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Fragmentary Telegraphy Tale From Old Rail Line
A garbled account describes telegraph operations aboard a railroad line. It mentions a chief operator and a receiving crew performing long signal sequences, with references to a Western region and a distant control point. The text shows stray phrases about failures and coordination challenges during a tense exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Borain
Wwe
Wien
Wormers
Djuicher
A. M.ofform
J. Hichards
Amos Horn
D. Richards
Lilespie
C. O. Wheeler
Bia Retiern
Dier
Hind
Maree
Lime Rock
Coma
van Tereid
Limerick
Telegraph
Sceca
Chiow Vadhe
Indiana
Ict
Svander