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The curative powers of a fox hunt, celebrating New Year's in a dry county, the search for a city manager and more were reported on this day in Johnson City

Possum and sweet taters weather, experimenting with the city commission, a search for international recipes and more were reported on this day in Johnson City history.

Unrest in the police department, a golfer burglarized and more were reported on this day in Johnson City history.

An oyster party, the city celebrates 100 years and more were reported on this day in Johnson City history.

Jan. 12, 1888: The Comet reported, “The Johnson City Foundry and Machine Works are crowded with work. They are at work on a large lot of bridge castings for the C.C. & C. railroad and an order for car wheels from Pulaski City, VA.” Jan. 12, 1893: The Austin Weekly Statesman, a newspaper in Austin, Texas, carried a remarkable story with a dateline of Johnson City, Tenn., and a date of January 4.“ Last night a mob of 500 masked men entered the jail at Bakersville, N.C., and took Calvin Snipes, who murdered Isaac Osborne, a prominent citizen of Mitchell county (sic), in a dense fo...