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

Only one day of happiness and life, and then that crushing blow which met her the very day after her marriage, in the words of the telegraphic message, "Mr. Harmer is dead."

From A Search For A Secret (Vol 2 of 3) A Novel by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)

She braced her knees under the table, and sent forth a telegraphic message of support.

From Lady Cassandra by Vaizey, George de Horne, Mrs.

A few days after this episode I received a telegraphic message necessitating my immediate return to Germany.

From Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ by B.D.

This is Tuesday; now, Friday ought to be the day, the news to reach me on Thursday afternoon; you can send a telegraphic message and then send on a clerk.

From Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day by Lever, Charles James