Today in Johnson City History

Today in Johnson City History

Today in Johnson City History, Friday, January 17, 2025

A robbery and burned store, death of Hugh Taylor and more today

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Rebecca Henderson
Jan 17, 2025
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Wednesday, January 17, 1900: One hundred and twenty-five years ago today, The Knoxville Sentinel reported news with a dateline from Johnson City. Readers learned that “Geo. T. Williams, of Milligan, (sic for Milligan College), Tenn., and J. C. Kingsley, of Greeneville, Tenn., are at the Greenwood Hotel.”

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