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
There was a great commercial panic which led to the settling of our banking laws; the first telegraphic message was sent; Mormonism was first heard of, and became important.
From Woman's Club Work and Programs First Aid to Club Women by Benton, Caroline French
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
On the 24th the blessing of the Holy Father reached her by a telegraphic message.
From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by Rameur, E.
If If the government can carry a letter across the continent for two cents, why cannot it send a telegraphic message correspondingly cheap?
From Is The Bible Worth Reading And Other Essays by Washburn, L. K. (Lemuel Kelley)
