St. Louis Globe-Democrat
January 7 1887
Location: St. Louis, MO

Cincinnati, January 6.--Prof. Joseph TOSSO, a celebrated violinist, died at his home in Covington today. He was born in Italy eighty-five years ago, but early in life came to the United States. He has become famous throughout the country by reason of his composition of the quaint melody, "The Arkansas Traveler."

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