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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1887
Page
1
A garbled verse piece laments lost love and a June past, then shifts to county notes: a fireman killed in Tennessee, railroad material and local politics, court actions, and a stream of assorted regional updates from Washington County including tax, road, and districting matters, with scattered notices about mining, railways, and local personalities.
The bridge under construction at Poughkeepsie is described as a pivotal project for New England and western railways. It will span the Hudson, be taller than the Brooklyn Bridge, and become the world's longest cantilever. Work continues with a large workforce and will be accelerated when weather allows.
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