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
"Wouldn't even open a telegraphic message which came to his hands this morning," said Lady Augusta, with a malicious drollery in her glance towards him.
From Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day by Lever, Charles James
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
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
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
