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More Careful Now.A local journalist prides himself on his ability as a telegraph operator and frequently takes his place at the instrument to receive messages.Several years ago when Pugilist Jim Corbett Issued his famous challenge to Fitzsimmons, offering him $25,000 fo^ a meeting, this journalist was at the telegraph instrument. “Stuff” waa running light that evening, so when the challenge began to come In leisurely over the wire the journalist became impatient and flashed back: “Wakeup und push tlwit stuff on.”It so happened that he had caught a tartar at the other end. The challenge came 011 at a break-neek pace. The bewildered receiver caught about one word in throe and about one letter in the word. He diligently banged his typewriter, however, to make a bluff at taking the hot message, but unfortunately when he had finished some one caught a glimpse of his ‘copy,” and it was all off.The sporting editor and seveml of the reporters hold a consultation later and wrote a challenge for Corbett. Since that time the journalist when pushed for “copy” couches his re-, quests for more speed in very careful terms.
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Morning Sun News Herald
Morning Sun, Iowa, US
Thu, Jan 10, 1901
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