Jan. 30, 1896: The Comet reported that the Sultan of Turkey had recently allowed Miss Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross, to distribute relief supplies in Armenia.
Jan. 30, 1898: Dr. Edward Thurston Brading was born in Johnson City. He was a veteran of World War I and practiced medicine in Johnson City for over three decades. Dr. Brading was a member of the Johnson City School Board, First Presbyterian Church, and the Rotary Club.
Jan. 30, 1915: The Chatta-nooga Daily Times, with a Johnson City dateline, reported about events that would soon be taking place at the circuit court in Jonesboro, which was spelled that way in 1915. âCircuit court will convene in Jonesboro Monday. This will be a very important term. There are seventy-two criminal and twelve civil cases on the docket. Among those are twenty cases of boot-legging (sic). The case of the State vs. Tom Bitner, charged with the murder of Ben Broyles at Limestone more than one year ago, and Deadrick Seguine, c
Jan. 29, 1891: W.M. Christian advertised in The Comet for âa good load of hay or fodder.â However, no address or other contact information was provided to the reader.
Jan. 29, 1900: The Journal and Tribune, a newspaper in Knoxville and with a dateline of Johnson City, reported, âCapt. Ike T. Jobe, formerly of the United States volunteer infantry was captured at daylight at the residence of Chas. J. Faw, near Piney Flats, Sullivan county (sic), by a special government detective, and Deputy CW. McCall, of Knoxville. Jobe recently escaped from the Columbus, Ohio, jail, charged with using penalty envelopes from the war (sic) department (sic). Efforts to secure bail are being made.â
Jan. 28, 1886: Readers of The Comet learned, “Mr. John Bowman, of Austin’s Springs, has everlastingly endeared himself to the printers in this office. He dropped in the first of
Jan. 27, 1848: “The East Tennessee & Virginia (Railroad) was incorporated by an act of the Tennessee legislature …” (Source: The Railroads of Johnson City by Johnny Graybeal.)