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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1887
Page
1
A fragmented narrative from a Greeneville era column describes a volatile domestic confrontation and a patient’s slow recovery under medical care. The report blends other local items, including a crime note and various economic glimpses, in a page-wide summary common to late 19th century papers.
Horton and Co of New York well known for hemlock and oak sole leather have just won the highest award at a Liverpool exposition for their oak and hemlock sole leather. The firm operates the Watauga Tannery in Johnson City Tennessee, established 1867, and exports to Europe, England, Sweden, and Norway. They are a leading leather producer with multiple tanneries and broad U.S. distribution.
A young woman received a Christmas bracelet from an old admirer but your fiancé demanded its return. She instead had the pieces melted into a ring, declaring it no longer his gift. The item follows a garland of brief notices on events and people, from an eight hour movement in Chicago to libel suits and political asides.
The Three Cs led by Col Thom and Matson and Capt Ramsour arrive to inspect the line from Gamden to Ashland with work ordered south from Richardson to extend the Chattarot division toward Kentucky cannel beds. Capt Johnson and Capt Osborne receive new command areas as two more locomotives are added to speed construction.
Rail line notes show the Charleston Cincinnati and Chicago Railroad reaching Rutherford County and moving swiftly toward Rutherfordton. Walker and Bridges of Mooresboro will build the passenger and freight depot and other structures at the town. Recent meetings at Yorkville and Camden urged gate changes and aid for the road, with remarks from Col Frank Coxe and other road officials.
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