Obscure tangent to Zimmerman Telegram

[South]

https://www.chron.com/news/article/Hist ... 682033.php


Good morning all,

Per ...

The Mexican Telegraph Company had some operations at Galveston, Texas. Article about a new historical marker telling of this.

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Not sure why author wrote "The war changed history forever by introducing counter-intelligence into ..."

~ Bob
eastern Virginia, USA

[The Ibis]

https://www.chron.com/news/article/Hist ... 682033.php
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Not sure why author wrote "The war changed history forever by introducing counter-intelligence into ..."

~ Bob
eastern Virginia, USA

The article's author was relaying something told to her by the director of the Galveston Historical Foundation. I suspect she thought that to be an interesting historical tidbit. Whether she conducted further investigation into the accuracy of the assertion (or even checked Wiki) I couldn't say.

[South]

Good morning The Ibis,

Appreciate the point being made.

I think you're right.

Since posting this have been thinking of what's his name and that song about maintenance on his gun.

~ Bob
eastern Virginia, USA