Feb. 15, 1867: Readers of The East Tennessee Union Flag were belatedly reminded about Valentineâs Day. âYesterday was this worthy Saints Anniversary. The usual compliments were passed among the young people â and we might say the old ones, too.â
The East Tennessee Union Flag was a newspaper published in Jonesborough, which was spelled that way in 1867.
Feb. 15, 1899: The Chattanooga Daily Times, with a dateline of Johnson City, reported on a recent earthquake, as well as freezing temperatures. âA distinct earthquake shock was distinctly felt here yesterday about 4 oâclock, lasting fifteen or twenty seconds. It awoke several people from their slumbers. At first at (sic) was not recognized as an earthquake, as some thought, from the cracking noise, that it was only the effects of the freezing weather.â
Feb. 13, 1890: Readers of The Comet learned about railway plans. âAs mentioned last week in the Comet the board met on Thursday to consider a proposition made by Col. W.P. Dunavant and Capt. Sam Tate Jr., asking for the franchise to build a street railroad in Johnson City. After discussing the proposition at length the committee was continued and Gen. Wilder agreed to pay the expenses of sending the committee to Chatta-nooga to investigate the matter thoroughly before the franchise is granted. The committee will go to Chattanooga to-day (sic) and the matter will be settled on their return.â
Feb. 13, 1911: The Nashville Banner, with a dateline of Johnson City, reported on the possibility of a reform court. âSaturday afternoon the Ministersâ Association of Johnson City and the County Board of Education held a meeting as a result of the shooting of Prof. Gray by John Smith, a school boy. . It was the sense of the meeting that a compulsory school law should be enacte
Feb. 12, 1869: The East Tennessee Union Flag, a newspaper in Jonesborough, reported on the recent death of a prominent local citizen. “Col. John R. Branner died at his residence
Feb. 7, 1889: âJoe P. Summers and M.I. Gump went to Washington to the inauguration,â according to The Comet.
Feb. 7, 1901: The Comet carried a note of thanks for recent expressions of bereavement. âMr. and Mrs. W.H. Hampton desire to thank their friends for their kindness in assisting and comforting them in their bereavement caused by the loss of their son, Harold. They wish to especially thank those who sent flowers, those who helped them at their home, the pastor and choir of the Watauga Avenue Presbyterian church, and those who so kindly prepared the church so beautifully for the service.â
Feb. 5, 1869: The East Tennessee Union Flag, a newspaper in Jonesborough, carried this quip: “Local items, like greenbacks, are scarce in these regions. Everybody is disposed to peace, order