Today in Johnson City History, Thursday, January 23, 2025
Postmaster suicide, happenings from around
Tuesday, January 23, 1900: One hundred and twenty-five years ago today, The Knoxville Sentinel reported news with a dateline from Johnson City. Readers learned that “News reached this city this morning, announcing the suicide of William Norris, postmaster at Unicoi, Tenn. Unicoi is ten miles east of this place.