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)
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.
There was a great commercial panic which led to the settling of our banking laws; the first telegraphic message was sent; Mormonism was first heard of, and became important.
From Woman's Club Work and Programs First Aid to Club Women by Benton, Caroline French
Thus the telegraphic message was sent to Roy Henning.
From 'As Gold in the Furnace' A College Story by Copus, John E.