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May 14, 1869: The Union Flag reported, “In this place on the 11th inst., Mrs. Dennis, aged 35 yrs. Daughter of Dr. J.C. Cossen, deceased.” As used here, “inst”, was a term used to mean “In the same month”, so this meant that Mrs. Dennis had passed away on May 11, 1869. The Union Flag was a newspaper published in Jonesborough, which was spelled that way at the time. May 14, 1903: The Chattanooga News, with a Johnson City dateline, reported on a near-riot in Johnson City. “Johnson City has had a narrow escape from a serious riot. The trouble originated in a fi...

“At Johnson City, last evening, Henry Johnson. Mr. Johnson was an old and respected citizen.” No mention was made in the sentence-long item that Henry Johnson was the founder of Johnson City, as well as Johnson City’s first mayor. Jonesborough was spelled that way in 1874. Feb. 26, 1917: The Morristown Evening Mail, a newspaper in Morristown, Tennessee, reported on a sad story that had a Johnson City dateline. “Circumstances now indicate that Cicero McNees and his pretty bride of about three weeks were murdered at their home near Johnson City some time (sic) early Saturday...