telegram

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A British businessman fast running out of cash, William Knox D'Arcy, is said to have uttered those words when he received a telegram from Persia, 113 years ago.

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2025

After the telegram arrived, instructing him to head to Le Harve, the 19-year-old discovered the only available ship was a freighter packed with army lorries, according to the Royal Navy.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2024

Mr. Wright kept the telegram framed in his home.

From New York Times • Apr. 13, 2024

While serving in the Navy in 1919, Wallace got a telegram from Carewe to come to Hollywood, where he began work as a second-unit director on his brother’s films.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2024

They were arguing about the telegram that had just arrived from the attorney general.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin