Today in Johnson City History, Thursday, June 5, 2025

A prominent death, Mountain City court, J. C. Penney visits

Tuesday, June 5, 1900: One hundred and twenty-five years ago today, The Daily Picayune reported news with a dateline from Johnson City and a date from June 4. Readers learned the sad news that “The wife of Ex-Governor Robert L. Taylor, the lecturer, died at her home here at 6:30 p. m., after a brief illness. She was the daughter of Adolphus E. Baird, of Asheville, N. C., and has been married twenty-one years. Five children survive her.”

“Robert L. Taylor was the Governor of Tennessee from January 17, 1887, until January 19, 1891, and also from January 21, 1897, until January 16, 1899. He was United States Senator from March 4, 1907, until March 31, 1912, and was a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Tennessee’s First Congressional District from March 4, 1879, until March 3, 1881.” (Source: Wikipedia.com.)