Monday, April 29, 1901: One hundred and twenty-five years ago today, the Seymour Daily Republican reported sad news with a dateline from Johnson City. Readers were informed that “In a stage play at the closing exercises of the high school at Burnsville, N. C., R. N. McInturf was shot and killed by Racous Bailey. Both boys represented characters in the p…
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