Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-11-05
Married by Telegraph.
(st. Louis Republican,

I
MILES OF wIRE-AN OPERATOR NEAR
ST. JOE WEEDS GIRL IN INDIANA.
The first Geographic wedding for the
. American Union Telegraph Company was
solemnized over that company's wires yes
terday afternoon under the following cir
cumstances:
A telegraph operator of that company
stationed at Albany, Mo-, near st. Joseph
and about $50 miles northwest of st. Lou
is, had arranged for his wedding to take
place this week, but owing to the business
necessities of the company, he could not
get leave of absence TO 60 to Portland, In
diana, about 800 miles east Of st. Louis
and near Fort Wayne to get his bride, and
| rather than postpone the wedding and dis
appoint the young lady, arrangements
were made by Mr.. Chas. w. Hammond Of
| st. Louis, the superintendent of the Anne
rican Union Telegraph Company, to have
the marriage ceremony given by telegraph
| ic communication. and with the consent
OF the bride and groom, fixed the time at
p. M, Sunday, September 10Th, st. Louis
time. The American Union line had no
direct communication with Portland, and
could only go as far as Indianapolis. At
Indianapolis an agreement was made With
the Western Union Telegraph Company
to assist in the wedding by communicating
with Portland, the dispatches having to be
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,.nd o n =. te Ja to tha a groom
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thew come ), Refore NJ. Latham conld
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tor at Kansas Citv broke in ~ the circnit
w ~ s "p sana~.l hnndrad words of com
m nv So disnatch and da,aved the waddino
ahn,,t twantu na,nntas "e
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uRav ,,av;d Mills Portland. An read,
for the marriage: 90 ahead . with von1
nnast;ons ;, TIE Kansas Citv onerstor
a whn d;scovorod nv THO tine what Nos ha.
inc done taieoranhed. pass cake
around ),
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cont from pnrtI.nd To alhsnp. "a hor,
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un"r I.,nf,,, ,nS maddad nifa - iive =,
o gothar mill death van do nart5 n, M Won
Promise 40 70 dop r. Il Parrett
pmin;ster ,,
$40 n ms From Alhanv tn Rev r r
parretf Portland. YES sir do Al i
| bert T,athamD Tmmediatelv after this
,oessaoe WAS wired the hr,deoroom re
ceived the following greetinos. :.From
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eara who 10 President rnw,, From K IN
coo DIV. ssSend a hottie of u,i,,a md
Mace Of cake this wav ); ''--N
f'e 9.5s n ms ~ '0From Portland to A,h.nv
AIhor + fatbano hv tho antboritv ,nnaS
tod in me- a1 oow nronnunce uom bu shsr"