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An ice cream festival, Montrose Court opens, stores close for the holidays and more were reported on this day in Johnson City history.

An ice cream festival, Montrose Court opens, stores close for the holidays and more were reported on this day in Johnson City history.

The need for a streetlamp, a relatively lucky car vs. train accident, Santa Claus comes to town and more were reported on this day in Johnson City history.

May 15, 1868: The East Tennessee Union Flag reported, “We have now had nearly a month of incessant rain and “still it rains.’ We fear many of our farmers will be late in getting in their crops.” The East Tennessee Union Flag was a newspaper published in Jonesborough, which was spelled that way at the time. May 15, 1901: The Knoxville Sentinel, with a dateline from Johnson City, reported, “The Banking & Trust company (sic) of the city will reorganize June 4, and will be known after that date as the Unaka National bank (sic) with a capital of $50,000. The application to...

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...