| 单词 | telegrapher |
| 例句 | He said over his shoulder to the telegrapher, “Those Hamiltons! Just look at them!” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z After the burial he drew up and personally submitted to the president of the republic a violent telegram, which the telegrapher refused to send. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z His father, a former railroad telegrapher, joined the federal Railroad Retirement Board. Ed Walker, WAMU personality who burnished radio’s golden age, dies at 83 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z And the “Crazy Trousseau Robe,” of quilted silk and lace with metallic embroidery, hints at the unconventional life of its maker — a thrice-married Western frontierswoman who was one of the earliest female railroad telegraphers. Art Review: ?Women Only? Exhibition at American Folk Art Museum 2010-04-15T22:04:00Z When the Titanic hit an iceberg while crossing the Atlantic in 1912, its telegraphers desperately sent out distress calls hoping somebody, somewhere might hear them. Titanic: Amateur radio heard SOS in Welsh town 2,000 miles away 2023-05-21T04:00:00Z Salas, retired from his railroad telegrapher’s job, is among the few living persons with direct knowledge of the election. AP WAS THERE: Uncovering Lyndon B Johnson’s stolen election 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z Roberts commissioned an annual count of the number of words filed by telegraphers from the Masters pressroom to compare with that of the U.S. Clifford Roberts: The man who made the Masters - Golf Digest 2020-04-08T04:00:00Z From his first teenage days as a railroad telegrapher and newspaper publisher, Edison exhibited “the traits that distinguished him as an inventor — contrary thinking, obstinate repetition, daydreaming, delight in difficulty,” Morris writes. Thomas Edison’s brilliant life, told in reverse 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z What prompted the young telegrapher to dig so deeply into esoteric theory and mathematics, and to isolate himself from people? Engineering: Reclusive genius who connected the world : Nature : Nature Research 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z Booksh earned a living as a telegrapher for the railroad system - a job he had since he was 17 and maintained throughout his various tenures as Addis’ mayor for 42 years. Addis still has small-town charm as prepares for centennial 2015-09-12T04:00:00Z Late in that round, Firpo knocked the 192-pound Dempsey through the ropes into the ringside of reporters, photographers and telegraphers, the scene that inspired the artist George Bellows’s celebrated painting. A Ringside Seat 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z Mr. Mabee wrote that he titled his work “The American Leonardo” in homage to the Renaissance painter Leonardo da Vinci because he wanted him to “be known as more than a telegrapher.” Carleton Mabee, Pulitzer-winning biographer of Samuel Morse, dies at 99 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z A retired Illinois Central Railroad telegrapher, the Decatur man enjoys keeping statistics on everything he does. EXCHANGE: Man records stats on almost everything 2014-08-02T04:00:00Z He was a telegrapher at the American Red Cross, among other jobs, before doing security work at 4-H. Washington area obituaries of note When she was a baby, her family moved to Washington, where her mother worked in a dress shop, her father as a railway telegrapher. Oso neighborhood never should have been built 2014-06-07T04:00:00Z As the nation stumbled through the Depression, telegraphers and radio announcers ushered the young Joe Louis to the heavyweight throne as the first popular African-American sports idol. A Ringside Seat 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z In the 1930s, America’s trigger-fingered telegraphers handled more than 200 million messages a year. The Telegram Isn't Going Anywhere 2013-07-14T19:20:30Z “Grant is a copious worker, and fighter, but a very meagre writer, or telegrapher,” Lincoln once explained. Gettysburg: Lincoln's Search for Generals 2013-07-02T15:35:28Z So from a single North Country farm sprang three expert telegraphers and railroaders. The Story of the Rome, Watertown, and Ogdensburg RailRoad 2012-03-02T03:00:07.920Z The old man, the mild-looking, placid old gentleman they had in tow, is a telegrapher.” Ralph, the Train Dispatcher The Mystery of the Pay Car 2012-02-29T03:00:25.457Z Either way, they handed their copy to a Western Union telegrapher who transmitted Morse code over an electric connection to their newspaper offices, where another telegrapher translated those dots and dashes back into prose. A Ringside Seat 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z One day they were telegraphers, day laborers, railroad section hands and the next they were colossal figures of American enterprise. Behind the Mirrors The Psychology of Disintegration at Washington 2012-02-11T03:03:55.693Z Forbes was groping toward her in thought like a wireless telegrapher trying to reach another and unable to come to accord. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z But for the life of it, it could not see why the name of a nice old-fashioned Seventh-Day-Baptist town should be sacrificed for the mere convenience of a telegrapher’s code. The Story of the Rome, Watertown, and Ogdensburg RailRoad 2012-03-02T03:00:07.920Z “We have secured a list of all the ‘suspicious’ men among the telegraphers,” continued Adair. Ralph, the Train Dispatcher The Mystery of the Pay Car 2012-02-29T03:00:25.457Z The dots and dashes may sound confusing, but to telegraphers, they were perfectly clear. A Ringside Seat 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z Although he was a brilliant and rapid telegrapher, his fondness for playing pranks and making fun lost him several positions. Great Inventions and Discoveries 2011-10-01T02:00:30.900Z Ordinarily, too, some one of the train crew, or a professional telegrapher, in times of special apprehension is prepared to do the work of the emergency. The Cassowary What Chanced in the Cleft Mountains 2011-09-24T02:00:16.927Z "Off at New Orleans!" shouted the telegrapher, who knew about the sport's ticket by this time, and there was a note of unusual excitement in his voice as he called off the race. Taking Chances 2011-09-21T02:00:36.667Z “Why, grandfather was once a telegrapher, a famous----” He checked himself. Ralph, the Train Dispatcher The Mystery of the Pay Car 2012-02-29T03:00:25.457Z After World War II, operators of Western Union Teletype machines gradually replaced the telegraphers, but not completely. A Ringside Seat 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z At noon the soldier telegrapher came hurrying to the colonel and handed him a dispatch. Trumpeter Fred A Story of the Plains 2011-09-15T02:00:11.393Z Is it true that if the railroad men's strike is declared the telegraphers' and typewriters' unions will order a sympathetic strike? A Speckled Bird 2011-05-06T02:00:09.097Z "Sadie Burnham in the stretch by a length!" announced the telegrapher. Taking Chances 2011-09-21T02:00:36.667Z She was a skillful telegrapher, and had some local literary reputation. The Falls of Niagara and Other Famous Cataracts 2011-03-26T02:00:15.717Z For one big fight on one big night, the telephone had replaced the telegrapher’s dots and dashes and the Teletype machine. A Ringside Seat 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z Mr. Eddy, the first and best telegrapher in the States, died to-day. The Story of the Atlantic Telegraph 2010-12-29T03:00:29.577Z The dispatcher’s next message came very slowly, disclosing that he knew from Penny’s style of sending that he was talking to an amateur telegrapher. Hoofbeats on the Turnpike 2010-12-20T17:11:45.463Z "Donna Rita at the quarter by five lengths!" called out the telegrapher, and the poolroom might have been taken for an Emancipation Day festival. Taking Chances 2011-09-21T02:00:36.667Z He left school at 15, worked as a reporter for a dog-racing journal and joined the Royal Navy as a telegrapher aboard destroyers in World War II. Harry Carpenter, 84, the 'Voice of Boxing' in Britain 2010-03-27T00:30:00Z There is a very general complaint among the railroads today regarding this particular point, and many of them welcome the telephone, because, if for no other reason, it renders them independent of the telegrapher. Cyclopedia of Telephony and Telegraphy, Vol. 2 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc. The ticking of the sounder was making him homesick and dangerously nervous, so he went to find the telegrapher and see the sounder which brought the voice of the world into Lukin. The Garden of Eden "Nothing but a crazy noise, like a telegrapher breaking in on the broadcast," he answered. The Cosmic Deflector Then they were off at New Orleans, as the telegrapher announced with a bored air, electrifying the crowd into silence. Taking Chances 2011-09-21T02:00:36.667Z He proposed to carry the wire in tubes underground, and to use an alphabet of dots and dashes, the same that is used by telegraphers to-day. The Story of Our Country Every Child Can Read What has occasioned this decrease in efficiency it is not easy to say, but there is a strong tendency to lay it, in part, to the attitude of the telegraphers' organization toward the student operator. Cyclopedia of Telephony and Telegraphy, Vol. 2 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc. Gerald Heath had been lazily leaning against the makeshift desk of the telegrapher, as he waited, and for pastime had whittled the smooth birch sapling that formed its outer edge. Eleven Possible Cases The second message was barely completed and delivered to the telegrapher when the special roared to a standstill by the station platform. When the Cock Crows Merely repeating a performance many times does not give the high degree of skill that we see in the expert telegrapher or typist. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life Sure; I’ve got a telegrapher’s ear as long as a mule’s.... The Bandbox Sherman The "thirty" is the telegrapher's signal indicating the completion of the story. News Writing The Gathering , Handling and Writing of News Stories Miles away were hills rising behind one another, until they left only a little of sky to be framed by the eave of the shed, as seen by the telegrapher. Eleven Possible Cases Good managers are made from messenger boys, brakemen, wipers and telegraphers; just as brave admirals are produced in due time by planting a cadet in a naval school. Snow on the Headlight A Story of the Great Burlington Strike "Higher units", like the word habits and phrase habits of the telegrapher and typist, are in a broad sense recalled whenever they are used. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life A telegrapher occupied an alcove adjoining Hood’s room, and handled confidential messages over private wires to the principal cities in the country. Carmen Ariza The End.—Mark the completion of the story with an end mark, a #, or the figure 30 in a circle, the telegrapher's sign indicating the end of a day or a night report. News Writing The Gathering , Handling and Writing of News Stories Back of the shed in which the telegrapher worked by day was a structure in which she slept at night. Eleven Possible Cases Since then Joe had been a teamster, a clerk in a hardware store, a brakeman, a telegrapher, and last, the assistant editor of a paper in a small town. The Harbor The telegrapher acquires skill by improving his methods, rather than by simply speeding up. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life It was mounted on a pivot, and from it two heavy wires ran to a key such as telegraphers use, and then down to a series of powerful batteries standing on the floor. The Destroyer A Tale of International Intrigue He was only a tramp telegrapher, but he was not satisfied with being anything but the best, and many are the stories of speed he attained in sending or receiving messages. Our Young Folks at Home and Abroad Filing clerks, stenographers, secretaries, switchboard operators, telegraphers, even governesses. The Crevice They spelled out letters in the entirely simple Morse code of the telegrapher, if one noticed. Astounding Stories of Super-Science July 1930 That was probably the case with the telegrapher. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life I had not gone far when I turned up an envelope directed to him on which was some printing saying that it contained a pamphlet about books for telegraphers. Track's End Being the Narrative of Judson Pitcher's Strange Winter Spent There As Told by Himself and Edited by Hayden Carruth Including an Accurate Account of His Numerous Adventures, and the Facts Concerning His Several Surprising Escapes from Death Now First Printed in Full The youngest telegrapher in the world is probably Hattie Hutchinson, in charge of an office in Texas. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III A Scout need not concern herself with it because it would only be used by the Scout who eventually becomes a telegrapher, and for this purpose the Western Union Company offers the necessary training. Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts "I am a mental telegrapher, Mr. Crow," said the reporter, carefully placing a hat upon Mr. Reesling's head. Anderson Crow, Detective He has acquired but a small part of the necessary stock-in-trade of the telegrapher. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life Every one does not know the International but every local telegrapher knows the American.” The Hilltop Boys A Story of School Life Nearly fifty young women are employed in the principal towns of the State as telegraphers alone. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III A brakeman descended, the conductor strode stiffly to the telegrapher’s window, two trunks came out of the baggage car, and a tall man of fifty alighted and was folded into Sheila’s welcoming arms. The Trail to Yesterday When he had finished he shoved the paper over to the telegrapher, who had been waiting: J. Chalfant Benham, B— Building, New York. 'Firebrand' Trevison The telegrapher and baggage clerk were going around the side of the depot towards the tracks. The Gallery "I ain't got but a little lunch here," said the red-headed telegrapher, station agent and baggage man rolled into one, regretfully. The Boy Scout Fire Fighters or Jack Danby's Bravest Deed In the Business Colleges of Mr. Curtis at St. Paul and Minneapolis, many women are teachers, and many more are educated as shorthand reporters, telegraphers, and book-keepers. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III The three letters mean, in telegraphers' and wireless men's language, "laughter." The Ocean Wireless Boys And The Naval Code Carson spoke shortly to the telegrapher, at which the latter motioned toward the bank building and the private car. 'Firebrand' Trevison Hugo. boys would spend in idleness or purposeless pastime in learning the telegrapher’s code. The Girl Wanted The sounds were so fast that Jack, who was only an amateur and a beginner as a telegrapher, after all, could not understand. The Boy Scout Fire Fighters or Jack Danby's Bravest Deed I found the telegraphers there, but all the wires were down. Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror Caliban was to row the telegrapher back, as he had brought him over, and as the haggard little fellow advanced to say his good-byes, Margarita and Roger appeared from somewhere to receive them. Margarita's Soul The Romantic Recollections of a Man of Fifty The only practical history of the war telegraphers in the field. The Young Oarsmen of Lakeview That was more than the soldier telegrapher could bear patiently. Starlight Ranch and Other Stories of Army Life on the Frontier Some time after darkness had fallen the young telegrapher, dozing in his chair at the instrument table, was startled into consciousness by the sound of approaching hoofbeats. The Young Railroaders Tales of Adventure and Ingenuity The telegrapher was bowing his farewell to her, but she did not see him; she saw only how her father slowly turned about and entered the office. The Comedienne The transmitting apparatus consisted of electric batteries, an induction coil by which the force of the current is increased, a 73 telegrapher’s key to make and break the circuit. Radio Boys Loyalty Bill Brown Listens In Then they noticed how the boy in the telegraphers' box—a boy of their own—was working. The Candidate A Political Romance She had been a telephone operator and had learned telegraphy from the telegrapher in the same office. The Canadian Girl at Work A Book of Vocational Guidance For six years he worked as a telegrapher, and it was not until 1869, when he was twenty-five years old, that he had saved the money needed. American Men of Mind One of the best Secesh tricks I have heard of was attempted, a short time since, by a rebel telegrapher. Incidents of the War: Humorous, Pathetic, and Descriptive Batteries were connected with the induction coil and the telegrapher’s key was placed between the battery and the coil. Radio Boys Loyalty Bill Brown Listens In He rose without a word, his heart beating with thoughts of the coming battle, in which he felt proudly that he should be a victor, and made his way to the telegraphers' box. The Candidate A Political Romance The record of the signal platoon under Lieutenant Anselmi, of Detroit, shows also that several of these signal men rendered great service as telegraphers. The History of the American Expedition Fighting the Bolsheviki Campaigning in North Russia 1918-1919 In my dream, I see blind salesmen, telegraphers, musicians, piano tuners and electricians, and other men making brooms, brushes, mattresses and furniture now so often made by prison labor. Five Lectures on Blindness "And when did you determine upon that?" the telegrapher asked, with increasing interest. The Brighton Boys in the Radio Service Morgan was roused out of his brief sleep at the Elkhorn hotel shortly after sunrise by the night telegrapher at the railroad station, who came with a telegram. Trail's End "I've wired the agent at Denver three times about that stuff," came the announcement of the combined telegrapher and general supervisor of freight at the little station. The White Desert Durkin, listening closely, knew she was sounding the telegrapher's double "I"—the call for attention, implying a message over the wire. Phantom Wires A Novel They enrolled women as motor car drivers, telegraphers, wireless operators, agriculturists and skilled mechanics. Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights "Are there any men here who are already telegraphers?" he asked. The Brighton Boys in the Radio Service As the locks snapped into the grooves of the bracelets the telegrapher commented in sardonic afterthought. A Pagan of the Hills The telegrapher, at the frost-caked window, rubbed a spot with his hand and stared into the dimness of the flying snow, toward his station. The White Desert Really all that is necessary to be a first class copy operator107 is to be an expert telegrapher. Danger Signals Remarkable, Exciting and Unique Examples of the Bravery, Daring and Stoicism in the Midst of Danger of Train Dispatchers and Railroad Engineers In fact, Harry was the only individual in the company or the neighborhood who understood the duties of a telegrapher, and his opportunities for practice had been exceedingly limited. What Might Have Been Expected "It was from our old friend, the telegrapher, Philip Burton," said Joe, "and it was written about three weeks ago." The Brighton Boys in the Radio Service Suddenly, into the telegrapher's consciousness flashed the suspicion that in the departure of this unknown observer lurked some hidden menace. A Pagan of the Hills The shout came from the lips of the telegrapher, waving his arms as he ran from the tunnel that led to the stationhouse. The White Desert I cannot refrain from concluding this little volume by a tribute to the telegraphers of the country. Danger Signals Remarkable, Exciting and Unique Examples of the Bravery, Daring and Stoicism in the Midst of Danger of Train Dispatchers and Railroad Engineers A telegrapher's outfit, in which he was then greatly interested, needed his attention. Suzanna Stirs the Fire Of our telegraphers not one was missing the next morning. Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie The telegrapher's momentary hesitation vanished; his ambition to become a martyr to the strict laws of service secrecy was not sufficiently strong to cause him to take the doubtful chances of a lie. Bob Hampton of Placer Voices mumbled about him; suddenly the great hands of Ba'tiste grasped him by the shoulders and literally tossed him toward the telegrapher. The White Desert Its influence was at once felt in all walks of life; it was an art to be an expert telegrapher. Danger Signals Remarkable, Exciting and Unique Examples of the Bravery, Daring and Stoicism in the Midst of Danger of Train Dispatchers and Railroad Engineers He was an expert telegrapher and knew the Morse code as well as he knew his own name. Bert Wilson in the Rockies They would be as unintelligible as the wild clicks of his instrument, in an electric storm, would be to the telegrapher, or as the semaphore, driven by wind, to the signalist. Sign Language Among North American Indians Compared With That Among Other Peoples And Deaf-Mutes First Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1879-1880, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1881, pages 263-552 Going over to one of the telegraphers, the station master explained the situation briefly. Bob Chester's Grit From Ranch to Riches The telegrapher was busily putting it on the wire. The White Desert The telegraphers are honest, loyal, patriotic men—a little Bohemian, perhaps, in their tastes—and deserve a better recognition for the good work they do. Danger Signals Remarkable, Exciting and Unique Examples of the Bravery, Daring and Stoicism in the Midst of Danger of Train Dispatchers and Railroad Engineers The principal objection resides in the increase in muscular work imposed by this arrangement upon the telegrapher. Scientific American Supplement, No. 508, September 26, 1885 At Saratov, for example, the strike of postal workers and telegraphers lasted a month and a half. Bolshevism The Enemy of Political and Industrial Democracy When he advanced to a place of greater responsibility as a telegrapher, he made his first investment in the purchase of an interest in an express company. Crayon and Character: Truth Made Clear Through Eye and Ear Or, Ten-Minute Talks with Colored Chalks He instructed the messenger where to find a substitute telegrapher. Success A Novel Not only must he be an expert telegrapher, but he must thoroughly understand line, battery and switch board work, and his executive ability must be of the highest order. Danger Signals Remarkable, Exciting and Unique Examples of the Bravery, Daring and Stoicism in the Midst of Danger of Train Dispatchers and Railroad Engineers On the contrary, he was one of the few loyal telegraphers who had promised McCloskey to stand by the Lidgerwood management in case the rebellion grew into an organized attempt to tie up the road. The Taming of Red Butte Western The only positive success was the election of McDermott of the commercial telegraphers' union in Chicago. A History of Trade Unionism in the United States Hadn't the telegraphers, those silent men who were the tongue of the army, received the good news and passed it on? The Last Shot "Will the senor pardon me for saying," ventured the telegrapher, "that this message reads much as though yourself and a friend are trying to escape?" The Young Engineers in Mexico Or, Fighting the Mine Swindlers Edison started his career as a telegrapher, and his first inventions were improvements in the telegraph. Masters of Space Morse, Thompson, Bell, Marconi, Carty The idea of a line from America to Europe, by way of Bering Strait, had existed for many years in the minds of several prominent telegraphers, and had been proposed by Perry McD. Tent Life in Siberia The other organizations of the railway workers, the shopmen, the yardmen, the maintenance of way men, the clerks, and the telegraphers were, at best, tolerated rather than recognized. A History of Trade Unionism in the United States I know it is not the telegraphers or the clerks. The Last Shot The women telegraphers all over the United States are well organized. What eight million women want He did not wish to appear in the former character, as the Missouri Rebels were then declaring they would show no quarter to telegraphers. Camp-Fire and Cotton-Field Southern Adventure in Time of War. Life with the Union Armies, and Residence on a Louisiana Plantation That is, we might see the little there was to see: a soldier telegrapher in one bedroom, a soldier typewritist in another, officers at work in others. My Year of the War Including an Account of Experiences with the Troops in France and the Record of a Visit to the Grand Fleet Which is Here Given for the First Time in its Complete Form It is composed of all the railway men's organizations except the brotherhoods of engineers, firemen, conductors, trainmen, telegraphers, and several minor organizations, which on the whole cooperate with the Department. A History of Trade Unionism in the United States A taciturn martinet of a major hugged a telegrapher to whom he had never spoken a single unofficial word. The Last Shot The ingenious young telegrapher suggested signaling Sarnia by giving, with the whistle of a locomotive, the dot-and-dash letters of the Morse telegraph code. Radio Boys Cronies Or, Bill Brown's Radio This was followed immediately by similar complaints from the trainmen, the telegraphers, and the firemen; all praying for relief from the incubus of incompetent leadership. The Grafters Marconi's transmitting apparatus consisted of electric batteries, an induction coil by which the force of the current is increased, a telegrapher's key to make and break the circuit, and a pair of brass knobs. Stories of Inventors The Adventures of Inventors and Engineers The most important Knights of Labor strike of this period was the telegraphers' strike in 1883. A History of Trade Unionism in the United States When the fact of the successful laying of the old Atlantic cable was known, there was no class of people in this country more surprised at the result than the electricians, engineers, and practical telegraphers. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 61, November, 1862 After making a long circuit, broken in many places by 'short circuits,' the journeyman telegrapher landed in Port Huron, and wrote his friend Adams, then in Boston to find him a job. Radio Boys Cronies Or, Bill Brown's Radio At the hotel he saw her into the lift with decent deliberation; but the moment she was off his hands he fairly ran to the telegrapher's alcove in the main hall. The Grafters The batteries were connected with the induction coil, which in turn was connected with the brass knobs; the telegrapher's key was placed between the battery and the coil. Stories of Inventors The Adventures of Inventors and Engineers The telegraphers had a national organization in 1870, which soon collapsed. A History of Trade Unionism in the United States It was a perfect June day and the hundreds of telegraphers from all parts of the country, with their families, spent the forenoon in a steamboat excursion around the city. Samuel F. B. Morse, His Letters and Journals In Two Volumes, Volume II Here he had too many boy friends to let him keep on the job as a youthful telegrapher should. Radio Boys Cronies Or, Bill Brown's Radio To-day there is little temptation to the telegrapher to go to distant parts of the country on the chance that he may secure a livelihood at the key. Edison, His Life and Inventions In 1883 a few railways used the telephone in a small way, but in 1907, when a law was passed that made telegraphers highly expensive, there was a general swing to the telephone. The History of the Telephone They arranged with the ticket agents, expressmen, telegraphers, and, as they left, the Harvester stopped and tipped the train caller, offering further reward worth while if he would find the Girl. The Harvester As the spring came on, I grew more and more lonely, and fell back on the telegrapher and the cigar-maker and his canaries for companionship. My Antonia The so-called Training Detachments had already been established, providing for the training of mechanics, carpenters, electricians, telegraphers, and other necessary skilled artisans at a number of colleges and scientific institutions. The United States Since the Civil War It will be seen that the times have changed radically since Edison became a telegrapher, and that in this respect a chapter of electrical history has been definitely closed. Edison, His Life and Inventions Still silent, he pointed to the telegrapher's outfit which confronted them and to the tell-tale wires leading to the outer world. I Spy Leonard thought over the men, one by one, but struck nobody who appealed to him as an incipient telegrapher. The Cruise of the Dry Dock Defective insulation was a standing cause of trouble, and telegraphers were studying and experimenting how to overcome the difficulties in this direction, but without satisfactory result. Cleveland Past and Present Its Representative Men The newspaper man, lingering, asked if there would be only one telegrapher on hand after the execution. Revenge! I learned afterward that he got a job there, and then within a week they had a telegraphers' strike. Edison, His Life and Inventions The telegrapher in charge of the Associated Press wire was a devoted friend and admirer of the New Jersey candidate. Woodrow Wilson as I Know Him If the men planned mutiny, he could rely upon the telegrapher—perhaps. The Cruise of the Dry Dock The telegraphic history of Cleveland is mainly written in the story of the connection with this city of the two leading telegraphers whose biographical sketches are given in this work. Cleveland Past and Present Its Representative Men Cassell had been a telegrapher in civil life and joined up when war was declared. Over the Top He was far riper in experience and practice of his art than any other telegrapher of his age, and had acquired, moreover, no little knowledge of the practical business of life. Edison, His Life and Inventions There was no one in the tent but the telegrapher and myself. Woodrow Wilson as I Know Him People told with mingled amusement and apprehension of Morgan's telegrapher, Ellsworth, who cut the wires, attached his own instrument, and replied to the Union messages and sent answers as his general pleased. The Sword of Antietam A Story of the Nation's Crisis Rubbing his hands together Steve walked boldly to The telegrapher's desk and picking up a sheet of paper began to write out a contract. Poor White I simply wrote it because I'm an old railroad man and telegrapher myself and had time to write it. Business Correspondence In the meantime two of the other outlaws entered the little station, bound the telegrapher hand and foot, and shattered his instrument. The Untamed It may be asked,—How can an electro-magnetic message be communicated to the mind, without a knowledge of the alphabet used by the telegraphers? The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 11, September, 1858 So stenographers, telegraphers and writers occasionally suffer from permanent contractions of certain muscles of the arm, known as writer's cramp, due to their excessive use. A Practical Physiology Gossiping among telegraphers hundreds of miles apart, messages of business import, all the scores of things that fill the ocean air with tremulous whisperings of etheric waves, began to give over their chattering. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 21 The Recent Days (1910-1914) After losing his hand he could no longer engage in his ____ as telegrapher. The Century Vocabulary Builder The telegrapher had barely time to send a message, break the connection of the wires, and hurry away to escape capture. Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 1 April 1861-November 1863 You know whether the telegrapher and the directorcillo ought to be informed; one talks with wires and the other knows Spanish and works only with a pen.” The Social Cancer We found ourselves cut off from the rest of the country, as the telegraphers refused to serve us. From October to Brest-Litovsk She reported the score from time to time in a manner which would have made a telegrapher jealous. The Devolutionist and the Emancipatrix Next he applied for a job as a telegrapher. Nonsense Novels General Grant," the President quaintly added, "is a copious worker and fighter, but a very meagre writer or telegrapher. Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 1 April 1861-November 1863 Many had seen service before; there were several expert telegraphers, several expert signalers, and one an ex-lieutenant in the British navy. A History of the Nations and Empires Involved and a Study of the Events Culminating in the Great Conflict The railway men and telegraphers refused to transmit their despatches, the postmen would not handle their mail. Ten Days That Shook the World The boy of sixteen held positions with small stations near home for a few months and then began a period of five years of apparently purposeless wandering as a tramp telegrapher. The Age of Invention : a chronicle of mechanical conquest A telegrapher was setting up a little instrument on a box by the roadside. The Sleuth of St. James's Square General Grant is a copious worker and fighter, but a very meager writer or telegrapher. The Writings of Abraham Lincoln — Volume 6: 1862-1863 "General Grant is a copious worker and fighter," President Lincoln wrote to General Burnside in July, 1863, "but a meagre writer or telegrapher." Lincoln's Yarns and Stories: a complete collection of the funny and witty anecdotes that made Lincoln famous as America's greatest story teller Railwaymen, postmen, telegraphers—all, all support the new Government of the People!” Ten Days That Shook the World A disappointment awaited him in the telegrapher's room at the depot. Bucky O'Connor Those who knew the telegraphers' language caught the word "Good-bye," and then the ticks stopped. The San Francisco calamity by earthquake and fire The station agent had money in the bank which he was saving to educate his boy to be a telegrapher. The Iron Puddler My life in the rolling mills and what came of it Not a train ran, not a telegraphic message went over the wires, for the telegraphers and railroad men had ceased work along with the rest of the population. The Iron Heel An attempt had been made to place army telegraphers in the telegraph offices, but the wires had been cut in every direction. The Strength of the Strong The latter had remembered the general strike, and had guarded against the defection of the telegraphers by installing wireless stations, in the control of the Mercenaries. The Iron Heel At the end of the week, as had been prearranged, the telegraphers of Germany and the United States returned to their posts. The Iron Heel |
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