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Form 1204 [right hand corner]
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[left header]
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CLASS OF SERVICE  [dividing line] SYMBOL
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Day Message
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Day Letter Blue
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Night Message Nite
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Night Letter N L
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If non of these three symbols
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appear after the check (number of
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words) this is a day message. Other-
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wise its character is indicated by the
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symbol appearing after the check.
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[center header]
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WESTERN UNION
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Western Union
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TELEGRAM
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NEWCOMB CARLTON, PRESIDENT
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GEORGE W. E. ATKINS, FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT
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[right header]
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CLASS OF SERVICE  [dividing line] SYMBOL
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Day Message
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Day Letter Blue
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Night Message Nite
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Night Letter N L
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If non of these three symbols
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appear after the check (number of
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words) this is a day message. Other-
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wise its character is indicated by the
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symbol appearing after the check.
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[double line]
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RECEIVED AT 257 Water St., Augusta, Maine  5 [blue]
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88 W 22 10COLLECT
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HALIFAX NS DEC 2 17
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GEN GEO MCLPRESSON
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AUGUSTA ME.
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WE LEAVE SUNDAY NMIGHT NEW MEN WILL SLEEP AND EAT AT LADIES
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COLLEGE ASK THEM TO BRING MINE OR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS CASES.
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ELLIOTT
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1038 AM
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[stamped on diagonal and filled in]
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Phoned To [stamped] Miss Getchell [handwritten]
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Time [stamped] 1.00 AM [handwritten]
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By [stamped] H [handwritten]
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[handwritten in blue on lower left corner]
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McElvey
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Bill Capt AR
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Goodman
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U.S.A.

Revision as of 16:35, 18 December 2017

� Form 1204 [right hand corner]

[left header] CLASS OF SERVICE [dividing line] SYMBOL Day Message Day Letter Blue Night Message Nite Night Letter N L If non of these three symbols appear after the check (number of words) this is a day message. Other- wise its character is indicated by the symbol appearing after the check.

[center header] WESTERN UNION Western Union TELEGRAM NEWCOMB CARLTON, PRESIDENT GEORGE W. E. ATKINS, FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT

[right header] CLASS OF SERVICE [dividing line] SYMBOL Day Message Day Letter Blue Night Message Nite Night Letter N L If non of these three symbols appear after the check (number of words) this is a day message. Other- wise its character is indicated by the symbol appearing after the check.

[double line]

RECEIVED AT 257 Water St., Augusta, Maine 5 [blue] 88 W 22 10COLLECT HALIFAX NS DEC 2 17 GEN GEO MCLPRESSON AUGUSTA ME.

WE LEAVE SUNDAY NMIGHT NEW MEN WILL SLEEP AND EAT AT LADIES COLLEGE ASK THEM TO BRING MINE OR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS CASES. ELLIOTT 1038 AM

[stamped on diagonal and filled in] Phoned To [stamped] Miss Getchell [handwritten] Time [stamped] 1.00 AM [handwritten] By [stamped] H [handwritten]

[handwritten in blue on lower left corner] McElvey Bill Capt AR Goodman U.S.A.