.
From The Story of Great Inventions by Burns, Elmer Ellsworth
He had desired that the reply to his telegraphic message should be addressed to him at the post-office of Neuwied, and thither he was now bent.
From Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day by Lever, Charles James
