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The Cable and News Ironies of the Atlantic Link
A reflective column recounts early cable news and the evolution from ships and kegged letters to modern transatlantic telegraphy. It recalls Grandfather’s era, Field’s cables, and the perch of Associated Press editors shaping Europe to New York, with vivid notes on cable mechanics and speed.
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Stoday
England
Ghent
Orleans
Mobile
Paris
London
Liverpool
Newfoundland
Associated Press
St. Johns
New York
Europe
N. F
Persia
Cape Race
Prince Albert
Queen Victoria
English Channel
Field
Park Row
Atlantic
Mortimer Clark
Valentia Bay
Associated
Antwerp
Cable
Chicago
Mexico
Huerta
Carranza
Kitchener
Kaiser
Scientific American
Terre Haute
Tesports
Sonly
Marshall
Lark County
Clark County