Feb. 22, 1867: The East Tennessee Union Flag reported, “We are informed that on the evening of the 20th instant, the down Express Passenger train ran off the East Tennessee
Feb. 15, 1867: Readers of The East Tennessee Union Flag were belatedly reminded about Valentineâs Day. âYesterday was this worthy Saints Anniversary. The usual compliments were passed among the young people â and we might say the old ones, too.â
The East Tennessee Union Flag was a newspaper published in Jonesborough, which was spelled that way in 1867.
Feb. 15, 1899: The Chattanooga Daily Times, with a dateline of Johnson City, reported on a recent earthquake, as well as freezing temperatures. âA distinct earthquake shock was distinctly felt here yesterday about 4 oâclock, lasting fifteen or twenty seconds. It awoke several people from their slumbers. At first at (sic) was not recognized as an earthquake, as some thought, from the cracking noise, that it was only the effects of the freezing weather.â