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The Tribune-Star
TERRE HAUTE
May 07, 2008 11:39 pm
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On Samuel Morse’s 217th birthday, and like they do each year, retired railroaders and Western Union Telegraphers across North America celebrate via the Morse Code Telegraph Club by setting up keys, sounders, relays and sending code the way many did for their 30- or 40-year careers.
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Hello, California: Greenfield resident Larry Card, secretary and treasurer of the Terre Haute Chapter of the Morse Telegraph Club, communicates with a person in Bishop, Calif., on Saturday at the Wabash Valley Railroad Museum. The Tribune-Star