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A Telegram, is an urgent message sent by telegraph. Usually hand delivered.
Modern telegram services send dictated / typed messages directly to the recipient, usually within a matter of hours.
e.g. http://www.couriergram.co.uk/ who took over from BT.
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How many telegrams were sent on the titanic and were received during the voyage?
There were about 14 telegrams
Are telegrams likely to include long descriptions?
Not in an historical context. Telegrams cost per word, so the fewer words, the less expensive the telegram. Telegrams are purely historical at this point; in the US they can no longer be sent.
When was Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams created?
Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams was created in 1882.
When were telegrams used?
Telegrams were first used in 1839 in Holland and were used elsewhere in the late 1800s.
How do telegrams work?
Telegrams these days are different than telegrams "in the old days". You can still send telegrams all over the world, in a couple of hours if necessary. The big difference's is the way telegrams are send over the world. In earlier days telegrams where send by the telegraph-lines with Morse codes. At the other side of the line these codes where translated to words again and brought by messenger to the receiver. Today we don't use Morse codes anymore, but telegrams are still very important. You can use telegrams to congratulate someone, to send your deepest sympathy or wish someone much luck. Any occasion you can think of, a telegram will bring the message!
What was on those telegrams in World War 2?
Japanese telegrams of "weather reports" were actually attack plans
Were telegrams used in the 1930s?
yes
How many telegrams were sent on the Titanic?
13
Codes used for telegrams?
cypher codes
Did people have telephones when Abraham Lincoln was president?
No, they had telegrams.
Is telegrams were popular before we had telephones a declarative?
Yes it is
Do people still use cablegrams and telegrams?
It is still possible to send a telegram all over the world. On www.telegramsonline.co.uk you can send telegrams to be delivered within several hours.
