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Western Union Begins Second Century of Service
Western Union starts its second century amid wartime constraints with new automatic telegraph transmission and a nationwide high speed switching network. The firm highlights an expansion from a 10 by 12 office to a 127 East Broadway base, and notes 200 million wires sent annually with 400 million blanks used. The piece also recounts history, odd uses of telegrams, and a story of a Long Island millionaire who used messengers in cavalry mock battles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Union
R. R. Ferlan
Long Beach
Los Angeles and
Salt Lake Railroad Company
E. C. Godell
First St
E. Broadway
Ferlan
Wwe
Long Island