Saturday, May 11, 1901: One hundred and twenty-five years ago today, The Commercial Appeal reported news with a dateline from Washington, and a date of May 10. Readers learned that “The application of Samuel C. Williams, Tate L. Ernest, J. D. Cox, B. L. Brunn and M. S. Elza to organize the Unaka National Bank of Johnson City, Tenn., with a capital of $5…
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