tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post2792912576034399458..comments2024-03-28T16:36:10.544-05:00Comments on The Digital Research Library of Illinois History Journal™ : Telegraph History of Chicago, Illinois, Began in 1848.Dr. Neil Gale, Ph.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10605531495401356831noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-50026081274214508302023-10-30T11:02:29.223-05:002023-10-30T11:02:29.223-05:00I would like to know if people in Chicago used tel...I would like to know if people in Chicago used telegrams to contact their relatives in Poland in 1939 when the Germans and Russians invaded Poland. I imagine the regular telephone lines were down and it would take forever to have a letter delivered to Poland. If telegrams were mainly used, where would a person go to send a telegram? ThanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-41339850454782251612019-06-06T16:21:10.164-05:002019-06-06T16:21:10.164-05:00Especially interested in the tree tops and poles s...Especially interested in the tree tops and poles solution to Morse’s early wiring problems. <br />Images that tell a story. CBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09335566468665241156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-37567571572035647762019-06-06T03:00:14.481-05:002019-06-06T03:00:14.481-05:00Great pictures and great history. Great pictures and great history. Stephanie Danielsnoreply@blogger.com