April 25, 1872: The Herald and Tribune alerted readers, âCharlie Harrison and Joseph Dickerson were committed to jail last week. They were charged with stealing salt.â
The newspaper also reported, âLem. Wilder was also committed to jail on Monday night. He was tried before Squire Meek, and the circumstantial evidence was so strong that he was bound over in court, a bail of $2,000 being required. He is charged with robbing the shoe-shop of Carr & Seaver at Johnson City, a short time since.â
The Herald and Tribune was, and still is, a newspaper published in Jonesborough, which was spelled that way in 1872.
Two thousand dollars in 1872 is now worth approximately $43,117. (Source: www.in2013dollars.com)
Feb. 17, 1898: The Comet alerted readers to a smallpox scare. âMiss Lena Anderson, teacher in the high school of this city, left for her home in Jonesboro yesterday, where she will remain until the smallpox scare is over.â
Smallpox is contagious and often fatal, and can be prevented by a vaccine. There is no treatment or cure for smallpox.
Jonesboro was spelled that way at the time.
Feb. 17, 1900: The Knoxville Sentinel, with a Johnson City dateline, reported, âIt is positively announced here that ex-Gov. R.L. Taylor has bought a residence in Knoxville from Col. William Caswell. âOur Bobâ expects to make his home in Knoxville in winter, and will spend the summers at his Johnson City home. This information is gained from Dr. Walter J. Miller, Gov. Taylorâs brother-in-law, of this city.â
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