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
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.
He was on his way to England with despatches from Constantinople; but, fortunately for James, received a telegraphic message to wait at Florence for more recent news from Vienna before proceeding farther.
From The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. II by Lever, Charles James
Bulletin.—A brief telegraphic message giving the barest results of an event, often an accident, unaccompanied by details.
From News Writing The Gathering , Handling and Writing of News Stories by Spencer, M. Lyle (Matthew Lyle)
