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
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
While the news of Sir Harry's death rested only upon a telegraphic message, which might be forged or precipitate, he dared not break the seal and open the will.
From Willing to Die by Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan
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)
The news would flash from tribe to tribe, from kraal to kraal, quicker than a telegraphic message.
From 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War by Mitford, Bertram
