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
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.
She must make that point and so intercept Hervey with a telegraphic message.
From The Hound From The North by Bull, Charles Livingston
While enjoying myself at a ball at the Norwegian Minister's, I received a telegraphic message, ordering me at once to the Austrian capital.
From Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. II) by O'Shea, John Augustus
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