Two years earlier, he had started using pigeons to fly stock prices between Aachen and Brussels. By 1859, Reuter had extended his service to the entire British press as well as to other European...

Two years earlier, he had started using pigeons to fly stock prices between Aachen and Brussels. By 1859, Reuter had extended his service to the entire British press as well as to other European countries, expanding its content to include general and economic news.