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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1897
Page
3
The column blends church notices, visitors, and market chatter from Johnson City and nearby towns. It notes illness of Dr Caldwell, arrivals from Charleston and Chattanooga, a infant death from cholera infantum, a Singer exhibit setup, and various ads. Also mentions heat wave relief, baths, and local store promotions.
In Flourville, Isham Sims murdered Walter Galloway with a shotgun after a long feud. After a staged arrest, Sims fled and was pursued by bloodhounds and locals. He was captured near Rotherwood, Hawkins County, and jailed in Rogersville. Galloway died next morning as crowds paid their respects at Union church.
The dead man, son of WY. v. Galloway of Flourville, Cenn., aged 27, married, well liked, with deep family ties in the county. Brother George Galloway arrived from Texas amid communal grief, while public ire grows at the unknown killer.
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