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WHOA: Walnut Ridge & Hoxie Online ArchiveMain MenuIntroduction & NavigationArchive CrossroadsView Archive By Source LocationsView Archive By Source TypeView Archive By Source ThemeView Research on Pre-WWII WR & HoxieEdward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1913-06 Hoxie1_thumb.jpg2020-04-27T19:21:32-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431913-06 Sanborn Map of Hoxie, pg 1 of 111Fire insurance map shows the three-railroad intersection at Hoxie and the growth of businesses around it.media/1913-06 Hoxie1.jpgplain2020-05-07T21:54:24-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/Goodspeed Title Page.png2020-05-03T20:14:35-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431889-10 Goodspeed's Memoirs of NEA, Lawrence County Excerpts10A leading source of info on late-18th-century Lawrence County, featuring a detailed sketch of the county's history and economy as well as numerous biographical sketches. Taken from the larger work, "Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Northeast Arkansas."plain2020-05-07T16:19:38-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1874 G W Colton Map Thematic Screenshot_thumb.png2020-05-06T12:12:35-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431874 G .W. Colton AR Map, LawCo Detail7Perhaps the earliest map to feature Walnut Ridge; note the additions of the other railroad towns since the 1869 map as well.media/1874 G W Colton Map Thematic Screenshot.pngplain2020-05-08T14:07:03-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1897-02 Walnut Ridge pg 1 of 2_thumb.jpg2020-05-03T15:17:43-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431897-02 Sanborn Map of WR, pg 1 of 27A fire insurance map of the western half of Walnut Ridge; brick buildings are colored red and frame buildings yellow.media/1897-02 Walnut Ridge pg 1 of 2.jpgplain2020-05-07T21:22:20-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1897-02 Walnut Ridge pg 2 of 2_thumb.jpg2020-05-03T15:22:51-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431897-02 Sanborn Map of WR, pg 2 of 27Map of the eastern half of Walnut Ridge, featuring numerous storefronts, dwellings, the first WR courthouse, and even a saloon at the corner of Main St. and Front St.media/1897-02 Walnut Ridge pg 2 of 2.jpgplain2020-05-07T21:25:47-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1916-11 Hoxie pg 1 of 1_thumb.jpg2020-05-04T12:43:52-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431916-11 Sanborn Map of Hoxie pg 1 of 16Hotels, warehouses, a YMCA, and a moving pictures theater are some of the many establishments noted in this map.media/1916-11 Hoxie pg 1 of 1.jpgplain2020-05-07T21:57:07-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1905-03-06 Jbr Daily Times-Enterprise pg 1- Tragedy at Walnut Ridge_thumb.png2020-05-02T10:08:48-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431905-03-06 Jbr Daily Times-Enterprise pg 16WR City Marshal Lee Ridgeway kills unruly farmer Ed Bagley, touching off the decade-long Bagley-Ridgeway Feud.media/1905-03-06 Jbr Daily Times-Enterprise pg 1- Tragedy at Walnut Ridge.pngplain2020-05-07T16:42:16-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1904-02 Walnut Ridge pg 1 of 4_thumb.jpg2020-05-03T15:41:28-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431904-02 Sanborn Map of WR pg 1 of 45Map with details of various WR buildings including houses, the newly constructed courthouse, the Turnbull Wagon Company, and W. R. Lane's distillery.media/1904-02 Walnut Ridge pg 1 of 4.jpgplain2020-05-07T21:30:48-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/AHTD 1916 Road Map Thematic Screenshot_thumb.png2020-05-06T09:43:26-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431916 AHTD Roads of AR Map, LawCo Detail5Photo negative of map detail of roads and rail lines leading to and from Walnut Ridge and Hoxie.media/AHTD 1916 Road Map Thematic Screenshot.pngplain2020-05-09T14:50:21-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/Hoxie Frisco Depot Area Image 5, NE Corner of Crossing - UofMo-STL Library_thumb.jpg2020-05-06T12:18:11-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743Photo, Hoxie MoPac Railroad Tracks Circa 1925-1940, Image 565Billboards and a water tower near the Missouri Pacific tracks, date unknown; from the collection of the John W. Barriger III National Railroad Library.media/Hoxie Frisco Depot Area Image 5, NE Corner of Crossing - UofMo-STL Library.jpgplain2020-06-23T10:24:47-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1904-02 Walnut Ridge pg 2 of 4_thumb.jpg2020-05-03T15:43:11-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431904-02 Sanborn Map of WR pg 2 of 45Map showing the first three blocks north and south of East Main St., including the original locations of the school building and the Methodist Church.media/1904-02 Walnut Ridge pg 2 of 4.jpgplain2020-05-07T21:33:34-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1869 G W Colton Map Thematic Screenshot_thumb.png2020-05-06T12:11:04-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431869 G .W. Colton AR Map, LawCo Detail5Map shows the planned location of the Cairo and Fulton Railroad through eastern Lawrence County.media/1869 G W Colton Map Thematic Screenshot.pngplain2020-05-08T14:06:33-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1919-05 Walnut Ridge pg 5 of 8_thumb.jpg2020-05-04T12:59:24-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431919-05 Sanborn Map of WR pg 5 of 85Map reflects the construction of the Walnut Ridge Water Works at the corner of Vine St and W. 4th St.media/1919-05 Walnut Ridge pg 5 of 8.jpgplain2020-05-09T13:56:51-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1904-02 Walnut Ridge pg 3 of 4_thumb.jpg2020-05-03T18:25:00-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431904-02 Sanborn Map of WR pg 3 of 45Map showing a mixture of businesses, houses, and even an opera house along West Main St in Walnut Ridge.media/1904-02 Walnut Ridge pg 3 of 4.jpgplain2020-05-07T21:35:35-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1919-05 Walnut Ridge pg 6 of 8_thumb.jpg2020-05-04T13:01:42-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431919-05 Sanborn Map of WR pg 6 of 85Map shows the area bounded by West 1st (Front) & 4th Streets and Elm & Free Streets, including First Baptist Church.media/1919-05 Walnut Ridge pg 6 of 8.jpgplain2020-05-09T14:08:22-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1904-02 Walnut Ridge pg 4 of 4_thumb.jpg2020-05-03T18:30:25-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431904-02 Sanborn Map of WR pg 4 of 45Map depicting blocks of dwellings all the way to E. Free St, and the layout of a cotton gin and cotton oil plant.media/1904-02 Walnut Ridge pg 4 of 4.jpgplain2020-05-07T21:39:20-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/WR Hotel Lawrence - LCHS Pinterest_thumb.jpg2020-05-09T19:54:01-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743Postcard, Hotel Lawrence in Walnut Ridge5A now-demolished hotel built in 1921 at the corner of SW Third St and Elm St in Walnut Ridge. Postcard courtesy Lawrence County Historical Society.media/WR Hotel Lawrence - LCHS Pinterest.jpgplain2020-06-23T12:33:35-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1908-04 Walnut Ridge pg 1 of 4_thumb.jpg2020-05-03T18:32:53-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431908-04 Sanborn Map of WR pg 1 of 45Insurance map showing various locations around WR, including the W. R. Lane Ice Plant and the Cache Valley Lumber Co.media/1908-04 Walnut Ridge pg 1 of 4.jpgplain2020-05-07T21:42:42-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/AHTD 1925-1932 Eastern LawCo Roads_thumb.png2020-05-06T12:09:26-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431925-1932 AHTD LawCo Map5Map shows the location of the state highways and waterways around Walnut Ridge and Hoxie.media/AHTD 1925-1932 Eastern LawCo Roads.pngplain2020-05-09T15:05:41-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/WR Air View by R B Allison - MarylnMartin.com Google_thumb.jpg2020-05-10T19:39:16-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743Postcard, Walnut Ridge Air View Circa 1915-19405Photo postcard of an undated aerial view of Walnut Ridge.media/WR Air View by R B Allison - MarylnMartin.com Google.jpgplain2020-06-23T12:04:06-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/WR Baseball Team 1912 - Flickr AR Baseball Encyclopedia_thumb.jpg2020-05-11T07:48:06-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743Photo, 1912 Walnut Ridge Baseball Club Team5Photograph courtesy of the Arkansas Baseball Encyclopedia.media/WR Baseball Team 1912 - Flickr AR Baseball Encyclopedia.jpgplain2020-05-28T16:23:32-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1908-04 Walnut Ridge pg 2 of 4_thumb.jpg2020-05-03T18:39:51-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431908-04 Sanborn Map of WR pg 2 of 45Map of eastern Walnut Ridge featuring such businesses as a billiard hall, a bakery, and a theater.media/1908-04 Walnut Ridge pg 2 of 4.jpgplain2020-05-07T21:44:59-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1924C Rand McNally AR Map, LawCo Detail_thumb.jpg2020-05-08T13:35:59-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431924 Rand McNally Map of AR, LawCo Detail5Map includes each county's townships; note the presence of the Cache Valley Railroad spur line at Sedgwick.media/1924C Rand McNally AR Map, LawCo Detail.jpgplain2020-05-09T15:40:20-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1908-04 Walnut Ridge pg 3 of 4_thumb.jpg2020-05-03T19:33:34-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431908-04 Sanborn Map of WR pg 3 of 45Map of West Main St. and environs, including establishments such as the Baptist and Presbyterian Churches and the Hotel Rhea.media/1908-04 Walnut Ridge pg 3 of 4.jpgplain2020-05-07T21:47:08-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1908-04 Walnut Ridge pg 4 of 4_thumb.jpg2020-05-03T19:36:35-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431908-04 Sanborn Map of WR pg 4 of 45Map shows the Phoenix Cotton Oil Company's continued growth when compared to the survey done four years prior.media/1908-04 Walnut Ridge pg 4 of 4.jpgplain2020-05-07T21:51:38-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/WR Steam Laundry Circa 1890 - State Archives EofA_thumb.jpg2020-05-10T18:43:55-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743Photo, Walnut Ridge Steam Laundry, Circa 19045Photograph of the facility with a horse & buggy and seven people, perhaps proprieters and staff, in front. Photo from the CALS Encyclopedia of Arkansas.media/WR Steam Laundry Circa 1890 - State Archives EofA.jpgplain2020-06-23T12:47:55-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1878C GLO AR Map, LawCo Detail_thumb.jpg2020-05-08T12:48:12-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431878 GLO Map of Arkansas, LawCo Detail4Depicts Walnut Ridge as well as several now-vanished outlying communities such as Rhea and Buncombe Ridge.media/1878C GLO AR Map, LawCo Detail.jpgplain2020-05-08T14:05:59-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1914-03 Walnut Ridge pg 3 of 7_thumb.jpg2020-05-04T12:30:02-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431914-03 Sanborn Map of WR pg 3 of 74Map of downtown Walnut Ridge, with the Main Street crossing of the Iron Mountain Railroad at center.media/1914-03 Walnut Ridge pg 3 of 7.jpgplain2020-05-09T12:31:24-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1888-11-06 Racist Snub of Featherston in WR Telephone - Memphis Avalanche pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-17T14:58:03-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431888-11-06 Memphis Avalanche TN pg 44The Walnut Ridge Telephone newspaper prints a racist editorial snub against L. P. Featherstone, 1888 Union Labor candidate for Arkansas's First Congressional District, near election day. (See Featherstone's Encyclopedia of Arkansas entry at https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/lewis-porter-featherstone-4621/ for additional information.)media/1888-11-06 Racist Snub of Featherston in WR Telephone - Memphis Avalanche pg 4.pngplain2020-05-31T19:53:19-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1919-05 Walnut Ridge pg 4 of 8_thumb.jpg2020-05-04T12:57:30-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431919-05 Sanborn Map of WR pg 4 of 84Map shows houses and churches from East Hazel St down to East Elm St.media/1919-05 Walnut Ridge pg 4 of 8.jpgplain2020-05-09T13:49:11-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/Hoxie First School Before 1885- Pinterest Betty_thumb.jpg2020-05-11T16:06:13-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743Picture, Depiction of First Schoolhouse at Hoxie Circa Pre-18874Undated illustration of the first schoolhouse at Hoxie, a log cabin that perhaps even preceded the district's formal organization in 1887.media/Hoxie First School Before 1885- Pinterest Betty.jpgplain2020-06-23T12:23:45-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/WR Steam Laundry Second Building - FB WR-Hoxie LeAnne Jones Liscomb Sept 2011_thumb.jpg2020-06-23T12:43:45-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743Photo, Walnut Ridge Steam Laundry, Circa 19154An undated photo of the WR Steam Laundry's second facility, reconstructed after the 1913 tornado; photo courtesy LeAnne Jones Liscomb.media/WR Steam Laundry Second Building - FB WR-Hoxie LeAnne Jones Liscomb Sept 2011.jpgplain2020-06-23T12:50:40-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1914-03 Walnut Ridge pg 4 of 7_thumb.jpg2020-05-04T12:31:27-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431914-03 Sanborn Map of WR pg 4 of 74Map depicts several churches, many houses, and the school building.media/1914-03 Walnut Ridge pg 4 of 7.jpgplain2020-05-09T12:38:11-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1900-07-17 Ancient Cask of Grain Unearthed in WR (Actually Marked Tree) - Canonsburg PA pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-02T19:44:31-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431900-07-17 Canonsburg Daily Notes PA pg 24Another newspaper shares the story of the stone cask of grain found in eastern AR, but erroneously states that the discover occurred in Walnut Ridge, rather than Marked Tree (See 1900-06-29 Arkansas Democrat pg 6).media/1900-07-17 Ancient Cask of Grain Unearthed in WR (Actually Marked Tree) - Canonsburg PA pg 2.pngplain2020-06-02T20:04:26-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/WR Baseball Team 1913 - Flickr AR Baseball Encyclopedia_thumb.jpg2020-05-11T07:51:47-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743Photo, 1913 Walnut Ridge Baseball Club Team4Photograph courtesy of the Arkansas Baseball Encyclopedia.media/WR Baseball Team 1913 - Flickr AR Baseball Encyclopedia.jpgplain2020-06-23T09:41:01-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1903-03-30 Divorce in WR After Wife Refuses to Leave Paris - Pittsburgh PA pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-03T20:04:50-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431903-03-30 Pittsburgh Daily Post PA pg 44A man is granted a divorce in Walnut Ridge when his wife refuses to leave Paris and her brutal assessment of Arkansas is handed to the judge.media/1903-03-30 Divorce in WR After Wife Refuses to Leave Paris - Pittsburgh PA pg 4.pngplain2020-06-03T20:20:34-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1914-03 Walnut Ridge pg 5 of 7_thumb.jpg2020-05-04T12:33:16-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431914-03 Sanborn Map of WR pg 5 of 74Details the Phoenix Cotton Oil Company complex, two cotton gins, several blocks of houses, and a steam laundry.media/1914-03 Walnut Ridge pg 5 of 7.jpgplain2020-05-09T12:44:29-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1895 LawCo Bank Ad - Geneology Trails_thumb.jpg2020-05-06T20:37:54-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743Document, 1895 Lawrence County Bank of WR Ad4Advertisement card lists the names of its directors and officers at the time. Sourced from www.genealogytrails.com/ark/law/WALNUTRIDGEcomm.htmmedia/1895 LawCo Bank Ad - Geneology Trails.jpgplain2020-05-09T14:54:11-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/Greetings from WR Sheep Postcard - Hippostcard_thumb.jpg2020-05-08T14:22:02-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743Postcard, "Greetings from Walnut Ridge" With Sheep, Circa 1930-19404Features either a scene from a pasture near Walnut Ridge or perhaps a stock image; undated.media/Greetings from WR Sheep Postcard - Hippostcard.jpgplain2020-06-23T12:27:52-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1914-03 Walnut Ridge pg 6 of 7_thumb.jpg2020-05-04T12:39:46-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431914-03 Sanborn Map of WR pg 6 of 74Depicts the blocks from West Elm St to West Free St; map notes which sheds have automobiles stored inside.media/1914-03 Walnut Ridge pg 6 of 7.jpgplain2020-05-09T12:49:46-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1919-05 Walnut Ridge pg 7 of 8_thumb.jpg2020-05-04T13:03:15-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431919-05 Sanborn Map of WR pg 7 of 84Map shows residences on the town's southeast side, including houses within the bounds of Ponder's southern addition.media/1919-05 Walnut Ridge pg 7 of 8.jpgplain2020-05-09T14:14:34-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/Hoxie Roundhouse Workers 1926 - FB Larry Dobbs Public Post Nov 2013_thumb.jpg2020-06-23T15:53:28-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743Photo, Hoxie Roundhouse Workers, 19264Image courtesy of Larry Dobbs. The book "Images of America: Walnut Ridge & Hoxie" notes that those pictured include: "from left to right, (front row) John Anderson, Earl Burnett, Tom Smith, unidentified, Vance Broadway, H.O. Blankenship, J. Pierce, Gilly Chapel, and unidentified; (back row) Arch Talfirt, roundhouse foreman; O.E. Burnett, car shop foreman; a Mr. Marshel, roundhouse foreman; and an unidentified taxi driver."media/Hoxie Roundhouse Workers 1926 - FB Larry Dobbs Public Post Nov 2013.jpgplain2020-06-23T19:06:19-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/WR Ark-Mo Power and Ice Co - Pinterest_thumb.jpg2020-05-11T20:04:19-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743Postcard, Arkansas-Missouri Power and Ice Company Circa 1920s4Shows the company's building, the smokestack of which is still visible in WR, after the company had changed its name; it was previously known as the Walnut Ridge & Hoxie Light, Power, and Transit Company.media/WR Ark-Mo Power and Ice Co - Pinterest.jpgplain2020-06-23T09:45:41-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1914-03 Walnut Ridge pg 7 of 7_thumb.jpg2020-05-04T12:41:35-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431914-03 Sanborn Map of WR pg 7 of 74Illustrates the houses on the east side of the tracks from E Elm St to E Free St; many sheds and outhouses are present on the lots.media/1914-03 Walnut Ridge pg 7 of 7.jpgplain2020-05-09T12:57:11-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1919-05 Walnut Ridge pg 8 of 8_thumb.jpg2020-05-04T13:07:10-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431919-05 Sanborn Map of WR pg 8 of 84Map shows the enormous Hoxie & WR Compress Co complex, two cotton gins, two oil companies, a sawmill, and a powerhouse.media/1919-05 Walnut Ridge pg 8 of 8.jpgplain2020-05-09T14:23:49-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/WR FBC Sunday School Supertdnt G E, Bessie, and Elizabeth Henry, Lorraine Rainey, and employer seated - FBC WR_thumb.jpg2020-05-11T09:26:55-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743Photo, Henry Family of Walnut Ridge With Car4Circa 1915 photo (see license plate) from "March We Onward: A History of First Baptist WR 1889-1989," which notes, "Sunday School Superintendent G. E. Henry out for an afternoon drive with his wife, Mrs. Bessie Henry, Sunday school teacher and active member of the W.M.U. Their daughter, Elizabeth, is the child in the photograph. Mrs. Lorraine Rainey, an active church member, is also in the picture. The man seated on the running board was Mr. H enry’s employer."media/WR FBC Sunday School Supertdnt G E, Bessie, and Elizabeth Henry, Lorraine Rainey, and employer seated - FBC WR.jpgplain2020-06-23T10:01:55-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1919-05 Walnut Ridge pg 1 of 8_thumb.jpg2020-05-04T12:45:14-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431919-05 Sanborn Map of WR pg 1 of 84Map shows the location of the other map pages and several blocks north and south of West Main St between 5th and 7th Streets.media/1919-05 Walnut Ridge pg 1 of 8.jpgplain2020-05-09T13:10:01-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1902-05-16 LawCo Letter for Timber Showcase at St Louis 1904 Expo - Arkansas Democrat pg 7_thumb.png2020-06-03T17:34:07-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431902-05-16 Arkansas Democrat pg 74The Lawrence County World's Fair board sends a memo to the state's board requesting that Arkansas gum timber be represented in the fair's buildings.media/1902-05-16 LawCo Letter for Timber Showcase at St Louis 1904 Expo - Arkansas Democrat pg 7.pngplain2020-06-03T17:39:59-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/Hoxie Frisco Depot Area Image 3, Looking North on MoPac Tracks- UofMo-STL Library_thumb.jpg2020-05-06T12:21:16-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743Photo, Hoxie MoPac Railroad Tracks Circa 1925-1940, Image 554At the Hoxie junction looking northeast on the Missouri Pacific RR towards WR, date unknown; from the collection of the Barriger Rail Library.media/Hoxie Frisco Depot Area Image 3, Looking North on MoPac Tracks- UofMo-STL Library.jpgplain2020-06-23T10:15:53-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/WR Dowell House - AR Democrat-Gazette_thumb.jpg2020-05-08T15:25:16-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743Photo, Swan C. Dowell House, Walnut Ridge, Circa 1895-19054An undated photo of the stately Dowell abode, covering the block formed by SW 2nd St, SW 3rd St, Ash St, and Maple St.media/WR Dowell House - AR Democrat-Gazette.jpgplain2020-06-23T12:15:48-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/Hoxie M E Church - Pinterest_thumb.jpg2020-05-10T06:56:00-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743Photo, 1908 Hoxie Methodist Church4Depicts the church's first building, constructed in 1908 and destroyed by fire in 1927; image courtesy of Larry Dobbs.media/Hoxie M E Church - Pinterest.jpgplain2020-06-23T19:01:28-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1914-03 Walnut Ridge pg 1 of 7_thumb.jpg2020-05-04T12:24:45-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431914-03 Sanborn Map of WR pg 1 of 74Shows the distribution of the other six maps, as well as various cotton gins and sawmills and the WR Light, Power, & Transit Company's powerhouse.media/1914-03 Walnut Ridge pg 1 of 7.jpgplain2020-05-09T12:04:17-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1919-05 Walnut Ridge pg 2 of 8_thumb.jpg2020-05-04T12:50:32-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431919-05 Sanborn Map of WR pg 2 of 84Map of West Main St and the courthouse environs shows the advent of two more auto garages and even a vulcanizing shop since the 1914 map.media/1919-05 Walnut Ridge pg 2 of 8.jpgplain2020-05-09T13:25:12-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1914-03 Walnut Ridge pg 2 of 7_thumb.jpg2020-05-04T12:27:29-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431914-03 Sanborn Map of WR pg 2 of 74Shows the county courthouse and the blocks along Main St and Walnut St between W 2nd St and W 5th St.media/1914-03 Walnut Ridge pg 2 of 7.jpgplain2020-05-09T12:15:53-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1919-05 Walnut Ridge pg 3 of 8_thumb.jpg2020-05-04T12:52:30-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431919-05 Sanborn Map of WR pg 3 of 84Map of downtown Walnut Ridge shows numerous new businesses including a marble works, a candy factory, and an ice cream factory.media/1919-05 Walnut Ridge pg 3 of 8.jpgplain2020-05-09T13:44:39-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/AHTD 1933 Road Map Thematic Screenshot_thumb.png2020-05-06T11:52:57-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431933 AHTD Roads of AR Map, LawCo Detail4Map illustrates that in 1933, Highway 63 still went through Powhatan and thus bypassed Black Rock & Portia.media/AHTD 1933 Road Map Thematic Screenshot.pngplain2020-05-09T14:48:30-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/WR Levit Stores Replacing Rhea - Butler Center EofA_thumb.jpg2020-05-11T16:41:55-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743Photo, Walnut Ridge Main Street Businesses Circa 1920s-1940s4Date taken unknown; shows the Sam Levit dry goods store and other one-story shops built on the site of the Hotel Rhea, which burned in 1914. Photo courtesy CALS Encyclopedia of AR.media/WR Levit Stores Replacing Rhea - Butler Center EofA.jpgplain2020-06-23T08:54:49-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1912-03-20 Shirey Great-Niece Wins Suit for 10K From His Estate - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-11T13:35:46-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431912-03-20 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 24A. W. Shirey's great-niece wins an appeal to collect $10,000 from Shirey's estate for having recaptured her great-uncle's sensitive personal letters for him.media/1912-03-20 Shirey Great-Niece Wins Suit for 10K From His Estate - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 2.pngplain2020-06-11T13:44:50-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/Murta Junction North of WR - UofMo STL Rail Library MP54_thumb.jpg2020-05-06T12:35:56-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743Photo, MoPac Railroad Tracks Near Murta Circa 1925-1940, Image 544Looking towards Walnut Ridge, date unknown; from the collection of the Barriger Railroad Library.media/Murta Junction North of WR - UofMo STL Rail Library MP54.jpgplain2020-06-23T10:19:59-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/WR Main St 1924 With Streetcar - AHPP Hist Dist Ntnl Register Form_thumb.jpg2020-05-10T21:52:53-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743Photo, Walnut Ridge West Main Street With Streetcar Circa 1924-19264Depicts a bustling day in downtown WR in the mid-1920s; photo from the National Register of Historic Places registration form for the WR Commercial Historic District, 2010.media/WR Main St 1924 With Streetcar - AHPP Hist Dist Ntnl Register Form.jpgplain2020-06-23T12:23:08-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/Early 1900s WR Courthouse Souvenir Plate - Tale of Two Towns_thumb.jpg2020-05-11T20:18:51-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743Object, WR Lawrence County Courthouse Souvenir Plate, Circa Early 1900s3A Wheelock China Company plate made for Mrs. Ed Marx of Walnut Ridge; photo courtesy of and details at http://ataleoftwotowns.com/early-1900s-walnut-ridge-courthouse-souvenir-plate/.media/Early 1900s WR Courthouse Souvenir Plate - Tale of Two Towns.jpgplain2020-05-11T20:23:18-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1904-04-16 Last Words and Hanging of African-American Will Jones - Arkansas Democrat pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-04T15:02:18-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431904-04-16 Arkansas Democrat pg 13A man is sentenced to hang at Walnut Ridge for murdering another man over a craps game, and his statement on the matter is given to the press.media/1904-04-16 Last Words and Hanging of African-American Will Jones - Arkansas Democrat pg 1.pngplain2020-06-04T15:14:45-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1901-10-25 Crowd Insists No Politics at World Fair Planning Meeting - AR Democrat pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-13T16:06:26-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431901-10-25 Arkansas Democrat pg 43A correspondent notes the removal of politics from a meeting of the county's World's Fair committee, the illness of Col. Ponder, the WR cotton gins' output, and the benefits of a new road law.media/1901-10-25 Crowd Insists No Politics at World Fair Planning Meeting - AR Democrat pg 4.pngplain2020-05-13T16:21:21-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1879-07-31 AR Board of Health Notes WR Threat to Hang Quarantine-Runner - AR Democrat pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-13T19:36:34-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431879-07-31 Arkansas Democrat pg 43Minutes of the Arkansas Board of Health note Walnut Ridge citizens' threat to hang a quarantine runner if he didn't leave town.media/1879-07-31 AR Board of Health Notes WR Threat to Hang Quarantine-Runner - AR Democrat pg 4.pngplain2020-05-13T19:39:30-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1882-01-08 KKK in Lawrence County - Topeka Daily Commonwealth KS pg 1_thumb.jpg2020-05-13T21:02:46-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431882-01-08 Topeka Daily Commonwealth KS pg 13A Lawrence County KKK member refuses to take part in a plot to kill four people, but in a subsequent attempt to arrest the KKK members, three people are killed.media/1882-01-08 KKK in Lawrence County - Topeka Daily Commonwealth KS pg 1.jpgplain2020-05-13T21:07:59-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1912 Hoxie Boas-Gibson Hotel Letterhead - Tale of Two Towns_thumb.jpg2020-05-10T21:28:37-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743Document, 1912 Boas-Gibson Hotel Letterhead3Describes the many amenities of the now-modernized Boas Hotel in Hoxie; see source for details: http://ataleoftwotowns.com/1912-hoxie-boas-hotel-letterhead/media/1912 Hoxie Boas-Gibson Hotel Letterhead - Tale of Two Towns.jpgplain2020-05-11T08:21:40-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/WR First Presbyterian Church, 1883 - FPC WR_thumb.jpg2020-05-10T10:15:22-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743Photo, First Presbyterian Church WR 1883 Sanctuary3Shows the congregation's first sanctuary, built of pine in 1883 and later destroyed by fire. Courtesy of FPC WR 130th Anniversary Commemorative Book.media/WR First Presbyterian Church, 1883 - FPC WR.jpgplain2020-06-23T19:03:19-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1935-06-14 Traveling Salesmans Car Struck at Hoxie RR Tracks - Fort Worth TX pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-18T12:38:22-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431935-06-14 Fort Worth Star-Telegram TX pg 33A motorist dies when his car is struck by a passing train at the Main Street railroad crossing in Hoxie.media/1935-06-14 Traveling Salesmans Car Struck at Hoxie RR Tracks - Fort Worth TX pg 3.pngplain2020-06-18T12:48:44-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1885-01-18 Iron Mountain Route Has Pullman Palace Sleeping Car - St Louis MO pg 10_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T13:48:56-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431885-01-18 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 103An ad for the new direct St. Louis to Memphis train through Hoxie boasts of a "handsome day coach and elegant Pullman palace sleeping car."media/1885-01-18 Iron Mountain Route Has Pullman Palace Sleeping Car - St Louis MO pg 10.jpgplain2020-05-14T13:52:39-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/Cotton Picking Near Hwy 63 WR - Pinterest_thumb.jpg2020-05-08T15:11:40-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743Photo, Cotton Picking Near Highway 633Date unknown; five children carry their harvests of cotton bolls.media/Cotton Picking Near Hwy 63 WR - Pinterest.jpgplain2020-06-23T09:40:36-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1925-09-21 Night Marshal Thrown in Cell, Prisoner Dies in Fight - St Louis Star and Times pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-16T21:01:51-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431925-09-21 St Louis Star & Times MO pg 23A deputy sheriff throws a night marshal into a Walnut Ridge jail cell as a joke, but a resulting fight with a prisoner results in the prisoner's death.media/1925-09-21 Night Marshal Thrown in Cell, Prisoner Dies in Fight - St Louis Star and Times pg 2.pngplain2020-06-16T21:13:20-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1913-03-24 Pinnell Murder in Hoxie, Episode 3 - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-12T07:52:59-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431913-03-24 Arkansas Gazette pg 23A Lawrence County grand jury gives 54 indictments, including one for Hoxie Marshal Lon Easley in the killing of C. G. Pinnell.media/1913-03-24 Pinnell Murder in Hoxie, Episode 3 - AR Gazette pg 2.pngplain2020-06-12T08:00:36-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1897-07-09 Pigeons Released from WR for 600 Mile Trip - Green Bay WI pg 5_thumb.png2020-05-30T12:11:57-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431897-07-09 Green Bay Press-Gazette WI pg 53Thirteen homing pigeons are released from Walnut Ridge for their 600-mile flight back to Green Bay, Wisconsin.media/1897-07-09 Pigeons Released from WR for 600 Mile Trip - Green Bay WI pg 5.pngplain2020-05-30T12:15:36-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1885 Walnut Ridge Postmark - Ebay_thumb.jpg2020-05-11T20:31:29-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743Document, Envelope With 1885 Walnut Ridge Postmark3Addressed to H. J. Shirk, Peru, Indiana, with an April 15, 1885 postmark; found at auction.media/1885 Walnut Ridge Postmark - Ebay.jpgplain2020-05-11T20:35:11-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1900-07-20 Man Shot at Lemonade Stand on July 4 - Arkansas Democrat pg 6_thumb.png2020-05-13T18:51:13-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431900-07-20 Arkansas Democrat pg 63A lemonade stand attendant is shot dead by a drunk man on the Fourth of July.media/1900-07-20 Man Shot at Lemonade Stand on July 4 - Arkansas Democrat pg 6.pngplain2020-05-13T18:55:01-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1892-11-10 Train Whistles Assist In Cleveland Election Celebration - Memphis Commercial pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-26T14:16:36-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431892-11-10 Memphis Commercial TN pg 43Train whistles assist in the celebration at Hoxie of Grover Cleveland's (re-)election as president.media/1892-11-10 Train Whistles Assist In Cleveland Election Celebration - Memphis Commercial pg 4.pngplain2020-05-31T19:54:07-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/AHTD 1926 Road Map Thematic Screenshot_thumb.png2020-05-06T11:55:32-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431926 AHTD Roads of AR Map, LawCo Detail3Detail of central Lawrence County road connections.media/AHTD 1926 Road Map Thematic Screenshot.pngplain2020-05-09T14:51:08-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/WR Old Presbyterian Church- Pinterest_thumb.jpg2020-05-10T10:12:12-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743Photo, First Presbyterian Church WR 1917 Sanctuary3Color photograph of the second sanctuary of FPC WR that was completed in 1917, replaced by the current sanctuary built in 1967. Courtesy of FPC WR 130th Anniversary Commemorative Book.media/WR Old Presbyterian Church- Pinterest.jpgplain2020-06-23T19:03:29-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1907-05-27 Non-English Speaker Exits Train in WR and Memphis, Not PB - Pine Bluff AR pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-06T15:31:44-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431907-05-27 Pine Bluff Daily Graphic AR pg 53A man with limited English proficiency deboards his train at Walnut Ridge instead of Pine Bluff, but is then brought to Memphis instead.media/1907-05-27 Non-English Speaker Exits Train in WR and Memphis, Not PB - Pine Bluff AR pg 5.pngplain2020-06-07T08:46:37-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1908-10-21 Candy Pull Smoking Shooting Account II - Sedalia Democrat MO pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-07T18:18:51-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431908-10-21 Sedalia Democrat MO pg 33Another article notes that the murder of a man for smoking took place at a candy pull in Walnut Ridge.media/1908-10-21 Candy Pull Smoking Shooting Account II - Sedalia Democrat MO pg 3.pngplain2020-06-07T18:21:15-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/WR Rhea Hotel - City of WR_thumb.jpg2020-05-11T08:17:27-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743Photo, Rhea Hotel, Walnut Ridge3Photo of the two-story Rhea Hotel on West Main Street taken sometime between its construction in 1904 and its destruction by fire in 1914. Photo courtesy City of Walnut Ridge website.media/WR Rhea Hotel - City of WR.jpgplain2020-06-23T11:54:03-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/Greetings from WR that looks like stock image - Google_thumb.jpg2020-05-08T14:32:01-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743Postcard, "Greetings from Walnut Ridge" With Road on Slope, Circa 1930-19403Perhaps a road on a hill leading to Walnut Ridge, or more likely a generic image.media/Greetings from WR that looks like stock image - Google.jpgplain2020-06-23T12:27:25-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/WR Portrait by W.S. Hubbs Unknown Woman Circa 1880s-1890s - Larry Dobbs FB WR-Hoxie Nov 2013_thumb.jpg2020-06-23T14:09:53-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743Photo, WR Portrait of Unknown Woman, Circa 1880-19003Another portrait by W. S. Hubbs; photo courtesy Larry Dobbs.media/WR Portrait by W.S. Hubbs Unknown Woman Circa 1880s-1890s - Larry Dobbs FB WR-Hoxie Nov 2013.jpgplain2020-06-23T14:15:55-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1927-05-12 Picture 1 of Hoxie-WR Tornado Damage - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 39_thumb.png2020-06-17T08:15:04-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431927-05-12 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 39 pt 13Picture 1 of a Post-Dispatch news spread on Arkansas/Missouri tornado damage shows what is left of the Downing Grocery Store in Hoxie.media/1927-05-12 Picture 1 of Hoxie-WR Tornado Damage - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 39.pngplain2020-06-17T08:19:35-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1892-01-13 Snowstorm in Hoxie With Ten Inches of Snow - AR Gazette pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-26T12:09:53-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431892-01-13 Arkansas Gazette pg 13"Much suffering among people and stock is expected" after a snowstorm results in ten inches of snow at Hoxie.media/1892-01-13 Snowstorm in Hoxie With Ten Inches of Snow - AR Gazette pg 1.pngplain2020-05-26T12:15:38-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1935-01-29 WR City Marshals Badge Taken From His Home - Decatur AL pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-17T18:59:40-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431935-01-29 Decatur Daily AL pg 83A thief breaks into the Walnut Ridge city marshal's house and takes the marshal's badge.media/1935-01-29 WR City Marshals Badge Taken From His Home - Decatur AL pg 8.pngplain2020-06-17T19:01:48-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1892-08-18 Tramp Adams Killed in WR Train Wreck - Memphis Avalanche pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-26T13:39:12-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431892-08-18 Memphis Avalanche TN pg 43A tramp is killed when part of a freight train wrecks at Walnut Ridge.media/1892-08-18 Tramp Adams Killed in WR Train Wreck - Memphis Avalanche pg 4.pngplain2020-05-26T13:42:29-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1906-09-01 Ad for WR School Construction Bids - Arkansas Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-06T09:27:22-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431906-09-01 Arkansas Gazette pg 63The Walnut Ridge Special School District announces a request for sealed bids for the construction of the new school building.media/1906-09-01 Ad for WR School Construction Bids - Arkansas Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-06T09:58:11-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1904-12-19 Artist Chubby Spades Paints House of Portia Senator - Washington Post DC pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-04T15:35:24-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431904-12-19 Washington Post DC pg 63Artist Chubby Spades paints the house of Senator McCall of Portia.media/1904-12-19 Artist Chubby Spades Paints House of Portia Senator - Washington Post DC pg 6.pngplain2020-06-04T18:08:12-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1894-12-23 Mysterious Camp of Armed Men in Minturn - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 3_thumb.png2020-05-28T11:53:23-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431894-12-23 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 33An enigmatic camp of twenty-six armed strangers forms at the edge of the woods near Minturn, much to the concern of area residents.media/1894-12-23 Mysterious Camp of Armed Men in Minturn - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 3.pngplain2020-05-31T19:54:45-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/Hoxie Portrait Unknown Infant 1906 - Larry Dobbs FB Jun 2010_thumb.jpg2020-06-23T14:27:45-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743Photo, Hoxie Portrait of Unknown Infant, 19063Photograph courtesy of Larry Dobbs.media/Hoxie Portrait Unknown Infant 1906 - Larry Dobbs FB Jun 2010.jpgplain2020-06-23T19:06:15-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1930-05-26 WR Old-Timers Say Crawfish Predicting Dry Weather - Seminole Producer OK pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-17T12:06:55-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431930-05-26 Seminole Producer OK pg 53"Oldtime weather prophets" in Walnut Ridge predict a spell of dry weather based on observing crawfish burrows.media/1930-05-26 WR Old-Timers Say Crawfish Predicting Dry Weather - Seminole Producer OK pg 5.pngplain2020-06-17T12:09:49-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1912-02-15 Classified Ad, Movie Operator at WR Wants Job as Printer - AR Gazette pg 15_thumb.png2020-06-11T13:13:33-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431912-02-15 Arkansas Gazette pg 153A classified ad from Walnut Ridge states that a "moving picture machine operator would like a job [as a printer] in a small, live town."media/1912-02-15 Classified Ad, Movie Operator at WR Wants Job as Printer - AR Gazette pg 15.pngplain2020-06-11T13:17:25-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/R L Bailey Cotton and Cotton Seed Stenciled Door - Tale of Two Towns_thumb.jpg2020-05-11T19:53:56-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743Photo, Robert L. Bailey Cotton and Cotton Seed, Door Stencilling Circa 1920s3Office door in use from circa 1920s to early 1930s; photo by Jon Walter and James Whitlow and details at http://ataleoftwotowns.com/1920s-1930s-robert-l-bailey/media/R L Bailey Cotton and Cotton Seed Stenciled Door - Tale of Two Towns.jpgplain2020-06-23T12:01:18-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1889-11-27 List of Unclaimed Goods at LawCo Train Stations - Memphis Avalanche pg 3_thumb.png2020-05-17T16:17:19-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431889-11-27 Memphis Avalanche TN pg 33The Kansas City, Fort Scott, & Memphis Railroad advertises a list of unclaimed goods at their stations, including at Hoxie, Portia, Black Rock, and Imboden.media/1889-11-27 List of Unclaimed Goods at LawCo Train Stations - Memphis Avalanche pg 3.pngplain2020-05-17T19:26:41-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1895-03-10 Tightrope Walker Falls and Leg Amputated - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 3_thumb.png2020-05-29T13:27:39-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431895-03-10 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 33A tightrope walker falls when performing in Walnut Ridge, and has his leg amputated due to injuries sustained in the fall.media/1895-03-10 Tightrope Walker Falls and Leg Amputated - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 3.pngplain2020-05-29T13:58:36-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1917-12-10 Pocahontas Woman Gives Birth in Hoxie Between Trains - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-15T10:58:49-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431917-12-10 Arkansas Gazette pg 63A Pocahontas woman gives birth at Hoxie during a layover between trains.media/1917-12-10 Pocahontas Woman Gives Birth in Hoxie Between Trains - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-15T11:41:49-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1913-04-05 Pinnell Murder in Hoxie, Episode 4 - AR Gazette pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-12T08:07:42-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431913-04-05 Arkansas Gazette pg 13Former Hoxie Marshal Lon Easley is sentenced to twenty-one years in jail for the murder of C. G. Pinnell after witnesses declare that no weapon was found on Pinnell when he was shot.media/1913-04-05 Pinnell Murder in Hoxie, Episode 4 - AR Gazette pg 1.pngplain2020-06-12T08:11:01-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1896-11-09 Walnut Ridge Dentist Married on Train - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 6_thumb.png2020-05-29T15:16:24-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431896-11-09 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 63A Walnut Ridge dentist is married to his bride from Paragould on a moving train near Jonesboro.media/1896-11-09 Walnut Ridge Dentist Married on Train - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 6.pngplain2020-05-29T15:19:55-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1897-07-13 WR Pigeons Update 1 - Green Bay WI pg 5_thumb.png2020-05-30T12:24:35-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431897-07-13 Green Bay Press-Gazette WI pg 53An update on the status of the homing pigeons released from Walnut Ridge notes that none of the thirteen birds have yet returned to Green Bay.media/1897-07-13 WR Pigeons Update 1 - Green Bay WI pg 5.pngplain2020-05-30T12:26:51-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/WR Barber Shop January 1926 - FB Jimmy Barksdale via Larry Dobbs July 2013_thumb.jpg2020-06-23T15:37:18-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743Photo, Barber Shop in Walnut Ridge, January 19263Photo courtesy of Jimmy Barksdale.media/WR Barber Shop January 1926 - FB Jimmy Barksdale via Larry Dobbs July 2013.jpgplain2020-06-23T18:55:54-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1929-12-10 WR Man Fined for Ignoring Stop Sign, But Cop Fined Too - Lincoln NE pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-17T09:56:35-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431929-12-10 Lincoln Journal Star NE pg 33A man is fined for ignoring a stop sign in Walnut Ridge, but he convinces the court that the officer who chased him should be fined for ignoring the sign as well.media/1929-12-10 WR Man Fined for Ignoring Stop Sign, But Cop Fined Too - Lincoln NE pg 3.pngplain2020-06-17T10:00:18-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1903-11-19 LR vs NLR Debate Hinges on the 1903 Hoxie-Walnut Ridge Act - AR Democrat pg 1-min_thumb.png2020-06-04T14:30:46-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431903-11-19 Arkansas Democrat pg 13A Little Rock vs. North Little Rock legal debate hinges on the Hoxie-Walnut Ridge Act, passed in March 1903 by the state legislature.media/1903-11-19 LR vs NLR Debate Hinges on the 1903 Hoxie-Walnut Ridge Act - AR Democrat pg 1-min.pngplain2020-06-04T14:37:03-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1877-12-13 Brief Assessment of WR, Lawyer Col. Coffin, and LawCo Journal Editor - AR Gazette pg 4_thumb.jpg2020-05-13T14:46:09-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431877-12-13 Arkansas Gazette pg 43The Gazette gives a brief assessment of Walnut Ridge's timber and prospects, of Col. Charles Coffin, and of the Walnut Ridge Journal & its editor.media/1877-12-13 Brief Assessment of WR, Lawyer Col. Coffin, and LawCo Journal Editor - AR Gazette pg 4.jpgplain2020-05-13T15:04:00-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1909C Ellis Davis AR Map, LawCo Detail_thumb.jpg2020-05-08T13:24:55-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431909 George Cram & Ellis Davis Map of AR, LawCo Detail3Original map is part of the David Rumsey Historical Map Collection, at www.davidrumsey.com.media/1909C Ellis Davis AR Map, LawCo Detail.jpgplain2020-05-08T14:11:08-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1883-10-26 Update- Attempted Robbery Actually Wasnt - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-14T12:06:35-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431883-10-26 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 13A later turn of events indicate that the alleged attempt at train robbery near Delaplaine was actually a group of loggers innocently stopping the train to see if any of the freight was for their camp.media/1883-10-26 Update- Attempted Robbery Actually Wasnt - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 1.pngplain2020-05-31T19:59:01-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1895 S C Dowell Land Ad - Geneology Trails_thumb.jpg2020-05-06T21:12:58-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743Document, 1895 S. C. Dowell Land Ad3The card notes that Dowell is land agent for the Little Rock & Fort Smith RR as well as the Iron Mountain RR. Sourced from www.genealogytrails.com/ark/law/WALNUTRIDGEcomm.htmmedia/1895 S C Dowell Land Ad - Geneology Trails.jpgplain2020-05-09T14:55:37-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/WR Baptist Church - City of WR2_thumb.jpg2020-05-10T07:30:17-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743Postcard, Walnut Ridge First Baptist Church3Depicts the church's second building, constructed after the previous building burned in 1908, occupied in 1910, and demolished in turn in the 1950s.media/WR Baptist Church - City of WR2.jpgplain2020-05-10T10:18:59-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1893-04-01 Gruesome Details of Star Hotel Burning WR - St. Louis Globe-Democrat pg 3_thumb.png2020-05-26T14:54:45-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431893-04-01 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 33The burning of the Star Hotel in Walnut Ridge results in two deaths when a man enters the blaze to save a young boy but both are caught in the flames. The fire spreads across town and results in $125,000 in damage.media/1893-04-01 Gruesome Details of Star Hotel Burning WR - St. Louis Globe-Democrat pg 3.pngplain2020-05-26T15:14:24-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1921-06-04 Quip About Summer Time in Alicia and Sweat - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-16T14:46:11-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431921-06-04 Arkansas Gazette pg 63The Arkansas Gazette quips that the Alicia corespondent knew it was finally summertime by "noticing the flow of perspiration."media/1921-06-04 Quip About Summer Time in Alicia and Sweat - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-16T14:48:46-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1917-04-16 Hoxie Banker Goes Missing in Hot Springs - AR Democrat pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-13T13:44:15-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431917-04-16 Arkansas Democrat pg 63A Hoxie citizen staying in Hot Springs "to take the baths as a cure for rheumatism" goes missing.media/1917-04-16 Hoxie Banker Goes Missing in Hot Springs - AR Democrat pg 6.pngplain2020-06-13T13:58:27-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1912-09-25 Woman dies near WR at age 122 - Manning SC pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-11T18:38:28-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431912-09-25 Manning Times SC pg 63An elderly lady dies near Walnut Ridge, allegedly at the remarkable age of 122.media/1912-09-25 Woman dies near WR at age 122 - Manning SC pg 6.pngplain2020-06-11T18:49:35-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1910-02-06 Brinkley Cyclone Relief Donors from WR - Arkansas Gazette pg 30_thumb.png2020-06-07T20:48:40-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431910-02-06 Arkansas Gazette pg 303Walnut Ridge citizens and a WR business are among those donating to tornado relief efforts for the town of Brinkley.media/1910-02-06 Brinkley Cyclone Relief Donors from WR - Arkansas Gazette pg 30.pngplain2020-06-07T20:55:56-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1926-09-24 WR Area Farmers Expect Lean Growing Year - Tampa Times FL pg 7_thumb.png2020-06-16T21:36:06-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431926-09-24 Tampa Times FL pg 73Lawrence County farmers brace for a lean 1927 growing season; it is estimated that "less than 40 per cent of farmers in this county are able to pay their debts this year."media/1926-09-24 WR Area Farmers Expect Lean Growing Year - Tampa Times FL pg 7.pngplain2020-06-16T21:42:40-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1910-10-19 Train Car of Langstons Friends Go to WR to Prove Innocence - St Joseph MO pg 11_thumb.png2020-06-10T11:27:08-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431910-10-19 St Joseph News-Press MO pg 113A group of South Dakota and Nebraska citizens go to Walnut Ridge to prove J. C. Langston's innocence in the Shirey murder case.media/1910-10-19 Train Car of Langstons Friends Go to WR to Prove Innocence - St Joseph MO pg 11.pngplain2020-06-10T11:31:55-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/Hoxie School 1934 Home Econ Class - Juanita Johnson via Tale of Two Towns FB Apr 2016_thumb.jpg2020-06-23T15:33:03-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743Photo, Hoxie School 1934 Home Economics Class3Photo courtesy Juanita Johnson, via http://ataleoftwotowns.com.media/Hoxie School 1934 Home Econ Class - Juanita Johnson via Tale of Two Towns FB Apr 2016.jpgplain2020-06-23T15:35:37-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/WR 1933 Football Team - FB Lori Prater WR-Hoxie Apr 2014_thumb.jpg2020-06-23T14:01:13-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743Photo, 1933 Walnut Ridge Football Team3Depicts twenty-three members of the team; photo courtesy of Lori Prater.media/WR 1933 Football Team - FB Lori Prater WR-Hoxie Apr 2014.jpgplain2020-06-23T18:55:59-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1898-02-23 Mail Clerk Hobo Robber and Disguised Wife Arrested in WR - Springfield MO pg 3_thumb.png2020-05-30T19:32:23-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431898-02-23 Springfield Leader and Press MO pg 33A St. Louis mail clerk turned robber and his disguised wife are detected in Walnut Ridge as hobos, and the robber arrested.media/1898-02-23 Mail Clerk Hobo Robber and Disguised Wife Arrested in WR - Springfield MO pg 3.pngplain2020-05-30T19:42:17-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1897C Rand McNally AR Map, LawCo Detail_thumb.jpg2020-05-08T13:00:25-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431897 Rand McNally AR Map, LawCo Detail3Map shows the routes of the Kansas City, Ft Scott, & Memphis RR and the St. Louis, Iron Mtn, & Southern RR through Lawrence County.media/1897C Rand McNally AR Map, LawCo Detail.jpgplain2020-05-08T14:13:37-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1908-10-27 Memphis Cmcl Appeal pg 7 - Ridgeway Dies From Wounds_thumb.png2020-05-07T20:41:59-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431908-10-27 Memphis Commercial Appeal TN pg 73Lee Ridgeway dies from his wounds after being shot, and is buried.media/1908-10-27 Memphis Cmcl Appeal pg 7 - Ridgeway Dies From Wounds.pngplain2020-05-31T20:05:30-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1915-06-30 Minturn Ladys House Wallpaper Eaten By Neighbors Goats - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-12T19:01:00-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431915-06-30 Arkansas Gazette pg 63A woman finds that her neighbor's goats have eaten all the wallpaper off the walls of a house she owns.media/1915-06-30 Minturn Ladys House Wallpaper Eaten By Neighbors Goats - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-12T19:06:12-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1922-03-10 WR Blade Makes Quip About Groundhog, Harding, and a Coon - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-16T18:02:51-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431922-03-10 Arkansas Gazette pg 63The Walnut Ridge Blade makes a Groundhog Day quip about President Harding.media/1922-03-10 WR Blade Makes Quip About Groundhog, Harding, and a Coon - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-16T18:15:28-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1930-08-16 WR Auto Dealer Accused of Murder - Dothan Eagle AL pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-17T12:34:22-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431930-08-16 Dothan Eagle AL pg 83A Walnut Ridge garage owner is accused of murdering his half brother.media/1930-08-16 WR Auto Dealer Accused of Murder - Dothan Eagle AL pg 8.pngplain2020-06-17T12:49:36-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/WR Phoenix Cotton Oil Co - City of WR_thumb.jpg2020-05-10T19:46:13-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743Postcard, Phoenix Cotton Oil Company, Walnut Ridge3An undated postcard of the sprawling complex, which opened in 1903; image courtesy City of Walnut Ridge website.media/WR Phoenix Cotton Oil Co - City of WR.jpgplain2020-06-23T12:36:16-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1913-01-15 New Boas-Gibson Hotel Plan for Hoxie Described - Fayetteville NC pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-11T21:17:46-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431913-01-15 Fayetteville Weekly Observer NC pg 63The plans for the reconstructed Boas-Gibson Hotel in Hoxie are described.media/1913-01-15 New Boas-Gibson Hotel Plan for Hoxie Described - Fayetteville NC pg 6.pngplain2020-06-11T21:41:45-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1927-05-12 Picture 3 of Hoxie-WR Tornado Damage - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 39_thumb.png2020-06-17T08:27:08-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431927-05-12 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 39 pt 33A third picture of Hoxie-Walnut Ridge tornado damage in the Post-Dispatch shows a wrecked Walnut Ridge house.media/1927-05-12 Picture 3 of Hoxie-WR Tornado Damage - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 39.pngplain2020-06-17T08:29:59-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/Frisco Train West Out of Hoxie 1930s - LCHS Pinterest_thumb.jpg2020-06-23T15:25:45-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743Photo, Frisco Train Heading West out of Hoxie, Circa 1930-19403Image courtesy of Lawrence County Historical Society.media/Frisco Train West Out of Hoxie 1930s - LCHS Pinterest.jpgplain2020-06-23T18:57:06-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1870-06-30 WR in List of AR Post Office Locations Perhaps First Mention of WR - AR Gazette pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-13T12:07:58-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431870-06-30 Arkansas Gazette pg 43Walnut Ridge is included in a statewide list of post offices, perhaps the first mention in a newspaper of WR. Other Lawrence County post offices include Ash Flat, Canton, Clover Bend, Evening Shade, Laura Town, Powhatan, Rhea, and Smithville.media/1870-06-30 WR in List of AR Post Office Locations Perhaps First Mention of WR - AR Gazette pg 4.pngplain2020-05-13T12:13:23-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1908-10-26 Memphis Cmcl Appeal pg 7 - Lee Ridgeway Shot_thumb.png2020-05-07T20:37:35-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431908-10-26 Memphis Commercial Appeal TN pg 73Lee Ridgeway is not expected to live after being shot by Alf Bagley.media/1908-10-26 Memphis Cmcl Appeal pg 7 - Lee Ridgeway Shot.pngplain2020-05-31T20:05:37-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1880-04-22 Presbytery Meets in WR - AR Gazette pg 5_thumb.png2020-05-13T20:20:47-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431880-04-22 Arkansas Gazette pg 53The Arkansas Presbytery meets in Walnut Ridge; among other matters, a pastor is installed for the church at Walnut Ridge and the presbytery thanks "the good people of Walnut Ridge for their generous hospitality."media/1880-04-22 Presbytery Meets in WR - AR Gazette pg 5.pngplain2020-05-13T20:24:34-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/AHTD 1924 Road Map Thematic Screenshot_thumb.png2020-05-06T11:54:00-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431924 AHTD Roads of AR Map, LawCo Detail3Photo negative map detail of roads leading to and from Walnut Ridge & Hoxie.media/AHTD 1924 Road Map Thematic Screenshot.pngplain2020-05-09T14:42:13-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1906-02-15 Newsboy Shoots at Passenger on Train Near WR - Poplar Bluff Citizen MO pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-05T14:27:07-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431906-02-15 Poplar Bluff Citizen MO pg 83A newsboy shoots at a passenger on a train near Walnut Ridge, but misses him and leaves a hole in the hat of another passenger instead.media/1906-02-15 Newsboy Shoots at Passenger on Train Near WR - Poplar Bluff Citizen MO pg 8.pngplain2020-06-05T14:30:53-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/County Officers Nov 18 1910 Blade_thumb.jpg2020-05-09T15:12:21-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431910-11-18 WR Blade, County Officers Photo3Group portrait of Lawrence County officers. Source: http://ataleoftwotowns.com/1910-county-officers/media/County Officers Nov 18 1910 Blade.jpgplain2020-05-10T17:30:15-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1882-06-02 Baby Owl Kept in Back Room in WR - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 3_thumb.jpg2020-05-12T14:37:30-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431882-06-02 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 33A fair association is presented with a baby owl that was captured near WR and kept in a back room for visitors to look at.media/1882-06-02 Baby Owl Kept in Back Room in WR - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 3.jpgplain2020-05-14T14:49:01-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1912-05-15 WR Mayor Swears in 100 Special Officers to Stop Citizen Attacks - Hutchinson KS pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-11T15:17:19-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431912-05-15 Hutchinson Gazette KS pg 13The Walnut Ridge mayor swears in one hundred special officers "to repel any further attacks of night riders on negro farmers."media/1912-05-15 WR Mayor Swears in 100 Special Officers to Stop Citizen Attacks - Hutchinson KS pg 1.pngplain2020-06-11T15:23:45-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1930-08-18 Murder Charge Against WR Man May Be Dropped - Alexandria LA pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-17T12:40:49-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431930-08-18 Alexandria Town Talk LA pg 13Murder charges against Walnut Ridge garage owner George Hopps may be dropped due to additional evidence received.media/1930-08-18 Murder Charge Against WR Man May Be Dropped - Alexandria LA pg 1.pngplain2020-06-17T12:54:38-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1890-01-14 Correspondent Says Peace Still Prevails in WR With Saloons Open - AR Gazette pg 3_thumb.png2020-05-17T19:49:22-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431890-01-14 Arkansas Gazette pg 33A Gazette correspondent notes the uneventful opening of two saloons in Walnut Ridge after the end of a two-year period where the town (and county) was dry, as well as noting progress made on the street car line, ditch dredging, and a Masonic gathering.media/1890-01-14 Correspondent Says Peace Still Prevails in WR With Saloons Open - AR Gazette pg 3.pngplain2020-05-17T19:54:26-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1931-01-15 Frisco RR Pays LawCo After US Supreme Court Appeal Fails - Poplar Bluff MO pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-17T15:24:04-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431931-01-15 Poplar Bluff Republican MO pg 43The Frisco Railroad pays Lawrence County a fine of $7834 (more than $125,000 today) after an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court fails.media/1931-01-15 Frisco RR Pays LawCo After US Supreme Court Appeal Fails - Poplar Bluff MO pg 4.pngplain2020-06-17T15:27:28-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1896-01-24 Account of Trouble At and Following Populist Meeting at Powhatan - Haven KS pg 3_thumb.png2020-05-29T14:07:14-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431896-01-24 Haven Weekly Record KS pg 33Trouble occurs at and following a Populist meeting in Powhatan after a group of young boys disturb the meeting and a man throws a stick of wood at one of them in return.media/1896-01-24 Account of Trouble At and Following Populist Meeting at Powhatan - Haven KS pg 3.pngplain2020-05-29T14:18:00-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1913-04-15 Pinnell Murder in Hoxie, Episode 6 - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-12T08:21:27-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431913-04-15 Arkansas Gazette pg 23Lon Easley gives a bond of $12,500 and awaits an appeal to the Arkansas Supreme Court.media/1913-04-15 Pinnell Murder in Hoxie, Episode 6 - AR Gazette pg 2.pngplain2020-06-12T08:26:18-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1936-04-11 Ad for National Sales Company of Walnut Ridge - Pittsburgh Courier PA pg 7_thumb.png2020-06-17T20:28:15-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431936-04-11 Pittsburgh Courier PA pg 73The National Sales Company of Walnut Ridge advertises a free thirty-day trial of their expertise.media/1936-04-11 Ad for National Sales Company of Walnut Ridge - Pittsburgh Courier PA pg 7.pngplain2020-06-17T20:31:46-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1898-03-11 Saga and Poem About Hobo Robbers Wife - Marysville KS pg 6_thumb.png2020-05-30T19:49:20-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431898-03-11 Marysville Advocate KS pg 63A Kansas paper tells the saga, complete with a poem, of the ill-fated romance between Clara Mozely and her husband, the hobo/mail clerk/robber who was arrested in Walnut Ridge.media/1898-03-11 Saga and Poem About Hobo Robbers Wife - Marysville KS pg 6.pngplain2020-05-30T20:33:53-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/WR Post Office and TD Postcard- MarlynMartin_thumb.jpg2020-05-06T12:31:25-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743Postcard, 1935 WR Times-Dispatch Building/Former Post Office3Depicts the post office built on West Main St in Walnut Ridge in 1935; postcard date unknown.media/WR Post Office and TD Postcard- MarlynMartin.jpgplain2020-05-08T10:26:46-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1905-03-26 100 WR Businessmen Sign Petition to Repeal Hoxie-WR Bill - AR Democrat pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-05T11:12:07-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431905-03-26 Arkansas Democrat pg 33About 100 Walnut Ridge businessmen sign a petition to repeal Arkansas's 1903 Walnut Ridge-Hoxie Act.media/1905-03-26 100 WR Businessmen Sign Petition to Repeal Hoxie-WR Bill - AR Democrat pg 3.pngplain2020-06-05T11:32:43-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1905-10-21 Memphis Cmcl Appeal pg 3 - Both Bagleys Acquitted (Alf Shot Someone Too)_thumb.png2020-05-07T20:25:10-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431905-10-21 Memphis Commercial Appeal TN pg 33Ridgeway is acquitted for Ed Bagley's murder-- and Alf Bagley is also acquitted of a killing that occurred nine days after his brother's murder.media/1905-10-21 Memphis Cmcl Appeal pg 3 - Both Bagleys Acquitted (Alf Shot Someone Too).pngplain2020-05-31T20:05:44-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/WR and Hoxie 1932 Map Thematic Screenshot_thumb.png2020-05-03T20:38:18-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431932 USGS WR and Hoxie Map, Detail3U. S. Geological Survey Map that shows road layouts, creeks and sloughs, utility lines, and houses.media/WR and Hoxie 1932 Map Thematic Screenshot.pngplain2020-05-09T14:45:56-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1884-08-09 Juvenile Murder in WR - Bloomfield MO pg 3_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T13:30:01-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431884-08-09 Bloomfield Vindicator MO pg 33A nine-year-old boy shoots a five-year-old during a quarrel with the boy's brother.media/1884-08-09 Juvenile Murder in WR - Bloomfield MO pg 3.jpgplain2020-05-14T13:35:24-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1886-09-11 Hoxie Rail Agent Advertises Low Rate for Kansas City Excursion - AR Gazette pg 5_thumb.jpg2020-05-17T13:22:24-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431886-09-11 Arkansas Gazette pg 53The Hoxie agent for the Kansas City, Springfield, & Memphis Railroad advertises reduced fares to and from the Great Kansas City Exposition and Fair.media/1886-09-11 Hoxie Rail Agent Advertises Low Rate for Kansas City Excursion - AR Gazette pg 5.jpgplain2020-05-17T13:27:06-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1891-07-16 Epilogue to Story of Kansas Man on Express Through Hoxie - Fort Scott KS pg 8_thumb.png2020-05-26T11:41:56-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431891-07-16 Fort Scott Weekly Tribune KS pg 83An epilogue to the account of the Kansas businessman's mad dash through Hoxie en route to Texas states that he made it in time and saved the fortunes of a lumber business there.media/1891-07-16 Epilogue to Story of Kansas Man on Express Through Hoxie - Fort Scott KS pg 8.pngplain2020-05-26T11:44:49-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/Old WR Courthouse With Trees - CourthouseHistory_thumb.jpg2020-05-10T19:23:07-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743Photo, 1900 Walnut Ridge Courthouse View With Trees3Depicts the second courthouse built in WR after the first one on East Main St burned. Photo courtesy of courthousehistory.com.media/Old WR Courthouse With Trees - CourthouseHistory.jpgplain2020-06-23T19:01:34-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/KC Fort Scott and Memphis Rail Line Through WR_thumb.jpg2020-05-08T13:42:48-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431889 Map of Kansas City, Fort Scott, and Memphis Railroad Route, Detail of NEA3Detail of a map produced for the railroad showing Hoxie and other stops along the route.media/KC Fort Scott and Memphis Rail Line Through WR.jpgplain2020-05-08T13:47:14-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1870-07-28 Horse Thief and Counterfeiter Robbins at WR Shot - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.jpg2020-05-12T12:26:16-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431870-07-28 Arkansas Gazette pg 23News items include the shootings of S. S. Dowell of Clover Bend and WR counterfeiter/horse thief R. R. Robbins, as well as increased interest in a Pocahontas railroad.media/1870-07-28 Horse Thief and Counterfeiter Robbins at WR Shot - AR Gazette pg 2.jpgplain2020-05-31T19:50:58-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/WR Methodist Church - City of WR and MarlynMartin_thumb.jpg2020-05-09T20:34:45-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743Postcard, Walnut Ridge First Methodist Church3Depicts the current sanctuary built in 1922 at the corner of Vine and Southwest 2nd Streets.media/WR Methodist Church - City of WR and MarlynMartin.jpgplain2020-05-10T06:56:59-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1883-10-25 Late Train Thwarts Would-Be Robbers - Arkansas Democrat pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-14T11:57:35-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431883-10-25 Arkansas Democrat pg 13An attempted robbery at night of an Iron Mountain train fifteen miles north of Walnut Ridge is described.media/1883-10-25 Late Train Thwarts Would-Be Robbers - Arkansas Democrat pg 1.pngplain2020-05-14T12:01:50-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1893-04-06 African-American Cook Confesses to Fire, Says Others Guilty Too - Memphis TN pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-26T16:01:48-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431893-04-06 Memphis Commercial TN pg 43The Star Hotel cook confesses to starting the deadly fire but changes his story on who the other guilty parties are, and detectives are enlisted to investigate the matter.media/1893-04-06 African-American Cook Confesses to Fire, Says Others Guilty Too - Memphis TN pg 4.pngplain2020-05-26T16:07:14-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1907-05-24 STL and Memphis RR Stockholders Mtg Announced - Arkansas Democrat pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-06T13:08:12-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431907-05-24 Arkansas Democrat pg 63A stockholders' meeting in Walnut Ridge is announced for the St. Louis & Memphis Railroad Company.media/1907-05-24 STL and Memphis RR Stockholders Mtg Announced - Arkansas Democrat pg 6.pngplain2020-06-06T13:26:14-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1894-06-28 Another Man Injured Attempting to Hitch Ride on Freight Train - Memphis TN pg 8_thumb.png2020-05-28T10:42:44-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431894-06-28 Memphis Commercial TN pg 83A young man is injured in attempting to hitch a ride on an Iron Mountain freight train.media/1894-06-28 Another Man Injured Attempting to Hitch Ride on Freight Train - Memphis TN pg 8.pngplain2020-05-28T10:45:29-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1922-12-15 Physician and 3 Others Held for Plot to Smuggle Drugs from NY - Baldwin KS pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-16T19:32:33-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431922-12-15 Baldwin Ledger KS pg 63A local physician and three others are arrested in Walnut Ridge by federal agents for their role in "an alleged plot to smuggle drugs from Buffalo, N.Y., into Arkansas."media/1922-12-15 Physician and 3 Others Held for Plot to Smuggle Drugs from NY - Baldwin KS pg 6.pngplain2020-06-16T19:36:58-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1894-12-09 Rape Occurs Near Minturn, Lynch Mob Forming Afterwards - Austin TX pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-28T11:34:50-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431894-12-09 Austin American-Statesman TX pg 13A rape takes place near Minturn, and a lynch mob forms to find and punish the perpetrator.media/1894-12-09 Rape Occurs Near Minturn, Lynch Mob Forming Afterwards - Austin TX pg 1.pngplain2020-05-28T14:34:41-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1910-03-09 Wealthy Shirey Calls Himself Lothario After Being Shot - Cincinnati OH pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-10T08:22:28-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431910-03-09 Cincinnati Enquirer OH pg 13Minturn resident A. W. Shirey, "perhaps the wealthiest man in Northeast Arkansas," is shot to death at his store.media/1910-03-09 Wealthy Shirey Calls Himself Lothario After Being Shot - Cincinnati OH pg 1.pngplain2020-06-10T08:36:46-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1896-07-03 Men Burned By Lightning at Hoxie Store Porch - Arkadelphia AR pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-29T14:23:20-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431896-07-03 Arkadelphia Southern Standard AR pg 13A group of men sitting under a porch awning in Hoxie are injured when a bolt of lightning strikes nearby.media/1896-07-03 Men Burned By Lightning at Hoxie Store Porch - Arkadelphia AR pg 1.pngplain2020-05-29T15:00:30-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/WR Alamo Tourist Court Circa 1940 - Betty Davidson FB WR and Hoxie Nov 2018_thumb.jpg2020-06-23T15:14:56-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743Postcard, Walnut Ridge Alamo Tourist Court, Circa 19403Image courtesy Betty Davidson.media/WR Alamo Tourist Court Circa 1940 - Betty Davidson FB WR and Hoxie Nov 2018.jpgplain2020-06-23T15:19:48-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1935-08-23 Powhatan Jail Turned Into Community House - Ogden UT pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-17T19:52:14-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431935-08-23 Ogden Standard-Examiner UT pg 43The Powhatan jail is turned into a community house.media/1935-08-23 Powhatan Jail Turned Into Community House - Ogden UT pg 4.pngplain2020-06-17T19:55:24-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/WR Baseball Team 1894 - State Archives EofA_thumb.jpg2020-05-10T20:40:54-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743Photo, 1894 Walnut Ridge Baseball Club Team3According to "Images of America: Walnut Ridge & Hoxie," team members pictured are, from left to right, Dr. Clinton Meriwether, Montie Sharum, David Bloom, Caroll McCaroll, and Solon Crook, first row; Bert Israel, George Ponder, Berg Israel, C. W. Cooper, and Bob Cooper, second row. Image courtesy of CALS Encyclopedia of AR.media/WR Baseball Team 1894 - State Archives EofA.jpgplain2020-06-23T19:01:49-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1902-06-02 Iron Mtn RR Spends 100K for WR Improvements - Arkansas Democrat pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-03T17:58:33-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431902-06-02 Arkansas Democrat pg 52It is reported that $100,000 will be spent by the Iron Mountain Railroad on various improvements at Walnut Ridge.media/1902-06-02 Iron Mtn RR Spends 100K for WR Improvements - Arkansas Democrat pg 5.pngplain2020-06-03T18:00:20-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1907-04-23 Womans Enigmatic Quest to Find Missing Daughter - Sedalia MO pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-06T12:41:07-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431907-04-23 Sedalia Democrat MO pg 12A woman goes on an enigmatic eighteen-year-long quest to find her missing daughter, who was born in Walnut Ridge.media/1907-04-23 Womans Enigmatic Quest to Find Missing Daughter - Sedalia MO pg 1.pngplain2020-06-06T12:46:08-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1876-05-16 Colt Races Against Train from Minturn to Walnut Ridge - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.jpg2020-05-12T13:24:53-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431876-05-16 Arkansas Gazette pg 22A colt races an Iron Mountain freight train from Minturn to Walnut Ridge, and is returned in the train's caboose.media/1876-05-16 Colt Races Against Train from Minturn to Walnut Ridge - AR Gazette pg 2.jpgplain2020-05-12T13:27:30-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1903-09-06 Heavier Steel for Hoxie-Pocahontas RR, WR Blade Editor Says - AR Democrat pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-04T14:16:31-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431903-09-06 Arkansas Democrat pg 82The Walnut Ridge Blade notes that the HP&N Railroad may replace the steel rails between Hoxie and Pocahontas.media/1903-09-06 Heavier Steel for Hoxie-Pocahontas RR, WR Blade Editor Says - AR Democrat pg 8.pngplain2020-06-04T14:17:27-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1898-05-31 WR Soldiers Enlist, Bring Model of USS Maine - Chattanooga TN pg 5_thumb.png2020-05-30T21:08:04-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431898-05-31 Chattanooga Daily Times TN pg 52The Second Arkansas Regiment leaves for Tennessee, and Company C from Walnut Ridge brings a 3-ft-long carved replica of the U.S.S. Maine.media/1898-05-31 WR Soldiers Enlist, Bring Model of USS Maine - Chattanooga TN pg 5.pngplain2020-05-30T22:01:48-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1876-08-29 Highlights From Letter Give Rare Details of Early WR - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.jpg2020-05-13T12:46:12-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431876-08-29 Arkansas Gazette pg 22A letter from WR to the Jonesboro Times discusses Walnut Ridge's improvements and its anticipation of a rail connection to Jonesboro.media/1876-08-29 Highlights From Letter Give Rare Details of Early WR - AR Gazette pg 2.jpgplain2020-05-13T12:50:35-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1909-04-28 Vicksburg Herald MS pg 8 - Editorial, Thinks Judge Will Go Easy on Bagley Case_thumb.png2020-05-08T09:36:46-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431909-04-28 Vicksburg Herald MS pg 82The Vicksburg Herald editorializes on the Bagley murder trial.media/1909-04-28 Vicksburg Herald MS pg 8 - Editorial, Thinks Judge Will Go Easy on Bagley Case.pngplain2020-05-08T09:40:11-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1898-08-06 Powhatan Man Kills Another With Hammer - Arkansas Democrat pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-31T16:04:37-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431898-08-06 Arkansas Democrat pg 42A Powhatan man is killed with a hammer at his own blacksmith shop.media/1898-08-06 Powhatan Man Kills Another With Hammer - Arkansas Democrat pg 4.pngplain2020-05-31T16:07:42-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1877-10-21 WR Business Z Phelps and Sons Included in Steel Plow Ad - AR Gazette pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-13T14:29:29-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431877-10-21 Arkansas Gazette pg 42Walnut Ridge merchants Z. Phelps & Sons are among the Arkansas outlets listed in an ad for Deere, Mansur, & Co. steel plows.media/1877-10-21 WR Business Z Phelps and Sons Included in Steel Plow Ad - AR Gazette pg 4.pngplain2020-05-13T14:31:52-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1905-02-02 Hoxie and WR May Quarantine Against Argenta Due to Smallpox - AR Democrat pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-04T17:52:12-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431905-02-02 Arkansas Democrat pg 62Officials from Walnut Ridge and Hoxie visit Argenta (North Little Rock) to investigate whether a quarantine against the city is necessary due to smallpox.media/1905-02-02 Hoxie and WR May Quarantine Against Argenta Due to Smallpox - AR Democrat pg 6.pngplain2020-06-04T17:54:52-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1899-08-05 Sedgwick Man Shoots and Kills Wife-Stealer - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 2_thumb.png2020-05-31T18:32:06-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431899-08-05 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 22A Sedgwick man shoots and kills the man who had abducted and whipped his wife.media/1899-08-05 Sedgwick Man Shoots and Kills Wife-Stealer - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 2.pngplain2020-05-31T18:35:45-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1905-05-21 WR Column, Social and Travel News Briefs - AR Democrat pg 15_thumb.png2020-06-05T11:49:15-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431905-05-21 Arkansas Democrat pg 152Another collection of travel and social news briefs from Walnut Ridge describes everything from a recital at the courthouse hall to a man coming from San Francisco to sell lands at Sedgwick.media/1905-05-21 WR Column, Social and Travel News Briefs - AR Democrat pg 15.pngplain2020-06-05T11:53:57-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1905-06-29 Farmer Shoots Brother-in-Law Over Money - AR Democrat pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-05T12:50:33-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431905-06-29 Arkansas Democrat pg 12A farmer near Walnut Ridge shoots his brother-in-law over a spat about money he owed.media/1905-06-29 Farmer Shoots Brother-in-Law Over Money - AR Democrat pg 1.pngplain2020-06-05T12:53:19-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1900-03-03 Plans for New Courthouse in WR - Arkansas Democrat pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-02T18:41:25-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431900-03-03 Arkansas Democrat pg 12Lawrence County courthouse commissioners hire a Little Rock architect to develop blueprints for a new Walnut Ridge courthouse.media/1900-03-03 Plans for New Courthouse in WR - Arkansas Democrat pg 1.pngplain2020-06-02T18:43:54-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1906-01-12 Walnut Ridge Turns Dry - Leighton AL pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-05T13:53:46-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431906-01-12 Leighton News AL pg 22Walnut Ridge once again turns dry, and petitions circulate both for and against the renewal of the saloons' licenses.media/1906-01-12 Walnut Ridge Turns Dry - Leighton AL pg 2.pngplain2020-06-05T13:55:58-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1883-06-05 Six Swedes or Germans Wanted for Work in WR - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 6_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T09:27:06-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431883-06-05 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 62"Wanted: Six Swedes or Germans for saw-mill work," declares a classified ad by a Walnut Ridge firm.media/1883-06-05 Six Swedes or Germans Wanted for Work in WR - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 6.jpgplain2020-05-14T09:29:31-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1906-03-23 Help Wanted of Pants and Vest Makers - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-05T15:08:02-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431906-03-23 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 82A classified ad states that "two pants and vest makers" are wanted in Walnut Ridge.media/1906-03-23 Help Wanted of Pants and Vest Makers - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 8.pngplain2020-06-05T15:08:52-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1901-07-04 Detailed Letter Describing BR Pearl Rush - Fayetteville NC pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-03T10:02:44-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431901-07-04 Fayetteville Weekly Observer NC pg 42A letter from Walnut Ridge describes Black River pearling, and the sensation it has caused in the area.media/1901-07-04 Detailed Letter Describing BR Pearl Rush - Fayetteville NC pg 4.pngplain2020-06-03T10:07:28-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1906-05-31 Democratic Committee Meets at BR - Arkansas Democrat pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-06T08:45:16-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431906-05-31 Arkansas Democrat pg 52The Lawrence County Democratic Committee meets in Black Rock to elect officers and hear speeches by delegates.media/1906-05-31 Democratic Committee Meets at BR - Arkansas Democrat pg 5.pngplain2020-06-06T08:55:59-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1902-03-14 Man Goes to WR for Mules, Gets Bride Too - Arkansas Democrat pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-03T14:43:03-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431902-03-14 Arkansas Democrat pg 32A man goes to Walnut Ridge to buy mules, falls in love with the step-daughter of his Thanksgiving dinner host at WR, and the two are later married.media/1902-03-14 Man Goes to WR for Mules, Gets Bride Too - Arkansas Democrat pg 3.pngplain2020-06-03T14:50:13-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1906-11-28 Portia Old-Timer Recalls Lots of Deer, Bear vs Yellow Jackets - Montgomery AL pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-06T09:47:00-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431906-11-28 Montgomery Times AL pg 82A resident of Lawrence County since 1852 speaks of seeing herds of twenty-five deer and bears fighting yellow jackets in years past.media/1906-11-28 Portia Old-Timer Recalls Lots of Deer, Bear vs Yellow Jackets - Montgomery AL pg 8.pngplain2020-06-06T09:50:46-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1930-05-20 WR Alley Cats Evict Local Dogs - Baltimore Evening Sun MD pg 11_thumb.png2020-06-17T11:58:59-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431930-05-20 Baltimore Evening Sun MD pg 112A group of alleycats in Walnut Ridge "has driven virtually every dog out of town."media/1930-05-20 WR Alley Cats Evict Local Dogs - Baltimore Evening Sun MD pg 11.pngplain2020-06-17T11:59:43-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1920-06-26 WR Jewelry Store Selling Columbia Grafonola Records - AR Gazette pg 12_thumb.png2020-06-16T08:15:52-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431920-06-26 Arkansas Gazette pg 122A Walnut Ridge jewelry store is listed as a dealer of Columbia Grafonola record players.media/1920-06-26 WR Jewelry Store Selling Columbia Grafonola Records - AR Gazette pg 12.pngplain2020-06-16T08:16:40-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1911-07-15 LawCo Judge Marries Two People Each Married Five Times - Monroe LA pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-11T08:25:29-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431911-07-15 Monroe News-Star LA pg 12The Lawrence County Judge marries two people who have each been married four times previously.media/1911-07-15 LawCo Judge Marries Two People Each Married Five Times - Monroe LA pg 1.pngplain2020-06-11T08:26:57-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1893-04-06 Hoxie Doctor Nearly Killed By Wolf When Rescuing Calf - Memphis TN pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-26T16:11:53-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431893-04-06 Memphis Commercial TN pg 12A Hoxie doctor is nearly killed by a wolf when trying to rescue one of his calves from it.media/1893-04-06 Hoxie Doctor Nearly Killed By Wolf When Rescuing Calf - Memphis TN pg 1.pngplain2020-05-26T16:16:13-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1884-05-02 Horse Thief Captured Near WR But Escapes From Captors - AR Democrat pg 1_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T12:33:13-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431884-05-02 Arkansas Democrat pg 12A news brief notes, "A horse thief was captured near Walnut Ridge yesterday, but managed to throw himself from his horse and escape from his captors before they reached the jail."media/1884-05-02 Horse Thief Captured Near WR But Escapes From Captors - AR Democrat pg 1.jpgplain2020-05-14T12:35:23-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1937-03-24 Physicians Tip Lands 3 Juvenile Burglars in Jail - Talladega AL pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-18T13:34:25-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431937-03-24 Talladega Mountain Home AL pg 32A trio of juvenile burglars end up in jail after one of them seeks medical care, due to having rolled into a campfire in his sleep.media/1937-03-24 Physicians Tip Lands 3 Juvenile Burglars in Jail - Talladega AL pg 3.pngplain2020-06-18T13:36:33-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1921-04-21 Ad for Fifteen Hundred Bushels Honduras Rice for Sale - AR Gazette pg 12_thumb.png2020-06-16T09:01:31-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431921-04-21 Arkansas Gazette pg 122Fifteen hundred bushels of Honduras seed rice are advertised for sale in Walnut Ridge.media/1921-04-21 Ad for Fifteen Hundred Bushels Honduras Rice for Sale - AR Gazette pg 12.pngplain2020-06-16T09:02:13-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1914-03-19 Pink Pearl in BR Really Had Been Cast Before Swine - AR Democrat pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-12T15:17:30-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431914-03-19 Arkansas Democrat pg 82A pink pearl from the Black River "had been cast before swine" when it was overlooked among the boiled mussels fed to local hogs.media/1914-03-19 Pink Pearl in BR Really Had Been Cast Before Swine - AR Democrat pg 8.pngplain2020-06-12T15:19:03-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1911-10-16 Charter train from WR to BR for Baptisms - Shreveport Times LA pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-11T12:17:13-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431911-10-16 Shreveport Times LA pg 12A special train is chartered from Walnut Ridge to Black Rock to transport 500 people attending a baptismal service at the Black River.media/1911-10-16 Charter train from WR to BR for Baptisms - Shreveport Times LA pg 1.pngplain2020-06-11T12:19:13-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1893-08-10 Additional Details About WR Telephone - Smith Center KS pg 5_thumb.png2020-05-27T08:26:27-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431893-08-10 Smith Center Stewart's Bazoo KS pg 52A Kansas newspaper comments on the Walnut Ridge Telephone and its editor, George Anderson.media/1893-08-10 Additional Details About WR Telephone - Smith Center KS pg 5.pngplain2020-05-27T08:27:33-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1907-12-03 WR Blade Has Correspondent in Little Rock - Batesville Daily Guard pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-07T09:47:01-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431907-12-03 Batesville Daily Guard pg 12The Walnut Ridge Blade has a correspondent stationed in Little Rock to survey the political landscape there.media/1907-12-03 WR Blade Has Correspondent in Little Rock - Batesville Daily Guard pg 1.pngplain2020-06-07T09:48:09-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1938-10-31 Ravenden Boy Held at WR for Murder of Father - Hope Star pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-18T14:34:48-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431938-10-31 Hope Star pg 12A fifteen-year-old from near Ravenden is held in Walnut Ridge on a charge of murdering his father.media/1938-10-31 Ravenden Boy Held at WR for Murder of Father - Hope Star pg 1.pngplain2020-06-18T14:37:23-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1921-07-28 LawCo Sheriff Arrives to Feed Prisoners and Foils Jailbreak - AR Gazette pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-16T15:20:00-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431921-07-28 Arkansas Gazette pg 12The Lawrence County Sheriff arrives at the jail to feed several prisoners, and in doing so foils a jailbreak.media/1921-07-28 LawCo Sheriff Arrives to Feed Prisoners and Foils Jailbreak - AR Gazette pg 1.pngplain2020-06-16T15:21:23-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1915-01-22 Imboden Correspondent to WR Blade Has Politics Anecdote - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-12T18:37:45-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431915-01-22 Arkansas Gazette pg 62The Imboden correspondent to the Walnut Ridge Blade tells an anecdote about politics.media/1915-01-22 Imboden Correspondent to WR Blade Has Politics Anecdote - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-12T18:39:14-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1912-01-27 Classified Ad, Tharp of WR Still Wants Bookkeeper Postion - AR Gazette pg 15_thumb.png2020-06-11T13:06:24-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431912-01-27 Arkansas Gazette pg 152J. J. Tharp of Walnut Ridge takes out another classified ad to seek a bookkeeper position.media/1912-01-27 Classified Ad, Tharp of WR Still Wants Bookkeeper Postion - AR Gazette pg 15.pngplain2020-06-11T13:08:02-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1894-04-25 Bold Rebuke By Hoxie Marshal Against False Robbery Reports - AR Gazette pg 8_thumb.png2020-05-27T16:25:11-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431894-04-25 Arkansas Gazette pg 82Hoxie's city marshal responds to the accusations made by Deputy Marshal J. L. White about crime in Hoxie, declaring that the marshal "should confine himself strictly to the truth, which is bad enough, but not half so bad as he colors it."media/1894-04-25 Bold Rebuke By Hoxie Marshal Against False Robbery Reports - AR Gazette pg 8.pngplain2020-05-27T16:34:27-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1908-06-05 Childers Homestead Near BR Real Estate Ad - Woodward OK pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-07T12:39:54-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431908-06-05 Woodward News OK pg 12A real estate ad for the Childers farm near Powhatan notes the farm's many amenities.media/1908-06-05 Childers Homestead Near BR Real Estate Ad - Woodward OK pg 1.pngplain2020-06-07T12:42:23-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1886-12-03 Group of Wild Game Hunters Buy Tickets to Hoxie - Paola KS pg 3_thumb.jpg2020-05-17T13:38:12-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431886-12-03 Miami Republican Paola KS pg 32A group of Kansas hunters head to Hoxie and "expect to kill deer, turkeys, a few head of 'bar' and similar game."media/1886-12-03 Group of Wild Game Hunters Buy Tickets to Hoxie - Paola KS pg 3.jpgplain2020-05-17T13:40:00-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1922-02-21 Classified Ad for Men Wanted to Make Timber Ties - Arkansas Gazette pg 10_thumb.png2020-06-16T17:36:48-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431922-02-21 Arkansas Gazette pg 102A classified ad seeks workers to make oak railroad ties at a location five miles east of Walnut Ridge.media/1922-02-21 Classified Ad for Men Wanted to Make Timber Ties - Arkansas Gazette pg 10.pngplain2020-06-16T17:40:10-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1915-12-21 Watson Balloon Accident - Ferndale Enterprise CA pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-12T19:47:54-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431915-12-21 Ferndale Enterprise CA pg 12A balloonist who accidentally cuts loose his parachute survives a fall of 500 feet at Walnut Ridge.media/1915-12-21 Watson Balloon Accident - Ferndale Enterprise CA pg 1.pngplain2020-06-12T19:49:12-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1912-03-22 WR Mayor Issues Statement for Surridge to Quell Rumors - AR Democrat pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-11T13:49:02-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431912-03-22 Arkansas Democrat pg 52The mayor of Walnut Ridge issues a statement in support of W. K. Surridge's candidacy to quell rumors that he was the author of a recent broadside against Surridge.media/1912-03-22 WR Mayor Issues Statement for Surridge to Quell Rumors - AR Democrat pg 5.pngplain2020-06-11T13:51:38-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1894-07-19 Farmers in Hoxie Get in Taxes Fight, One Shot - Scottsboro Citizen AL pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-28T10:48:03-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431894-07-19 Scottsboro Citizen AL pg 12Two farmers near Hoxie get in an argument about taxes; one is shot and drowns in a pond.media/1894-07-19 Farmers in Hoxie Get in Taxes Fight, One Shot - Scottsboro Citizen AL pg 1.pngplain2020-05-28T10:50:26-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1888-02-23 Another Fire in WR - Ironton County Register pg 6_thumb.png2020-05-17T14:27:44-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431888-02-23 Ironton County Register MO pg 62A disastrous early morning fire strikes Walnut Ridge's business district.media/1888-02-23 Another Fire in WR - Ironton County Register pg 6.pngplain2020-05-17T14:31:34-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1922-05-02 Classified Ad Snap Corn for Sale in WR - Arkansas Gazette pg 13_thumb.png2020-06-16T18:36:32-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431922-05-02 Arkansas Gazette pg 132Snap corn is listed for sale in a classified ad from Walnut Ridge.media/1922-05-02 Classified Ad Snap Corn for Sale in WR - Arkansas Gazette pg 13.pngplain2020-06-16T18:39:30-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1917-03-26 RR Mans Arm Cut Off After Fight With Hobos - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-13T13:38:15-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431917-03-26 Arkansas Gazette pg 22A special agent for the Iron Mountain railroad has his arm amputated after a hobo shoots it and shatters the bone.media/1917-03-26 RR Mans Arm Cut Off After Fight With Hobos - AR Gazette pg 2.pngplain2020-06-13T13:41:42-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1912-05-30 Wife of WR Blade Owner Dies, Mourned by Friends in Kansas - Whitewater KS pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-11T15:37:49-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431912-05-30 Whitewater Independent KS pg 12Mrs. J. C. Riley, wife of the editor of the Walnut Ridge Blade, dies and is mourned by friends in Kansas.media/1912-05-30 Wife of WR Blade Owner Dies, Mourned by Friends in Kansas - Whitewater KS pg 1.pngplain2020-06-11T15:39:07-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1894-12-21 Iron Mountain Train Runs Into Cow, Is Partially Wrecked - Bucyrus OH pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-28T11:46:44-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431894-12-21 Bucyrus Evening Telegraph OH pg 12An Iron Mountain train runs into a cow and is partially wrecked.media/1894-12-21 Iron Mountain Train Runs Into Cow, Is Partially Wrecked - Bucyrus OH pg 1.pngplain2020-05-28T11:49:15-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1909-07-01 Ad for Brick Hotel for Sale in WR - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 11_thumb.png2020-06-07T19:07:51-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431909-07-01 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 112A two-story brick hotel building goes up for sale in Walnut Ridge.media/1909-07-01 Ad for Brick Hotel for Sale in WR - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 11.pngplain2020-06-07T19:09:06-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1889-07-17 Black Mason Speaks in Hoxie About Division of the Negro Vote - AR Democrat pg 5_thumb.png2020-05-17T16:00:22-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431889-07-17 Arkansas Democrat pg 52An African-American freemason from Newport is scheduled to go to Hoxie to give "an oration upon the division of the negro vote."media/1889-07-17 Black Mason Speaks in Hoxie About Division of the Negro Vote - AR Democrat pg 5.pngplain2020-05-17T16:04:05-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1923-01-15 Classified Ad for 920 Acres of LawCo Land for Sale - Arkansas Gazette pg 7_thumb.png2020-06-16T19:40:35-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431923-01-15 Arkansas Gazette pg 72920 acres of Lawrence County land, including three houses and a barn, are listed for sale.media/1923-01-15 Classified Ad for 920 Acres of LawCo Land for Sale - Arkansas Gazette pg 7.pngplain2020-06-16T19:43:01-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1930-10-29 WR Girl Shoots Brother Because of His Date - St Louis Star and Times pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-17T13:07:28-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431930-10-29 St Louis Star and Times MO pg 22A young lady in Walnut Ridge shoots her brother because of his date.media/1930-10-29 WR Girl Shoots Brother Because of His Date - St Louis Star and Times pg 2.pngplain2020-06-17T13:08:30-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1917-06-06 Hoxie WWI Soldier Registration Occurs, Auto Parade Takes Place - AR Gazette pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-14T10:21:16-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431917-06-06 Arkansas Gazette pg 52WWI soldier registration and a "grand auto parade" take place at Hoxie; "every one seems imbued with patriotism."media/1917-06-06 Hoxie WWI Soldier Registration Occurs, Auto Parade Takes Place - AR Gazette pg 5.pngplain2020-06-14T10:24:23-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1912-09-13 Gad Angle Jokingly Explains Why He Never Remarried - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-11T18:30:44-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431912-09-13 Arkansas Gazette pg 62Black Rock resident and humorist Gad Angle jokingly explains why he never remarried.media/1912-09-13 Gad Angle Jokingly Explains Why He Never Remarried - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-11T18:33:33-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1909-11-24 Ad for Lady Wanted for Hotels Cigar Stand - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 11_thumb.png2020-06-07T20:30:09-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431909-11-24 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 112A Walnut Ridge hotel advertises for a "young lady of good appearance" to work at their cigar stand.media/1909-11-24 Ad for Lady Wanted for Hotels Cigar Stand - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 11.pngplain2020-06-07T20:31:59-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1890-06-05 Hoxie Station Agent Stabbed Three Times - Ironton County Register MO pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-17T20:11:30-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431890-06-05 Ironton County Register MO pg 42A Hoxie railroad station agent is stabbed three times, with his outlook for survival grim.media/1890-06-05 Hoxie Station Agent Stabbed Three Times - Ironton County Register MO pg 4.pngplain2020-05-17T20:12:38-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1930-12-24 Sheriff Seizes Frisco Locomotive When RR Doesnt Pay Fines - New York NY pg 36_thumb.png2020-06-17T13:55:02-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431930-12-24 New York Daily News NY pg 362The Lawrence County Sheriff seizes a Frisco locomotive when the railroad fails to pay their fines.media/1930-12-24 Sheriff Seizes Frisco Locomotive When RR Doesnt Pay Fines - New York NY pg 36.pngplain2020-06-17T14:39:20-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1917-11-04 Captain Medaris House, Worth 15K, Burns in WR - Pine Bluff Daily Graphic pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-15T09:42:59-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431917-11-04 Pine Bluff Daily Graphic pg 12The Captain J. F. Medaris house burns in Walnut Ridge, with a loss of $15,000 (more than $300,000 today).media/1917-11-04 Captain Medaris House, Worth 15K, Burns in WR - Pine Bluff Daily Graphic pg 1.pngplain2020-06-15T09:44:24-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1912-11-07 WR Marshal Biggers Slain - Salem Post and Democrat-Bulletin MO pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-11T19:19:25-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431912-11-07 Salem Post & Democrat-Bulletin MO pg 22City marshal/First Baptist Church minister J. P. Biggers is shot and killed during a street carnival.media/1912-11-07 WR Marshal Biggers Slain - Salem Post and Democrat-Bulletin MO pg 2.pngplain2020-06-11T19:21:04-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1895-03-29 County Treasurers Safe Blown Open at Powhatan - Springfield MO pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-29T13:50:43-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431895-03-29 Springfield Leader and Press MO pg 12A man is charged with blowing the safe open at the county treasurer's office in Powhatan.media/1895-03-29 County Treasurers Safe Blown Open at Powhatan - Springfield MO pg 1.pngplain2020-05-29T13:52:26-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1910-03-12 Death in Folding Bed - Montgomery Advertiser AL pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-10T08:44:44-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431910-03-12 Montgomery Advertiser AL pg 22A traveling salesman smothers to death in a folding bed at a Walnut Ridge hotel.media/1910-03-12 Death in Folding Bed - Montgomery Advertiser AL pg 2.pngplain2020-06-10T08:45:44-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1888-02-02 QandA about Civil War Deserter Status - National Tribune Washington DC pg 8_thumb.png2020-05-26T09:22:33-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431888-02-02 National Tribune Washington DC pg 82A Walnut Ridge resident writes in to a Q & A column about Civil War veteran pensions and benefits.media/1888-02-02 QandA about Civil War Deserter Status - National Tribune Washington DC pg 8.pngplain2020-05-26T09:24:21-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1931-03-26 WR Man Sells Mortgaged Equipment With Restaurant, Indicted - Poplar Bluff MO pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-17T15:47:15-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431931-03-26 Poplar Bluff Republican MO pg 82A former WR restaurant owner is indicted for failing to mention, when selling the business, that the equipment is still mortgaged.media/1931-03-26 WR Man Sells Mortgaged Equipment With Restaurant, Indicted - Poplar Bluff MO pg 8.pngplain2020-06-17T15:53:40-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1918-02-07 AR Cattleman and Swine Breeders Assoc Auction Ads from WR - AR Gazette pg 11_thumb.png2020-06-15T11:24:07-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431918-02-07 Arkansas Gazette pg 112Two Walnut Ridge farms are represented in a spread of ads for the Arkansas Cattleman & Swine Breeders Association Auction.media/1918-02-07 AR Cattleman and Swine Breeders Assoc Auction Ads from WR - AR Gazette pg 11.pngplain2020-06-15T11:25:59-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1896-09-06 Testimonial for Morphine Addiction Cure from Hoxie - Atlanta GA pg 20_thumb.png2020-05-29T15:06:40-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431896-09-06 Atlanta Constitution GA pg 202A Hoxie resident gives a testimonial for Opiumoid, saying he was "cured of the morphine habit of three years taking."media/1896-09-06 Testimonial for Morphine Addiction Cure from Hoxie - Atlanta GA pg 20.pngplain2020-05-29T15:08:49-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1910-09-29 Classified Ad Hupmobile Car Wanted - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 21_thumb.png2020-06-10T10:04:36-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431910-09-29 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 212A classified ad from Walnut Ridge announces a request for a 1910 Hupmobile car.media/1910-09-29 Classified Ad Hupmobile Car Wanted - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 21.pngplain2020-06-10T10:06:14-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1891-11-19 Man Has Different Spouses at Different RR Stops - Rolla MO pg 3_thumb.png2020-05-26T12:02:31-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431891-11-19 Rolla Herald MO pg 32A letter to a Missouri newspaper warns that a man in the area pretending he is single actually has multiple wives at various railroad towns, including Walnut Ridge.media/1891-11-19 Man Has Different Spouses at Different RR Stops - Rolla MO pg 3.pngplain2020-05-26T12:06:17-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/Hoxie 1913 Locomotive Photo - Larry Dobbs FB May 2010_thumb.jpg2020-06-23T15:23:06-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743Photo, Locomotive at Hoxie, 19132Image courtesy Larry Dobbs.media/Hoxie 1913 Locomotive Photo - Larry Dobbs FB May 2010.jpgplain2020-06-23T15:23:48-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1927-12-15 Deputy Sheriff Captures Bank Robber at Boardinghouse - Poplar Bluff MO pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-17T08:47:46-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431927-12-15 Poplar Bluff Weekly Citizen Democrat MO pg 42A deputy sheriff captures a Texas bank robber at a Hoxie boardinghouse.media/1927-12-15 Deputy Sheriff Captures Bank Robber at Boardinghouse - Poplar Bluff MO pg 4.pngplain2020-06-17T08:49:57-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1918-06-29 Hoxie Woman Visits Paragould and Misses Nephew Going to France - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-15T12:31:19-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431918-06-29 Arkansas Gazette pg 62A Hoxie woman visits friends in Paragould, but in doing so accidentally misses a relative passing through en route for France.media/1918-06-29 Hoxie Woman Visits Paragould and Misses Nephew Going to France - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-15T12:34:37-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1913-03-24 Electric Light and Street Car Service Resume in WR Following Storm - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-12T10:48:20-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431913-03-24 Arkansas Gazette pg 22Electric light and streetcar services resume in Walnut Ridge following post-storm/tornado cleanup efforts.media/1913-03-24 Electric Light and Street Car Service Resume in WR Following Storm - AR Gazette pg 2.pngplain2020-06-12T13:56:02-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1910-10-27 WR Blade to Issue Special Industrial Edition - Monticello AR pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-10T12:05:22-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431910-10-27 Monticello Monticellonian AR pg 12The Walnut Ridge Blade is said to be making "extensive preparations" to issue a special industrial edition.media/1910-10-27 WR Blade to Issue Special Industrial Edition - Monticello AR pg 1.pngplain2020-06-10T12:07:09-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1892-08-07 Apparently Horse Races at Hoxie With Betting - AR Gazette pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-26T13:34:21-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431892-08-07 Arkansas Gazette pg 12A crowd of 3,000 watches five horse races at Ward's Park in Hoxie, and it is reported that "upwards of $5,000 changed hands."media/1892-08-07 Apparently Horse Races at Hoxie With Betting - AR Gazette pg 1.pngplain2020-05-26T13:36:04-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/Hoxie RR YMCA - Larry Dobbs FB May 2010_thumb.jpg2020-06-23T18:39:36-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743Postcard, Hoxie 1904 Railroad YMCA Building2Image courtesy Larry Dobbs.media/Hoxie RR YMCA - Larry Dobbs FB May 2010.jpgplain2020-06-23T18:42:13-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1929-10-01 WR Girls Suicide After Parents Follow on Forbidden Date in Car - Bridgewater NJ pg 9_thumb.png2020-06-17T09:49:07-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431929-10-01 Bridgewater Courier-News NJ pg 92Two Walnut Ridge sisters commit suicide after their parents follow them on a forbidden double-date.media/1929-10-01 WR Girls Suicide After Parents Follow on Forbidden Date in Car - Bridgewater NJ pg 9.pngplain2020-06-17T09:50:54-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1935-06-18 Civil War Veteran Age 107 Dies in WR with 212 Descendants - Carlisle PA pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-17T19:58:57-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431935-06-18 Carlisle Sentinel PA pg 22A 107-year-old Civil War veteran dies in Walnut Ridge, with 212 descendants surviving him.media/1935-06-18 Civil War Veteran Age 107 Dies in WR with 212 Descendants - Carlisle PA pg 2.pngplain2020-06-17T20:00:24-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1919-02-20 WR Blade Introduces New Black Rock Marshall - Harrisburg PA pg 10_thumb.png2020-06-15T13:26:00-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431919-02-20 Harrisburg Telegraph PA pg 102The Walnut Ridge Blade introduces the new Black Rock marshal.media/1919-02-20 WR Blade Introduces New Black Rock Marshall - Harrisburg PA pg 10.pngplain2020-06-15T13:28:03-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1913-11-19 Running Water Drainage Ditch bonds - Jonesboro Evening Sun pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-12T14:38:47-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431913-11-19 Jonesboro Evening Sun pg 12The digging of Running Water Ditch begins, at a cost of $36,000.media/1913-11-19 Running Water Drainage Ditch bonds - Jonesboro Evening Sun pg 1.pngplain2020-06-12T14:39:52-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1897-09-26 Wonderful Account of Pearl Rush - St. Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 16_thumb.png2020-05-30T16:15:17-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431897-09-26 St. Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 162Walnut Ridge merchant T. J. Sharum gives a detailed account of the pearl rush on the Black and Cache Rivers, and promotes the prospects of the region for agriculture.media/1897-09-26 Wonderful Account of Pearl Rush - St. Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 16.pngplain2020-05-30T16:29:45-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1911-04-16 Girl stabs another in Alicia - Hutchinson KS pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-10T13:07:48-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431911-04-16 Hutchinson Gazette KS pg 82A jury fails to convict an Alicia woman who stabbed another woman to death on a sidewalk.media/1911-04-16 Girl stabs another in Alicia - Hutchinson KS pg 8.pngplain2020-06-10T13:15:20-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1892-11-23 Unknown Man Killed on RR Tracks Near Portia - Memphis Commercial pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-26T14:28:44-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431892-11-23 Memphis Commercial TN pg 12An unknown man is run over and killed by a train near Portia.media/1892-11-23 Unknown Man Killed on RR Tracks Near Portia - Memphis Commercial pg 1.pngplain2020-05-26T14:30:08-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1906-12-20 Cache Valley Railroad Co Stockholders Mtg - Arkansas Gazette pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-06T09:53:56-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431906-12-20 Arkansas Gazette pg 82The Cache Valley Railroad Company of Walnut Ridge announces an upcoming stockholders' meeting.media/1906-12-20 Cache Valley Railroad Co Stockholders Mtg - Arkansas Gazette pg 8.pngplain2020-06-06T09:56:31-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1908-10-28 Jonesboro Weekly Sun pg 2 - Ridgeway Shot, Lynching Feared_thumb.png2020-05-07T20:46:16-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431908-10-28 Jonesboro Weekly Sun pg 22The Jonesboro Sun provides further details on the circumstances of Alf Bagley's murder of Lee Ridgeway on Main Street.media/1908-10-28 Jonesboro Weekly Sun pg 2 - Ridgeway Shot, Lynching Feared.pngplain2020-05-07T20:48:22-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1902-06-24 Reports that Hoxie Will Get RR Shops, WR Will Be Ruined - Fort Smith Times pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-03T18:05:57-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431902-06-24 Fort Smith Times pg 52The Jonesboro Enterprise notes that the Iron Mountain Railroad division point might end up in Hoxie rather than Walnut Ridge, and declares that WR "will be ruined as a town" if that is the case.media/1902-06-24 Reports that Hoxie Will Get RR Shops, WR Will Be Ruined - Fort Smith Times pg 5.pngplain2020-06-03T18:08:04-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1907-05-04 Fractured Arm After Accident Walking Near RR Tracks - Rock Island IL pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-06T12:50:29-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431907-05-04 Rock Island Argus IL pg 52A man fractures his arm after he walks too close to the railroad tracks and is struck by an object sticking out from a rail car.media/1907-05-04 Fractured Arm After Accident Walking Near RR Tracks - Rock Island IL pg 5.pngplain2020-06-06T12:52:37-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1884-07-28 Brothel Burned Down in WR - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 1_thumb.jpg2020-05-12T13:33:16-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431884-07-28 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 12A Walnut Ridge brothel is burnt down by a group of drunk men.media/1884-07-28 Brothel Burned Down in WR - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 1.jpgplain2020-05-12T13:35:54-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1903-09-17 XX Head-on Train Collision Between WR and Hoxie But Light Injuries - AR Gazette pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-04T14:20:36-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431903-09-17 Arkansas Gazette pg 32A head-on train collision occurs between Walnut Ridge and Hoxie, with light injuries reported.media/1903-09-17 XX Head-on Train Collision Between WR and Hoxie But Light Injuries - AR Gazette pg 3.pngplain2020-06-04T14:25:47-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1898-06-01 Description 2 of the WR Troops in 2nd AR - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 3_thumb.png2020-05-31T15:09:23-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431898-06-01 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 32Another paper mentions the Second Arkansas Regiment and its U.S.S. Maine model from Walnut Ridge.media/1898-06-01 Description 2 of the WR Troops in 2nd AR - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 3.pngplain2020-05-31T15:10:59-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1877-03-31 Beebe News Editor Moves to WR and Starts LawCo Journal - Osceola AR pg 3_thumb.jpg2020-05-13T13:15:18-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431877-03-31 Osceola Times AR pg 32Editor Baldwin of the Beebe Magnet newspaper moves his press to Walnut Ridge and starts the Lawrence County Journal.media/1877-03-31 Beebe News Editor Moves to WR and Starts LawCo Journal - Osceola AR pg 3.jpgplain2020-05-13T13:34:40-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1909-05-12 Arkansas Democrat pg 6 - Alf Bagley Gets 10K Bail_thumb.png2020-05-08T09:42:58-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431909-05-12 Arkansas Democrat pg 62Alf Bagley is granted bail in the sum of $10,000, after the State warns that doing so would weaken its case against Bagley.media/1909-05-12 Arkansas Democrat pg 6 - Alf Bagley Gets 10K Bail.pngplain2020-05-08T09:44:32-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1904-04-24 Republican Congressional District Convention in WR - AR Democrat pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-04T15:19:06-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431904-04-24 Arkansas Democrat pg 62A Republican convention takes place in Walnut Ridge for Arkansas's Second Congressional District.media/1904-04-24 Republican Congressional District Convention in WR - AR Democrat pg 6.pngplain2020-06-04T15:20:45-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1898-08-07 Hoxie, Pocahontas, and Northern RR Timetable - AR Gazette pg 7_thumb.png2020-05-31T16:12:56-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431898-08-07 Arkansas Gazette pg 72A timetable of the Hoxie, Pocahontas, and Northern Railroad shows some trains going from Hoxie to Pocahontas in one hour.media/1898-08-07 Hoxie, Pocahontas, and Northern RR Timetable - AR Gazette pg 7.pngplain2020-05-31T17:37:04-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1877-10-25 Application Submitted to Start Presbyterian Church at WR - Batesville Guard pg 2_thumb.png2020-05-13T14:36:56-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431877-10-25 Batesville Guard pg 22The Arkansas Presbytery forms a committee to investigate potentially organizing a Presbyterian church in Walnut Ridge after hearing citizens' requests for one.media/1877-10-25 Application Submitted to Start Presbyterian Church at WR - Batesville Guard pg 2.pngplain2020-05-13T14:38:54-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1905-02-04 McCall Keeps Explaining Difference of WR and Hoxie at AR Senate - AR Democrat pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-04T18:04:27-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431905-02-04 Arkansas Democrat pg 32Senator McCall of Portia brings up a bill in the AR legislature that requires trains to stop in Walnut Ridge, and is quizzed about the 1903 Hoxie-Walnut Ridge Act by other senators.media/1905-02-04 McCall Keeps Explaining Difference of WR and Hoxie at AR Senate - AR Democrat pg 3.pngplain2020-06-04T18:06:43-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1899-08-15 Woman Charged With Attempted Killing of Young Portia Girls - St Louis pg 2_thumb.png2020-05-31T18:47:58-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431899-08-15 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 22A woman is charged with hiring an assassin to attempt to kill two Portia girls.media/1899-08-15 Woman Charged With Attempted Killing of Young Portia Girls - St Louis pg 2.pngplain2020-05-31T18:51:15-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1905-05-25 Train Wrecked by Cow in WR, But Still Able to Continue to LR - AR Democrat pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-05T11:56:10-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431905-05-25 Arkansas Democrat pg 82A train is wrecked by a cow at Walnut Ridge, but is still able to continue to Little Rock.media/1905-05-25 Train Wrecked by Cow in WR, But Still Able to Continue to LR - AR Democrat pg 8.pngplain2020-06-05T12:00:17-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1879-09-24 WR Refuses to Accept New Orleans Mail Due to Yellow Fever Threat - AR Gazette pg 8_thumb.jpg2020-05-13T19:43:22-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431879-09-24 Arkansas Gazette pg 82Despite the state board of health's order that it is safe to do so, the people of Walnut Ridge refuse to allow in any mail from New Orleans due to the threat of yellow fever.media/1879-09-24 WR Refuses to Accept New Orleans Mail Due to Yellow Fever Threat - AR Gazette pg 8.jpgplain2020-05-13T19:44:56-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1905-07-16 WR Column, Social and Travel News Briefs - AR Democrat pg 10_thumb.png2020-06-05T12:54:51-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431905-07-16 Arkansas Democrat pg 102media/1905-07-16 WR Column, Social and Travel News Briefs - AR Democrat pg 10.pngplain2020-06-05T12:58:12-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1900-03-07 Account 1 of Man Trapped in Boxcar - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-02T19:11:05-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431900-03-07 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 82A man is trapped in a refrigerated boxcar at Walnut Ridge and is rescued three days later in St. Louis.media/1900-03-07 Account 1 of Man Trapped in Boxcar - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 8.pngplain2020-06-02T19:14:51-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1882-07-04 Death by Sunstroke in WR - Memphis Avalanche TN pg 2_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T08:18:16-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431882-07-04 Memphis Avalanche TN pg 22A man dies of sunstroke in Walnut Ridge, and his wife cuts short her visit in Tennessee upon receipt of the news.media/1882-07-04 Death by Sunstroke in WR - Memphis Avalanche TN pg 2.jpgplain2020-05-14T08:30:40-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1906-02-01 Carrie Nation Coming to WR - Muskogee OK pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-05T14:00:11-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431906-02-01 Muskogee Phoenix OK pg 12Carrie Nation, "noted temperance lecturer and joint smasher," is invited to speak at Walnut Ridge.media/1906-02-01 Carrie Nation Coming to WR - Muskogee OK pg 1.pngplain2020-06-05T14:02:07-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1883-06-07 Hoxie to Memphis Railroad Update and Profile - Memphis Avalanche TN pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-14T09:37:03-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431883-06-07 Memphis Avalanche TN pg 42Another update on the Kansas City & Memphis Railroad is given, and the article notes that "timber of all kinds, corn, fresh fish, cattle, hogs, rock, gravel, building stone, and all sorts of grain are to be found in the country traversed by this road."media/1883-06-07 Hoxie to Memphis Railroad Update and Profile - Memphis Avalanche TN pg 4.pngplain2020-05-14T09:39:58-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/Hoxie Depot Circa 1918 - Butler Center EofA_thumb.jpg2020-05-10T07:06:53-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743Postcard, Hoxie Depot Circa 19182Shows a passenger train pulling up to Hoxie's Union Station; image from the Encyclopedia of Arkansas.media/Hoxie Depot Circa 1918 - Butler Center EofA.jpgplain2020-05-10T07:09:05-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1906-04-07 Listing of WR Residents Visiting Other Towns - Arkansas Democrat pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-05T15:13:12-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431906-04-07 Arkansas Democrat pg 52A news list of Walnut Ridge residents' travels and social events includes a card club gathering hosted by Mrs. Charley Brown.media/1906-04-07 Listing of WR Residents Visiting Other Towns - Arkansas Democrat pg 5.pngplain2020-06-05T15:19:47-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1901-09-24 AR Democrat Correspondent Visits, Describes WR and Pocahontas - AR Democrat pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-03T10:11:26-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431901-09-24 Arkansas Democrat pg 52An Arkansas Democrat correspondent visits Walnut Ridge and Pocahontas and describes the two towns.media/1901-09-24 AR Democrat Correspondent Visits, Describes WR and Pocahontas - AR Democrat pg 5.pngplain2020-06-03T10:18:33-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/WR High School - MarlynMartin_thumb.jpg2020-05-10T18:57:47-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743Postcard, Walnut Ridge High School and Grammar School2A picturesque view focusing on the high school building, constructed in 1923; postcard date unknown.media/WR High School - MarlynMartin.jpgplain2020-05-10T19:00:43-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1906-06-05 WR Special Election for School Location - Arkansas Democrat pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-06T08:58:46-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431906-06-05 Arkansas Democrat pg 12A special election is held in Walnut Ridge to determine the site location for the new school building.media/1906-06-05 WR Special Election for School Location - Arkansas Democrat pg 1.pngplain2020-06-06T09:01:30-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1902-03-21 WR Widow Settles with Frisco Railroad - West Plains MO pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-03T14:53:32-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431902-03-21 West Plains Journal-Gazette MO pg 32A Walnut Ridge widow settles with the Frisco Railroad over the death of her husband on the Hoxie depot platform by a passing train.media/1902-03-21 WR Widow Settles with Frisco Railroad - West Plains MO pg 3.pngplain2020-06-03T14:55:45-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/WR First Baptist WMU Circle Meeting Circa 1940 - FBC WR History_thumb.jpg2020-05-11T08:27:27-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743Photo, First Baptist Church WR, Woman's Missionary Union Circle Meeting Circa 19402From "March We Onward: A History of First Baptist WR 1889-1989," which states, "This photograph of a W.M.U. circle meeting was made around 1940. Among those in the photograph are: Rev. and Mrs. Vermillion, Mabel Bridges, Mrs. Cora Andrus, Martha Downing, Florence Guthrie, Naomi Moore, Hannah Floyd, Mrs. Butler, Lola Mullen, and Lola Thomas."media/WR First Baptist WMU Circle Meeting Circa 1940 - FBC WR History.jpgplain2020-05-11T08:36:40-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1938-11-19 Blytheville Wins Over WR in High School Football - NW AR Times pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-18T12:51:23-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431938-11-19 Fayetteville NW Arkansas Times pg 62Blytheville wins 19-7 over Walnut Ridge in high school football.media/1938-11-19 Blytheville Wins Over WR in High School Football - NW AR Times pg 6.pngplain2020-06-18T12:52:08-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1920-09-26 Classified Ad for Agents Wanted for WR Company - Pittsburgh PA pg 26_thumb.png2020-06-16T08:21:08-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431920-09-26 Pittsburgh Press PA pg 262A classified ad seeks agents for a Walnut Ridge company.media/1920-09-26 Classified Ad for Agents Wanted for WR Company - Pittsburgh PA pg 26.pngplain2020-06-16T08:22:29-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1911-07-18 AR Senator Again Calls on Taft to Approve WR Postmistress - Washington DC pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-11T08:36:51-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431911-07-18 Evening Star Washington DC pg 22Both Arkansas senators call on President Taft to persuade him to sign the commission for a nominee for Walnut Ridge postmistress.media/1911-07-18 AR Senator Again Calls on Taft to Approve WR Postmistress - Washington DC pg 2.pngplain2020-06-11T08:37:56-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1893-04-15 Thirteen Houses Destroyed by Fire WR - Mendocino CA pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-26T16:21:47-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431893-04-15 Mendocino Coast Beacon CA pg 12A later news dispatch about the WR Star Hotel fire notes that thirteen houses were destroyed in the conflagration.media/1893-04-15 Thirteen Houses Destroyed by Fire WR - Mendocino CA pg 1.pngplain2020-05-26T16:22:58-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1884-05-29 Each Railroad Pays Half the Cost of Hoxie Depot - AR Gazette pg 5_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T12:40:29-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431884-05-29 Arkansas Gazette pg 52A new depot at Hoxie will be a joint effort between the Iron Mountain and Memphis & Kansas City railroads; it is noted, "the former furnished the plans, the latter will do the work, and each company pay half."media/1884-05-29 Each Railroad Pays Half the Cost of Hoxie Depot - AR Gazette pg 5.jpgplain2020-05-14T12:43:34-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1937-03-26 Obituary of Thayer Man Mentions Early WR as Campsite - Thayer News MO pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-18T13:41:04-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431937-03-26 Thayer News MO pg 12The obituary of a Thayer man mentions that, after the Civil War, he had brought his wagon to a camp yard at what became Walnut Ridge.media/1937-03-26 Obituary of Thayer Man Mentions Early WR as Campsite - Thayer News MO pg 1.pngplain2020-06-18T13:45:18-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1921-05-21 Plate Glass Window in WR Attorneys Office Broken - Pittsburgh PA pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-16T14:40:03-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431921-05-21 Pittsburgh Daily Post PA pg 62A recently installed window at the office of a Walnut Ridge attorney is mysteriously broken.media/1921-05-21 Plate Glass Window in WR Attorneys Office Broken - Pittsburgh PA pg 6.pngplain2020-06-16T14:42:03-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1914-04-25 WR Blade Anecdote About Stove Conversation - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-12T15:22:56-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431914-04-25 Arkansas Gazette pg 62The Walnut Ridge Blade relates a conversation among some men circled around an office stove.media/1914-04-25 WR Blade Anecdote About Stove Conversation - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-12T15:24:15-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1911-10-26 Classified Ad, Coatmaker Wanted in WR - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 12_thumb.png2020-06-11T12:21:39-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431911-10-26 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 122A classified ad notes that a coatmaker is wanted in Walnut Ridge.media/1911-10-26 Classified Ad, Coatmaker Wanted in WR - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 12.pngplain2020-06-11T12:23:00-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1893-12-19 House Destroyed in WR By Accidental Fire - Memphis Commercial TN pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-27T08:31:39-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431893-12-19 Memphis Commercial TN pg 12A house is destroyed in Walnut Ridge by an accidental fire.media/1893-12-19 House Destroyed in WR By Accidental Fire - Memphis Commercial TN pg 1.pngplain2020-05-27T08:32:55-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1908-01-30 Rev Connell Praised Upon Move to WR - Baptist and Reflector Nashville TN pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-07T09:50:39-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431908-01-30 Nashville Baptist & Reflector TN pg 52Reverend Joseph Connell is congratulated by Tennessee friends on the occasion of his becoming pastor of First Baptist Church of Walnut Ridge.media/1908-01-30 Rev Connell Praised Upon Move to WR - Baptist and Reflector Nashville TN pg 5.pngplain2020-06-07T09:54:59-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1885-04-02 African-American Porter Shoots at Hoxie Safe-Crackers - Ironton MO pg 4_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T13:58:43-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431885-04-02 Ironton County Register MO pg 42Would-be burglars at a Hoxie hotel flee in the dark after the porter shoots at them through a smoke-filled room.media/1885-04-02 African-American Porter Shoots at Hoxie Safe-Crackers - Ironton MO pg 4.jpgplain2020-05-14T14:03:11-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1939-01-02 WR Woman Killed on Highway 67 While Walking to Church - NW AR Times pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-18T14:40:20-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431939-01-02 Fayetteville NW Arkansas Times pg 62A woman is killed in a hit-and-run accident while walking to church along Highway 67 near Walnut Ridge.media/1939-01-02 WR Woman Killed on Highway 67 While Walking to Church - NW AR Times pg 6.pngplain2020-06-18T14:42:04-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1921-08-07 Classified Ad for Lawrence Hotel for Sale in WR - AR Gazette pg 42_thumb.png2020-06-16T15:23:40-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431921-08-07 Arkansas Gazette pg 422The Lawrence Hotel in Walnut Ridge is listed for sale in an Arkansas Gazette classified ad.media/1921-08-07 Classified Ad for Lawrence Hotel for Sale in WR - AR Gazette pg 42.pngplain2020-06-16T15:24:25-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1915-04-30 Apparent Start of Competition Between Salem Sun and WR Blade - Batesville pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-12T18:44:13-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431915-04-30 Batesville Daily Guard pg 32The Walnut Ridge Blade pokes fun at editor John Hall of the Salem Sun in what appears to set off a war of words between the newspapers.media/1915-04-30 Apparent Start of Competition Between Salem Sun and WR Blade - Batesville pg 3.pngplain2020-06-12T18:47:17-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1894-04-29 Deputy US Marshal Doubles Down on Statement on Hoxie Crime - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-05-28T06:57:18-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431894-04-29 Arkansas Gazette pg 62Deputy Marshal J. L. White doubles down on his statement about Hoxie crime, and explains how the town's robbers work.media/1894-04-29 Deputy US Marshal Doubles Down on Statement on Hoxie Crime - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-05-28T07:03:15-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1908-07-26 Ravenden as well as Dowell Real Estate Listing - Inter Ocean Chicago IL pg 23_thumb.png2020-06-07T12:44:48-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431908-07-26 Inter Ocean Chicago IL pg 232A Ravenden real estate agent is listed along with S. C. Dowell of Walnut Ridge in the classified ads of a Chicago newspaper.media/1908-07-26 Ravenden as well as Dowell Real Estate Listing - Inter Ocean Chicago IL pg 23.pngplain2020-06-07T12:46:47-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1886-12-05 Saloon Owner Slashed With Knife - St. Louis Globe-Democrat pg 4_thumb.jpg2020-05-17T13:43:42-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431886-12-05 St. Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 42A Walnut Ridge saloon owner is slashed with a knife by an out-of-town customer.media/1886-12-05 Saloon Owner Slashed With Knife - St. Louis Globe-Democrat pg 4.jpgplain2020-05-17T13:46:24-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1922-03-08 WR Couple Becomes Parents of Triplets - Pratt Union KS pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-16T17:43:59-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431922-03-08 Pratt Union KS pg 32A Portia couple becomes the parents of triplets.media/1922-03-08 WR Couple Becomes Parents of Triplets - Pratt Union KS pg 3.pngplain2020-06-16T17:44:43-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1916-02-15 Alicia Men Knock WR Sheriff in Head and Escape - Batesville Daily Guard pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-13T12:59:57-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431916-02-15 Batesville Daily Guard pg 12Two burglars from Alicia knock the Lawrence County Sheriff in the head and escape into the darkness.media/1916-02-15 Alicia Men Knock WR Sheriff in Head and Escape - Batesville Daily Guard pg 1.pngplain2020-06-13T13:05:22-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1912-03-26 WR Blade Discusses Donaghey Third Term - AR Gazette pg 10_thumb.png2020-06-11T14:01:39-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431912-03-26 Arkansas Gazette pg 102The Walnut Ridge Blade writes an editorial explaining its support for Governor Donaghey's re-election.media/1912-03-26 WR Blade Discusses Donaghey Third Term - AR Gazette pg 10.pngplain2020-06-11T14:03:57-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1894-08-05 Revival Meeting Interrupted by Random Storm - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 6_thumb.png2020-05-28T10:56:31-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431894-08-05 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 62A church revival meeting is mysteriously and dramatically interrupted by a bolt of lightning and a storm out of nowhere.media/1894-08-05 Revival Meeting Interrupted by Random Storm - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 6.pngplain2020-05-28T11:00:36-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1888-09-20 LR Election Returns Theft Condemned in LawCo - Arkansas Gazette pg 3_thumb.png2020-05-17T14:34:57-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431888-09-20 Arkansas Gazette pg 32A theft of election results in Pulaski County is condemned as a "burning shame" by the people of Lawrence County in a letter to the editor of the Arkansas Gazette.media/1888-09-20 LR Election Returns Theft Condemned in LawCo - Arkansas Gazette pg 3.pngplain2020-05-17T14:37:28-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1922-07-10 Railroad Strikebreakers Forced from Hoxie - Muskogee OK pg 12_thumb.png2020-06-16T18:43:07-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431922-07-10 Muskogee Times-Democrat OK pg 122Fifty Missouri Pacific strikebreakers are forced out of Hoxie by those striking.media/1922-07-10 Railroad Strikebreakers Forced from Hoxie - Muskogee OK pg 12.pngplain2020-06-16T18:47:40-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1912-06-06 LawCo Fair Association Forming - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-11T15:42:22-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431912-06-06 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 82Lawrence County residents band together to form a fair association.media/1912-06-06 LawCo Fair Association Forming - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 8.pngplain2020-06-11T15:43:28-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1909-08-01 Ad for Farm for Sale in Walnut Ridge - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 25_thumb.png2020-06-07T19:11:50-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431909-08-01 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 252A classified ad lists a 520-acre farm for sale near Walnut Ridge, most of it still forested.media/1909-08-01 Ad for Farm for Sale in Walnut Ridge - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 25.pngplain2020-06-07T19:16:21-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1889-11-13 Tree Falls on Wagon and Kills WR Man (Popular Article in KS)- Clyde KS pg 2_thumb.png2020-05-17T16:09:16-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431889-11-13 Clyde Herald KS pg 22A tree falls on the wagon of a man crossing a creek near Walnut Ridge, killing him and injuring his family.media/1889-11-13 Tree Falls on Wagon and Kills WR Man (Popular Article in KS)- Clyde KS pg 2.pngplain2020-05-17T16:12:50-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1923-04-05 Ad for WR Woman Looking for Work as Stenographer - Joplin Globe MO pg 11_thumb.png2020-06-16T20:04:55-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431923-04-05 Joplin Globe MO pg 112A Walnut Ridge woman advertises to seek a job as a stenographer and bookkeeper.media/1923-04-05 Ad for WR Woman Looking for Work as Stenographer - Joplin Globe MO pg 11.pngplain2020-06-16T20:05:37-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1930-10-30 WR Suffers Epidemic of Burglaries - Courier News Blytheville AR pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-17T13:11:00-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431930-10-30 Blytheville Courier News pg 12Thieves strike four Walnut Ridge houses in the same night and attempt to target six more.media/1930-10-30 WR Suffers Epidemic of Burglaries - Courier News Blytheville AR pg 1.pngplain2020-06-17T13:12:20-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1917-06-12 RR Employee Gets Injury, Taken to LR When Train Car Jumps Track - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-14T10:31:33-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431917-06-12 Arkansas Gazette pg 22A railroad employee is taken to a Little Rock hospital when his rail speeder car jumps off the track near Hoxie.media/1917-06-12 RR Employee Gets Injury, Taken to LR When Train Car Jumps Track - AR Gazette pg 2.pngplain2020-06-14T10:33:53-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1909-12-16 Classified Ad for Requesting Info on Civil War Veteran - Washington DC pg 7_thumb.png2020-06-07T20:41:43-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431909-12-16 National Tribune Washington DC pg 72A classified ad from a Walnut Ridge woman requests information on veterans of an Illinois Civil War regiment.media/1909-12-16 Classified Ad for Requesting Info on Civil War Veteran - Washington DC pg 7.pngplain2020-06-07T20:43:24-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1890-10-23 Twenty-Two-Year-Old Transplant to Hoxie Dies - Houston MO pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-17T20:18:37-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431890-10-23 Texas County Sentinel Houston MO pg 12A twenty-two-year-old transplant to Hoxie dies and is mourned by his hometown.media/1890-10-23 Twenty-Two-Year-Old Transplant to Hoxie Dies - Houston MO pg 1.pngplain2020-05-17T20:19:49-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/Hoxie Boas Hotel - Larry Dobbs WR and Hoxie FB April 2015 Postcard Front_thumb.jpg2020-06-23T12:55:50-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743Postcard, Boas Hotel, Hoxie2An undated postcard image of the second Boas Hotel in Hoxie, built in 1913; courtesy Larry Dobbs.media/Hoxie Boas Hotel - Larry Dobbs WR and Hoxie FB April 2015 Postcard Front.jpgplain2020-06-23T12:58:02-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1926-04-07 11th Hour Confession Saves Man From Electric Chair - Mt Carmel PA pg 5-min_thumb.png2020-06-16T21:22:09-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431926-04-07 Mt Carmel Daily News PA pg 52A belated murder confession in a Walnut Ridge courtroom saves an innocent man from prison.media/1926-04-07 11th Hour Confession Saves Man From Electric Chair - Mt Carmel PA pg 5-min.pngplain2020-06-16T21:31:33-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1931-01-08 Walnut Ridge Fire Destroys Pitzele Store, Third Fire in 3 Months - Poplar Bluff pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-17T14:44:17-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431931-01-08 Poplar Bluff Republican MO pg 82A fire, the third in downtown Walnut Ridge in three months, destroys the store of S. N. Pitzele & Co.media/1931-01-08 Walnut Ridge Fire Destroys Pitzele Store, Third Fire in 3 Months - Poplar Bluff pg 8.pngplain2020-06-17T14:46:01-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1917-11-08 YMCA Rally Held in Hoxie for War Fund - AR Gazette pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-15T09:48:04-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431917-11-08 Arkansas Gazette pg 42A rally is held in Hoxie for a YMCA War Fund, and "Lawrence County will raise its part of the quota for this fund."media/1917-11-08 YMCA Rally Held in Hoxie for War Fund - AR Gazette pg 4.pngplain2020-06-15T09:50:38-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1912-11-22 Gad Angle of BR Sees Editor of Blade and Flees, Due to WR Shootings - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-11T19:24:49-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431912-11-22 Arkansas Gazette pg 62Gad Angle of Black Rock sees the editor of the Walnut Ridge Blade and flees, due to recent shootings in Walnut Ridge.media/1912-11-22 Gad Angle of BR Sees Editor of Blade and Flees, Due to WR Shootings - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-11T19:26:24-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1895-07-14 WR Telephone Comments on Girls Bicycling Around Town - AR Gazette pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-29T13:55:16-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431895-07-14 Arkansas Gazette pg 42The Walnut Ridge Telephone newspaper comments on girls bicycling around town.media/1895-07-14 WR Telephone Comments on Girls Bicycling Around Town - AR Gazette pg 4.pngplain2020-05-29T13:57:23-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1910-03-18 Locomotive Boiler Explodes Near Hoxie - Moline KS pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-10T08:49:39-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431910-03-18 Moline Advance KS pg 42A locomotive boiler explodes one mile south of Hoxie, killing one and fatally injuring two.media/1910-03-18 Locomotive Boiler Explodes Near Hoxie - Moline KS pg 4.pngplain2020-06-10T08:52:07-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1890-01-16 Letter from WR Describes Firecrackers at Christmas - Beloit KS pg 2_thumb.png2020-05-26T09:34:07-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431890-01-16 Beloit Gazette KS pg 22A letter from Walnut Ridge describes Christmas traditions in the region, which include a bounty of firecrackers.media/1890-01-16 Letter from WR Describes Firecrackers at Christmas - Beloit KS pg 2.pngplain2020-05-26T09:41:29-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1931-04-14 Frogs and Mushrooms Aid WR Farmers During Drought - Blytheville Courier News pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-17T15:57:31-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431931-04-14 Blytheville Courier News pg 12Walnut Ridge farmers turn to selling mushrooms and more than 200 crates of bullfrogs during a drought.media/1931-04-14 Frogs and Mushrooms Aid WR Farmers During Drought - Blytheville Courier News pg 1.pngplain2020-06-17T15:59:41-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1918-02-21 Portia Doctor Responds to Supreme Court Ruling in WR Blade - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-15T11:35:12-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431918-02-21 Arkansas Gazette pg 62A Portia doctor comments on a Supreme Court ruling regarding a "bone dry" alcohol law.media/1918-02-21 Portia Doctor Responds to Supreme Court Ruling in WR Blade - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-15T11:37:26-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1910-10-13 Classified Ad for 160 Acre Farm for Sale near WR - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 11_thumb.png2020-06-10T10:11:41-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431910-10-13 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 112A classified ad lists 160 acres for sale near Walnut Ridge.media/1910-10-13 Classified Ad for 160 Acre Farm for Sale near WR - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 11.pngplain2020-06-10T10:13:24-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1927-12-15 Drunken WR Hunter Says He Just Happened to Find Liquor - Poplar Bluff MO pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-17T08:57:16-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431927-12-15 Poplar Bluff Weekly Citizen Democrat MO pg 4 article 22A hunter charged with drunkenness says he "just happened" to find a bottle of liquor when he came to town.media/1927-12-15 Drunken WR Hunter Says He Just Happened to Find Liquor - Poplar Bluff MO pg 4.pngplain2020-06-17T08:59:09-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1918-07-12 Blade Encourages Ladies to Ask Young Bachelor Doctor for Car Ride - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-15T12:44:17-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431918-07-12 Arkansas Gazette pg 62The Walnut Ridge Blade encourages the young ladies of Hoxie to ask a young bachelor doctor for a ride in his automobile.media/1918-07-12 Blade Encourages Ladies to Ask Young Bachelor Doctor for Car Ride - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-15T12:45:50-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1913-06-25 Blaze at Hoxies Greasy Spoon Restaurant After Gas Explosion - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-12T14:00:35-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431913-06-25 Arkansas Gazette pg 62A gas explosion at the Greasy Spoon Restaurant in Hoxie results in a small fire.media/1913-06-25 Blaze at Hoxies Greasy Spoon Restaurant After Gas Explosion - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-12T14:02:00-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1910-11-04 Classified Ad Coat and Pants Maker Wanted in WR - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 12_thumb.png2020-06-10T12:17:12-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431910-11-04 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 122A St. Louis classified ad notes that a coat and pants maker is wanted in Walnut Ridge.media/1910-11-04 Classified Ad Coat and Pants Maker Wanted in WR - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 12.pngplain2020-06-10T12:18:11-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/Hoxie RR Water Tank Circa Early 1900s - Larry Dobbs FB Jul 2011_thumb.jpg2020-06-23T18:48:28-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743Photo, Railroad Water Tank, Hoxie, Circa 1900-19202Photo courtesy of Larry Dobbs.media/Hoxie RR Water Tank Circa Early 1900s - Larry Dobbs FB Jul 2011.jpgplain2020-06-23T18:53:08-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1935-05-01 WR Hotel Manager Held for Burning Pocahontas Hotel - St Louis MO pg 19_thumb.png2020-06-17T20:04:02-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431935-05-01 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 192The manager of the Lawrence Hotel in Walnut Ridge is accused of orchestrating the burning of a Pocahontas hotel.media/1935-05-01 WR Hotel Manager Held for Burning Pocahontas Hotel - St Louis MO pg 19.pngplain2020-06-17T20:10:46-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1919-04-22 WR Blade Describes Accident-Prone Man - Atlanta GA pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-15T13:30:18-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431919-04-22 Atlanta Constitution GA pg 82The Walnut Ridge Blade describes a very accident-prone man.media/1919-04-22 WR Blade Describes Accident-Prone Man - Atlanta GA pg 8.pngplain2020-06-15T13:31:53-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1913-11-19 Story About Selling Gad Angle a Cow, from BR in WR Blade - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-12T14:42:21-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431913-11-19 Arkansas Gazette pg 62The Walnut Ridge Blade relates an anecdote about Black Rock funnyman Gad Angle buying a cow.media/1913-11-19 Story About Selling Gad Angle a Cow, from BR in WR Blade - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-12T14:43:04-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1897-11-14 Man Threatens Wife at Black Dance and Is Killed - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 2_thumb.png2020-05-30T18:22:56-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431897-11-14 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 22The Hoxie city marshal shoots a man who resists arrest, after the man threatens his wife with a pistol while at a dance.media/1897-11-14 Man Threatens Wife at Black Dance and Is Killed - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 2.pngplain2020-05-30T18:36:46-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1911-04-23 Classified Ad, Cigar Stand Fixtures for Sale - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 44_thumb.png2020-06-10T13:18:42-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431911-04-23 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 442A Walnut Ridge business lists for sale a "dandy set of cigar stand fixtures."media/1911-04-23 Classified Ad, Cigar Stand Fixtures for Sale - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 44.pngplain2020-06-10T13:20:17-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1893-01-04 Five LawCo Saloon Licenses Granted, 4 in WR and 1 in Hoxie - Memphis TN pg 3_thumb.png2020-05-26T14:37:54-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431893-01-04 Memphis Commercial TN pg 32Five Lawrence County saloon licenses are granted, four in Walnut Ridge and one in Hoxie.media/1893-01-04 Five LawCo Saloon Licenses Granted, 4 in WR and 1 in Hoxie - Memphis TN pg 3.pngplain2020-05-26T14:39:26-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/WR First Baptist, Easter 1928 - FBC WR_thumb.jpg2020-05-11T08:50:42-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743Photo, First Baptist Church WR, Easter 1928 Group Portrait2From "March We Onward: A History of First Baptist WR 1889-1989," which states, "The pastor, W. E. Fuson, may be seen on the extreme right. He is wearing a frock coat, his traditional pulpit attire."media/WR First Baptist, Easter 1928 - FBC WR.jpgplain2020-05-11T08:52:05-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1908-10-28 Jonesboro Weekly Sun pg 2- Editorial, Ridgeway Bad Judge of Human Character_thumb.png2020-05-07T20:51:20-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431908-10-28 Jonesboro Weekly Sun pg 2- Editorial2The Sun editorializes that Ridgeway "was not a good judge of human nature" when it came to Alf Bagley's revenge.media/1908-10-28 Jonesboro Weekly Sun pg 2- Editorial, Ridgeway Bad Judge of Human Character.pngplain2020-05-07T20:56:58-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1902-09-24 German Draughtsman Wanted in WR - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-03T18:17:32-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431902-09-24 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 62A German draftsman in Walnut Ridge advertises his search for a position as an assistant architect.media/1902-09-24 German Draughtsman Wanted in WR - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 6.pngplain2020-06-03T18:21:55-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/Stagecoach Line from 1884 Pocahontas Star-Herald - Pinterest Betty_thumb.jpg2020-05-11T20:40:48-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431884 Pocahontas Star-Herald, Stagecoach Line2Advertisement for a daily Pocahontas-Walnut Ridge-Hoxie stagecoach route; newspaper month and day unknown.media/Stagecoach Line from 1884 Pocahontas Star-Herald - Pinterest Betty.jpgplain2020-05-11T21:13:47-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1892-12-30 Cold Weather and Beautiful Snow Linger in Hoxie - Memphis Commercial pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-12T13:40:20-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431892-12-30 Memphis Commercial TN pg 12"The beautiful still lingers" after a snowfall in Hoxie.media/1892-12-30 Cold Weather and Beautiful Snow Linger in Hoxie - Memphis Commercial pg 1.pngplain2020-05-12T13:41:42-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1909-03-22 Jonesboro Daily News pgs 1 and 8 - Alf Bagley on Trial, Important Case_thumb.png2020-05-08T08:51:52-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431909-03-22 Jonesboro Daily News pgs 1 & 82Alf Bagley's murder trial begins, "one of the most important cases to be tried in this part of the state in months."media/1909-03-22 Jonesboro Daily News pgs 1 and 8 - Alf Bagley on Trial, Important Case.pngplain2020-05-08T08:56:06-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1898-06-23 WR Boy Accidentally Kills Younger Brother With Gun - AR Democrat pg 5_thumb.png2020-05-31T15:15:01-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431898-06-23 Arkansas Democrat pg 52A Walnut Ridge boy accidentally kills his younger brother when messing with a shotgun at home.media/1898-06-23 WR Boy Accidentally Kills Younger Brother With Gun - AR Democrat pg 5.pngplain2020-05-31T15:17:17-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1877-04-10 WR Journal Showcases Walnut Trees - Memphis Daily Appeal TN pg 1_thumb.jpg2020-05-13T13:39:56-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431877-04-10 Memphis Daily Appeal TN pg 12The Walnut Ridge Journal newspaper highlights the town's extensive timber resources, especially in walnut, and its rail capabilities for exporting logs.media/1877-04-10 WR Journal Showcases Walnut Trees - Memphis Daily Appeal TN pg 1.jpgplain2020-05-13T13:43:45-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1910-03-23 Jonesboro Daily Tribune pg 1 - Bagley Trial is On, Great Interest in Case_thumb.png2020-05-08T09:51:29-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431910-03-23 Jonesboro Daily Tribune pg 12A jury is secured for Alf Bagley's second trial, a full year after the first trial.media/1910-03-23 Jonesboro Daily Tribune pg 1 - Bagley Trial is On, Great Interest in Case.pngplain2020-05-08T09:53:03-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1904-07-03 Republican Ticket in LawCo - Arkansas Democrat pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-04T15:23:35-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431904-07-03 Arkansas Democrat pg 32The Arkansas Democrat notes Lawrence County's Republican ticket for the upcoming election.media/1904-07-03 Republican Ticket in LawCo - Arkansas Democrat pg 3.pngplain2020-06-04T15:24:12-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1898-08-07 Says That Powhatan Man Was Killed Over Watermelon - Washington DC pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-31T17:44:51-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431898-08-07 Washington Times DC pg 12A news brief alleges that the dispute in which Powhatan blacksmith Douglas Horton was killed was about a watermelon.media/1898-08-07 Says That Powhatan Man Was Killed Over Watermelon - Washington DC pg 1.pngplain2020-05-31T17:47:58-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1877-12-16 Immigrants from Northern States Contemplate Settling in LawCo - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.jpg2020-05-13T14:53:05-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431877-12-16 Arkansas Gazette pg 22The Walnut Ridge Journal notes the arrival in Lawrence County of immigrants from several northern states, and encourages more to join them.media/1877-12-16 Immigrants from Northern States Contemplate Settling in LawCo - AR Gazette pg 2.jpgplain2020-05-13T14:55:29-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1899-09-12 Hoxie Twelve-Year-Old Dies of Burst Blood Vessel - Pine Bluff AR pg 2_thumb.png2020-05-31T18:56:25-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431899-09-12 Pine Bluff Daily Graphic AR pg 22A Hoxie twelve-year-old dies of a burst blood vessel.media/1899-09-12 Hoxie Twelve-Year-Old Dies of Burst Blood Vessel - Pine Bluff AR pg 2.pngplain2020-05-31T18:59:22-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1901-07-31 Heavy Rainfall in Walnut Ridge - Arkansas Democrat pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-13T18:57:30-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431901-07-31 Arkansas Democrat pg 12A remarkably heavy rain falls on Walnut Ridge over the course of two days.media/1901-07-31 Heavy Rainfall in Walnut Ridge - Arkansas Democrat pg 1.pngplain2020-05-13T18:59:22-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1905-05-28 WR School Closes for the Summer; Only 3 Teachers Listed - AR Democrat pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-05T12:04:07-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431905-05-28 Arkansas Democrat pg 52The Walnut Ridge Public School closes for the summer; only three teachers are listed as faculty.media/1905-05-28 WR School Closes for the Summer; Only 3 Teachers Listed - AR Democrat pg 5.pngplain2020-06-05T12:05:05-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1879-11-27 Impressive Letter from WR - Fayetteville Gazette NC pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-13T19:48:33-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431879-11-27 Fayetteville Gazette NC pg 12A North Carolina newspaper gets a letter from a former resident that includes a description of Walnut Ridge and tips on how to prosper as a citizen of Arkansas.media/1879-11-27 Impressive Letter from WR - Fayetteville Gazette NC pg 1.pngplain2020-05-13T19:57:16-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1905-07-18 Letter with Details on WR Crops - Ozark Tribune AL pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-05T13:05:26-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431905-07-18 Ozark Tribune AL pg 32A letter from Walnut Ridge, "a thrifty little city," details the outlook for the cotton crop in the mid-South.media/1905-07-18 Letter with Details on WR Crops - Ozark Tribune AL pg 3.pngplain2020-06-05T13:07:45-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1900-03-07 Account 2 of Man Trapped in Boxcar - St Louis Republic MO pg 14_thumb.png2020-06-02T19:22:54-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431900-03-07 St Louis Republic MO pg 142A different newspaper gives a very different account of John Pettis's boxcar journey from Walnut Ridge to St. Louis, saying he was trapped in the car for six days rather than three.media/1900-03-07 Account 2 of Man Trapped in Boxcar - St Louis Republic MO pg 14.pngplain2020-06-02T19:28:30-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1882-06-05 Cattle Cause Train Wreck Near Okean - Topeka KS pg 1_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T08:36:23-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431882-06-05 Topeka Daily Capital KS pg 12A fireman is killed on a 3 a.m. Iron Mountain train when the engine hits some cattle on the tracks.media/1882-06-05 Cattle Cause Train Wreck Near Okean - Topeka KS pg 1.jpgplain2020-05-14T08:39:20-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1906-02-02 Hoxie Liquor License Fight in Court Today - AR Democrat pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-05T14:10:43-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431906-02-02 Arkansas Democrat pg 22A Hoxie liquor license debate goes to the courts; meanwhile a saloon opens in South Hoxie three miles from town.media/1906-02-02 Hoxie Liquor License Fight in Court Today - AR Democrat pg 2.pngplain2020-06-05T14:12:15-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1900-07-20 Update on New Courthouse and Previous Fire - Arkansas Democrat pg 7_thumb.png2020-06-02T20:07:30-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431900-07-20 Arkansas Democrat pg 72An update on the new Walnut Ridge courthouse tells of the burning of the former courthouse the previous May.media/1900-07-20 Update on New Courthouse and Previous Fire - Arkansas Democrat pg 7.pngplain2020-06-02T20:09:39-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1883-07-01 Hoxie to Springfield RR Gap Closed - AR Gazette pg 4_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T09:46:00-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431883-07-01 Arkansas Gazette pg 42Another construction update notes the completion of the Hoxie to Springfield portion of the KC & Memphis RR, and that only seventeen miles remain until the route's overall completion.media/1883-07-01 Hoxie to Springfield RR Gap Closed - AR Gazette pg 4.jpgplain2020-05-14T09:48:16-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1906-05-12 Familys Horses Scared by Electric Street Car - Arkansas Democrat pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-05T15:24:52-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431906-05-12 Arkansas Democrat pg 62A family's horses are scared by the Walnut Ridge-Hoxie electric streetcar and bolt, tossing people and groceries out of the wagon.media/1906-05-12 Familys Horses Scared by Electric Street Car - Arkansas Democrat pg 6.pngplain2020-06-05T15:28:17-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1901-09-30 Editorial Regarding Senate Race from WR - Arkansas Democrat pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-03T10:51:03-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431901-09-30 Arkansas Democrat pg 42A Walnut Ridge citizen, perhaps John S. Gibson, writes a letter to the AR Democrat about the AR Railroad Commission and U.S. Senate race.media/1901-09-30 Editorial Regarding Senate Race from WR - Arkansas Democrat pg 4.pngplain2020-06-03T10:55:45-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1906-06-14 Iron Mtn RR Fined - Arkansas Democrat pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-06T09:06:48-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431906-06-14 Arkansas Democrat pg 82The Iron Mountain Railroad is fined $18,000 for failure to stop its trains in Walnut Ridge in accordance with a new state law.media/1906-06-14 Iron Mtn RR Fined - Arkansas Democrat pg 8.pngplain2020-06-06T09:08:30-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1902-05-09 Iron Mtn RR Superintendent Stops in WR Regarding Division Point - AR Gazette pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-03T14:57:34-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431902-05-09 Arkansas Gazette pg 82The Iron Mountain Railroad superintendent stops in Walnut Ridge regarding the creation of a new division point there.media/1902-05-09 Iron Mtn RR Superintendent Stops in WR Regarding Division Point - AR Gazette pg 8.pngplain2020-06-03T17:28:21-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1911-05-14 WR Postmaster Resigns Due to Wifes Poor Health - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 14_thumb.png2020-06-10T13:28:36-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431911-05-14 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 142The Walnut Ridge postmaster resigns due to his wife's poor health.media/1911-05-14 WR Postmaster Resigns Due to Wifes Poor Health - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 14.pngplain2020-06-10T13:31:09-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1893-03-02 WR Telephone Against State Whisky Ban - Alton KS pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-26T14:44:31-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431893-03-02 Alton Empire KS pg 42A correspondent of the Walnut Ridge Telephone newspaper mocks the state legislature's proposed whisky ban.media/1893-03-02 WR Telephone Against State Whisky Ban - Alton KS pg 4.pngplain2020-05-26T14:47:15-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1936-08-01 Classified Ad Cotton Duster for Sale in WR - Blytheville Courier News pg 7_thumb.png2020-06-18T12:56:49-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431936-08-01 Blytheville Courier News pg 72A Niagara cotton duster (used for insecticides, etc) is listed for sale in Walnut Ridge.media/1936-08-01 Classified Ad Cotton Duster for Sale in WR - Blytheville Courier News pg 7.pngplain2020-06-18T12:57:52-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1920-10-19 Auto Strikes Pedestrian in Walnut Ridge - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-16T08:27:13-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431920-10-19 Arkansas Gazette pg 22A pedestrian crossing a street in Walnut Ridge is injured by a passing auto.media/1920-10-19 Auto Strikes Pedestrian in Walnut Ridge - AR Gazette pg 2.pngplain2020-06-16T08:28:09-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1911-07-18 Classified Ad, Runabout Auto for Sale in WR - AR Gazette pg 10_thumb.png2020-06-11T08:43:14-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431911-07-18 Arkansas Gazette pg 102A runabout-style car goes up for sale in Walnut Ridge.media/1911-07-18 Classified Ad, Runabout Auto for Sale in WR - AR Gazette pg 10.pngplain2020-06-11T08:44:34-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1893-05-07 BR African-American Dance Results in Dispute and Shooting - Memphis TN pg 5_thumb.png2020-05-26T16:29:27-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431893-05-07 Memphis Commercial TN pg 52A landlord disbands a dance at one of his houses in Black Rock, and a dispute between him and one of the guests escalates into a shooting the following day.media/1893-05-07 BR African-American Dance Results in Dispute and Shooting - Memphis TN pg 5.pngplain2020-05-26T16:32:29-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1907-05-28 Smilowitz Account II Details He Had Been Asylum Patient - St Louis MO pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-07T08:58:57-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431907-05-28 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 22Another news account notes that the man who deboarded his train at Walnut Ridge rather than Pine Bluff had recently been released from a St. Louis asylum and had been placed in the care of a conductor for the trip.media/1907-05-28 Smilowitz Account II Details He Had Been Asylum Patient - St Louis MO pg 2.pngplain2020-06-07T09:02:12-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1884-06-04 Classified Ad German Gardener Wanted in Hoxie - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 6_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T12:46:00-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431884-06-04 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 62A classified ad asks for a German gardener in Hoxie, "near German settlement."media/1884-06-04 Classified Ad German Gardener Wanted in Hoxie - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 6.jpgplain2020-05-14T12:47:57-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1938-03-22 Two Men Killed While Walking Along Pocahontas-WR Hwy 67 - Hope Star pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-18T13:47:52-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431938-03-22 Hope Star pg 12Two men are struck and killed while walking along Highway 67 between Walnut Ridge and Pocahontas.media/1938-03-22 Two Men Killed While Walking Along Pocahontas-WR Hwy 67 - Hope Star pg 1.pngplain2020-06-18T13:50:51-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1914-05-04 WR Blade Describes New LawCo Sawmill - Jonesboro Evening Sun pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-12T15:26:47-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431914-05-04 Jonesboro Evening Sun pg 32The Walnut Ridge Blade describes a new sawmill being built in Lawrence County.media/1914-05-04 WR Blade Describes New LawCo Sawmill - Jonesboro Evening Sun pg 3.pngplain2020-06-12T15:28:22-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1911-11-01 Classified Ad, Perhaps a Different Runabout Auto for Sale in WR - AR Gazette pg 13_thumb.png2020-06-11T12:25:57-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431911-11-01 Arkansas Gazette pg 132Another runabout-style car is listed for sale in Walnut Ridge.media/1911-11-01 Classified Ad, Perhaps a Different Runabout Auto for Sale in WR - AR Gazette pg 13.pngplain2020-06-11T12:26:42-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1893-12-20 Elegant WR Home Destroyed - Decatur Herald and Review IL pg 8_thumb.png2020-05-27T08:37:37-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431893-12-20 Decatur Herald & Review IL pg 82The loss in the M. V. Camp house fire is $5,000, with no insurance.media/1893-12-20 Elegant WR Home Destroyed - Decatur Herald and Review IL pg 8.pngplain2020-05-27T08:38:48-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1908-02-01 Watchmaker Help Wanted Ad - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-07T10:57:41-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431908-02-01 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 82A help wanted ad asks for a "watchmaker, optician, and engraver" in Walnut Ridge.media/1908-02-01 Watchmaker Help Wanted Ad - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 8.pngplain2020-06-07T10:59:31-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1885-10-30 Hoxie to Pocahontas RR Exploratory Meeting Planned - AR Gazette pg 4_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T14:14:05-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431885-10-30 Arkansas Gazette pg 42A meeting is held in Memphis to raise support for the financing of a Pocahontas to Hoxie railroad.media/1885-10-30 Hoxie to Pocahontas RR Exploratory Meeting Planned - AR Gazette pg 4.jpgplain2020-05-14T14:16:42-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1939-10-06 Details on 1939 WRHS Football Team, Before Game Against Hope - Hope Star pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-18T14:45:20-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431939-10-06 Hope Star pg 12The Hope Star gives a description of the 1939 Walnut Ridge football team before game day.media/1939-10-06 Details on 1939 WRHS Football Team, Before Game Against Hope - Hope Star pg 1.pngplain2020-06-18T14:46:42-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1921-08-15 Two Sisters Both File Suit for Breach of Promise - Birmingham News AL pg 12_thumb.png2020-06-16T15:27:11-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431921-08-15 Birmingham News AL pg 122Two sisters both file suit for breach of promise in the Lawrence County Circuit Court.media/1921-08-15 Two Sisters Both File Suit for Breach of Promise - Birmingham News AL pg 12.pngplain2020-06-16T15:28:48-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1915-05-21 Apparent News Feud Between WR Blade and Salem Sun - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-12T18:53:36-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431915-05-21 Arkansas Gazette pg 62The Salem Sun fires back at the Walnut Ridge Blade in what is apparently a bit of a newspaper feud.media/1915-05-21 Apparent News Feud Between WR Blade and Salem Sun - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-12T18:56:14-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1894-05-11 Attempts to Break up Gang of Hoxie Robbers - Memphis Commercial pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-28T07:08:02-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431894-05-11 Memphis Commercial TN pg 12Not long after the deputy marshal's statements about Hoxie's robbers, one of the gang is caught and put in jail.media/1894-05-11 Attempts to Break up Gang of Hoxie Robbers - Memphis Commercial pg 1.pngplain2020-05-28T07:10:34-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1908-07-31 WR Blade Editor Gets Nice Bass Fish Caught on a Sunday - Batesville Guard pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-07T12:50:44-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431908-07-31 Batesville Guard pg 42The Walnut Ridge Blade editor acknowledges a gift made to him of a large bass caught on a Sunday.media/1908-07-31 WR Blade Editor Gets Nice Bass Fish Caught on a Sunday - Batesville Guard pg 4.pngplain2020-06-07T12:52:38-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1887-01-03 Boas Windmill Tower and Hay Barn at Hoxie Burn Down - AR Democrat pg 9_thumb.jpg2020-05-17T13:49:20-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431887-01-03 Arkansas Democrat pg 92The Boas windmill tower and hay barn at Hoxie accidentally burn down, with no insurance coverage.media/1887-01-03 Boas Windmill Tower and Hay Barn at Hoxie Burn Down - AR Democrat pg 9.jpgplain2020-05-17T13:51:14-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1922-03-09 Hoxie Man on Murder Trial Nominated for Alderman - Oklahoma City OK pg 21_thumb.png2020-06-16T17:46:35-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431922-03-09 Oklahoma City Times OK pg 212A murder suspect, later acquitted of the charges against him, is nominated to be a Hoxie alderman.media/1922-03-09 Hoxie Man on Murder Trial Nominated for Alderman - Oklahoma City OK pg 21.pngplain2020-06-16T17:54:16-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1916-04-12 Three Hoxie Houses Burned, With Only Partial Insurance - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-13T13:08:10-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431916-04-12 Arkansas Gazette pg 22Three houses in Hoxie burn, with only partial insurance coverage.media/1916-04-12 Three Hoxie Houses Burned, With Only Partial Insurance - AR Gazette pg 2.pngplain2020-06-13T13:09:20-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1912-05-09 WR Race War of 1912 Article - Bamberg SC pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-11T14:35:36-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431912-05-09 Bamberg Herald SC pg 32A newspaper account describes a sequence of conflicts between a group of violent nightriders and an anti-nightrider coalition of black and white citizens, local law enforcement, and the state militia, in what became known as the Walnut Ridge Race War of 1912 (see https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/walnut-ridge-race-war-of-1912-7418/ for details).media/1912-05-09 WR Race War of 1912 Article - Bamberg SC pg 3.pngplain2020-06-11T14:57:28-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1894-08-12 WR Wins Baseball Game Against Jonesboro 10-4 - AR Gazette pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-28T11:03:23-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431894-08-12 Arkansas Gazette pg 12Walnut Ridge wins a baseball game against Jonesboro, 10-4.media/1894-08-12 WR Wins Baseball Game Against Jonesboro 10-4 - AR Gazette pg 1.pngplain2020-05-28T11:04:25-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1909-01-12 WR Mans Leg Cut Off By Freight Train - Poplar Bluff MO pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-07T18:28:06-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431909-01-12 Poplar Bluff Weekly Citizen Democrat MO pg 22A Walnut Ridge man has his leg severed by a freight train.media/1909-01-12 WR Mans Leg Cut Off By Freight Train - Poplar Bluff MO pg 2.pngplain2020-06-07T18:30:07-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1922-07-27 Moving Fever Strikes Walnut Ridge - St Albans VT pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-16T18:52:43-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431922-07-27 St Albans Daily Messenger VT pg 52A "moving fever" spreads throughout the citizenry of Walnut Ridge.media/1922-07-27 Moving Fever Strikes Walnut Ridge - St Albans VT pg 5.pngplain2020-06-16T18:54:33-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1917-05-14 Family Injured on Car Ride from Powhatan to Hoxie - AR Gazette pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-13T13:50:33-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431917-05-14 Arkansas Gazette pg 12A family is injured on a ride from Powhatan to Hoxie when their car strikes a log in the road.media/1917-05-14 Family Injured on Car Ride from Powhatan to Hoxie - AR Gazette pg 1.pngplain2020-06-13T13:53:55-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1912-06-06 LawCo Telephone Co Mergers with Southwestern Bell - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 16_thumb.png2020-06-11T15:46:56-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431912-06-06 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 162After fifteen years in operation, the Lawrence County Telephone Company merges with Southwestern Bell.media/1912-06-06 LawCo Telephone Co Mergers with Southwestern Bell - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 16.pngplain2020-06-11T15:49:10-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1895-01-20 More Counterfeiters Captured in Southern LawCo - Girard KS pg 3_thumb.png2020-05-28T12:01:57-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431895-01-20 Girard Daily World KS pg 32Alleged counterfeiters are captured in southern Lawrence County.media/1895-01-20 More Counterfeiters Captured in Southern LawCo - Girard KS pg 3.pngplain2020-05-28T12:03:15-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1909-08-16 Ad for Lady Wanted as Singer and Lecturer Assistant - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 10_thumb.png2020-06-07T19:35:01-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431909-08-16 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 102A help wanted ad from Walnut Ridge asks for a "good singer, who has some money to assist me in my work as a lecturer."media/1909-08-16 Ad for Lady Wanted as Singer and Lecturer Assistant - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 10.pngplain2020-06-07T19:38:19-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1923-06-13 Accusations that Woman Gave Away Whiskey Dismissed - Poplar Bluff MO pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-16T20:09:24-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431923-06-13 Poplar Bluff Weekly Citizen Democrat MO pg 32Accusations that a Lawrence County woman gave away whiskey are dismissed in a court hearing.media/1923-06-13 Accusations that Woman Gave Away Whiskey Dismissed - Poplar Bluff MO pg 3.pngplain2020-06-16T20:10:50-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1930-11-01 Waives Murder Hearing on Her Brothers Death - Courier News Blytheville pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-17T13:15:17-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431930-11-01 Blytheville Courier News pg 12The young woman from Walnut Ridge who shot her brother waives her murder hearing.media/1930-11-01 Waives Murder Hearing on Her Brothers Death - Courier News Blytheville pg 1.pngplain2020-06-17T13:17:15-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1917-06-23 Contraband Liquor Seized from Iron Mtn RR Coach Car - AR Democrat pg 12_thumb.png2020-06-15T09:05:38-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431917-06-23 Arkansas Democrat pg 122A large amount of contraband liquor is seized from an Iron Mountain Railroad passenger coach at Hoxie.media/1917-06-23 Contraband Liquor Seized from Iron Mtn RR Coach Car - AR Democrat pg 12.pngplain2020-06-15T09:11:19-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1912-09-25 WR Baptist Preacher Named City Marshal - Mattoon Journal-Gazette IL pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-11T18:45:03-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431912-09-25 Mattoon Journal-Gazette IL pg 82A Walnut Ridge pastor is also appointed city marshal.media/1912-09-25 WR Baptist Preacher Named City Marshal - Mattoon Journal-Gazette IL pg 8.pngplain2020-06-11T18:45:52-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1890-11-13 Man Robbed Just Before Trying to Buy Saloon - Poplar Bluff MO pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-17T20:24:20-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431890-11-13 Poplar Bluff Citizen MO pg 12A Missouri man is robbed in Walnut Ridge just before attempting to buy one of the town's saloons.media/1890-11-13 Man Robbed Just Before Trying to Buy Saloon - Poplar Bluff MO pg 1.pngplain2020-05-17T20:27:12-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/Hoxie Eagle Hotel - LCHS Pinterest_thumb.jpg2020-06-23T13:08:22-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743Postcard, Eagle Hotel, Hoxie2A 1921 view of the Eagle Hotel on the corner of Texas St and Annie St in Hoxie, demolished by 1928; image courtesy Lawrence County Historical Society.media/Hoxie Eagle Hotel - LCHS Pinterest.jpgplain2020-06-23T13:10:28-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1931-01-14 WR Justice Says Starvation Plea From Thieves Rarely Credible - Bridgewater NJ pg 11_thumb.png2020-06-17T14:52:56-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431931-01-14 Bridgewater Courier-News NJ pg 112J. F. Israel, Lawrence County officer of the peace for fifty years, says that while he would excuse a thief with a genuine starvation plea, he has found such claims to be rarely credible.media/1931-01-14 WR Justice Says Starvation Plea From Thieves Rarely Credible - Bridgewater NJ pg 11.pngplain2020-06-17T14:55:44-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1917-11-11 WCTU Convention in WR, 2nd Wife of WR Blade Editor is Delegate - AR Gazette pg 10_thumb.png2020-06-15T09:53:59-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431917-11-11 Arkansas Gazette pg 102The state convention of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union is held at Walnut Ridge.media/1917-11-11 WCTU Convention in WR, 2nd Wife of WR Blade Editor is Delegate - AR Gazette pg 10.pngplain2020-06-15T09:57:00-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1912-12-26 WR Mayor Also Raises 20 Acres of Turnips On the Side - Monticello AR pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-11T19:32:17-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431912-12-26 Monticello Monticellonian AR pg 82Walnut Ridge Mayor J. F. Medearis "has become known very widely as the 'turnip raising mayor'" for growing twenty acres of the crop.media/1912-12-26 WR Mayor Also Raises 20 Acres of Turnips On the Side - Monticello AR pg 8.pngplain2020-06-11T19:34:47-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1910-04-29 Potential Shirey Murder Weapon Found in Minturn - Poplar Bluff MO pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-10T08:55:40-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431910-04-29 Poplar Bluff Weekly Citizen Democrat MO pg 12Pieces of a broken shotgun, thought to have been used to murder A. W. Shirey, are found near a bridge at Minturn.media/1910-04-29 Potential Shirey Murder Weapon Found in Minturn - Poplar Bluff MO pg 1.pngplain2020-06-10T08:57:45-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1890-08-27 Hoxie Boxer Knocks Out Memphis Man in Fourth Round - AR Democrat pg 6_thumb.png2020-05-26T09:47:35-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431890-08-27 Arkansas Democrat pg 62A Hoxie man knocks out a Memphis boxer in the fourth round of their contest.media/1890-08-27 Hoxie Boxer Knocks Out Memphis Man in Fourth Round - AR Democrat pg 6.pngplain2020-05-26T09:49:24-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/WR Portrait Circa 1900-1910 Unknown Women - FB Larry Dobbs Public Post July 2014_thumb.jpg2020-06-23T14:18:18-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743Photo, Walnut Ridge Portrait of Unknown Women, Circa 1900-19102Photograph courtesy Larry Dobbs.media/WR Portrait Circa 1900-1910 Unknown Women - FB Larry Dobbs Public Post July 2014.jpgplain2020-06-23T14:19:38-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1927-05-12 Picture 2 of Hoxie-WR Tornado Damage - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 39_thumb.png2020-06-17T08:22:20-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431927-05-12 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 39 pt 22A second picture of tornado damage in the Post-Dispatch shows a wrecked train blown off the track at Hoxie.media/1927-05-12 Picture 2 of Hoxie-WR Tornado Damage - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 39.pngplain2020-06-17T08:24:32-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1931-04-14 Old WR Blacksmith Optimistic of His Trade, Installs Gas Pumps - Richmond IN pg 13_thumb.png2020-06-17T16:05:34-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431931-04-14 Richmond Palladium-Item IN pg 132A WR blacksmith remains optimistic about the future of his trade fifty years after he started in it, though he installs some gas pumps as well.media/1931-04-14 Old WR Blacksmith Optimistic of His Trade, Installs Gas Pumps - Richmond IN pg 13.pngplain2020-06-17T18:00:02-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1892-03-04 Enigmatic Hoxie Obituary for Saloon-Smasher - Scranton PA pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-26T12:25:15-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431892-03-04 Scranton Tribune PA pg 42An enigmatic obituary sourced from the Arkansas Thomas Cat, a tongue-in-cheek Hot Springs newspaper, notes the suicide of a Hoxie saloon-smasher.media/1892-03-04 Enigmatic Hoxie Obituary for Saloon-Smasher - Scranton PA pg 4.pngplain2020-05-26T12:33:27-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1928-06-23 Correction- Only 1K Acres Flooded in LawCo - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 14_thumb.png2020-06-17T09:02:56-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431928-06-23 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 142A thousand acres of land are flooded in Lawrence County, along the Black River.media/1928-06-23 Correction- Only 1K Acres Flooded in LawCo - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 14.pngplain2020-06-17T09:04:42-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1935-04-25 94-Year-Old WR Woman Walks Mile a Day for Exercise - Menasha WI pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-17T19:04:40-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431935-04-25 Menasha Record WI pg 42A 94-year-old Walnut Ridge woman walks a mile a day, "just for the exercise."media/1935-04-25 94-Year-Old WR Woman Walks Mile a Day for Exercise - Menasha WI pg 4.pngplain2020-06-17T19:06:15-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1918-10-23 Gad Angle and Influenza Anecdote from WR Blade - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-15T12:48:43-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431918-10-23 Arkansas Gazette pg 62The Walnut Ridge Blade shares an anecdote about Gad Angle and influenza.media/1918-10-23 Gad Angle and Influenza Anecdote from WR Blade - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-15T12:50:35-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1913-06-25 Times-Dispatch Jokes That 1000 Bills in Memphis Are Not Theirs - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-12T14:05:17-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431913-06-25 Arkansas Gazette pg 62The Times-Dispatch jokes that four $1000 bills recently found in Memphis do not belong to them.media/1913-06-25 Times-Dispatch Jokes That 1000 Bills in Memphis Are Not Theirs - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-12T14:06:54-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1910-11-06 Dowell Successfully Grows Fifty Acres of Rice at WR - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 32_thumb.png2020-06-10T12:21:11-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431910-11-06 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 322S. C. Dowell of Walnut Ridge successfully grows fifty acres of rice, having harvested 5000 bushels total.media/1910-11-06 Dowell Successfully Grows Fifty Acres of Rice at WR - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 32.pngplain2020-06-10T12:25:57-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1892-09-08 Another Hoxie and Pocahontas RR Update - Eminence MO pg 3_thumb.png2020-05-26T13:49:01-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431892-09-08 Eminence Current Wave MO pg 32Another update on the Hoxie & Pocahontas Railroad notes continued developments, including an upcoming land survey for its route in Missouri.media/1892-09-08 Another Hoxie and Pocahontas RR Update - Eminence MO pg 3.pngplain2020-05-26T13:50:21-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1935-05-04 Gibson in Denial of Pocahontas Hotel Arson Charge - Hope AR pgs 1 and 3_thumb.png2020-06-17T20:15:12-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431935-05-04 Hope Star pgs 1 & 32John K. Gibson of Hoxie denies involvement in the burning of the Hotel Randolph in Pocahontas, and notes that he is not to be confused with the former owner of the Boas Hotel, John S. Gibson.media/1935-05-04 Gibson in Denial of Pocahontas Hotel Arson Charge - Hope AR pgs 1 and 3.pngplain2020-06-17T20:19:48-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1919-06-16 Killow Marries Twelfth Wife - Boston Globe MA pg 18_thumb.png2020-06-15T13:34:34-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431919-06-16 Boston Globe MA pg 182S. J. Killow of Walnut Ridge marries his twelfth wife, setting "what may be the marriage record of the United States."media/1919-06-16 Killow Marries Twelfth Wife - Boston Globe MA pg 18.pngplain2020-06-15T13:36:11-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1913-12-03 Delaplaine Correspondent to WR Blade Reports Typhoid Fever - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-12T14:46:49-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431913-12-03 Arkansas Gazette pg 62The Delaplaine correspondent to the Walnut Ridge Blade notes that typhoid fever has stricken four members of a family there.media/1913-12-03 Delaplaine Correspondent to WR Blade Reports Typhoid Fever - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-12T14:48:20-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1898-01-14 Man Takes Out Rival with Stove Leg - Shreveport LA pg 2_thumb.png2020-05-30T18:47:01-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431898-01-14 Shreveport Journal LA pg 22A man takes out rivals with a stove leg at a country dance near Walnut Ridge.media/1898-01-14 Man Takes Out Rival with Stove Leg - Shreveport LA pg 2.pngplain2020-05-30T19:26:51-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/WR First Baptist Church Original Sanctuary - FBC WR History_thumb.jpg2020-05-11T09:05:46-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743Photo, First Baptist Church WR, 1894 Sanctuary2Depicts the first sanctuary, built in 1894 at the corner of Elm and SW 2nd Streets; from "March We Onward: A History of First Baptist WR 1889-1989."media/WR First Baptist Church Original Sanctuary - FBC WR History.jpgplain2020-05-11T09:06:57-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1906-12-21 Man Dies Not Long After Daytime Drinking - Pine Bluff Daily Graphic pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-06T10:05:49-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431906-12-21 Pine Bluff Daily Graphic pg 62A Minturn-area man dies not long after daytime drinking, and his stomach is brought to Walnut Ridge for further analysis.media/1906-12-21 Man Dies Not Long After Daytime Drinking - Pine Bluff Daily Graphic pg 6.pngplain2020-06-06T10:14:08-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1908-10-30 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Alf Bagley Held Without Bail_thumb.png2020-05-07T20:54:03-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431908-10-30 Arkansas Gazette pg 22Alf Bagley is held without bail after murdering Ridgeway and is brought to Little Rock for safekeeping.media/1908-10-30 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Alf Bagley Held Without Bail.pngplain2020-05-07T20:58:43-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1902-12-05 Impressive Detailed List of LawCo Industries - Arkansas Democrat pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-03T18:47:02-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431902-12-05 Arkansas Democrat pg 32The Arkansas Democrat publishes a detailed list of Lawrence County industries and notable farm operations.media/1902-12-05 Impressive Detailed List of LawCo Industries - Arkansas Democrat pg 3.pngplain2020-06-03T18:55:02-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1888-08-05 Suicide by Arsenic in WR - Louisville KY pg 5_thumb.png2020-05-12T12:15:30-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431888-08-05 Louisville Courier-Journal KY pg 52A Miss Dalton of Walnut Ridge commits suicide by taking arsenic, with her motive unknown.media/1888-08-05 Suicide by Arsenic in WR - Louisville KY pg 5.pngplain2020-05-12T12:17:53-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1903-05-12 Baker Wanted in Walnut Ridge - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-03T20:24:32-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431903-05-12 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 82A help wanted ad asks for a "first-class baker" to come to Walnut Ridge.media/1903-05-12 Baker Wanted in Walnut Ridge - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 8.pngplain2020-06-03T20:25:15-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1885-07-22 Ad, Rattan Sulky Cart Wanted in Hoxie - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 6_thumb.jpg2020-05-12T13:47:18-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431885-07-22 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 62A "second hand whalebone or rattan sulky [two-wheeled lightweight horse cart]" is wanted in Hoxie.media/1885-07-22 Ad, Rattan Sulky Cart Wanted in Hoxie - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 6.jpgplain2020-05-12T13:56:51-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1909-03-23 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Alf Bagley Jury Selected_thumb.png2020-05-08T08:59:12-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431909-03-23 Arkansas Gazette pg 22The jury for the Bagley trial is selected, after an examination of 112 men.media/1909-03-23 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Alf Bagley Jury Selected.pngplain2020-05-08T09:01:11-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1898-07-05 WR Corporal Elopes With Paragould Girlfriend After Coin Flip - AR Democrat pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-31T15:26:00-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431898-07-05 Arkansas Democrat pg 42A corporal from Walnut Ridge and his Paragould fiancee elope after a deciding coin flip, and drive overnight to WR en route to their marriage in Pocahontas.media/1898-07-05 WR Corporal Elopes With Paragould Girlfriend After Coin Flip - AR Democrat pg 4.pngplain2020-05-31T15:31:28-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1877-05-12 Depot Hotel Burns in WR - St. Louis Globe-Democrat pg 8_thumb.jpg2020-05-13T13:47:07-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431877-05-12 St. Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 82Henry Boas's newly constructed three-story Depot Hotel in Walnut Ridge is completely burnt, but is fortunately insured.media/1877-05-12 Depot Hotel Burns in WR - St. Louis Globe-Democrat pg 8.jpgplain2020-05-13T13:52:04-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1910-03-24 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - Second Bagley Trial Begins_thumb.png2020-05-08T09:56:14-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431910-03-24 Arkansas Gazette pg 12Alf Bagley's second murder trial begins, and the reporter notes that "the case has aroused great interest in this [Lawrence] county."media/1910-03-24 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - Second Bagley Trial Begins.pngplain2020-05-08T09:58:48-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1904-11-05 Circus Goes Through Walnut Ridge - Huntington IN pg 9_thumb.png2020-06-04T15:31:26-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431904-11-05 Huntington Daily News-Democrat IN pg 92A circus company presents a show at Walnut Ridge.media/1904-11-05 Circus Goes Through Walnut Ridge - Huntington IN pg 9.pngplain2020-06-04T15:32:10-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1898-11-13 WR Photographer Dies near RR Tracks - Sedalia MO pg 7_thumb.png2020-05-31T17:54:47-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431898-11-13 Sedalia Democrat MO pg 72A Walnut Ridge photographer is found dead beside the railroad tracks in what is thought to be an accident.media/1898-11-13 WR Photographer Dies near RR Tracks - Sedalia MO pg 7.pngplain2020-05-31T17:57:36-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1905-02-26 WR Health Board Refuses to Remove Smallpox Patient from Depot - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-04T18:11:15-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431905-02-26 Arkansas Gazette pg 22The Walnut Ridge Board of Health refuses to remove a smallpox patient from the Iron Mountain Railroad depot.media/1905-02-26 WR Health Board Refuses to Remove Smallpox Patient from Depot - AR Gazette pg 2.pngplain2020-06-04T18:13:41-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1899-09-14 Man Sleeps on Chairs in WR Since No Beds Left - Poplar Bluff Citizen MO pg 5_thumb.png2020-05-31T19:05:03-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431899-09-14 Poplar Bluff Citizen MO pg 52A man tells the story of how he once slept on chairs in Walnut Ridge since no beds were left.media/1899-09-14 Man Sleeps on Chairs in WR Since No Beds Left - Poplar Bluff Citizen MO pg 5.pngplain2020-05-31T19:07:55-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1878-05-19 Express Robber Andrew Jackson Returned to WR After Jailbreak - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.jpg2020-05-13T19:03:26-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431878-05-19 Arkansas Gazette pg 22A robber named Andrew Jackson is recaptured and returned to Walnut Ridge after escaping from jail.media/1878-05-19 Express Robber Andrew Jackson Returned to WR After Jailbreak - AR Gazette pg 2.jpgplain2020-05-13T19:04:58-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1905-06-04 Travelers Passing Through Walnut Ridge - Arkansas Democrat pg 16_thumb.png2020-06-05T12:07:55-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431905-06-04 Arkansas Democrat pg 162Another list of travelers to and from Walnut Ridge includes businessmen, those visiting friends, and one man just passing through.media/1905-06-04 Travelers Passing Through Walnut Ridge - Arkansas Democrat pg 16.pngplain2020-06-05T12:10:46-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1879-12-03 Tramp Asked to Bring Cotton to Minturn, Sells in WR and Runs Off - AR Democrat pg 1_thumb.jpg2020-05-13T20:00:30-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431879-12-03 Arkansas Democrat pg 12A tramp is hired to bring two bales of cotton to Minturn, but he sells it in Walnut Ridge instead and runs off with the money.media/1879-12-03 Tramp Asked to Bring Cotton to Minturn, Sells in WR and Runs Off - AR Democrat pg 1.jpgplain2020-05-13T20:02:48-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1905-08-13 No Yellow Fever in WR or Hoxie - St Louis Republic pg 30_thumb.png2020-06-05T13:11:06-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431905-08-13 St Louis Republic MO pg 302The board of health of eastern Lawrence County reassures the public that there are no cases of yellow fever in WR or Hoxie.media/1905-08-13 No Yellow Fever in WR or Hoxie - St Louis Republic pg 30.pngplain2020-06-05T13:12:27-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1900-05-15 WR Man Returns from Visiting Honolulu, Manila - AR Gazette pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-02T19:32:19-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431900-05-15 Arkansas Gazette pg 42A Walnut Ridge man describes his experience visiting Honolulu and Manila.media/1900-05-15 WR Man Returns from Visiting Honolulu, Manila - AR Gazette pg 4.pngplain2020-06-02T19:34:57-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1882-07-19 RR Track to Memphis Begins - Memphis Public Ledger pg 1_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T08:44:27-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431882-07-19 Memphis Public Ledger TN pg 12A Walnut Ridge dispatch notes, "the track laying on the Springfield and Memphis road, between a crossing below here and Black River, begins tomorrow."media/1882-07-19 RR Track to Memphis Begins - Memphis Public Ledger pg 1.jpgplain2020-05-14T08:46:59-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1906-02-14 Description of Wedding at Walnut Ridge - Arkansas Democrat pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-05T14:17:11-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431906-02-14 Arkansas Democrat pg 52An elaborate wedding takes place at the Dowell mansion in Walnut Ridge.media/1906-02-14 Description of Wedding at Walnut Ridge - Arkansas Democrat pg 5.pngplain2020-06-05T14:22:14-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1900-07-21 Help Wanted Ad for Clarinet Player in WR Band - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-02T20:14:37-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431900-07-21 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 62A help wanted ad asks for a clarinet player/clothes-washer to join the Walnut Ridge band and orchestra.media/1900-07-21 Help Wanted Ad for Clarinet Player in WR Band - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 6.pngplain2020-06-02T20:17:27-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1883-07-27 German Paper Mentioning Iron Mtn RR, WR - Westliche Post St Louis MO pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-14T09:52:14-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431883-07-27 Westliche Post St Louis MO pg 42A German-language paper mentions the Iron Mountain Railroad and Walnut Ridge.media/1883-07-27 German Paper Mentioning Iron Mtn RR, WR - Westliche Post St Louis MO pg 4.pngplain2020-05-14T09:53:35-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1906-05-13 Black Men Assaulting Railroad Worker at BR - Arkansas Democrat pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-05T15:31:45-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431906-05-13 Arkansas Democrat pg 52A special term of court is called in Powhatan to deal with cases related to an assault on a railroad worker at Black Rock.media/1906-05-13 Black Men Assaulting Railroad Worker at BR - Arkansas Democrat pg 5.pngplain2020-06-05T15:39:08-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1901-09-21 Minutes of Senate Candidates Stop in WR - Arkansas Democrat pg 2-min_thumb.png2020-06-03T11:18:07-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431901-09-21 Arkansas Democrat pg 22The candidates for U.S. Senate stop in Walnut Ridge and hold their third set of speeches, trading barbs and discussing issues such as a tariff bill and a canal through Nicaragua (a goal fulfilled several years later with the Panama Canal).media/1901-09-21 Minutes of Senate Candidates Stop in WR - Arkansas Democrat pg 2-min.pngplain2020-06-03T11:28:30-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1906-08-02 Revival in Walnut Ridge - Baptist and Reflector TN pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-06T09:12:37-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431906-08-02 Nashville Baptist and Reflector TN pg 32A successful revival is held in Walnut Ridge that "had the fourth of July and Carrie A. Nation's visit to the town to contend against."media/1906-08-02 Revival in Walnut Ridge - Baptist and Reflector TN pg 3.pngplain2020-06-06T09:14:55-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1905-03-09 Poplar Bluff Citizen MO pg 1 - Bagley Shot News Report 2_thumb.png2020-05-07T16:37:40-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431905-03-09 Poplar Bluff Citizen MO pg 12Newspaper informant was in WR when Ed Bagley was shot and gives further details of the tragedy.media/1905-03-09 Poplar Bluff Citizen MO pg 1 - Bagley Shot News Report 2.pngplain2020-05-07T16:44:37-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1911-05-29 Classified Ad, 1911 Indian Model 5 hp Motorcycle For Sale in WR - AR Gazette pg 9_thumb.png2020-06-10T13:34:33-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431911-05-29 Arkansas Gazette pg 92A classified ad lists for sale a 1911 Indian 5 hp motorcycle in Walnut Ridge.media/1911-05-29 Classified Ad, 1911 Indian Model 5 hp Motorcycle For Sale in WR - AR Gazette pg 9.pngplain2020-06-10T13:36:05-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1930-06-10 Justices Car Has 50K Miles and Bullet Holes - Sacramento Bee CA pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-17T12:19:13-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431930-06-10 Sacramento Bee CA pg 62A justice of the peace drives a car with bullet holes and sections missing due to thievery, but "insists to ambitious motor salesmen that it is only beginning to perform."media/1930-06-10 Justices Car Has 50K Miles and Bullet Holes - Sacramento Bee CA pg 6.pngplain2020-06-17T12:22:56-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1936-02-21 Portia Man Killed When Leaping From Train - Hope Star AR pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-18T13:01:18-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431936-02-21 Hope Star pg 12A Portia man dies after leaping headfirst from a speeding train.media/1936-02-21 Portia Man Killed When Leaping From Train - Hope Star AR pg 1.pngplain2020-06-18T13:03:31-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1920-12-19 Classified Ad for Variety Store for Sale in WR - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 78_thumb.png2020-06-16T08:31:53-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431920-12-19 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 782A variety store goes up for sale in Walnut Ridge.media/1920-12-19 Classified Ad for Variety Store for Sale in WR - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 78.pngplain2020-06-16T08:32:59-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1911-07-22 WR Blade Notes Man Paints Pictures of WR Houses Well - AR Gazette pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-11T08:49:02-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431911-07-22 Arkansas Gazette pg 42The Walnut Ridge Blade notes that local artist Ed Lady "has developed into a fine artist with the brush."media/1911-07-22 WR Blade Notes Man Paints Pictures of WR Houses Well - AR Gazette pg 4.pngplain2020-06-11T08:50:41-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1893-05-29 Man Tries to Tame Wolf and Gets Rabies - Lawrence KS pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-27T07:24:26-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431893-05-29 Lawrence Daily Journal KS pg 12A man tries to tame a wolf near Walnut Ridge, but he is bitten by it and later dies of rabies.media/1893-05-29 Man Tries to Tame Wolf and Gets Rabies - Lawrence KS pg 1.pngplain2020-05-27T07:51:01-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1907-08-02 WR Blade Editor Explains Why He Declines to Run for Office - Batesville Guard pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-07T09:10:18-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431907-08-02 Batesville Guard pg 62The editor of the Walnut Ridge Blade explains why he declines to run for government office.media/1907-08-02 WR Blade Editor Explains Why He Declines to Run for Office - Batesville Guard pg 6.pngplain2020-06-07T09:14:44-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1884-06-12 Talk of Cotton Factory Coming to Hoxie - Memphis Avalanche TN pg 2_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T12:50:37-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431884-06-12 Memphis Avalanche TN pg 22A report from Pine Bluff suggests that a cotton processing facility may be established near the railway junction at Hoxie.media/1884-06-12 Talk of Cotton Factory Coming to Hoxie - Memphis Avalanche TN pg 2.jpgplain2020-05-14T12:53:14-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1937-03-26 WR Woman Held in Houseboat Killing Charged With Murder - St Louis pg 28_thumb.png2020-06-18T13:55:03-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431937-03-26 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 282A Walnut Ridge woman is charged with murdering a snagboat engineer in his houseboat.media/1937-03-26 WR Woman Held in Houseboat Killing Charged With Murder - St Louis pg 28.pngplain2020-06-18T13:56:55-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1914-05-28 Station Agent Goes Turkey Hunting, Gets Wolf Instead - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-12T15:31:07-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431914-05-28 Arkansas Gazette pg 62A railroad station agent goes turkey hunting, but ends up getting a wolf instead.media/1914-05-28 Station Agent Goes Turkey Hunting, Gets Wolf Instead - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-12T15:32:51-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1911-11-26 Times-Dispatch Endorses Former LawCo Sheriff Surridge - AR Gazette pg 22_thumb.png2020-06-11T12:29:50-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431911-11-26 Arkansas Gazette pg 222The Times-Dispatch endorses former Lawrence County Sheriff W. K. Surridge in his candidacy for a state commissioner position.media/1911-11-26 Times-Dispatch Endorses Former LawCo Sheriff Surridge - AR Gazette pg 22.pngplain2020-06-11T12:33:36-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1894-01-05 Vandals Attempt to Burn WR - St Joseph MO pg 2_thumb.png2020-05-27T15:38:25-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431894-01-05 St Joseph Gazette-Herald MO pg 22Arsonists attempt to burn businesses throughout Walnut Ridge in the early hours of the morning.media/1894-01-05 Vandals Attempt to Burn WR - St Joseph MO pg 2.pngplain2020-05-27T15:40:42-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1908-03-22 Help Wanted Ad for General Store Employee - Arkansas Gazette pg 24_thumb.png2020-06-07T12:09:33-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431908-03-22 Arkansas Gazette pg 242R. M. Tharp of Walnut Ridge advertises to seek employment in a general store.media/1908-03-22 Help Wanted Ad for General Store Employee - Arkansas Gazette pg 24.pngplain2020-06-07T12:10:38-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1886-01-05 Fight in Sexton Drug Store with Frank Israel - Topeka KS pg 3_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T14:27:37-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431886-01-05 Topeka Citizen KS pg 32A druggist attempts to break up a fight in his store, but is hit with a club and lashes back with a knife.media/1886-01-05 Fight in Sexton Drug Store with Frank Israel - Topeka KS pg 3.jpgplain2020-05-14T14:31:33-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1939-10-06 Hope Star Headlines Include Hitler Peace Plan and WR Football Team_thumb.jpg2020-06-18T14:50:49-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431939-10-06 Hope Star pg 1- Headline2The Hope Star's headlines include an announcement of the upcoming football game against Walnut Ridge, and a development in an ill-fated attempt at peace with Nazi Germany.media/1939-10-06 Hope Star Headlines Include Hitler Peace Plan and WR Football Team.jpgplain2020-06-18T14:52:23-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1921-09-02 Hoxie Mayor Accused of Aiding Murder - Duncan OK pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-16T15:31:34-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431921-09-02 Duncan Banner OK pg 12The mayor of Hoxie is accused of aiding in a murder, leading the city council to ask for his resignation.media/1921-09-02 Hoxie Mayor Accused of Aiding Murder - Duncan OK pg 1.pngplain2020-06-16T15:34:06-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1912-02-25 Interesting Ad for WR School District Bonds for Sale - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 31_thumb.png2020-06-11T13:21:26-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431912-02-25 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 312Walnut Ridge School District bonds are listed for sale in a St. Louis newspaper advertisement.media/1912-02-25 Interesting Ad for WR School District Bonds for Sale - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 31.pngplain2020-06-11T13:24:16-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1894-05-11 Savage Reply to Hoxie Marshals Rebuttal of Towns Crime Record - AR Gazette pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-28T07:15:48-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431894-05-11 Arkansas Gazette pg 12A letter to the editor of the Arkansas Gazette from "A Citizen of Hoxie" gives a savage reply to the Hoxie marshal's rebuttal of the town's crime record.media/1894-05-11 Savage Reply to Hoxie Marshals Rebuttal of Towns Crime Record - AR Gazette pg 1.pngplain2020-05-28T07:18:20-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1908-09-13 Ad for Tin Shop for Sale in WR - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 26_thumb.png2020-06-07T12:56:04-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431908-09-13 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 262A classified ad lists a Walnut Ridge tin shop for sale, the only one in town.media/1908-09-13 Ad for Tin Shop for Sale in WR - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 26.pngplain2020-06-07T12:57:01-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1887-06-02 Early Baseball Game between BR and WR - Arkansas Gazette pg 1_thumb.jpg2020-05-17T13:55:23-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431887-06-02 Arkansas Gazette pg 12A baseball game is scheduled between the Walnut Ridge and Black Rock club teams.media/1887-06-02 Early Baseball Game between BR and WR - Arkansas Gazette pg 1.jpgplain2020-05-17T13:56:38-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1917-02-09 BR Man Taken to Jonesboro for Operation, Wants Tooth Pulled Too - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-13T13:12:19-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431917-02-09 Arkansas Gazette pg 62A Black Rock man is taken to Jonesboro for an appendicitis operation, and asks if he can have his tooth pulled too.media/1917-02-09 BR Man Taken to Jonesboro for Operation, Wants Tooth Pulled Too - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-13T13:13:20-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1912-05-12 Killow Marries Tenth Wife - St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 7_thumb.png2020-06-11T15:04:23-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431912-05-12 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 72Samuel J. Killow of Imboden marries his tenth wife, after having been bereaved four times and divorced five times.media/1912-05-12 Killow Marries Tenth Wife - St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 7.pngplain2020-06-11T15:12:07-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1894-10-10 Interesting Letter Describing the Conditions in Black Rock - Muncie IN pg 5_thumb.png2020-05-28T11:08:14-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431894-10-10 Muncie Morning News IN pg 52A letter from Black Rock to an Indiana newspaper describes the conditions in the town, as well as remarking on St. Louis and its exposition.media/1894-10-10 Interesting Letter Describing the Conditions in Black Rock - Muncie IN pg 5.pngplain2020-05-28T11:14:03-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1909-02-04 Congregation Entreats Pastor Connell to Stay in WR - Baptist and Reflector TN pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-07T18:33:59-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431909-02-04 Nashville Baptist & Reflector TN pg 52The pastor of First Baptist Church in Walnut Ridge accepts a position in Fort Smith, but changes his mind after the congregation at WR entreats him to stay.media/1909-02-04 Congregation Entreats Pastor Connell to Stay in WR - Baptist and Reflector TN pg 5.pngplain2020-06-07T18:37:41-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1888-12-31 Moonshiner Nabbed in WR by Secret Service - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-17T15:05:34-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431888-12-31 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 42A Walnut Ridge moonshiner is nabbed by an undercover Secret Service officer.media/1888-12-31 Moonshiner Nabbed in WR by Secret Service - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 4.pngplain2020-05-17T15:09:26-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1922-06-09 JACKPOT List of LawCo Newspapers Up to 1922 - AR Gazette pg 10-min_thumb.png2020-06-16T19:01:06-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431922-06-09 Arkansas Gazette pg 102The Arkansas Gazette publishes a list of all known Lawrence County newspapers through 1922, giving a brief summary of each paper.media/1922-06-09 JACKPOT List of LawCo Newspapers Up to 1922 - AR Gazette pg 10-min.pngplain2020-06-16T19:15:29-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1912-06-22 Ad, Jaggers and Hall of WR Advertise Saying 200 Farms to Sell - Topeka KS pg 19_thumb.png2020-06-11T15:52:26-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431912-06-22 Topeka Kansas Farmer & Mail & Breeze KS pg 192The firm Jaggers & Hall of Walnut Ridge advertises that they have "200 farms to dispose of at once in Arkansas."media/1912-06-22 Ad, Jaggers and Hall of WR Advertise Saying 200 Farms to Sell - Topeka KS pg 19.pngplain2020-06-11T15:55:53-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1895-01-29 Snow Stops Travel By Wagon Roads in WR - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 6_thumb.png2020-05-28T12:08:15-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431895-01-29 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 62"All travel on wagon roads is stopped" but train schedules continue after six inches of snow fall in Walnut Ridge.media/1895-01-29 Snow Stops Travel By Wagon Roads in WR - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 6.pngplain2020-05-28T12:09:51-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1909-09-02 Gibson of Hoxie Addresses Civil War Reunion - Fayetteville NC pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-07T19:44:29-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431909-09-02 Fayetteville Weekly Observer NC pg 42John S. Gibson of Hoxie delivers an address at the Blue & Gray Reunion in Mammoth Springs that brings back vivid memories to the Civil War veterans present.media/1909-09-02 Gibson of Hoxie Addresses Civil War Reunion - Fayetteville NC pg 4.pngplain2020-06-07T19:48:06-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1889-12-19 WR Telephone Mourns Arch Traitor Jefferson Davis - Beloit KS pg 5_thumb.png2020-05-17T19:33:09-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431889-12-19 Beloit Gazette KS pg 52A Kansas news editor berates the Walnut Ridge Telephone newspaper for its coverage of Jefferson Davis's death.media/1889-12-19 WR Telephone Mourns Arch Traitor Jefferson Davis - Beloit KS pg 5.pngplain2020-05-17T19:34:49-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1923-06-13 Gravel on Road Between WR and Egypt Begins - Poplar Bluff MO pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-16T20:14:29-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431923-06-13 Poplar Bluff Weekly Citizen Democrat MO pg 32Preliminary work begins on a gravel road between Walnut Ridge and the town of Egypt.media/1923-06-13 Gravel on Road Between WR and Egypt Begins - Poplar Bluff MO pg 3.pngplain2020-06-16T20:15:59-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1930-11-05 Black Rocks 21-Year-Old Mayor Improves Town - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 30_thumb.png2020-06-17T13:25:47-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431930-11-05 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 302Percy Townsend, 21-year-old mayor of Black Rock, is praised for his administration's accomplishments, including reducing the town's debt.media/1930-11-05 Black Rocks 21-Year-Old Mayor Improves Town - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 30.pngplain2020-06-17T13:27:28-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1917-06-29 Brick Bungalow of Hoxie Architect Burns - AR Gazette pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-15T09:14:02-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431917-06-29 Arkansas Gazette pg 42A Hoxie architect's brick bungalow is destroyed by fire.media/1917-06-29 Brick Bungalow of Hoxie Architect Burns - AR Gazette pg 4.pngplain2020-06-15T09:15:19-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1891-03-23 WR Telephone Against Constitutional Convention - Memphis TN pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-17T20:37:10-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431891-03-23 Memphis Appeal-Avalanche TN pg 42The Walnut Ridge Telephone declares that the Arkansas people do not want another constitutional convention (the fourth, and current, state constitution had been adopted in 1874).media/1891-03-23 WR Telephone Against Constitutional Convention - Memphis TN pg 4.pngplain2020-05-17T20:38:50-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/Hoxie Boas Hotel - FB Larry Dobbs Public Post Nov 2017_thumb.jpg2020-06-23T13:22:47-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743Postcard, Boas Hotel, Hoxie, Second View2A second undated postcard of the Boas Hotel's 1913 building, shown from a different vantage point; image courtesy Larry Dobbs.media/Hoxie Boas Hotel - FB Larry Dobbs Public Post Nov 2017.jpgplain2020-06-23T13:28:13-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1931-01-15 Car Plunges 100 Ft from Bridge, Perhaps at Powhatan - Blytheville Courier pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-17T15:09:13-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431931-01-15 Blytheville Courier pg 12A car plunges one hundred feet from a bridge, perhaps at Powhatan, killing one and injuring another.media/1931-01-15 Car Plunges 100 Ft from Bridge, Perhaps at Powhatan - Blytheville Courier pg 1.pngplain2020-06-17T15:10:24-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1917-11-20 RR Terminal Change from Poplar Bluff to Hoxie Delayed - AR Gazette pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-15T10:00:11-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431917-11-20 Arkansas Gazette pg 82A railroad terminal change from Poplar Bluff to Hoxie is delayed.media/1917-11-20 RR Terminal Change from Poplar Bluff to Hoxie Delayed - AR Gazette pg 8.pngplain2020-06-15T10:01:18-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1910-04-29 Sheriff Arrests Watch Thief on Train - Weekly Citizen Democrat Poplar Bluff pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-10T09:02:08-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431910-04-29 Poplar Bluff Weekly Citizen Democrat MO pg 42The Lawrence County Sheriff arrests a watch thief on a Frisco train.media/1910-04-29 Sheriff Arrests Watch Thief on Train - Weekly Citizen Democrat Poplar Bluff pg 4.pngplain2020-06-10T09:05:44-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1890-08-29 Plot Twist-- Hoxie Boxer was Really St Louis Boxer in Disguise - AR Democrat pg 6_thumb.png2020-05-26T11:20:06-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431890-08-29 Arkansas Democrat pg 62As it turns out, the "Hoxie man" who beat West Memphis boxer Joe Tansey in a Hoxie fight was really a St. Louis boxer in disguise.media/1890-08-29 Plot Twist-- Hoxie Boxer was Really St Louis Boxer in Disguise - AR Democrat pg 6.pngplain2020-05-26T11:22:26-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/WR Portrait Circa 1910 Bettie Guyman- German Father - Larry Dobbs FB Jul 2014_thumb.jpg2020-06-23T14:22:22-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743Photo, WR Portrait of Bettie Guyman, Circa 19102Photograph courtesy Larry Dobbs.media/WR Portrait Circa 1910 Bettie Guyman- German Father - Larry Dobbs FB Jul 2014.jpgplain2020-06-23T14:23:33-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1932-04-06 STL Cardinals Play Exhibition Game at Hoxie - Boston Globe MA pg 22_thumb.png2020-06-17T18:03:41-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431932-04-06 Boston Globe MA pg 222The St. Louis Cardinals play an exhibition game at Hoxie against local talent and win 6-3.media/1932-04-06 STL Cardinals Play Exhibition Game at Hoxie - Boston Globe MA pg 22.pngplain2020-06-17T18:04:17-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1918-02-22 Gad Angle Says Hes Certain Spring Has Arrived Due to Lizard Crawl- AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-15T11:44:47-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431918-02-22 Arkansas Gazette pg 62Black Rock humorist Gad Angle says he is certain spring has arrived after hearing a lizard crawl.media/1918-02-22 Gad Angle Says Hes Certain Spring Has Arrived Due to Lizard Crawl- AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-15T11:46:25-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1913-04-10 Pinnell Murder in Hoxie, Episode 5 - AR Gazette pg 9_thumb.png2020-06-12T08:16:00-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431913-04-10 Arkansas Gazette pg 92Former city marshal of Hoxie Lon Easley applies for bond.media/1913-04-10 Pinnell Murder in Hoxie, Episode 5 - AR Gazette pg 9.pngplain2020-06-12T08:17:55-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1897-01-28 Blizzard in Hoxie and Only Twenty Degrees - McPherson KS pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-29T15:24:45-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431897-01-28 McPherson Opinion KS pg 12A blizzard hits Hoxie, with the temperature at 20 degrees Fahrenheit.media/1897-01-28 Blizzard in Hoxie and Only Twenty Degrees - McPherson KS pg 1.pngplain2020-05-29T15:26:30-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1892-03-06 Walnut Ridge Telephone Recommends Democrats Hill and Gray - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-05-26T12:38:35-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431892-03-06 Arkansas Gazette pg 62The Walnut Ridge Telephone newspaper recommends Democrat candidates Hill and Gray in an editorial.media/1892-03-06 Walnut Ridge Telephone Recommends Democrats Hill and Gray - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-05-26T12:40:39-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1928-06-25 Al Smith Campaign Stops in Hoxie - Brooklyn Daily Eagle NY pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-17T09:10:58-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431928-06-25 Brooklyn Daily Eagle NY pg 32The Al Smith presidential campaign stops in Hoxie on its way through Arkansas and Missouri.media/1928-06-25 Al Smith Campaign Stops in Hoxie - Brooklyn Daily Eagle NY pg 3.pngplain2020-06-17T09:14:02-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1934-06-08 History of 1853 Improved Road in Powhatan - Baxter Bulletin Mtn Home pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-17T19:09:02-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431934-06-08 Mountain Home Baxter Bulletin pg 12A former resident describes antebellum Powhatan, including former industries there and the fate of a planned road from Powhatan to Crowley's Ridge leading near what became Walnut Ridge.media/1934-06-08 History of 1853 Improved Road in Powhatan - Baxter Bulletin Mtn Home pg 1.pngplain2020-06-17T19:39:57-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1918-12-09 Words from the Minturn Correspondent to WR Blade - AR Gazette pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-15T12:52:36-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431918-12-09 Arkansas Gazette pg 42A Minturn correspondent declares the Walnut Ridge Blade to be "one of the best county papers in the state."media/1918-12-09 Words from the Minturn Correspondent to WR Blade - AR Gazette pg 4.pngplain2020-06-15T12:53:39-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1913-07-07 WR Blade Remarks on 2 Old-Timers That Have Stuck With LawCo - AR Gazette pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-12T14:09:47-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431913-07-07 Arkansas Gazette pg 42The Walnut Ridge Blade remarks on the fact that two old-timers "had grown old gracefully in Lawrence County and were still willing to stay with it."media/1913-07-07 WR Blade Remarks on 2 Old-Timers That Have Stuck With LawCo - AR Gazette pg 4.pngplain2020-06-12T14:11:06-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1897-07-14 WR Pigeons Update 2 - Green Bay WI pg 5_thumb.png2020-05-30T12:29:28-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431897-07-14 Green Bay Press-Gazette WI pg 52A second update on the status of the pigeons released from Walnut Ridge notes that one bird has now completed the 600-mile journey.media/1897-07-14 WR Pigeons Update 2 - Green Bay WI pg 5.pngplain2020-05-30T12:30:44-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1910-11-09 LawCo Committee Making Exhibit for Chicago Land Show - Oklahoma City OK pg 9_thumb.png2020-06-10T12:29:25-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431910-11-09 Oklahoma City Daily Oklahoman OK pg 92A Lawrence County Publicity Committee assembles an "extensive exhibit" for a Chicago land congress event.media/1910-11-09 LawCo Committee Making Exhibit for Chicago Land Show - Oklahoma City OK pg 9.pngplain2020-06-10T12:30:50-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1892-10-23 Drunk Prostitute Sleeps on RR Tracks and Train Cuts Off Legs - Memphis TN pg 5_thumb.png2020-05-26T13:54:23-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431892-10-23 Memphis Commercial TN pg 52A drunk prostitute goes to sleep on the railroad tracks near Hoxie, and has her legs sliced off by a passing freight train.media/1892-10-23 Drunk Prostitute Sleeps on RR Tracks and Train Cuts Off Legs - Memphis TN pg 5.pngplain2020-05-26T13:58:24-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1930-01-03 WR Man Fined 25 dollars for Pet Possum - Oakland CA pg 10_thumb.png2020-06-17T10:03:36-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431930-01-03 Oakland Tribune CA pg 102A Walnut Ridge man is fined twenty-five dollars because of his pet possum.media/1930-01-03 WR Man Fined 25 dollars for Pet Possum - Oakland CA pg 10.pngplain2020-06-17T10:04:39-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1936-11-07 WR Bobcats Football Defeat Paragould 6-0 - Blytheville Courier News pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-17T20:24:09-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431936-11-07 Blytheville Courier News pg 62The Walnut Ridge Bobcats defeat Paragould 6-0 in high school football.media/1936-11-07 WR Bobcats Football Defeat Paragould 6-0 - Blytheville Courier News pg 6.pngplain2020-06-17T20:24:44-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1919-07-17 Mule Runs Away With Buggy Through Town, Wrecks Buggy - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-15T13:39:05-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431919-07-17 Arkansas Gazette pg 62A mule runs away with a buggy through Hoxie, wrecking it against a car in the process.media/1919-07-17 Mule Runs Away With Buggy Through Town, Wrecks Buggy - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-15T13:41:31-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1913-12-18 Greasy Spoon Lunch Room Proprietor Says He Is Content - AR Democrat pg 16_thumb.png2020-06-12T14:51:33-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431913-12-18 Arkansas Democrat pg 162The proprietor of the Greasy Spoon lunchroom in Hoxie says that he is "content to remain here, feed the hungry, and grow up with the town."media/1913-12-18 Greasy Spoon Lunch Room Proprietor Says He Is Content - AR Democrat pg 16.pngplain2020-06-12T14:53:31-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/WR First Baptist Pastor 1914-1917, Charles Elliott - FBC WR_thumb.jpg2020-05-11T09:10:43-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743Photo, First Baptist Church WR, Pastor 1914-1917 Charles Elliott2From "March We Onward: A History of First Baptist WR 1889-1989," which notes, "More than any other pastor he helped to bring structure and organization to the Walnut Ridge Church. He was also instrumental in founding the Black River Baptist Association."media/WR First Baptist Pastor 1914-1917, Charles Elliott - FBC WR.jpgplain2020-05-11T09:12:48-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1906-12-22 Rabbit Hunters Find Baby in Tin Box - Anaconda Standard MT pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-06T10:20:40-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431906-12-22 Anaconda Standard MT pg 32Two rabbit hunters stumble across an infant boy buried alive in a bread tin; the article does not make clear if the child was alive or dead when found.media/1906-12-22 Rabbit Hunters Find Baby in Tin Box - Anaconda Standard MT pg 3.pngplain2020-06-06T10:24:46-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1908-11-04 Jonesboro Weekly Sun pg 4 - Bagley Admits to Killing Ridgeway_thumb.png2020-05-07T21:04:02-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431908-11-04 Jonesboro Weekly Sun pg 42The examining trial is held for Alf Bagley's murder of Ridgeway, and "a trial of more than ordinary importance is expected" the following March.media/1908-11-04 Jonesboro Weekly Sun pg 4 - Bagley Admits to Killing Ridgeway.pngplain2020-05-07T21:06:11-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1902-12-10 WR and Hoxie Transit Company Incorporated - AR Democrat pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-03T19:01:12-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431902-12-10 Arkansas Democrat pg 82The Walnut Ridge & Hoxie Light, Power, & Transit Company is incorporated, with plans to build a 1.5-mile-long streetcar line between the two cities.media/1902-12-10 WR and Hoxie Transit Company Incorporated - AR Democrat pg 8.pngplain2020-06-03T19:03:37-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1903-08-06 Phone Lines Installed from WR to BR, Powhatan, and Pocahontas - AR Democrat pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-03T20:28:07-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431903-08-06 Arkansas Democrat pg 52Telephone lines are installed from Walnut Ridge to Black Rock, Powhatan, and Pocahontas.media/1903-08-06 Phone Lines Installed from WR to BR, Powhatan, and Pocahontas - AR Democrat pg 5.pngplain2020-06-03T20:29:40-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1909-03-24 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Ridgeway Antemortem Statement Read_thumb.png2020-05-08T09:05:20-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431909-03-24 Arkansas Gazette pg 22As part of the Bagley trial, Ridgeway's antemortem statement is read to the jury.media/1909-03-24 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Ridgeway Antemortem Statement Read.pngplain2020-05-08T09:08:59-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1904-01-22 Taxable Property and Livestock in LawCo - Arkansas Democrat pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-04T14:42:10-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431904-01-22 Arkansas Democrat pg 12A list of taxable values in Lawrence County notes property values, livestock quantities, and the number of people liable for poll taxes.media/1904-01-22 Taxable Property and Livestock in LawCo - Arkansas Democrat pg 1.pngplain2020-06-04T14:45:03-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1898-07-13 Melon Harvest Beginning at Portia, 250 Car Loads Estimated - Springfield MO pg 8_thumb.png2020-05-31T15:39:00-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431898-07-13 Springfield News-Leader MO pg 82At Portia, the melon harvest begins, with 250 car-loads of melons expected to be exported by rail.media/1898-07-13 Melon Harvest Beginning at Portia, 250 Car Loads Estimated - Springfield MO pg 8.pngplain2020-05-31T15:40:20-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1877-06-22 WR Spelling Bee, Col Ponder Harvests Clover Crop - AR Gazette pg 3_thumb.jpg2020-05-13T13:55:29-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431877-06-22 Arkansas Gazette pg 32Walnut Ridge hosts spelling bees, perhaps at the school, and Colonel Ponder harvests a crop of clover.media/1877-06-22 WR Spelling Bee, Col Ponder Harvests Clover Crop - AR Gazette pg 3.jpgplain2020-05-13T13:57:39-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1910-03-27 Arkansas Democrat pg 1 - Alf Bagley Goes Free on Self-Defense Plea_thumb.png2020-05-08T10:04:52-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431910-03-27 Arkansas Democrat pg 12Alf Bagley is acquitted for Ridgeway's murder, but only after the trial "was fought bitterly by both sides" by "the best legal talent in this section of the State."media/1910-03-27 Arkansas Democrat pg 1 - Alf Bagley Goes Free on Self-Defense Plea.pngplain2020-05-08T10:06:39-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1898-11-23 Ravenden Man Killed Over a Can of Salmon - Lawrence KS pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-31T18:01:23-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431898-11-23 Lawrence Daily Journal KS pg 12A man is shot and killed at the Ravenden railroad station over a can of salmon.media/1898-11-23 Ravenden Man Killed Over a Can of Salmon - Lawrence KS pg 1.pngplain2020-05-31T18:03:50-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1879-12-18 Woman Burned to a Crisp - Topeka State Journal KS pg 1_thumb.jpg2020-05-13T15:15:28-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431879-12-18 Topeka State Journal KS pg 12A Lawrence County man arrives home after being gone two days and finds his wife's charred remains in the fireplace.media/1879-12-18 Woman Burned to a Crisp - Topeka State Journal KS pg 1.jpgplain2020-05-13T15:17:49-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1905-03-14 WR Blade Editor Comments About Progress in WR - AR Gazette pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-04T18:21:26-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431905-03-14 Arkansas Gazette pg 42The editor of the Walnut Ridge Blade comments on commerce, transportation, and smallpox in WR.media/1905-03-14 WR Blade Editor Comments About Progress in WR - AR Gazette pg 4.pngplain2020-06-04T18:24:45-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1899-09-14 Pearl Found in Black River Valued at Near 5K Dollars - Ironton MO pg 6_thumb.png2020-05-31T19:19:26-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431899-09-14 Ironton County Register MO pg 62A pearl found in the Black River is estimated to be worth $5000 (the equivalent of more than $150,000 today).media/1899-09-14 Pearl Found in Black River Valued at Near 5K Dollars - Ironton MO pg 6.pngplain2020-05-31T19:22:44-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1878-06-08 WR Woman Burned to Death Kindling Fire With Coal Oil - Osceola Times AR pg 3_thumb.jpg2020-05-13T19:08:17-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431878-06-08 Osceola Times AR pg 32A Walnut Ridge woman burns to death when starting a fire.media/1878-06-08 WR Woman Burned to Death Kindling Fire With Coal Oil - Osceola Times AR pg 3.jpgplain2020-05-13T19:10:33-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1905-06-08 Portia Man Leases Land in MO for Ore Mining - Van Buren MO pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-05T12:13:10-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431905-06-08 Van Buren Current Local MO pg 42A Portia man leases land in Southern Missouri for ore mining.media/1905-06-08 Portia Man Leases Land in MO for Ore Mining - Van Buren MO pg 4.pngplain2020-06-05T12:27:25-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1880-01-12 Mountain Home Complains That No Mail from WR in 2 Weeks - AR Democrat pg 4_thumb.jpg2020-05-13T20:11:37-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431880-01-12 Arkansas Democrat pg 42The Arkansas Democrat reports that Mountain Home has not received mail from Walnut Ridge for over two weeks.media/1880-01-12 Mountain Home Complains That No Mail from WR in 2 Weeks - AR Democrat pg 4.jpgplain2020-05-13T20:13:01-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1905-08-30 Lane Ice Plant Retrofitted for Residences - Reading Times PA pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-05T13:18:06-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431905-08-30 Reading Times PA pg 42Buildings at W. R. Lane's ice plant in Walnut Ridge are retrofitted for residences.media/1905-08-30 Lane Ice Plant Retrofitted for Residences - Reading Times PA pg 4.pngplain2020-06-05T13:19:54-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1900-06-29 Prehistoric Cask of Maize Was Actually Found Near Marked Tree - AR Democrat pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-02T19:37:30-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431900-06-29 Arkansas Democrat pg 62The Walnut Ridge Telephone newspaper remarks on the discovery near Marked Tree of a stone cask of ancient corn.media/1900-06-29 Prehistoric Cask of Maize Was Actually Found Near Marked Tree - AR Democrat pg 6.pngplain2020-06-02T19:38:21-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1882-12-08 Enigmatic Fatal Fight between WR Women - Harrisburg, PA pg 1_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T08:49:51-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431882-12-08 Harrisburg Telegraph PA pg 12A Pennsylvania paper describes an enigmatic, and apparently fatal, fight between Walnut Ridge women.media/1882-12-08 Enigmatic Fatal Fight between WR Women - Harrisburg, PA pg 1.jpgplain2020-05-14T09:00:24-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1900-07-24 Robbery in Black Rock - Arkansas Democrat pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-03T09:10:39-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431900-07-24 Arkansas Democrat pg 22A Black Rock man is robbed of $50, but the robbers fail to find over $200 more in one of his pockets.media/1900-07-24 Robbery in Black Rock - Arkansas Democrat pg 2.pngplain2020-06-03T09:11:48-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1883-10-06 Clouds of Migrating Butterflies Pass Town - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 5_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T10:02:07-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431883-10-06 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 52Millions of butterflies, probably monarchs migrating south for the winter, pass through Walnut Ridge.media/1883-10-06 Clouds of Migrating Butterflies Pass Town - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 5.jpgplain2020-05-14T10:03:45-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1906-05-13 Law Against Hogs and Youths - Arkansas Democrat pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-05T15:41:25-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431906-05-13 Arkansas Democrat pg 52The Walnut Ridge town council establishes a curfew for youths and prohibits free-range hogs on town streets.media/1906-05-13 Law Against Hogs and Youths - Arkansas Democrat pg 5.pngplain2020-06-05T15:42:50-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1901-11-14 Another Fire in Walnut Ridge - Poplar Bluff Citizen MO pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-03T14:08:24-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431901-11-14 Poplar Bluff Citizen MO pg 12Another fire strikes Walnut Ridge at night, with the cause unknown.media/1901-11-14 Another Fire in Walnut Ridge - Poplar Bluff Citizen MO pg 1.pngplain2020-06-03T14:09:51-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1906-08-17 Alicia Farmhand Says Murder Victims Wife Assisted - Globe-Democrat pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-06T09:20:34-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431906-08-17 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 52An Alicia farmhand pleads guilty to murder, but implicates the wife of the murdered man as well.media/1906-08-17 Alicia Farmhand Says Murder Victims Wife Assisted - Globe-Democrat pg 5.pngplain2020-06-06T09:23:50-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1905-03-14 Jonesboro Evening Sun pg 1 - Lee Ridgeway Indicted_thumb.png2020-05-07T20:14:55-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431905-03-14 Jonesboro Evening Sun pg 12Lee Ridgeway is indicted for the murder of Ed Bagley, and bond is furnished.media/1905-03-14 Jonesboro Evening Sun pg 1 - Lee Ridgeway Indicted.pngplain2020-05-07T20:18:05-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1913-12-18 Powhatan Farmer in WR Taking Christmas Tree Orders - AR Democrat pg 16_thumb.png2020-06-12T14:56:02-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431913-12-18 Arkansas Democrat pg 162A Powhatan farmer visits Walnut Ridge to take Christmas tree orders.media/1913-12-18 Powhatan Farmer in WR Taking Christmas Tree Orders - AR Democrat pg 16.pngplain2020-06-12T14:58:32-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1911-06-09 AR Senator Goes to Taft to Override WR Postmaster Selection - AR Gazette pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-10T13:42:38-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431911-06-09 Arkansas Gazette pg 12Arkansas senator Jeff Davis goes directly to President Taft to override the selection of the new Walnut Ridge postmaster.media/1911-06-09 AR Senator Goes to Taft to Override WR Postmaster Selection - AR Gazette pg 1.pngplain2020-06-10T13:44:06-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1893-04-02 African-American Hotel Cook Accused of Starting the WR Fire - Memphis TN pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-26T15:30:56-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431893-04-02 Memphis Commercial TN pg 12The Star Hotel's cook is arrested and accused of starting the fire that killed two and destroyed a good portion of the town.media/1893-04-02 African-American Hotel Cook Accused of Starting the WR Fire - Memphis TN pg 1.pngplain2020-05-26T15:33:57-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1930-07-19 WR-Hoxie Utility Companies Business Deal - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 16_thumb.png2020-06-17T12:29:41-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431930-07-19 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 162A utility company acquires a Walnut Ridge water service and a fifty-year Hoxie water franchise.media/1930-07-19 WR-Hoxie Utility Companies Business Deal - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 16.pngplain2020-06-17T12:30:45-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1936-02-13 Partially-Deaf Blacksmith Killed by Train in Fog in WR - Hope Star AR pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-18T13:07:51-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431936-02-13 Hope Star pg 32A partially-deaf blacksmith is killed by a passing train while crossing the tracks in the fog.media/1936-02-13 Partially-Deaf Blacksmith Killed by Train in Fog in WR - Hope Star AR pg 3.pngplain2020-06-18T13:09:29-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1921-01-03 WR Blade Quip Included in Papers Sharpshoots Section - Fall Rivers MA pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-16T08:42:47-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431921-01-03 Fall River Daily Evening News MA pg 62A quip from the Walnut Ridge Blade makes it into a Massachusetts newspaper's "sharpshooters" quote list.media/1921-01-03 WR Blade Quip Included in Papers Sharpshoots Section - Fall Rivers MA pg 6.pngplain2020-06-16T08:43:50-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1911-08-10 German-Born Baker in WR Dies, Stores Close for Funeral - Ironton MO pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-11T08:55:30-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431911-08-10 Ironton County Register MO pg 52The proprietor of Walnut Ridge's city bakery, born in Germany, passes away, and all the stores in town close out of respect during the funeral.media/1911-08-10 German-Born Baker in WR Dies, Stores Close for Funeral - Ironton MO pg 5.pngplain2020-06-11T09:00:54-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1893-06-20 Another WR Mention in German Newspaper - St Louis MO pg 6_thumb.png2020-05-27T08:02:20-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431893-06-20 St Louis Anzeiger des Westens MO pg 62Walnut Ridge is once again mentioned in an article from a German-language newspaper out of St. Louis.media/1893-06-20 Another WR Mention in German Newspaper - St Louis MO pg 6.pngplain2020-05-27T08:02:58-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1907-09-19 Children Find Body in Hoxie Culvert - Atlanta Constitution GA pg 7_thumb.png2020-06-07T09:18:03-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431907-09-19 Atlanta Constitution GA pg 72A group of children at play discover a dead body in a Hoxie culvert.media/1907-09-19 Children Find Body in Hoxie Culvert - Atlanta Constitution GA pg 7.pngplain2020-06-07T09:20:41-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1884-06-27 Portia Boiler Explosion - Arkansas Democrat pg 1_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T12:56:10-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431884-06-27 Arkansas Democrat pg 12Two men are killed in a boiler explosion at a Portia stave factory.media/1884-06-27 Portia Boiler Explosion - Arkansas Democrat pg 1.jpgplain2020-05-14T13:05:06-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1937-08-08 All-Black Jury Fines Black Man for Deserting Wife - Nashville Banner TN pg 27_thumb.png2020-06-18T14:02:15-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431937-08-08 Nashville Banner TN pg 272An all-black jury-- "first in Arkansas since Reconstruction days"-- is called and fines a man for deserting his wife.media/1937-08-08 All-Black Jury Fines Black Man for Deserting Wife - Nashville Banner TN pg 27.pngplain2020-06-18T14:03:34-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1921-06-16 Richwoods Man Tries to Murder Nephews - Ridgway IL pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-16T14:55:06-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431921-06-16 Ridgway News IL pg 62A Richwoods man tries to starve his nephews to death, but they manage to survive in their locked room by eating cotton seeds for a week.media/1921-06-16 Richwoods Man Tries to Murder Nephews - Ridgway IL pg 6.pngplain2020-06-16T14:58:57-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1914-07-29 Mother Dies from Overjoy - Chillicothe MO pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-12T15:38:12-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431914-07-29 Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune MO pg 12A Walnut Ridge woman dies "from overjoy, ...her long cherished hope realized when she was told her daughter had professed religion."media/1914-07-29 Mother Dies from Overjoy - Chillicothe MO pg 1.pngplain2020-06-12T15:39:30-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1911-12-07 Jonesboro Pastor Continues at WR Church Half-Time - Nashville TN pg 15_thumb.png2020-06-11T12:37:34-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431911-12-07 Nashville Baptist & Reflector TN pg 152A Jonesboro pastor also serves at Walnut Ridge First Baptist Church on a half-time basis.media/1911-12-07 Jonesboro Pastor Continues at WR Church Half-Time - Nashville TN pg 15.pngplain2020-06-11T12:38:24-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1894-02-21 Counterfeiter Captured in Hoxie May Have Ties to Minturn Gang - Memphis TN pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-27T15:47:32-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431894-02-21 Memphis Commercial TN pg 42A counterfeiter is arrested in Hoxie, and is thought to perhaps be connected with a mysterious gang near Minturn.media/1894-02-21 Counterfeiter Captured in Hoxie May Have Ties to Minturn Gang - Memphis TN pg 4.pngplain2020-05-27T15:49:44-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1908-03-26 Rev Connell Camp Meeting Success - Baptist and Reflector Nashville TN pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-07T12:16:16-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431908-03-26 Nashville Baptist & Reflector TN pg 42A camp meeting hosted by First Baptist Church of Walnut Ridge results in 77 conversions and 67 new church members.media/1908-03-26 Rev Connell Camp Meeting Success - Baptist and Reflector Nashville TN pg 4.pngplain2020-06-07T12:18:02-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1886-09-02 White MO Woman Thought to Have Eloped With Black Hoxie Man - St Louis pg 7_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T14:36:24-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431886-09-02 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 72A "young white woman" in Missouri that went missing had "been in correspondence with a negro of Hoxie, Ark., and is thought to have eloped with him."media/1886-09-02 White MO Woman Thought to Have Eloped With Black Hoxie Man - St Louis pg 7.jpgplain2020-05-14T14:39:49-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1940-01-08 WR Agent Age 31 Dies After Concussion from Falling - NW AR Times pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-18T14:57:13-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431940-01-08 Fayetteville NW AR Times pg 22A Walnut Ridge resident dies from a hemorrhage caused by a fall in his home.media/1940-01-08 WR Agent Age 31 Dies After Concussion from Falling - NW AR Times pg 2.pngplain2020-06-18T14:58:04-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1921-12-28 WR Farmer Has Pets Buried With Him - Indiana PA pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-16T15:38:04-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431921-12-28 Indiana Progress PA pg 52A Walnut Ridge farmer's request to have his dog and chickens buried with him is honored, though his mule is spared.media/1921-12-28 WR Farmer Has Pets Buried With Him - Indiana PA pg 5.pngplain2020-06-16T15:41:00-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1912-03-10 Classified Ads, Properties for Sale by WR Firm - AR Gazette pg 37_thumb.png2020-06-11T13:27:57-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431912-03-10 Arkansas Gazette pg 372The Walnut Ridge firm Jaggers & Hall lists two properties for sale in the Arkansas Gazette.media/1912-03-10 Classified Ads, Properties for Sale by WR Firm - AR Gazette pg 37.pngplain2020-06-11T13:29:52-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1894-05-19 Three More Members of Hoxie Gang Arrested - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.png2020-05-28T07:23:52-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431894-05-19 Arkansas Gazette pg 22Three more members of the Hoxie gang of robber-gamblers are arrested, with Walnut Ridge being "greatly wrought up for the last few days" over the matter.media/1894-05-19 Three More Members of Hoxie Gang Arrested - AR Gazette pg 2.pngplain2020-05-28T07:26:53-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1908-10-16 Reception for Newlyweds Judge and Mrs Ponder in WR - Columbia TN pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-07T13:04:37-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431908-10-16 Columbia Herald & Mail TN pg 62An elaborate reception is held in Walnut Ridge for newlyweds Judge and Mrs. Harry Lee Ponder.media/1908-10-16 Reception for Newlyweds Judge and Mrs Ponder in WR - Columbia TN pg 6.pngplain2020-06-07T13:06:29-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1887-08-30 African-American Boy Killed Trying to Sneak on Hoxie Train - St Louis MO pg 8_thumb.jpg2020-05-17T14:01:06-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431887-08-30 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 82An African-American boy dies when attempting to sneak onto a train at Hoxie.media/1887-08-30 African-American Boy Killed Trying to Sneak on Hoxie Train - St Louis MO pg 8.jpgplain2020-05-17T14:02:52-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1917-02-11 Hoxie Man Near Death After Injured by Runaway Horses - AR Gazette pg 12_thumb.png2020-06-13T13:16:51-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431917-02-11 Arkansas Gazette pg 122A Hoxie man is not expected to live after his runaway horses run him over with a loaded wagon.media/1917-02-11 Hoxie Man Near Death After Injured by Runaway Horses - AR Gazette pg 12.pngplain2020-06-13T13:21:07-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1894-10-26 WR Physician Marries Belle of the County at Methodist Church - AR Gazette pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-28T11:19:43-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431894-10-26 Arkansas Gazette pg 12A marriage between a "most popular as well as skillful" Walnut Ridge physician and "the belle of [Lawrence] county" takes place at the Walnut Ridge Methodist Church.media/1894-10-26 WR Physician Marries Belle of the County at Methodist Church - AR Gazette pg 1.pngplain2020-05-28T11:21:57-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1909-02-05 First National Bank of WR Established - Wall St Journal New York NY pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-07T18:41:14-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431909-02-05 New York Wall Street Journal NY pg 82The First National Bank of Walnut Ridge is formally established.media/1909-02-05 First National Bank of WR Established - Wall St Journal New York NY pg 8.pngplain2020-06-07T18:42:01-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1889-04-13 Wife Elopes With Other Man, Starts Hoxie Boardinghouse - Fort Wayne IN pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-17T15:15:32-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431889-04-13 Fort Wayne Sentinel IN pg 12A married woman runs away with a neighbor but is intercepted in Mammoth Springs, and afterwards starts a boardinghouse in Hoxie.media/1889-04-13 Wife Elopes With Other Man, Starts Hoxie Boardinghouse - Fort Wayne IN pg 1.pngplain2020-05-17T15:24:26-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1922-09-22 Coal Shortage Forces Cotton Mills to Use Wood - Alva OK pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-16T19:21:30-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431922-09-22 Alva Daily Review-Courier OK pg 42A forecasted coal shortage leads Lawrence County cotton gins and mills to burn wood for fuel instead.media/1922-09-22 Coal Shortage Forces Cotton Mills to Use Wood - Alva OK pg 4.pngplain2020-06-16T19:23:52-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1917-05-14 Hoxie Bakers Raise Price of Bread from 10 Cents to 15 Cents - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-14T09:51:28-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431917-05-14 Arkansas Gazette pg 22Hoxie bakers raise the price of bread from ten cents a loaf up to fifteen cents.media/1917-05-14 Hoxie Bakers Raise Price of Bread from 10 Cents to 15 Cents - AR Gazette pg 2.pngplain2020-06-14T09:53:09-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1912-07-12 WR Resident Writes in Roosevelt Party Naming Contest - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-11T16:12:04-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431912-07-12 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 22A Walnut Ridge resident writes in to a St. Louis newspaper's naming contest for Col. Roosevelt's new political party.media/1912-07-12 WR Resident Writes in Roosevelt Party Naming Contest - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 2.pngplain2020-06-11T16:14:44-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1895-01-29 Two Men Found Frozen to Death Near RR Tracks - Nashville TN pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-28T12:14:28-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431895-01-29 Nashville Tennessean TN pg 12Two men are found frozen to death along the railroad tracks, six miles from Hoxie.media/1895-01-29 Two Men Found Frozen to Death Near RR Tracks - Nashville TN pg 1.pngplain2020-05-28T12:16:21-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1909-10-22 First Baptist WR Construction - Poplar Bluff Weekly Citizen Democrat MO pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-07T19:56:23-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431909-10-22 Poplar Bluff Weekly Citizen Democrat MO pg 12A Poplar Bluff architect/contractor is enlisted to help build the new sanctuary for First Baptist Church of Walnut Ridge.media/1909-10-22 First Baptist WR Construction - Poplar Bluff Weekly Citizen Democrat MO pg 1.pngplain2020-06-07T19:58:37-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1889-12-27 One Thousand RR Tie Makers Wanted for Cache Valley RR - New Orleans LA pg 5_thumb.png2020-05-17T19:39:52-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431889-12-27 New Orleans Times-Picayune LA pg 52A workforce of 1,000 tie-makers is wanted to help construct the Cache River Valley Railroad near Sedgwick.media/1889-12-27 One Thousand RR Tie Makers Wanted for Cache Valley RR - New Orleans LA pg 5.pngplain2020-05-17T19:41:14-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1923-06-13 WR School Subject Awards Announced - Poplar Bluff Citizen Democrat MO pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-16T20:23:12-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431923-06-13 Poplar Bluff Citizen Democrat MO pg 32Twelve school subject award medals, sponsored by local citizens and firms, are awarded to students at Walnut Ridge.media/1923-06-13 WR School Subject Awards Announced - Poplar Bluff Citizen Democrat MO pg 3.pngplain2020-06-16T20:27:24-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1930-11-20 Huge Fire Destroys Block on Main St WR - Dexter Messenger MO pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-17T13:31:18-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431930-11-20 Dexter Messenger MO pg 42A fire destroys an entire city block on Main Street in Walnut Ridge.media/1930-11-20 Huge Fire Destroys Block on Main St WR - Dexter Messenger MO pg 4.pngplain2020-06-17T13:34:25-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1917-08-16 Hoxie Woman Mistakenly Picks Up Snake at Night, Is Bitten - Monticello AR pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-15T09:18:08-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431917-08-16 Monticello Monticellonian AR pg 12A Hoxie woman mistakenly picks up a snake at night, and is bitten by it.media/1917-08-16 Hoxie Woman Mistakenly Picks Up Snake at Night, Is Bitten - Monticello AR pg 1.pngplain2020-06-15T09:19:44-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1912-10-26 Impressive stories of Boas Hotel Fire - Tampa Times FL pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-11T18:57:46-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431912-10-26 Tampa Times FL pg 32A 6 am fire at the Boas Hotel in Hoxie results in several guests jumping from second-story windows to escape the flames.media/1912-10-26 Impressive stories of Boas Hotel Fire - Tampa Times FL pg 3.pngplain2020-06-11T19:02:21-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1910-02-25 Thieves in Hoxie from Ohio - Cincinnati Enquirer OH pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-10T08:08:59-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431910-02-25 Cincinnati Enquirer OH pg 12A trio of thieves from Ohio, captured in Hoxie, tried to hide their stolen goods in a boxcar at the Hoxie rail yards.media/1910-02-25 Thieves in Hoxie from Ohio - Cincinnati Enquirer OH pg 1.pngplain2020-06-10T08:11:51-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1891-06-20 Traveling Salesman Attacked and Robbed Between WR and Hoxie - Topeka KS pg 8_thumb.png2020-05-17T20:43:54-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431891-06-20 Topeka Daily Capital KS pg 82A medicine salesman is attacked and robbed when traveling between Walnut Ridge and Hoxie.media/1891-06-20 Traveling Salesman Attacked and Robbed Between WR and Hoxie - Topeka KS pg 8.pngplain2020-05-17T20:46:16-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/Hoxie Cows Postcard - Ebay_thumb.jpg2020-06-23T13:25:15-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743Postcard, "Greetings from Hoxie" With Cows, Circa 1930-19402A colorful undated postcard depicting a herd of cows near a pond.media/Hoxie Cows Postcard - Ebay.jpgplain2020-06-23T13:28:53-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1927-02-08 Officers Abandon Search for Escaped Prisoner Near WR - Montgomery AL pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-16T21:46:16-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431927-02-08 Montgomery Advertiser AL pg 22Officers abandon a search for a prisoner that escaped into the woods four miles north of Walnut Ridge.media/1927-02-08 Officers Abandon Search for Escaped Prisoner Near WR - Montgomery AL pg 2.pngplain2020-06-16T21:47:33-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1917-12-02 Skeleton of Hoxie Man Finally Found, In Hot Springs Attic - AR Gazette pg 10_thumb.png2020-06-15T10:04:17-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431917-12-02 Arkansas Gazette pg 102The skeleton of a Hoxie banker is found in a Hot Springs attic, nearly eight months after he went missing.media/1917-12-02 Skeleton of Hoxie Man Finally Found, In Hot Springs Attic - AR Gazette pg 10.pngplain2020-06-15T10:08:44-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1896-01-27 Second, Varied Account of Populist Meeting Tragedy - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 2_thumb.png2020-05-29T14:15:07-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431896-01-27 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 22A second, varied account of the Populist Meeting tragedy in Powhatan notes that the son of the sheriff that was involved was sixteen, that he and the other boys had been shooting stones, and other details.media/1896-01-27 Second, Varied Account of Populist Meeting Tragedy - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 2.pngplain2020-05-29T14:16:50-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1910-07-21 Grand Jury in Langston-Shirey Case - Pine Bluff Daily Graphic pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-10T09:11:21-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431910-07-21 Pine Bluff Daily Graphic pg 42A grand jury is impaneled for the case against J. C. Langston in the murder of A. W. Shirey.media/1910-07-21 Grand Jury in Langston-Shirey Case - Pine Bluff Daily Graphic pg 4.pngplain2020-06-10T09:13:40-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1891-07-10 Kansas Man Pays for Special Hoxie-Texas Express to Save Friend - Fort Worth TX pg 5_thumb.png2020-05-26T11:27:14-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431891-07-10 Fort Worth Daily Gazette TX pg 52A Kansas businessman pays for a special Hoxie-Texas express train in order to try to save his friend from financial ruin.media/1891-07-10 Kansas Man Pays for Special Hoxie-Texas Express to Save Friend - Fort Worth TX pg 5.pngplain2020-05-26T11:29:50-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1932-10-06 Hoxie Bank Robbers Start Downtown Fire - Poplar Bluff Republican MO pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-17T18:06:19-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431932-10-06 Poplar Bluff Republican MO pg 82In trying to blast open a safe, bank robbers at Hoxie start a downtown fire that destroys five buildings.media/1932-10-06 Hoxie Bank Robbers Start Downtown Fire - Poplar Bluff Republican MO pg 8.pngplain2020-06-17T18:40:31-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1918-03-27 Classified Ad Feeding Corn for Sale in WR - Arkansas Gazette pg 15_thumb.png2020-06-15T11:49:54-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431918-03-27 Arkansas Gazette pg 152A classified ad lists feeding corn for sale in Walnut Ridge.media/1918-03-27 Classified Ad Feeding Corn for Sale in WR - Arkansas Gazette pg 15.pngplain2020-06-15T11:51:08-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1897-02-18 Fascinating WR Animal Cruelty Letter - Fort Scott KS pg 3_thumb.png2020-05-30T11:48:13-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431897-02-18 Fort Scott Weekly Tribune KS pg 32A letter from Walnut Ridge describes examples of animal cruelty and neglect from around the city.media/1897-02-18 Fascinating WR Animal Cruelty Letter - Fort Scott KS pg 3.pngplain2020-05-30T11:51:41-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1910-10-20 Ad for WR Man Asking for a Loan to Improve Town Property - Davenport IA pg 12_thumb.png2020-06-10T11:35:31-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431910-10-20 Davenport Quad-City Times IA pg 122A Walnut Ridge man advertises to ask for a loan "to improve town property on ten years time at 6 per cent."media/1910-10-20 Ad for WR Man Asking for a Loan to Improve Town Property - Davenport IA pg 12.pngplain2020-06-10T11:37:27-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1892-03-17 Third Winter Storm Comes to Hoxie - Jackson MS pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-26T12:44:37-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431892-03-17 Jackson Clarion-Ledger MS pg 12A Hoxie news brief notes the arrival of "the third great storm of this winter."media/1892-03-17 Third Winter Storm Comes to Hoxie - Jackson MS pg 1.pngplain2020-05-26T12:46:22-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1928-09-12 Woman Dies at WR Recital While Singing of Death - Talladega AL pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-17T09:18:58-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431928-09-12 Talladega Mountain Home AL pg 42A woman collapses and dies of a heart attack at a Walnut Ridge recital while singing "Death Let Me In."media/1928-09-12 Woman Dies at WR Recital While Singing of Death - Talladega AL pg 4.pngplain2020-06-17T09:20:03-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1935-05-17 LawCo Town of Strawberry Has Two Other Names - Charlotte News NC pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-17T19:43:21-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431935-05-17 Charlotte News NC pg 42An article from Walnut Ridge notes that the Lawrence County town of Strawberry goes by two other names as well.media/1935-05-17 LawCo Town of Strawberry Has Two Other Names - Charlotte News NC pg 4.pngplain2020-06-17T19:44:31-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1918-12-29 Gad Angle Some Singer Before Tunes Came in Fashion - Tampa FL pg 22_thumb.png2020-06-15T13:00:33-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431918-12-29 Tampa Tribune FL pg 222The Walnut Ridge Blade jokes that Gad Angle "used to be some singer before tunes came in fashion."media/1918-12-29 Gad Angle Some Singer Before Tunes Came in Fashion - Tampa FL pg 22.pngplain2020-06-15T13:01:48-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1913-07-09 LawCo Sheriff shot by Pocahontas Robbers - Brazil Daily Times IN pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-12T14:14:01-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431913-07-09 Brazil Daily Times IN pg 22The Lawrence County Sheriff is shot in a gunfight with four bandits who had blown open a post office safe.media/1913-07-09 LawCo Sheriff shot by Pocahontas Robbers - Brazil Daily Times IN pg 2.pngplain2020-06-12T14:15:17-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1897-07-19 Railroad Workers Laid Off at Hoxie RR - Shreveport Journal LA pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-30T12:35:57-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431897-07-19 Shreveport Journal LA pg 12Many Kansas City, Fort Scott, & Memphis Railroad employees at Hoxie and beyond are laid off due to hard times.media/1897-07-19 Railroad Workers Laid Off at Hoxie RR - Shreveport Journal LA pg 1.pngplain2020-05-30T12:38:15-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1910-12-18 Classified Ad, Tharp of WR Wants Bookkeeper Position - AR Gazette pg 35_thumb.png2020-06-10T12:33:12-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431910-12-18 Arkansas Gazette pg 352A Walnut Ridge man advertises to seek a position as a bookkeeper.media/1910-12-18 Classified Ad, Tharp of WR Wants Bookkeeper Position - AR Gazette pg 35.pngplain2020-06-10T12:34:45-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1892-11-08 Elderly Lady Dies Walking Around WR Train - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 3_thumb.png2020-05-26T14:01:14-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431892-11-08 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 32An elderly lady dies when trying to walk around a passenger train in Walnut Ridge.media/1892-11-08 Elderly Lady Dies Walking Around WR Train - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 3.pngplain2020-05-26T14:03:05-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1930-01-30 Medicine Testimonial from WR - Selma Times-Journal pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-17T10:13:02-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431930-01-30 Selma Times-Journal AL pg 52The medicine Thedford's Black Draught runs an ad featuring a testimonial from Walnut Ridge.media/1930-01-30 Medicine Testimonial from WR - Selma Times-Journal pg 5.pngplain2020-06-17T10:13:46-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1920-02-04 Quips from Hoxie Correspondent to WR Blade - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-15T13:52:02-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431920-02-04 Arkansas Gazette pg 62The Hoxie correspondent to the Walnut Ridge Blade quips that a friend of theirs would send sausage in lieu of flowers upon the paper's demise (the paper ended publication in 1929 instead).media/1920-02-04 Quips from Hoxie Correspondent to WR Blade - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-15T13:52:58-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/WR First Baptist Church Berean Sunday School Class Portrait March 6, 1921 - FBC WR History_thumb.jpg2020-05-11T09:18:59-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743Photo, First Baptist Church WR, Berean Sunday School Class 19212Group portrait taken on March 6, 1921; from "March We Onward: A History of First Baptist WR 1889-1989," which identifies those in the picture as follows: "From left to right in the front row: A. Legate, the class president; Bob Surridge, first president of the class and future mayor of Walnut Ridge; Mrs. W. E. Kirkpatrick, teacher of the class and wife of the pastor; Marcus Teenor, holding the left side of the banner; Dr. Relton McCarrol, Orville Cutsinger, Clifton Kirkpatrick, holding the right side of the banner; Roland Smith, Paul Kirkpatrick, G. E. Henry, Roy Cutsinger, Dr. Len Downen; among those in the three back rows are: Jimmy Buster, Everett Webb, Ray Bickers, Pete McLeod, Red Spence, Clarence Jung, Toots Elkins, Happy Matthews, John Carter, O. E. Redwine, L. King, B. Bloomeyer, H. Butler, Elmer Pope, W. Lee, C. Thorn, E. Briggs, E. Hall, R. Morgan, Eugene Sells, L. Smith, and Cicero McCullough."media/WR First Baptist Church Berean Sunday School Class Portrait March 6, 1921 - FBC WR History.jpgplain2020-05-11T09:20:31-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1907-02-19 Gibson of Hoxie Has 46 Turkeys He Names After Salesmen - AR Democrat pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-06T12:23:39-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431907-02-19 Arkansas Democrat pg 32John S. Gibson of Hoxie has forty-six turkeys named after traveling salesmen.media/1907-02-19 Gibson of Hoxie Has 46 Turkeys He Names After Salesmen - AR Democrat pg 3.pngplain2020-06-06T12:26:10-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1908-11-06 Batesville Daily Guard pg 1 - Alf Bagley Held For Murder_thumb.png2020-05-07T21:09:40-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431908-11-06 Batesville Daily Guard pg 12It is learned from Prosecuting Attorney R. D. Jeffrey that Lee Ridgeway had moved to Texas for a time due to the Bagleys' threats.media/1908-11-06 Batesville Daily Guard pg 1 - Alf Bagley Held For Murder.pngplain2020-05-07T21:12:01-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1902-12-11 African-American Man Shot By RR Cook for Taking Double Meat - Poplar Bluff pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-03T19:05:47-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431902-12-11 Poplar Bluff Citizen pg 52An African-American man working on a railroad tie train at WR was shot by the crew's cook for asking for a double serving of meat.media/1902-12-11 African-American Man Shot By RR Cook for Taking Double Meat - Poplar Bluff pg 5.pngplain2020-06-03T19:12:59-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1873-05-30 Shooting on the Train - Memphis Avalanche TN pg 2_thumb.jpg2020-05-12T12:37:09-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431873-05-30 Memphis Avalanche TN pg 22Two men draw revolvers on each other on the Cairo & Fulton Railroad at Walnut Ridge, and one is shot.media/1873-05-30 Shooting on the Train - Memphis Avalanche TN pg 2.jpgplain2020-05-12T12:45:07-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/N1903-08-11 WR Blade Notes Continued Investment, Growth in WR - AR Democrat pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-03T20:32:11-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431903-08-11 Arkansas Democrat pg 62The Walnut Ridge Blade newspaper notes examples of continued investment and growth in WR.media/N1903-08-11 WR Blade Notes Continued Investment, Growth in WR - AR Democrat pg 6.pngplain2020-06-03T20:35:10-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1909-03-25 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Account of Trial, Ladies Told to Remove Hats_thumb.png2020-05-08T09:16:27-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431909-03-25 Arkansas Gazette pg 22Alf Bagley's defense is strengthened when a witness says Ridgeway had declared it was either 'kill or get killed' by Bagley.media/1909-03-25 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Account of Trial, Ladies Told to Remove Hats.pngplain2020-05-08T09:21:08-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1904-03-10 Gun Accident Blows Up Hoxie Boys Face - Fort Smith Times pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-04T14:51:06-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431904-03-10 Fort Smith Times pg 12A Hoxie boy dies after accidentally shooting himself while hunting.media/1904-03-10 Gun Accident Blows Up Hoxie Boys Face - Fort Smith Times pg 1.pngplain2020-06-04T14:53:40-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1898-07-15 Pigeon Shot in Reyno in WR Pigeons Round 2 - Green Bay WI pg 5_thumb.png2020-05-31T15:44:18-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431898-07-15 Green Bay Press-Gazette WI pg 52Homing pigeons are again released from Walnut Ridge for a 600-mile flight to Wisconsin, but one bird is shot en route at Reyno.media/1898-07-15 Pigeon Shot in Reyno in WR Pigeons Round 2 - Green Bay WI pg 5.pngplain2020-05-31T15:45:53-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1877-08-03 Stock Shipments Arriving in WR From Izard County - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.jpg2020-05-13T14:01:34-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431877-08-03 Arkansas Gazette pg 22The Walnut Ridge Journal notes the frequency of livestock shipments in the town.media/1877-08-03 Stock Shipments Arriving in WR From Izard County - AR Gazette pg 2.jpgplain2020-05-13T14:03:11-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1910-03-27 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - Alf Bagley Saved by Widows Story_thumb.png2020-05-08T10:11:09-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431910-03-27 Arkansas Gazette pg 12Alf Bagley's case is strengthened by the new testimony of Ridgeway's widow, who stated that her husband had purchased several revolvers with the intent to kill Alf.media/1910-03-27 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - Alf Bagley Saved by Widows Story.pngplain2020-05-08T10:13:02-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1905-01-16 Barn and Horses Burn in Walnut Ridge - Mount Carmel IL pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-04T15:59:13-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431905-01-16 Mount Carmel Daily Republican-Register IL pg 32A Walnut Ridge barn and the vehicles and horses inside of it are consumed by fire.media/1905-01-16 Barn and Horses Burn in Walnut Ridge - Mount Carmel IL pg 3.pngplain2020-06-04T16:00:35-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1898-12-09 Severe Blizzard Hits Hoxie - Meriden KS pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-31T18:08:21-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431898-12-09 Meriden Ledger KS pg 42A weather report from Hoxie notes "a severe blizzard, with sleet, rain, wind, and snow."media/1898-12-09 Severe Blizzard Hits Hoxie - Meriden KS pg 4.pngplain2020-05-31T18:09:58-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1878-01-19 LawCo Journal Says WR Likely to Join in Murphy Movement - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.jpg2020-05-13T15:24:34-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431878-01-19 Arkansas Gazette pg 22The Gazette remarks, "The Lawrence County Journal says the town of Walnut Ridge is liable to be 'taken in' by the Murphy movement."media/1878-01-19 LawCo Journal Says WR Likely to Join in Murphy Movement - AR Gazette pg 2.jpgplain2020-05-13T15:25:57-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/Hoxie Highc School - Flickr_thumb.jpg2020-05-08T15:00:43-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743Photo, Hoxie High School Building 1926/19272A photo of the school building shortly after its completion in December 1926.media/Hoxie Highc School - Flickr.jpgplain2020-05-08T15:03:43-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1899-09-29 Sick Volunteer Soldier Dies in Hoxie After Kind Citizen Takes Him In - St Louis pg 5_thumb.png2020-05-31T19:29:17-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431899-09-29 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 52A sick soldier from Texas is taken care of by a kind Hoxie resident, but dies the next morning nevertheless.media/1899-09-29 Sick Volunteer Soldier Dies in Hoxie After Kind Citizen Takes Him In - St Louis pg 5.pngplain2020-05-31T19:31:36-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1878-08-21 AR Board of Health Receives Letter from WR About Yellow Fever - AR Gazette pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-13T19:15:36-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431878-08-21 Arkansas Gazette pg 42The Arkansas Board of Health receives a letter from a Walnut Ridge doctor about preventing the spread of yellow fever in the town, especially via railroad passengers.media/1878-08-21 AR Board of Health Receives Letter from WR About Yellow Fever - AR Gazette pg 4.pngplain2020-05-13T19:18:42-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1905-06-14 WR Blade Editor Says WR-Hoxie Will Grow But Never Consolidate - AR Gazette pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-05T12:31:03-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431905-06-14 Arkansas Gazette pg 42The editor of the Walnut Ridge Blade predicts that Walnut Ridge and Hoxie will soon "grow together," but never consolidate.media/1905-06-14 WR Blade Editor Says WR-Hoxie Will Grow But Never Consolidate - AR Gazette pg 4.pngplain2020-06-05T12:33:45-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1905-10-10 More Political Speeches Made in Walnut Ridge - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-05T13:26:07-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431905-10-10 Arkansas Gazette pg 22Political speeches are made at Walnut Ridge by the Arkansas Attorney General, a senator and two congressional candidates, and a candidate for governor.media/1905-10-10 More Political Speeches Made in Walnut Ridge - AR Gazette pg 2.pngplain2020-06-05T13:28:20-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1882-12-14 WR Man Gibson Goes Missing - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 2_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T09:05:56-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431882-12-14 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 22A Walnut Ridge newspaper editor, recently appointed postmaster, mysteriously goes missing.media/1882-12-14 WR Man Gibson Goes Missing - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 2.jpgplain2020-05-14T09:09:39-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1900-10-27 Teams Wanted at Hoxie to Haul One Million RR Ties - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 10_thumb.png2020-06-03T09:15:40-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431900-10-27 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 102Teams are wanted to haul one million railroad ties across eight counties, and are asked to apply in Hoxie.media/1900-10-27 Teams Wanted at Hoxie to Haul One Million RR Ties - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 10.pngplain2020-06-03T09:17:02-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1883-12-26 Man Kills His Uncle Near WR - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 4_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T10:09:28-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431883-12-26 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 42A man kills his uncle near Walnut Ridge in a violent exchange involving a knife, a shovel, and a pistol.media/1883-12-26 Man Kills His Uncle Near WR - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 4.jpgplain2020-05-14T10:12:14-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1906-05-27 Listing of WR Residents Visiting Other Towns - Arkansas Democrat pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-05T15:46:55-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431906-05-27 Arkansas Democrat pg 22A list of Walnut Ridge social news notes that "quite a large party of young people spent Sunday fishing in Cache River, near Sedgwick."media/1906-05-27 Listing of WR Residents Visiting Other Towns - Arkansas Democrat pg 2.pngplain2020-06-05T15:50:21-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1902-01-28 Pitzele Hurt by Train, Elderly Man Falls on Sleet - Arkansas Democrat pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-03T14:15:28-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431902-01-28 Arkansas Democrat pg 12Two men are injured in Walnut Ridge, one by an impact with a train while walking on railroad tracks and the other by slipping on frozen sleet.media/1902-01-28 Pitzele Hurt by Train, Elderly Man Falls on Sleet - Arkansas Democrat pg 1.pngplain2020-06-03T14:18:43-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1920-02-27 WR Blade makes wisecrack about soft drinks - Winona Times MS pg 9_thumb.png2020-06-15T13:55:23-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431920-02-27 Winona Times MS pg 92The Walnut Ridge Blade makes a wisecrack about inventors' changing priorities.media/1920-02-27 WR Blade makes wisecrack about soft drinks - Winona Times MS pg 9.pngplain2020-06-15T13:55:59-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1911-06-09 Classified Ad, Gulf Refining of WR Wants Stave Timber Lands - Chicago Tribune pg 18_thumb.png2020-06-10T13:55:50-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431911-06-09 Chicago Tribune IL pg 182A businessman associated with Gulf Refining Co. in Walnut Ridge advertises to buy thousands of acres of stave timber lands.media/1911-06-09 Classified Ad, Gulf Refining of WR Wants Stave Timber Lands - Chicago Tribune pg 18.pngplain2020-06-10T13:58:07-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1893-04-04 More Details on Disastrous Downtown WR Fire - AR Gazette pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-26T15:41:11-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431893-04-04 Arkansas Gazette pg 42More details are given on the businesses destroyed by the Star Hotel fire in Walnut Ridge, and investigations of potential culprits behind the fire continue.media/1893-04-04 More Details on Disastrous Downtown WR Fire - AR Gazette pg 4.pngplain2020-05-26T15:49:13-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1884-02-11 John Rhea Stabbs Mr. Bottoms in Saloon - Alton IL pg 2_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T12:14:18-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431884-02-11 Alton Evening Telegraph IL pg 22A fight in a Walnut Ridge saloon results in a man stabbed in the neck with a penknife.media/1884-02-11 John Rhea Stabbs Mr. Bottoms in Saloon - Alton IL pg 2.jpgplain2020-05-14T12:15:46-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1937-06-15 Rev Vermillion Called as FBCWR Pastor - McKinney TX pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-18T13:12:55-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431937-06-15 McKinney Courier-Gazette TX pg 22H. F. Vermillion is called as the pastor of First Baptist Church of Walnut Ridge.media/1937-06-15 Rev Vermillion Called as FBCWR Pastor - McKinney TX pg 2.pngplain2020-06-18T13:14:08-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1921-01-22 Man Wanders Into Courthouse as Spectator But Arrested - Augusta KS pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-16T08:47:54-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431921-01-22 Augusta Daily Gazette KS pg 12A man enters the Powhatan courthouse as a spectator, but is soon arrested instead.media/1921-01-22 Man Wanders Into Courthouse as Spectator But Arrested - Augusta KS pg 1.pngplain2020-06-16T08:49:38-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1911-08-13 Classified Ad, Blacksmith Wanted at Walnut Ridge - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 26_thumb.png2020-06-11T11:59:45-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431911-08-13 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 262A blacksmith is wanted in Walnut Ridge "to do general blacksmithing, shoeing, and some wood work."media/1911-08-13 Classified Ad, Blacksmith Wanted at Walnut Ridge - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 26.pngplain2020-06-11T12:00:41-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1893-07-22 Insurance Agent Arrested for Forging Citizens Names for Bond - Memphis TN pg 3_thumb.png2020-05-27T08:07:09-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431893-07-22 Memphis Commercial TN pg 32A Hoxie insurance agent is charged with forgery.media/1893-07-22 Insurance Agent Arrested for Forging Citizens Names for Bond - Memphis TN pg 3.pngplain2020-05-27T08:08:30-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1907-09-25 African-American Arrested for Wearing Elk Badge - Vicksburg MS pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-07T09:26:44-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431907-09-25 Vicksburg Herald MS pg 32An African-American man is arrested in Walnut Ridge for wearing an Elk lodge pin on his coat.media/1907-09-25 African-American Arrested for Wearing Elk Badge - Vicksburg MS pg 3.pngplain2020-06-07T09:29:16-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1884-07-13 Mining Expert Says Gold at Jaynes Creek Only in Iron Ore - St Joseph MO pg 1_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T13:16:49-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431884-07-13 St Joseph Gazette-Herald MO pg 12A mining expert says that gold at Jaynes Creek (likely around the area of Ravenden Springs) is intermixed with iron ore, and thus is not easy to pan for.media/1884-07-13 Mining Expert Says Gold at Jaynes Creek Only in Iron Ore - St Joseph MO pg 1.jpgplain2020-05-14T13:21:09-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1938-03-31 Tornado Smashes Through Minturn and Passes South of WR - NW AR Times pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-18T14:07:40-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431938-03-31 Fayetteville NW Arkansas Times pg 42A tornado hits Minturn and passes south of Walnut Ridge, injuring at least ten people and killing two.media/1938-03-31 Tornado Smashes Through Minturn and Passes South of WR - NW AR Times pg 4.pngplain2020-06-18T14:08:53-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1921-06-16 WR Arrests Suspected Knoxville Murderer - Selma Times-Journal AL pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-16T15:01:56-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431921-06-16 Selma Times-Journal AL pg 52A woman suspected to be a criminal wanted in Knoxville, Tennessee, is arrested in Walnut Ridge.media/1921-06-16 WR Arrests Suspected Knoxville Murderer - Selma Times-Journal AL pg 5.pngplain2020-06-16T15:02:52-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1914-08-12 Great Description of Increase in Autos in WR in 1 Year - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-12T15:43:28-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431914-08-12 Arkansas Gazette pg 62The Walnut Ridge Blade describes the increase in autos in WR in a year's time, declaring that "the auto fad or craze has come to stay."media/1914-08-12 Great Description of Increase in Autos in WR in 1 Year - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-12T15:45:01-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1911-12-17 Classified Ad, Experienced Lumber Mill Operator Wanted in WR - AR Gazette pg 50_thumb.png2020-06-11T12:42:16-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431911-12-17 Arkansas Gazette pg 502A Walnut Ridge lumber mill operator with twenty years' experience advertises to seek a job as a mill manager or superintendent.media/1911-12-17 Classified Ad, Experienced Lumber Mill Operator Wanted in WR - AR Gazette pg 50.pngplain2020-06-11T12:45:16-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/N1894-03-22 Man Sentenced for WR Arson - Memphis Commercial pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-27T15:56:47-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431894-03-22 Memphis Commercial TN pg 42Ad Cain, charged with starting the fire that burned the Star Hotel and other WR businesses in April 1893, is sentenced to two years in prison.media/N1894-03-22 Man Sentenced for WR Arson - Memphis Commercial pg 4.pngplain2020-05-27T15:59:20-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1908-04-16 WR Donations to Ntnl Jewish Hospital - American Israelite Cincinnati OH pg P8_thumb.png2020-06-07T12:24:51-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431908-04-16 American Israelite Cincinnati OH pg P82Several Walnut Ridge residents donate towards a National Jewish Hospital for tuberculosis in Denver.media/1908-04-16 WR Donations to Ntnl Jewish Hospital - American Israelite Cincinnati OH pg P8.pngplain2020-06-07T12:25:55-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1940-09-04 Investigation Reopened into Mysterious LawCo Double Death - NW AR Times pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-18T15:01:59-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431940-09-04 Fayetteville NW Arkansas Times pg 12An investigation is reopened into a double death in Lawrence County due to suspicious circumstances surrounding the case.media/1940-09-04 Investigation Reopened into Mysterious LawCo Double Death - NW AR Times pg 1.pngplain2020-06-18T15:03:31-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1921-12-30 Odd Fellows Sell Remaining Shirey Land for Nearly 60K - AR Democrat pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-16T15:45:13-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431921-12-30 Arkansas Democrat pg 62The Odd Fellows organization sells more than 2,000 acres of land bequeathed to them by A. W. Shirey of Minturn.media/1921-12-30 Odd Fellows Sell Remaining Shirey Land for Nearly 60K - AR Democrat pg 6.pngplain2020-06-16T15:47:19-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1915-09-24 WR Blade Describes Always-Legendary AR Mosquitos - Atlanta Constitution GA pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-12T19:12:00-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431915-09-24 Atlanta Constitution GA pg 62The Walnut Ridge Blade shares anecdotes about the near-legendary Arkansas mosquito.media/1915-09-24 WR Blade Describes Always-Legendary AR Mosquitos - Atlanta Constitution GA pg 6.pngplain2020-06-12T19:14:51-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1894-05-25 Daring Robbery Hoxie, with nice editorial - Memphis Commercial TN pg 2_thumb.png2020-05-28T07:36:21-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431894-05-25 Memphis Commercial TN pg 22A dispatch from Walnut Ridge describes another daring robbery in Hoxie and warns of potential vigilante action "if the gang cannot be forced to leave by law."media/1894-05-25 Daring Robbery Hoxie, with nice editorial - Memphis Commercial TN pg 2.pngplain2020-05-28T10:25:24-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1908-11-14 WR Three-Year-Old Confuses Snow for Cotton - Martinsville IN pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-07T13:10:45-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431908-11-14 Martinsville Reporter-Times IN pg 22A three-year-old from Walnut Ridge confuses the first snow he's ever seen for cotton.media/1908-11-14 WR Three-Year-Old Confuses Snow for Cotton - Martinsville IN pg 2.pngplain2020-06-07T13:12:02-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1887-09-27 Grand Army Men in Train Wreck Near WR - Harrisburg PA pg 1_thumb.jpg2020-05-17T14:07:36-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431887-09-27 Harrisburg Telegraph PA pg 12An Iron Mountain train carrying Grand Army of the Republic members wrecks near Walnut Ridge.media/1887-09-27 Grand Army Men in Train Wreck Near WR - Harrisburg PA pg 1.jpgplain2020-05-17T14:08:52-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1922-03-12 Letter from WR 10-yr-old on Childrens News Page - AR Democrat pg 29_thumb.png2020-06-16T18:23:18-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431922-03-12 Arkansas Democrat pg 292A ten-year-old from Walnut Ridge writes in to the children's page of the Arkansas Democrat.media/1922-03-12 Letter from WR 10-yr-old on Childrens News Page - AR Democrat pg 29.pngplain2020-06-16T18:24:40-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1917-02-27 Hoxie RR Car Sealer Struck and Killed By Switch Engine - Batesville Daily Guard pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-13T13:24:10-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431917-02-27 Batesville Daily Guard pg 22A Hoxie railroad car sealer is struck and killed by a switch engine.media/1917-02-27 Hoxie RR Car Sealer Struck and Killed By Switch Engine - Batesville Daily Guard pg 2.pngplain2020-06-13T13:26:09-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1894-11-16 Forest Fires Fought Near Hoxie - Racine Journal Times WI pg 6_thumb.png2020-05-28T11:28:24-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431894-11-16 Racine Journal Times WI pg 62Forest fires near Hoxie are fought back day and night by determined residents.media/1894-11-16 Forest Fires Fought Near Hoxie - Racine Journal Times WI pg 6.pngplain2020-05-28T11:30:44-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1909-04-22 Streetcar Income per Capita - Wahpeton ND pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-07T18:46:55-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431909-04-22 Wahpeton Times ND pg 12A feasibility study for a North Dakota streetcar line notes that the Walnut Ridge-Hoxie streetcar has an income of $4.35 per capita.media/1909-04-22 Streetcar Income per Capita - Wahpeton ND pg 1.pngplain2020-06-07T18:49:07-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1889-06-26 WR Wins Baseball Game Against Jonesboro - AR Democrat pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-17T15:33:27-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431889-06-26 Arkansas Democrat pg 12Walnut Ridge wins a baseball game against Jonesboro by a score of 18 to 11.media/1889-06-26 WR Wins Baseball Game Against Jonesboro - AR Democrat pg 1.pngplain2020-05-17T15:36:57-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1922-11-25 Kidney and Bladder Remedy Testimonial from WR - Arkansas Democrat pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-16T19:27:36-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431922-11-25 Arkansas Democrat pg 82An advertisement for Bond's Kidney & Bladder Remedy features a testimonial from a Walnut Ridge customer.media/1922-11-25 Kidney and Bladder Remedy Testimonial from WR - Arkansas Democrat pg 8.pngplain2020-06-16T19:28:57-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1917-05-25 Hoxie Banker Gone Six Weeks in Hot Springs, Feared Drowned - AR Gazette pg 12_thumb.png2020-06-14T09:57:57-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431917-05-25 Arkansas Gazette pg 122Hoxie banker William McCrawn, missing for six weeks and counting, is feared to have drowned in the Ouachita River.media/1917-05-25 Hoxie Banker Gone Six Weeks in Hot Springs, Feared Drowned - AR Gazette pg 12.pngplain2020-06-14T09:59:43-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1912-07-15 Classified Ad, Cutter Wanted for WR Tailor - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 10_thumb.png2020-06-11T18:14:04-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431912-07-15 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 102A Walnut Ridge tailor advertises a search for a cutter to join the business.media/1912-07-15 Classified Ad, Cutter Wanted for WR Tailor - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 10.pngplain2020-06-11T18:15:15-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1895-02-01 Frozen Tramps Reportedly Driven From RR Waiting Room Prior - Huntsville AL pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-28T12:20:36-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431895-02-01 Huntsville Journal AL pg 12The two men found frozen to death along the railroad tracks were reportedly tramps driven from the railroad depot waiting room prior.media/1895-02-01 Frozen Tramps Reportedly Driven From RR Waiting Room Prior - Huntsville AL pg 1.pngplain2020-05-28T12:24:05-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1909-10-24 Ad for Agents Wanted for Staple Article By WR Firm - Washington DC pg 76_thumb.png2020-06-07T20:04:51-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431909-10-24 Evening Star Washington DC pg 762A classified ad from Walnut Ridge asks for agents to promote an unnamed staple article that "sells like wildfire."media/1909-10-24 Ad for Agents Wanted for Staple Article By WR Firm - Washington DC pg 76.pngplain2020-06-07T20:07:14-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1923-08-26 Man Killed Near Cache River Said to Have Killed 7 Himself - Montgomery AL pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-16T20:36:13-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431923-08-26 Montgomery Advertiser AL pg 12A man killed on the Cache River is said to have killed seven people himself.media/1923-08-26 Man Killed Near Cache River Said to Have Killed 7 Himself - Montgomery AL pg 1.pngplain2020-06-16T20:40:22-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1930-12-03 WR Gardener Grows 104 lb Pumpkin - Moberly MO pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-17T13:36:42-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431930-12-03 Moberly Monitor-Index MO pg 82A Walnut Ridge gardener grows a 104-pound pumpkin.media/1930-12-03 WR Gardener Grows 104 lb Pumpkin - Moberly MO pg 8.pngplain2020-06-17T13:37:49-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1917-09-21 Political News Brief from Hoxie News Newspaper - Batesville Guard pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-15T09:24:26-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431917-09-21 Batesville Guard pg 32A newspaper called the Hoxie News tells of a potential upcoming political campaign announcement.media/1917-09-21 Political News Brief from Hoxie News Newspaper - Batesville Guard pg 3.pngplain2020-06-15T09:25:46-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1912-10-27 Jackson TN Land Auction Company Stops in WR on Auction Tour - AR Gazette pg 12_thumb.png2020-06-11T19:05:16-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431912-10-27 Arkansas Gazette pg 122A Jackson, Tennessee, land auction company stops in Walnut Ridge on an auction tour.media/1912-10-27 Jackson TN Land Auction Company Stops in WR on Auction Tour - AR Gazette pg 12.pngplain2020-06-11T19:06:32-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1895-02-28 Sawmills Burned without Insurance - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 2_thumb.png2020-05-29T01:15:16-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431895-02-28 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 22Two sawmills, a shingle mill, and a barrel stave factory are destroyed by fire in Walnut Ridge, with no insurance to cover the loss.media/1895-02-28 Sawmills Burned without Insurance - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 2.pngplain2020-05-29T01:19:37-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1891-08-25 Cause of Death Unknown for Man Found Dead on RR Tracks - Vicksburg MS pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-17T20:50:04-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431891-08-25 Vicksburg Daily Commercial Herald MS pg 12A coroner's jury declares that the cause of death is unknown for a man who was found dead on the railroad tracks at Hoxie.media/1891-08-25 Cause of Death Unknown for Man Found Dead on RR Tracks - Vicksburg MS pg 1.pngplain2020-05-17T20:52:05-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/WR First Baptist Church Under Construction - FB Larry Dobbs Post Jun 2010_thumb.jpg2020-06-23T13:48:27-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743Postcard, Walnut Ridge First Baptist Church Sanctuary Under Construction, Circa Early 19102Depicts the construction of the church's second sanctuary after the first structure burned in 1908; image courtesy Larry Dobbs.media/WR First Baptist Church Under Construction - FB Larry Dobbs Post Jun 2010.jpgplain2020-06-23T13:50:39-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1927-03-04 WR Merchant Has Old Coin from 1795 - Dothan Eagle AL pg 7_thumb.png2020-06-16T21:50:19-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431927-03-04 Dothan Eagle AL pg 72A Walnut Ridge merchant possesses an old U.S. half-dollar coin from 1795.media/1927-03-04 WR Merchant Has Old Coin from 1795 - Dothan Eagle AL pg 7.pngplain2020-06-16T21:52:50-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1917-12-09 Private Fritz Fultz of Hoxie Wounded in WWI Battle - Pine Bluff Daily Graphic pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-15T10:10:42-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431917-12-09 Pine Bluff Daily Graphic pg 12Private Fritz Fultz of Hoxie is wounded in a WWI battle.media/1917-12-09 Private Fritz Fultz of Hoxie Wounded in WWI Battle - Pine Bluff Daily Graphic pg 1.pngplain2020-06-15T10:11:59-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1913-02-09 Pinnell Murder in Hoxie, Episode 1- AR Gazette pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-12T07:23:30-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431913-02-09 Arkansas Gazette pg 12C. G. Pinnell of Walnut Ridge resists arrest and attempts to shoot the Hoxie town marshal, but is fatally shot himself.media/1913-02-09 Pinnell Murder in Hoxie, Episode 1- AR Gazette pg 1.pngplain2020-06-12T07:28:18-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1910-08-25 Langston and His Lawyer Indicted for Shirey Murder - Osceola Times AR pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-10T09:26:23-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431910-08-25 Osceola Times AR pg 42J. C. Langston, and his lawyer, are indicted by a jury for the A. W. Shirey murder.media/1910-08-25 Langston and His Lawyer Indicted for Shirey Murder - Osceola Times AR pg 4.pngplain2020-06-10T09:28:08-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1891-07-11 Update- Kansas Man Makes it to Texas on Express Train - Brooklyn NY pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-26T11:35:35-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431891-07-11 Brooklyn Times Union NY pg 12An update to the tale of the Kansas businessman's mad rush notes that "he interviewed the engineer and crossed the fireman's palm with gold," and only had a two-minute layover in Hoxie.media/1891-07-11 Update- Kansas Man Makes it to Texas on Express Train - Brooklyn NY pg 1.pngplain2020-05-26T11:36:57-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/First National Bank of WR Jan 4 1909 Ten Dollars Both Sides - Larry Dobbs FB WR-Hoxie Apr 2014_thumb.jpg2020-06-23T14:40:11-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743Document, First National Bank of Walnut Ridge $10 Banknote2A Walnut Ridge banknote featuring a portrait of President McKinley on the front; image courtesy Larry Dobbs.media/First National Bank of WR Jan 4 1909 Ten Dollars Both Sides - Larry Dobbs FB WR-Hoxie Apr 2014.jpgplain2020-06-23T14:42:43-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1927-05-12 Picture 4 of Hoxie-WR Tornado Damage - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 39_thumb.png2020-06-17T08:32:50-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431927-05-12 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 39 pt 42A fourth picture of tornado damage in Lawrence County shows an overturned car outside a Hoxie house.media/1927-05-12 Picture 4 of Hoxie-WR Tornado Damage - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 39.pngplain2020-06-17T08:33:45-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1933-06-06 Half-Century-Old Rose Bush Near WR Still Blooming - Hope Star pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-17T18:43:28-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431933-06-06 Hope Star pg 4 article 12A nearly half-century-old rose bush near Walnut Ridge sends out over 150 rose buds.media/1933-06-06 Half-Century-Old Rose Bush Near WR Still Blooming - Hope Star pg 4.pngplain2020-06-17T18:45:19-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1918-05-03 Espionage Act Violators Tarred and Feathered - Spokane WA pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-15T12:04:27-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431918-05-03 Spokane Spokesman-Review WA pg 82Four men charged with violating the Espionage Act are tarred and feathered by a Walnut Ridge mob.media/1918-05-03 Espionage Act Violators Tarred and Feathered - Spokane WA pg 8.pngplain2020-06-15T12:10:03-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1897-03-26 Another Man Falls Between RR Cars and Dies at Hoxie - Fort Scott Lantern KS pg 3_thumb.png2020-05-30T11:56:25-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431897-03-26 Fort Scott Lantern KS pg 32At Hoxie, a man falls between railroad cars and dies.media/1897-03-26 Another Man Falls Between RR Cars and Dies at Hoxie - Fort Scott Lantern KS pg 3.pngplain2020-05-30T11:57:20-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1910-10-22 Dowell in WR 43 Years Now and Oldest Real Estate Dealer in WR - Topeka KS pg 27_thumb.png2020-06-10T11:40:55-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431910-10-22 Topeka Kansas Farmer & Mail & Breeze KS pg 272Another real estate ad for S. C. Dowell of Walnut Ridge notes that "he is the oldest real estate dealer in Walnut Ridge."media/1910-10-22 Dowell in WR 43 Years Now and Oldest Real Estate Dealer in WR - Topeka KS pg 27.pngplain2020-06-10T11:42:48-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1892-04-07 WR Telephone Essay about Lawyer - Fayetteville NC pg 3_thumb.png2020-05-26T12:52:00-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431892-04-07 Fayetteville Weekly Observer NC pg 32John S. Gibson's hometown newspaper reprints his profile sketch written by the Walnut Ridge Telephone as part of an article on local lawyers.media/1892-04-07 WR Telephone Essay about Lawyer - Fayetteville NC pg 3.pngplain2020-05-26T12:57:50-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1928-09-27 Robinson Addresses Crowd From Grocery Porch - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-17T09:32:23-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431928-09-27 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 32U.S. Senator from Arkansas and vice-presidential candidate Joseph T. Robinson gives an impromptu campaign speech in Hoxie.media/1928-09-27 Robinson Addresses Crowd From Grocery Porch - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 3.pngplain2020-06-17T09:34:16-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1935-08-16 Total of 578 LawCo Residents Apply for Old Age Pensions - Winona MS pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-17T19:47:39-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431935-08-16 Winona Times MS pg 12578 Lawrence County residents apply for old age pensions.media/1935-08-16 Total of 578 LawCo Residents Apply for Old Age Pensions - Winona MS pg 1.pngplain2020-06-17T19:49:10-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1919-01-01 Early Morning Earthquake Causes Hotel Night Clerk to Stagger - Wilmington DE pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-15T13:07:23-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431919-01-01 Wilmington Evening Journal DE pg 42An early morning earthquake causes a hotel clerk to stagger and shakes a dollar bill out of his hand.media/1919-01-01 Early Morning Earthquake Causes Hotel Night Clerk to Stagger - Wilmington DE pg 4.pngplain2020-06-15T13:08:42-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1913-07-16 Editors Warns That Times-Dispatch Should Be Handled With Tongs - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-12T14:19:00-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431913-07-16 Arkansas Gazette pg 62An Arkansas Gazette broadside against the Times-Dispatch declares that the Walnut Ridge newspaper "is unique in Arkansas journalism because it is about the only paper published in the state that should be handled with tongs."media/1913-07-16 Editors Warns That Times-Dispatch Should Be Handled With Tongs - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-12T14:21:32-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1897-07-21 WR Pigeons Update 3 - Green Bay WI pg 5_thumb.png2020-05-30T12:42:42-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431897-07-21 Green Bay Press-Gazette WI pg 52A third update on the pigeons released from Walnut Ridge notes that only six out of thirteen birds have returned after almost two weeks.media/1897-07-21 WR Pigeons Update 3 - Green Bay WI pg 5.pngplain2020-05-30T12:44:45-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1911-02-06 Five-Year-Old Boy Accidentally Shoots Older Sister - Jackson Daily News MS pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-10T12:39:22-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431911-02-06 Jackson Daily News MS pg 12A five-year-old boy accidentally shoots and kills his older sister, and is seriously injured by the recoil.media/1911-02-06 Five-Year-Old Boy Accidentally Shoots Older Sister - Jackson Daily News MS pg 1.pngplain2020-06-10T12:41:05-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1892-11-10 Cleveland Carries Election in Results for Campbell Township - Memphis TN pg 7_thumb.png2020-05-26T14:07:51-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431892-11-10 Memphis Commercial TN pg 72Election results from Campbell Township show majorities for Cleveland for president and for McCulloch for Congress.media/1892-11-10 Cleveland Carries Election in Results for Campbell Township - Memphis TN pg 7.pngplain2020-05-26T14:10:32-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1930-01-31 Man Kills Himself After Being Blackmailed - Nashville Banner TN pg 13_thumb.png2020-06-17T10:17:51-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431930-01-31 Nashville Banner TN pg 132A man commits suicide after grappling with a blackmail plot against him and his son.media/1930-01-31 Man Kills Himself After Being Blackmailed - Nashville Banner TN pg 13.pngplain2020-06-17T10:20:37-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1907-04-07 Le Fon Bottomlands Real Estate Ad - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 32_thumb.png2020-06-06T12:29:01-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431907-04-07 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 322A classified ad for A. M. Le Fon of Walnut Ridge notes his real estate experience selling Northeast Arkansas bottomlands.media/1907-04-07 Le Fon Bottomlands Real Estate Ad - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 32.pngplain2020-06-06T12:29:59-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1903-03-19 Prisoners Save Sheriff and Wife on Black River - Indianapolis IN pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-03T19:20:20-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431903-03-19 Indianapolis Journal IN pg 12Two prisoners save the Lawrence County Sheriff and his wife, though are unable to save the couple's baby, when the group's boat overturns on the Black River.media/1903-03-19 Prisoners Save Sheriff and Wife on Black River - Indianapolis IN pg 1.pngplain2020-06-03T19:27:19-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1874-09-26 Horses Traveling Between WR and Powhatan Run Away With Vehicle - AR Gazette pg 4_thumb.jpg2020-05-12T12:50:59-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431874-09-26 Arkansas Gazette pg 42A woman and her two children are injured when the horses towing their vehicle between WR & Powhatan run away.media/1874-09-26 Horses Traveling Between WR and Powhatan Run Away With Vehicle - AR Gazette pg 4.jpgplain2020-05-12T12:54:40-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1903-08-13 Houston MO Baseball Defeats WR Amateurs - Houston MO pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-04T14:00:02-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431903-08-13 Houston Herald MO pg 22Walnut Ridge's amateur baseball team is defeated by a team from Houston, Missouri.media/1903-08-13 Houston MO Baseball Defeats WR Amateurs - Houston MO pg 2.pngplain2020-06-04T14:01:24-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1873-05-30 Shooting Takes Place at Saloon in Walnut Ridge - AR Gazette pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-13T12:20:37-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431873-05-30 Arkansas Gazette pg 42A shooting takes place in a Walnut Ridge saloon after a Canadian painter is refused another drink.media/1873-05-30 Shooting Takes Place at Saloon in Walnut Ridge - AR Gazette pg 4.pngplain2020-05-13T12:27:23-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1909-03-27 Jonesboro Daily News pg 1 - Jury Could Not Agree in Bagley Case_thumb.png2020-05-08T09:24:26-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431909-03-27 Jonesboro Daily News pg 12The Alf Bagley trial results in a mistrial after the jury disagrees on whether to convict.media/1909-03-27 Jonesboro Daily News pg 1 - Jury Could Not Agree in Bagley Case.pngplain2020-05-08T09:25:29-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1904-03-16 Girl Hangs Herself After False Accusation - Pine Bluff Daily Graphic pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-04T14:56:49-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431904-03-16 Pine Bluff Daily Graphic pg 12A young lady in Walnut Ridge hangs herself after a false accusation against her circulates.media/1904-03-16 Girl Hangs Herself After False Accusation - Pine Bluff Daily Graphic pg 1.pngplain2020-06-04T14:59:28-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1898-08-04 Young Man of Pocahontas Killed By Train at Hoxie - Mt Carmel Register IL pg 3_thumb.png2020-05-31T15:47:57-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431898-08-04 Mt Carmel Register IL pg 32A young Pocahontas man is killed by a freight train at Hoxie.media/1898-08-04 Young Man of Pocahontas Killed By Train at Hoxie - Mt Carmel Register IL pg 3.pngplain2020-05-31T15:49:10-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1877-08-11 African-American Porter Falls Between RR Cars and Platform, Dies - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.jpg2020-05-13T14:08:19-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431877-08-11 Arkansas Gazette pg 22At the WR depot an African-American porter falls between the platform and moving train cars and is crushed to death.media/1877-08-11 African-American Porter Falls Between RR Cars and Platform, Dies - AR Gazette pg 2.jpgplain2020-05-13T14:11:02-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1905-01-24 Illness at Rhea Hotel - Arkansas Democrat pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-04T16:05:51-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431905-01-24 Arkansas Democrat pg 12Guests at the Rhea Hotel in Walnut Ridge are stricken with poisoning after their supper, but are aided in time by local physicians.media/1905-01-24 Illness at Rhea Hotel - Arkansas Democrat pg 1.pngplain2020-06-04T16:07:21-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1899-01-04 Poisoned Sardines Kill Children - Nashville TN pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-31T18:19:12-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431899-01-04 Nashville Tennessean TN pg 42Four small children in WR eat a can of sardines and get food poisoning; three of them later die.media/1899-01-04 Poisoned Sardines Kill Children - Nashville TN pg 4.pngplain2020-05-31T18:21:20-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1893-02-12 Coldest and Dryest Winter Known in Hoxie for Years - Memphis Commercial pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-13T15:51:28-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431893-02-12 Memphis Commercial TN pg 12A dispatch from Hoxie notes that "this has been the coldest and dryest winter known in this section for years."media/1893-02-12 Coldest and Dryest Winter Known in Hoxie for Years - Memphis Commercial pg 1.pngplain2020-05-13T15:53:41-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1899-11-03 Walnut Ridge Teacher Presents at Conference - Arkansas Democrat pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-31T19:36:18-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431899-11-03 Arkansas Democrat pg 42A Walnut Ridge teacher presents an address titled "Some Distinctive Ideas in Teaching" at an educators meeting in Jonesboro.media/1899-11-03 Walnut Ridge Teacher Presents at Conference - Arkansas Democrat pg 4.pngplain2020-05-31T19:37:58-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1878-12-02 Man Describes RR Experience in Letter, Had Good Supper in WR - AR Democrat pg 4_thumb.jpg2020-05-13T19:22:16-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431878-12-02 Arkansas Democrat pg 42A man writes about his pleasant experience on an Iron Mountain train, and says he "got a good supper at Walnut Ridge."media/1878-12-02 Man Describes RR Experience in Letter, Had Good Supper in WR - AR Democrat pg 4.jpgplain2020-05-13T19:24:28-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1905-06-17 WR Wins Baseball Game Against Minturn - AR Democrat pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-05T12:36:15-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431905-06-17 Arkansas Democrat pg 22Walnut Ridge wins a baseball game against Minturn, 3-0.media/1905-06-17 WR Wins Baseball Game Against Minturn - AR Democrat pg 2.pngplain2020-06-05T12:37:36-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1880-08-12 Stage Line from WR to Ravens Den - Memphis Public Ledger TN pg 1_thumb.jpg2020-05-13T20:29:54-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431880-08-12 Memphis Public Ledger TN pg 12An article mentions the existence of a stagecoach line from Walnut Ridge to the new resort town of Ravenden Springs.media/1880-08-12 Stage Line from WR to Ravens Den - Memphis Public Ledger TN pg 1.jpgplain2020-05-13T20:32:03-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1905-12-29 Editor Riley Says Cache Valley RR May Extend to WR and Paragould - AR Gazette pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-05T13:30:55-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431905-12-29 Arkansas Gazette pg 42Editor Riley of the Walnut Ridge Blade says that the Cache Valley Railroad may extend to WR and Paragould.media/1905-12-29 Editor Riley Says Cache Valley RR May Extend to WR and Paragould - AR Gazette pg 4.pngplain2020-06-05T13:36:23-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1900-07-14 Suspected Suicide of BR Barbers Wife While Pearling - AR Democrat pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-02T19:50:35-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431900-07-14 Arkansas Democrat pg 62Suicide is suspected when the wife of a Black Rock barber drowns while pearling at the Black River.media/1900-07-14 Suspected Suicide of BR Barbers Wife While Pearling - AR Democrat pg 6.pngplain2020-06-02T19:52:40-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1883-02-01 Poplar Bluff Man Dies Drinking in WR - Poplar Bluff Citizen MO pg 5_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T09:12:16-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431883-02-01 Poplar Bluff Citizen MO pg 52A former Poplar Bluff resident dies of heavy drinking in Walnut Ridge.media/1883-02-01 Poplar Bluff Man Dies Drinking in WR - Poplar Bluff Citizen MO pg 5.jpgplain2020-05-14T09:14:19-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1906-03-01 Pinnell Residence in WR Burned to the Ground - Arkansas Democrat pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-05T14:55:15-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431906-03-01 Arkansas Democrat pg 12A Walnut Ridge dwelling burns to the ground, but neighbors are able to help salvage many of the family's belongings.media/1906-03-01 Pinnell Residence in WR Burned to the Ground - Arkansas Democrat pg 1.pngplain2020-06-05T14:57:30-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1901-01-24 Fiends Wreck a Tourist Train at WR - Davenport IA pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-03T09:20:46-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431901-01-24 Davenport Morning Star IA pg 12Criminals attempting to wreck an express train near Walnut Ridge instead wreck a St. Louis to Mexico tourist train.media/1901-01-24 Fiends Wreck a Tourist Train at WR - Davenport IA pg 1.pngplain2020-06-03T09:39:10-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1884-02-09 Railroad Rate War Begins When 4 Immigrants Brought to Hoxie - AR Gazette pg 1_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T10:16:24-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431884-02-09 Arkansas Gazette pg 12A railroad rate war begins when the Little Rock & Memphis Railroad undercuts the Kansas City & Memphis Railroad to transport four immigrants from Memphis to Hoxie.media/1884-02-09 Railroad Rate War Begins When 4 Immigrants Brought to Hoxie - AR Gazette pg 1.jpgplain2020-05-14T10:19:55-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1927 Tornado Damage - FBC WR_thumb.jpg2020-05-10T17:53:17-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743Photo, 1927 Tornado Damage in Hoxie2View of the destruction and debris created along the Frisco tracks in Hoxie by the May 9, 1927 tornado. Photo from "March We Onward: A Centennial History of First Baptist Church of WR."media/1927 Tornado Damage - FBC WR.jpgplain2020-05-10T17:55:16-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1906-05-29 Farmers Union Meets Near Portia - Arkansas Democrat pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-05T15:55:26-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431906-05-29 Arkansas Democrat pg 62The Farmer's Union holds a county meeting at Portia, including speeches and a dinner where "everything good to eat was there."media/1906-05-29 Farmers Union Meets Near Portia - Arkansas Democrat pg 6.pngplain2020-06-05T15:58:11-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1902-02-07 Robbers Attempt at WR Post Office - Arkansas Democrat pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-03T14:27:26-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431902-02-07 Arkansas Democrat pg 52Robbers attempt to break open the Walnut Ridge post office's safe, but are scared off before they can do so.media/1902-02-07 Robbers Attempt at WR Post Office - Arkansas Democrat pg 5.pngplain2020-06-03T14:29:22-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1906-09-26 WCTU Praises Pastor for Campaign Support - W Christian Advocate OK pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-06T09:34:02-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431906-09-26 Oklahoma City Western Christian Advocate OK pg 22The Woman's Christian Temperance Union chapter in Walnut Ridge thanks a local pastor for his support of their campaign by presenting him $25.media/1906-09-26 WCTU Praises Pastor for Campaign Support - W Christian Advocate OK pg 2.pngplain2020-06-06T09:35:43-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1908-10-26 Jonesboro Daily News pg 3 - Lee Ridgeway Shot, Childers Account_thumb.png2020-05-07T20:31:25-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431908-10-26 Jonesboro Daily News pg 32Lee Ridgeway is shot by Alf Bagley, whose brother Ridgeway had slain.media/1908-10-26 Jonesboro Daily News pg 3 - Lee Ridgeway Shot, Childers Account.pngplain2020-05-07T20:33:27-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1902-05-21 Ten Thousand Dollar School for WR - Arkansas Democrat pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-03T17:43:15-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431902-05-21 Arkansas Democrat pg 52Walnut Ridge votes to build a $10,000 school building, and the Hoxie school district votes to add a 1-mill tax for a building fund.media/1902-05-21 Ten Thousand Dollar School for WR - Arkansas Democrat pg 5.pngplain2020-06-03T17:47:25-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1920-03-31 Classified Ad for Electrician and Lineman Wanted in WR - AR Gazette pg 22_thumb.png2020-06-15T22:06:11-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431920-03-31 Arkansas Gazette pg 222A classified ad asks for an electrician/lineman in Walnut Ridge.media/1920-03-31 Classified Ad for Electrician and Lineman Wanted in WR - AR Gazette pg 22.pngplain2020-06-15T22:07:17-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1911-06-10 Dentist Moving to WR Kept His Marriage Secret for 2 Years - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-11T08:14:03-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431911-06-10 Arkansas Gazette pg 22A Walnut Ridge dentist and his wife kept their marriage a secret for two years.media/1911-06-10 Dentist Moving to WR Kept His Marriage Secret for 2 Years - AR Gazette pg 2.pngplain2020-06-11T08:16:07-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1893-04-05 Australian (Preferential) Voting in WR - Memphis Commercial TN pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-26T15:52:43-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431893-04-05 Memphis Commercial TN pg 12A municipal election in Walnut Ridge features Australian (preferential) voting.media/1893-04-05 Australian (Preferential) Voting in WR - Memphis Commercial TN pg 1.pngplain2020-05-26T15:54:39-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1884-04-10 Man Dies in WR of Ruptured Blood Vessel - Chanute KS pg 5_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T12:18:42-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431884-04-10 Chanute Weekly Times KS pg 52A Walnut Ridge sawmill operator dies of a broken blood vessel while doing everyday repairs.media/1884-04-10 Man Dies in WR of Ruptured Blood Vessel - Chanute KS pg 5.jpgplain2020-05-14T12:23:09-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1936-12-28 Old Blind WR Hen Still Raises Chicks - Montreal Gazette Quebec Canada pg 15_thumb.png2020-06-18T13:22:19-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431936-12-28 Montreal Gazette Quebec Canada pg 152A blind Walnut Ridge hen still raises a brood of chicks in her eighteenth year, the odds of which are thought to be 1 in 6 million.media/1936-12-28 Old Blind WR Hen Still Raises Chicks - Montreal Gazette Quebec Canada pg 15.pngplain2020-06-18T13:23:35-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1921-02-02 Craighead County Oil Company Does Test Drill Near Hoxie - AR Gazette pg 9_thumb.png2020-06-16T08:53:16-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431921-02-02 Arkansas Gazette pg 92The Craighead County Oil Company starts a test drill near Hoxie.media/1921-02-02 Craighead County Oil Company Does Test Drill Near Hoxie - AR Gazette pg 9.pngplain2020-06-16T08:54:48-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1914-02-06 Sparring Match Occurs in Hoxie - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-12T15:02:27-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431914-02-06 Arkansas Gazette pg 62Two men fight at Hoxie, "and when separated, it looked as if both had been up against a buzz saw."media/1914-02-06 Sparring Match Occurs in Hoxie - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-12T15:03:49-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1911-08-15 Forger Caught in Arizona Wanted in WR for Bank Fraud - Tucson AZ pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-11T12:03:22-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431911-08-15 Tucson Arizona Daily Star AZ pg 62A forger caught in Arizona is wanted in Walnut Ridge for bank fraud.media/1911-08-15 Forger Caught in Arizona Wanted in WR for Bank Fraud - Tucson AZ pg 6.pngplain2020-06-11T12:05:07-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1893-07-23 WR Forger Commits Suicide - St Paul Globe MN pg 8_thumb.png2020-05-27T08:11:34-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431893-07-23 St Paul Globe MN pg 82The Hoxie insurance agent charged with forgery commits suicide in jail.media/1893-07-23 WR Forger Commits Suicide - St Paul Globe MN pg 8.pngplain2020-05-27T08:14:04-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1907-10-10 African-American Elk Badge Arrest Story II - Versailles MO pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-07T09:32:49-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431907-10-10 Versailles Morgan County Republican MO pg 22Another news account states that the man arrested for wearing the Elk lodge badge "is suspected of having stolen" it.media/1907-10-10 African-American Elk Badge Arrest Story II - Versailles MO pg 2.pngplain2020-06-07T09:34:11-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1938-05-10 Governor Buys BR River Ferry to Compete with Powhatan Bridge - Hope Star pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-18T14:13:16-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431938-05-10 Hope Star pg 12The governor of Arkansas buys a Black Rock river ferry for the state, to compete with Powhatan's toll bridge.media/1938-05-10 Governor Buys BR River Ferry to Compete with Powhatan Bridge - Hope Star pg 1.pngplain2020-06-18T14:16:09-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1921-06-30 Correspondent to WR Blade Says Its Tough Job When No News - Wilkes-Barre PA pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-16T15:08:21-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431921-06-30 Wilkes-Barre Record PA pg 82The Hoxie correspondent to the Walnut Ridge Blade says that "it is easy to write news when there is news," but declares that there is not much happening around Hoxie at the time of writing.media/1921-06-30 Correspondent to WR Blade Says Its Tough Job When No News - Wilkes-Barre PA pg 8.pngplain2020-06-16T15:10:24-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1914-12-15 Rhea Hotel Burns Arkansas Gazette pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-12T15:51:18-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431914-12-15 Arkansas Gazette pg 22The Gazette describes plans for a (never-built) three-story Hotel Rhea on Main Street in WR to replace the two-story edifice that burnt.media/1914-12-15 Rhea Hotel Burns Arkansas Gazette pg 2.pngplain2020-06-12T15:53:59-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1912-01-18 Rapid Progress Made on Eastern LawCo Drainage Ditches - AR Democrat pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-11T12:50:06-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431912-01-18 Arkansas Democrat pg 42Work continues rapidly on Eastern Lawrence County drainage projects, from Cache River dredging to the draining of Swan Pond Lake.media/1912-01-18 Rapid Progress Made on Eastern LawCo Drainage Ditches - AR Democrat pg 4.pngplain2020-06-11T12:54:59-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1894-03-29 Snow Storm Raging in Hoxie - Memphis Commercial TN pg 5_thumb.png2020-05-27T16:03:44-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431894-03-29 Memphis Commercial TN pg 52Hoxie is dealt another snowstorm.media/1894-03-29 Snow Storm Raging in Hoxie - Memphis Commercial TN pg 5.pngplain2020-05-27T16:04:37-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1908-04-17 Blacksmith Help Wanted Ad - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 20_thumb.png2020-06-07T12:28:56-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431908-04-17 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 202A help wanted ad from Walnut Ridge requests a blacksmith "that can do general blacksmithing, shoeing, plow work and do some wood work."media/1908-04-17 Blacksmith Help Wanted Ad - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 20.pngplain2020-06-07T12:30:31-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1940-12-05 WR Furniture Dealer Helps Stuck Trucker, Dies of Heart Attack - NW AR Times pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-18T15:05:53-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431940-12-05 Fayetteville NW Arkansas Times pg 62A Walnut Ridge furniture dealer helps a truck out a mudhole near Bono, but in doing so dies of a heart attack.media/1940-12-05 WR Furniture Dealer Helps Stuck Trucker, Dies of Heart Attack - NW AR Times pg 6.pngplain2020-06-18T15:07:15-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1922-01-01 Classified Ad WR Timberland for Sale - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 32_thumb.png2020-06-16T15:49:55-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431922-01-01 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 322360 acres of timberland near Walnut Ridge are listed for sale at $17 an acre.media/1922-01-01 Classified Ad WR Timberland for Sale - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 32.pngplain2020-06-16T15:50:40-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1915-10-23 Another Gad Angle Story Out of BR, About Payday Man - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-12T19:19:16-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431915-10-23 Arkansas Gazette pg 62Another Black Rock story from Gad Angle tells of a man who got behind on his bills.media/1915-10-23 Another Gad Angle Story Out of BR, About Payday Man - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-12T19:22:42-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1894-05-31 Gang of Hoxie Robbers Broken Up Further - Moulton Advertiser AL pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-28T10:36:31-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431894-05-31 Moulton Advertiser AL pg 12A news brief declares that the gang of swindlers at Hoxie "has been broken up and its members dispersed."media/1894-05-31 Gang of Hoxie Robbers Broken Up Further - Moulton Advertiser AL pg 1.pngplain2020-05-28T10:38:23-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1908-10-20 Man Killed at Candy Pull for Smoking in Front of Ladies - Indianapolis IN pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-07T18:03:07-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431908-10-20 Indianapolis News IN pg 82A young man is killed in Walnut Ridge for smoking in front of women.media/1908-10-20 Man Killed at Candy Pull for Smoking in Front of Ladies - Indianapolis IN pg 8.pngplain2020-06-07T18:07:52-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1887-11-06 LawCo Zinc Ores are One Highlight at LR Exhibition - AR Gazette pg 1_thumb.jpg2020-05-17T14:12:00-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431887-11-06 Arkansas Gazette pg 12Lawrence County zinc ores are one highlight at a Little Rock exhibition.media/1887-11-06 LawCo Zinc Ores are One Highlight at LR Exhibition - AR Gazette pg 1.jpgplain2020-05-17T14:13:22-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1922-03-18 Man Gets Life in Prison for Murder During Alicia Bank Robbery - Bartlesville OK pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-16T18:27:46-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431922-03-18 Bartlesville Morning Examiner OK pg 12A Missouri man is sentenced to life in prison for murdering a man during an Alicia bank robbery.media/1922-03-18 Man Gets Life in Prison for Murder During Alicia Bank Robbery - Bartlesville OK pg 1.pngplain2020-06-16T18:29:13-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1917-03-04 Snow at Hoxie Melting as it Falls to the Ground - Arkansas Gazette pg 25_thumb.png2020-06-13T13:28:36-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431917-03-04 Arkansas Gazette pg 252A flurry of snow at Hoxie melts as it falls to the ground.media/1917-03-04 Snow at Hoxie Melting as it Falls to the Ground - Arkansas Gazette pg 25.pngplain2020-06-13T13:29:15-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1912-05-19 Classified Ad, 200-Acre Rice Farm for Sale with Pumping Station - AR Gazette pg 34_thumb.png2020-06-11T15:26:47-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431912-05-19 Arkansas Gazette pg 342A 200-acre rice farm, complete with pumping station, goes up for sale near Walnut Ridge.media/1912-05-19 Classified Ad, 200-Acre Rice Farm for Sale with Pumping Station - AR Gazette pg 34.pngplain2020-06-11T15:28:21-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1909-04-24 Dowell AR Land Ad - Topeka KS pg 46_thumb.png2020-06-07T18:53:30-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431909-04-24 Topeka Kansas Farmer & Mail & Breeze KS pg 462One of the many (identical) land advertisements sent out by S. C. Dowell of Walnut Ridge.media/1909-04-24 Dowell AR Land Ad - Topeka KS pg 46.pngplain2020-06-07T18:54:35-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1889-06-30 WR and Hoxie Street Car Company Incorporated - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.png2020-05-17T15:40:47-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431889-06-30 Arkansas Gazette pg 22The Walnut Ridge & Hoxie Street Car Company is incorporated.media/1889-06-30 WR and Hoxie Street Car Company Incorporated - AR Gazette pg 2.pngplain2020-05-17T15:42:55-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1930-09-18 Band Instructor at WR Has Asthma Attack - West Plains MO pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-17T12:56:55-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431930-09-18 West Plains Journal-Gazette MO pg 52A band instructor at Walnut Ridge has an asthma attack and returns to West Plains, Missouri, to recover.media/1930-09-18 Band Instructor at WR Has Asthma Attack - West Plains MO pg 5.pngplain2020-06-17T12:58:21-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1917-05-29 WR High School Graduation Has Three Graduates - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-14T10:04:07-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431917-05-29 Arkansas Gazette pg 22Three students graduate from Walnut Ridge High School, with commencement week addresses by the Presbyterian minister and Senator Ponder.media/1917-05-29 WR High School Graduation Has Three Graduates - AR Gazette pg 2.pngplain2020-06-14T10:05:54-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1912-08-11 Classified Ad, Agents Wanted to Sell Silver Polish - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 18_thumb.png2020-06-11T18:18:47-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431912-08-11 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 182A classified ad from Walnut Ridge seeks agents to sell a "new patent silver polish; 500 per cent profit."media/1912-08-11 Classified Ad, Agents Wanted to Sell Silver Polish - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 18.pngplain2020-06-11T18:20:32-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1895-02-09 Man Held Up at Hoxie Depot, Asked Robbers for 2 Back - Oskaloosa KS pg 3_thumb.png2020-05-28T12:29:08-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431895-02-09 Oskaloosa Independent KS pg 32A man is held up at the Hoxie depot, but asks for $2 back from the robbers and gets it.media/1895-02-09 Man Held Up at Hoxie Depot, Asked Robbers for 2 Back - Oskaloosa KS pg 3.pngplain2020-05-28T12:31:21-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1909-11-07 Minister Marries Third Wife in WR - Spokane Spokesman-Review WA pg 23_thumb.png2020-06-07T20:14:59-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431909-11-07 Spokane Spokesman-Review WA pg 232A Michigan minister who eloped with his third co-wife to Walnut Ridge, and later allegedly tried to poison her, faces charges of bigamy.media/1909-11-07 Minister Marries Third Wife in WR - Spokane Spokesman-Review WA pg 23.pngplain2020-06-07T20:19:07-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1890-05-06 Trove of 130 of Coins from 1700s to 1830 Found near Black River - AR Gazette pg 8_thumb.png2020-05-17T20:00:54-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431890-05-06 Arkansas Gazette pg 82A trove of $130 of old coins from the 1700s to 1830 is found near Lauratown on the Black River.media/1890-05-06 Trove of 130 of Coins from 1700s to 1830 Found near Black River - AR Gazette pg 8.pngplain2020-05-17T20:02:52-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1925-06-30 Another Pigeon Race Starts from WR - Kenosha News WI pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-16T20:44:26-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431925-06-30 Kenosha News WI pg 82Another 500-mile pigeon race starts from Walnut Ridge.media/1925-06-30 Another Pigeon Race Starts from WR - Kenosha News WI pg 8.pngplain2020-06-16T20:48:06-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1930-12-12 Pilot Takes Passengers for One Cent a Pound - Richmond IN pg 7_thumb.png2020-06-17T13:41:39-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431930-12-12 Richmond Palladium-Item IN pg 72A pilot takes up passengers at Walnut Ridge for a fare of one cent per pound of weight.media/1930-12-12 Pilot Takes Passengers for One Cent a Pound - Richmond IN pg 7.pngplain2020-06-17T13:43:52-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1917-10-14 Lumber Co Safe Blown Open at Hoxie But Robbers Get Only 13 - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-15T09:31:03-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431917-10-14 Arkansas Gazette pg 62Robbers blow open a Hoxie lumber company's safe, but find only thirteen dollars inside.media/1917-10-14 Lumber Co Safe Blown Open at Hoxie But Robbers Get Only 13 - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-15T09:32:28-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1912-10-28 AR Democrat Makes Quip About WR Blade - AR Democrat pg 10_thumb.png2020-06-11T19:10:17-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431912-10-28 Arkansas Democrat pg 102The Arkansas Democrat and Walnut Ridge Blade make quips about the upcoming election day.media/1912-10-28 AR Democrat Makes Quip About WR Blade - AR Democrat pg 10.pngplain2020-06-11T19:10:53-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1910-03-09 Shireys Life Had Been Threatened Before - Natchez MS pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-10T08:30:05-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431910-03-09 Natchez Democrat MS pg 12The murdered A. W. Shirey of Minturn had garnered enemies from multiple lawsuits, and "his life is said to have been threatened on numerous occasions."media/1910-03-09 Shireys Life Had Been Threatened Before - Natchez MS pg 1.pngplain2020-06-10T08:35:43-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1886-02-10 Lovely Promotional Description of the Town of Black Rock - Memphis TN pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-26T08:25:20-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431886-02-10 Memphis Daily Appeal TN pg 42A visitor to Black Rock describes the state of the town and the surrounding countryside, including Bonita Springs.media/1886-02-10 Lovely Promotional Description of the Town of Black Rock - Memphis TN pg 4.pngplain2020-05-26T08:38:44-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1927-03-17 WR Business Opens New Store in Poplar Bluff - Poplar Bluff Republican pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-17T08:04:02-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431927-03-17 Poplar Bluff Republican MO pg 52A Walnut Ridge business opens an additional store at Poplar Bluff.media/1927-03-17 WR Business Opens New Store in Poplar Bluff - Poplar Bluff Republican pg 5.pngplain2020-06-17T08:05:05-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1931-01-17 Seized Train is White Elephant for LawCo Law Enforcement - Madison WI pg 10_thumb.png2020-06-17T15:37:01-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431931-01-17 Madison Wisconsin State Journal WI pg 102The engine, boxcars, and caboose seized from the Frisco Railroad become a white elephant for Lawrence County law enforcement.media/1931-01-17 Seized Train is White Elephant for LawCo Law Enforcement - Madison WI pg 10.pngplain2020-06-17T15:39:33-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1913-02-12 Pinnell Murder in Hoxie, Episode 2 - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-12T07:33:15-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431913-02-12 Arkansas Gazette pg 22The town marshal of Hoxie is bound over to a grand jury on a charge of manslaughter following his fatally shooting C. G. Pinnell.media/1913-02-12 Pinnell Murder in Hoxie, Episode 2 - AR Gazette pg 2.pngplain2020-06-12T07:36:32-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1910-09-08 Horse Thief from WR Captured - West Plains MO pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-10T09:44:18-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431910-09-08 West Plains Journal MO pg 12A habitual horse thief steals a horse and buggy he hired from a Walnut Ridge livery barn, and steals several more horses before his capture in Missouri.media/1910-09-08 Horse Thief from WR Captured - West Plains MO pg 1.pngplain2020-06-10T09:47:06-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1927-07-01 Another 600-Mile Pigeon Race Slated to Start at WR - Green Bay WI pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-17T08:37:42-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431927-07-01 Green Bay Press-Gazette WI pg 82Another 600-mile pigeon race to Wisconsin begins in Walnut Ridge on a Saturday morning.media/1927-07-01 Another 600-Mile Pigeon Race Slated to Start at WR - Green Bay WI pg 8.pngplain2020-06-17T08:38:39-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1933-06-06 Wild Locusts Invade Walnut Ridge - Hope Star pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-17T18:48:47-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431933-06-06 Hope Star pg 4 article 22A swarm of wild locusts invades Walnut Ridge and the surrounding countryside.media/1933-06-06 Wild Locusts Invade Walnut Ridge - Hope Star pg 4.pngplain2020-06-17T18:49:43-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1918-06-01 Another Gad Angle Anecdote in WR Blade - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-15T12:18:08-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431918-06-01 Arkansas Gazette pg 62Another Gad Angle anecdote in the Walnut Ridge Blade tells of a "whipping campaign that had been started in Hoxie," perhaps related to the Espionage Act.media/1918-06-01 Another Gad Angle Anecdote in WR Blade - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-15T12:20:19-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1913-02-22 Hanging in WR Courthouse Cupola - Fairbanks AK pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-12T08:31:59-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431913-02-22 Fairbanks Daily Times AK pg 12A hanging takes place in the cupola of the Lawrence County courthouse in Walnut Ridge.media/1913-02-22 Hanging in WR Courthouse Cupola - Fairbanks AK pg 1.pngplain2020-06-12T08:36:06-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1897-03-31 Man Declares He Will Move to WR - Owensboro KY pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-30T12:02:56-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431897-03-31 Owensboro Twice-A-Week Messenger KY pg 42A Kentucky man declares that he will "take his family to Walnut Ridge, Ark., or somewhere in Missouri."media/1897-03-31 Man Declares He Will Move to WR - Owensboro KY pg 4.pngplain2020-05-30T12:06:30-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1910-10-24 Classified Ad Trained Pointer Dog and Pups for Sale in WR - AR Gazette pg 9_thumb.png2020-06-10T11:46:50-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431910-10-24 Arkansas Gazette pg 92A classified ad lists for sale a pointer dog and two pups from Walnut Ridge.media/1910-10-24 Classified Ad Trained Pointer Dog and Pups for Sale in WR - AR Gazette pg 9.pngplain2020-06-10T11:48:08-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1892-04-24 Hoxie and Pocahontas Railroad Incorporated - AR Gazette pg 16_thumb.png2020-05-26T13:15:02-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431892-04-24 Arkansas Gazette pg 162The Hoxie and Pocahontas Railway Company is formally incorporated, with $250,000 in capital stock.media/1892-04-24 Hoxie and Pocahontas Railroad Incorporated - AR Gazette pg 16.pngplain2020-05-26T13:16:54-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1929-06-21 WR Blade Makes Wisecrack About WR Skyline - Rutland VT pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-17T09:36:50-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431929-06-21 Rutland Daily Herald VT pg 42The Walnut Ridge Blade makes a wisecrack about the ever-growing WR skyline.media/1929-06-21 WR Blade Makes Wisecrack About WR Skyline - Rutland VT pg 4.pngplain2020-06-17T09:39:20-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1919-01-11 Two Men Talk On Streets of WR About Their Unluckiness - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-15T13:13:05-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431919-01-11 Arkansas Gazette pg 62Two men talk on the streets of Walnut Ridge about feeling unlucky.media/1919-01-11 Two Men Talk On Streets of WR About Their Unluckiness - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-15T13:14:45-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1913-08-05 Jailbreak in Walnut Ridge - Montgomery Times AL pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-12T14:23:56-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431913-08-05 Montgomery Times AL pg 12Two out of three inmates escape from the Walnut Ridge jail using iron bars secretly given to them.media/1913-08-05 Jailbreak in Walnut Ridge - Montgomery Times AL pg 1.pngplain2020-06-12T14:25:42-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1897-07-22 Fairly Detailed Account of KKK Activity in Richwoods - Brooklyn NY pg 5_thumb.png2020-05-30T15:26:56-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431897-07-22 Brooklyn Standard Union NY pg 52A local group of the Ku Klux Klan commits atrocities in Randolph and Lawrence Counties, including the area of Richwoods north of Walnut Ridge.media/1897-07-22 Fairly Detailed Account of KKK Activity in Richwoods - Brooklyn NY pg 5.pngplain2020-05-30T15:45:19-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1911-04-09 Classified Ad, 1911 Model 4 hp Motorcycle For Sale in WR - AR Gazette pg 47_thumb.png2020-06-10T12:44:59-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431911-04-09 Arkansas Gazette pg 472A new 1911 model 4 hp motorcycle is listed for sale in Walnut Ridge.media/1911-04-09 Classified Ad, 1911 Model 4 hp Motorcycle For Sale in WR - AR Gazette pg 47.pngplain2020-06-10T12:45:57-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1930-02-13 WR Farmer Finds Spinach Profitable - Poplar Bluff Republican MO pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-17T10:24:05-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431930-02-13 Poplar Bluff Republican MO pg 42A Walnut Ridge farmer grows spinach and finds it to be the most valuable crop on his farm.media/1930-02-13 WR Farmer Finds Spinach Profitable - Poplar Bluff Republican MO pg 4.pngplain2020-06-17T10:28:17-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1902-05-22 Concern about WR Getting RR Switch Yards - Poplar Bluff MO pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-03T17:51:40-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431902-05-22 Poplar Bluff Citizen MO pg 12A Poplar Bluff newspaper expresses its concern that the town may lose the Iron Mountain Railroad division point to Walnut Ridge.media/1902-05-22 Concern about WR Getting RR Switch Yards - Poplar Bluff MO pg 1.pngplain2020-06-03T17:55:02-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/Hoxie School Damage from 1927 Tornado - Butler Center EofA_thumb.jpg2020-05-11T16:24:51-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743Photo, Hoxie Grade School Damage from 1927 Tornado2Shows the damage done to the school building after the May 9, 1927 tornado. Photo courtesy CALS Encyclopedia of Arkansas.media/Hoxie School Damage from 1927 Tornado - Butler Center EofA.jpgplain2020-05-11T16:26:56-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1907-04-18 WR Brakeman Loses Foot When Uncoupling - Greenville MO pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-06T12:33:55-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431907-04-18 Greenville Sun MO pg 12A Walnut Ridge brakeman loses his foot when uncoupling rail cars.media/1907-04-18 WR Brakeman Loses Foot When Uncoupling - Greenville MO pg 1.pngplain2020-06-06T12:35:15-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1903-03-27 WR Resident Says Hoxie-WR Rail Line Stock Selling Well - AR Democrat pg 7_thumb.png2020-06-03T19:32:27-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431903-03-27 Arkansas Democrat pg 72A Walnut Ridge resident stopping by Little Rock gives a reporter an update on the WR-Hoxie streetcar line's progress.media/1903-03-27 WR Resident Says Hoxie-WR Rail Line Stock Selling Well - AR Democrat pg 7.pngplain2020-06-03T19:34:42-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1874-11-10 Passenger Trains Begin Stopping for Supper in WR Instead of Moark - AR Gazette pg 4_thumb.jpg2020-05-12T13:01:10-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431874-11-10 Arkansas Gazette pg 42Northbound Cairo & Fulton passenger trains begin to stop for supper at Henry Boas's eating-house in WR.media/1874-11-10 Passenger Trains Begin Stopping for Supper in WR Instead of Moark - AR Gazette pg 4.jpgplain2020-05-12T13:04:29-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1903-08-27 Business Mens League of WR Brings Stave Company to Town - AR Gazette pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-04T14:08:15-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431903-08-27 Arkansas Gazette pg 42The efforts of the Business Men's League of Walnut Ridge help bring a prospective factory to town.media/1903-08-27 Business Mens League of WR Brings Stave Company to Town - AR Gazette pg 4.pngplain2020-06-04T14:11:25-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1898-04-30 WR Athletic Assoc Emerges Victorious at LR Amateur Track Meet - AR Democrat pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-30T20:37:39-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431898-04-30 Arkansas Democrat pg 42A Walnut Ridge Athletic Association emerges victorious at a Little Rock amateur track meet.media/1898-04-30 WR Athletic Assoc Emerges Victorious at LR Amateur Track Meet - AR Democrat pg 4.pngplain2020-05-30T20:52:07-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1873-06-07 Young Boy Has Both Legs Cut Off by Train Near WR, Dies Later - Arkadelphia AR pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-13T12:34:06-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431873-06-07Arkadelphia Southern Standard AR pg 12A twelve-year-old boy has both legs cut off by a train, and dies that evening despite efforts by several surgeons to save him.media/1873-06-07 Young Boy Has Both Legs Cut Off by Train Near WR, Dies Later - Arkadelphia AR pg 1.pngplain2020-05-13T12:40:06-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1909-04-18 Arkansas Democrat pg 2 - Bond Wanted for Alf Bagley_thumb.png2020-05-08T09:29:58-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431909-04-18 Arkansas Democrat pg 22Alf Bagley, still held in the Arkansas Penitentiary in Little Rock, applies for bond.media/1909-04-18 Arkansas Democrat pg 2 - Bond Wanted for Alf Bagley.pngplain2020-05-08T09:31:47-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1898-08-06 Detailed Account of Gov Candidates Speaking at WR - Arkansas Democrat pg 6_thumb.png2020-05-31T15:56:22-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431898-08-06 Arkansas Democrat pg 62Three Arkansas gubernatorial candidates speak at Walnut Ridge during a barbecue held at the WR fairgrounds.media/1898-08-06 Detailed Account of Gov Candidates Speaking at WR - Arkansas Democrat pg 6.pngplain2020-05-31T16:00:01-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1877-09-30 LawCo Personal Property Increases 12K; Dried Peaches into WR - AR Gazette pg 3_thumb.jpg2020-05-13T14:19:45-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431877-09-30 Arkansas Gazette pg 32Taxable property in Lawrence County increases $12,000 year over year, and bounties of dried peaches and cotton are noted.media/1877-09-30 LawCo Personal Property Increases 12K; Dried Peaches into WR - AR Gazette pg 3.jpgplain2020-05-13T14:22:36-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1905-01-26 Hoxie-WR Bill Decried and Condemned by People of LR - AR Democrat pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-04T16:10:06-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431905-01-26 Arkansas Democrat pg 12The 1903 Hoxie-Walnut Ridge Act passed by the Arkansas legislature is claimed to have been "secured by confessedly false and foul means" as a way to allow for Argenta's split from Little Rock.media/1905-01-26 Hoxie-WR Bill Decried and Condemned by People of LR - AR Democrat pg 1.pngplain2020-06-04T17:47:12-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1899-04-28 Man Loses Leg Jumping Cars at WR - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 10_thumb.png2020-05-31T18:24:47-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431899-04-28 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 102A man loses a leg when trying to board a passenger train at Walnut Ridge.media/1899-04-28 Man Loses Leg Jumping Cars at WR - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 10.pngplain2020-05-31T18:26:03-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1935-06-01 Ninety-Three-Pound Catfish Caught in Black River - Ogden UT pg 7_thumb.png2020-05-13T15:59:20-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431935-06-01 Ogden Standard-Examiner UT pg 72A lucky Black River angler catches a 93-pound, 5.75 ft-long catfish.media/1935-06-01 Ninety-Three-Pound Catfish Caught in Black River - Ogden UT pg 7.pngplain2020-05-13T16:00:36-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1905-05-14 WR Column, Social and Travel News Briefs - AR Democrat pg 14_thumb.png2020-06-05T11:37:18-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431905-05-14 Arkansas Democrat pg 142A listing of travel news briefs from Walnut Ridge shows some of the cities and towns that WR residents frequented.media/1905-05-14 WR Column, Social and Travel News Briefs - AR Democrat pg 14.pngplain2020-06-05T11:43:44-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1879-06-18 Jealous WR Man Tries to Kill Himself and Wife, Fails at Both - AR Democrat pg 1_thumb.jpg2020-05-13T19:27:00-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431879-06-18 Arkansas Democrat pg 12Notes that in Walnut Ridge "a jealous husband attempted to commit suicide, but failing in that, tried to kill her, and made a second failure."media/1879-06-18 Jealous WR Man Tries to Kill Himself and Wife, Fails at Both - AR Democrat pg 1.jpgplain2020-05-13T19:31:33-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1905-06-18 WR Column, Social and Travel News Briefs - AR Democrat pg 13_thumb.png2020-06-05T12:41:03-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431905-06-18 Arkansas Democrat pg 132A list of social and travel news briefs from Walnut Ridge includes college students returning from Batesville and Fayetteville.media/1905-06-18 WR Column, Social and Travel News Briefs - AR Democrat pg 13.pngplain2020-06-05T12:45:56-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1900-02-10 Walnut Ridge Woman Died from Burns - Cape Girardeau MO pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-02T18:34:57-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431900-02-10 Cape Girardeau Democrat MO pg 22A Walnut Ridge woman burns to death when her clothing catches on fire.media/1900-02-10 Walnut Ridge Woman Died from Burns - Cape Girardeau MO pg 2.pngplain2020-06-02T18:37:09-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1881-09-24 Shooting in WR - Nashville TN pg 1_thumb.jpg2020-05-13T20:52:25-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431881-09-24 The Tennessean Nashville TN pg 12A St. Louis Post-Dispatch news brief notes a fatal shooting in Walnut Ridge.media/1881-09-24 Shooting in WR - Nashville TN pg 1.jpgplain2020-05-13T20:54:38-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1905-12-29 Telegraph Operator Killed For Slow Reply to Message - Mattoon IL pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-05T13:40:24-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431905-12-29 Mattoon Journal Gazette IL pg 12A man murders a Hoxie telegraph operator, "because he did not receive a reply to a telegram as quickly as he wished."media/1905-12-29 Telegraph Operator Killed For Slow Reply to Message - Mattoon IL pg 1.pngplain2020-06-05T13:47:52-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1900-07-18 Summer Weather Report and Status of Crops Update - AR Gazette pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-02T19:56:20-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431900-07-18 Arkansas Gazette pg 82A weather report from Walnut Ridge gives crop updates on cotton, corn, wheat, peas, and watermelons.media/1900-07-18 Summer Weather Report and Status of Crops Update - AR Gazette pg 8.pngplain2020-06-02T19:59:26-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1883-03-28 Railroad at Hoxie Construction Update - Memphis Avalanche TN pg 2_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T09:20:57-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431883-03-28 Memphis Avalanche TN pg 22Construction updates are noted for the Memphis & Kansas City Railroad, routed through Hoxie.media/1883-03-28 Railroad at Hoxie Construction Update - Memphis Avalanche TN pg 2.jpgplain2020-05-14T09:22:18-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1906-03-01 Surveyors at Work on Hoxie Depot Site - Arkansas Democrat pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-05T15:03:14-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431906-03-01 Arkansas Democrat pg 12Frisco Railroad surveyors prepare a site for the new Hoxie Union Depot.media/1906-03-01 Surveyors at Work on Hoxie Depot Site - Arkansas Democrat pg 1.pngplain2020-06-05T15:04:23-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1901-05-09 Grand Ball Held in Walnut Ridge - Poplar Bluff Citizen MO pg 12_thumb.png2020-06-03T09:52:53-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431901-05-09 Poplar Bluff Citizen MO pg 122A festive ball is held in Walnut Ridge, with special invitations sent out to members of Elk lodges and the Travelers Protective Association (based at the time out of St. Louis).media/1901-05-09 Grand Ball Held in Walnut Ridge - Poplar Bluff Citizen MO pg 12.pngplain2020-06-03T09:55:07-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/WR, House - City of WR_thumb.jpg2020-05-10T18:35:55-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743Photo, Circa 1909 WR First Presbyterian Church Manse2Circa 1940s photo of the former manse of First Presbyterian Church of WR built circa 1909; backstory at http://www.imbodenlive.com/2012/06/26/a-home-with-an-interesting-history-walnut-ridge-arkansasmedia/WR, House - City of WR.jpgplain2020-05-10T18:37:13-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1906-05-30 Woman Aged 96 Dies From Fall Injuries - Arkansas Democrat pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-06T08:40:11-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431906-05-30 Arkansas Democrat pg 82A 96-year-old Walnut Ridge woman dies from fall injuries.media/1906-05-30 Woman Aged 96 Dies From Fall Injuries - Arkansas Democrat pg 8.pngplain2020-06-06T08:42:43-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1902-02-19 LawCo Telephone Comments on Boer War - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-03T14:33:09-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431902-02-19 Arkansas Gazette pg 62The Lawrence County Telephone newspaper comments on the Boer War in South Africa.media/1902-02-19 LawCo Telephone Comments on Boer War - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-03T14:34:42-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1906-10-05 Farmer Killed by Mules Kick - Pine Bluff Daily Graphic pg 7_thumb.png2020-06-06T09:40:08-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431906-10-05 Pine Bluff Daily Graphic pg 72A farmer is kicked three times by his mule and dies from his injuries.media/1906-10-05 Farmer Killed by Mules Kick - Pine Bluff Daily Graphic pg 7.pngplain2020-06-06T09:42:46-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1930-03-22 Moonshiner Slain by Deputy Sheriff - Bristol Herald-Courier TN pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-17T11:49:57-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431930-03-22 Bristol Herald-Courier TN pg 22A fleeing moonshiner is killed near Sedgwick by a deputy sheriff.media/1930-03-22 Moonshiner Slain by Deputy Sheriff - Bristol Herald-Courier TN pg 2.pngplain2020-06-17T11:54:12-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1935-06-15 Salesmans Car Struck at Hoxie RR Tracks (More Details)- St Louis MO pg 20_thumb.png2020-06-18T12:44:06-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431935-06-15 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 202Another article on the death of a man at a Hoxie railroad crossing notes that a plane was chartered to bring the body to St. Louis.media/1935-06-15 Salesmans Car Struck at Hoxie RR Tracks (More Details)- St Louis MO pg 20.pngplain2020-06-18T12:45:55-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1920-06-08 Classified Ad Tin and Plumbing Shop For Sale in WR - AR Gazette pg 15_thumb.png2020-06-16T08:09:16-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431920-06-08 Arkansas Gazette pg 152A tin and plumbing shop is listed for sale in Walnut Ridge.media/1920-06-08 Classified Ad Tin and Plumbing Shop For Sale in WR - AR Gazette pg 15.pngplain2020-06-16T08:10:35-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1911-06-18 Ad, Bids Requested for Lawrence County Jail in WR - AR Gazette pg 36_thumb.png2020-06-11T08:19:50-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431911-06-18 Arkansas Gazette pg 362A classified ad requests construction bids for a new jail at Walnut Ridge.media/1911-06-18 Ad, Bids Requested for Lawrence County Jail in WR - AR Gazette pg 36.pngplain2020-06-11T08:20:57-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1884-04-16 WR Postmaster and Mayor Steals Away - Decatur IL pg 1_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T12:28:30-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431884-04-16 Decatur Herald and Review IL pg 12The Walnut Ridge postmaster/mayor skips town with a stolen $800.media/1884-04-16 WR Postmaster and Mayor Steals Away - Decatur IL pg 1.jpgplain2020-05-14T12:30:18-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1935-11-25 Ripleys Believe It Or Not Features WR Ice Cream Man - Sioux City IA pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-18T13:28:13-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431935-11-25 Sioux City Journal IA pg 62Ripley's Believe It or Not features a Walnut Ridge ice cream manufacturer who has not sampled any of his product in 40 years.media/1935-11-25 Ripleys Believe It Or Not Features WR Ice Cream Man - Sioux City IA pg 6.pngplain2020-06-18T13:29:47-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1921-02-09 Clover Bend Hosts Literary Program and Pie Supper - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-16T08:57:33-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431921-02-09 Arkansas Gazette pg 62Clover Bend hosts a literary program and a pie supper.media/1921-02-09 Clover Bend Hosts Literary Program and Pie Supper - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-16T08:58:59-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1914-02-23 Alvis Meyer Store at Walnut Ridge Burns - Jonesboro Evening Sun pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-12T15:11:16-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431914-02-23 Jonesboro Evening Sun pg 12A fire destroys the back section of a Walnut Ridge store after spreading from a nearby restaurant.media/1914-02-23 Alvis Meyer Store at Walnut Ridge Burns - Jonesboro Evening Sun pg 1.pngplain2020-06-12T15:12:44-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1911-10-11 Belk Murder Case of Alicia on Re-Trial in WR With Newport Judge - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-11T12:08:48-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431911-10-11 Arkansas Gazette pg 22The Belk murder case from Alicia goes up for re-trial in Walnut Ridge with a judge from Newport.media/1911-10-11 Belk Murder Case of Alicia on Re-Trial in WR With Newport Judge - AR Gazette pg 2.pngplain2020-06-11T12:10:19-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1893-08-06 Hoxie Marshall Gets Married, Honeymoons at STL Worlds Fair - Memphis TN pg 12_thumb.png2020-05-27T08:19:20-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431893-08-06 Memphis Commercial TN pg 122The Hoxie city marshal is married, and the couple honeymoons at the World's Fair in Chicago.media/1893-08-06 Hoxie Marshall Gets Married, Honeymoons at STL Worlds Fair - Memphis TN pg 12.pngplain2020-05-27T08:21:48-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1907-10-15 Batesville Judge Comments on Shirey Divorce Case - Batesville Daily Guard pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-07T09:40:06-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431907-10-15 Batesville Daily Guard pg 12A Batesville judge comments on the divorce case involving A. W. Shirey of Minturn.media/1907-10-15 Batesville Judge Comments on Shirey Divorce Case - Batesville Daily Guard pg 1.pngplain2020-06-07T09:41:56-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1884-11-27 Change in Railroad Timetables Affects Hoxie - Topeka KS pg 1_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T13:40:33-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431884-11-27 Topeka Weekly Capital-Commonwealth KS pg 12A change in railroad timetables results in a direct St. Louis to Memphis route that stops through Hoxie.media/1884-11-27 Change in Railroad Timetables Affects Hoxie - Topeka KS pg 1.jpgplain2020-05-14T13:42:53-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1938-09-03 Little Rock Couple Killed in Auto Crash at Hoxie - Fort Worth TX pg 9_thumb.png2020-06-18T14:31:43-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431938-09-03 Fort Worth Star-Telegram TX pg 92A Little Rock couple is killed in a car crash five miles south of Hoxie.media/1938-09-03 Little Rock Couple Killed in Auto Crash at Hoxie - Fort Worth TX pg 9.pngplain2020-06-18T14:32:33-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1921-07-06 Anthrax Situation in LawCo Improving Slowly - Pine Bluff Daily Graphic pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-16T15:15:07-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431921-07-06 Pine Bluff Daily Graphic pg 32Federal veterinarians are brought to Lawrence County to help manage an outbreak of anthrax in the area.media/1921-07-06 Anthrax Situation in LawCo Improving Slowly - Pine Bluff Daily Graphic pg 3.pngplain2020-06-16T15:16:23-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1915-01-20 WR Blade Recounts How Kids Had Not Seen Blue Civil War Coats - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-12T16:12:28-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431915-01-20 Arkansas Gazette pg 62The Walnut Ridge Blade recounts how several local kids had never seen blue Civil War coats before.media/1915-01-20 WR Blade Recounts How Kids Had Not Seen Blue Civil War Coats - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-12T16:14:16-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1912-01-24 WR to St Louis Bulk Lumber Rate is 13 Cents - St Louis Star and Times pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-11T13:00:48-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431912-01-24 St Louis Star & Times MO pg 12An article about St. Louis rail freight rates notes that the bulk lumber rate from Walnut Ridge to St. Louis stands at thirteen cents.media/1912-01-24 WR to St Louis Bulk Lumber Rate is 13 Cents - St Louis Star and Times pg 1.pngplain2020-06-11T13:02:21-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1894-04-20 Epic Article About Hoxies Curse of Chronic Robbers - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-05-27T16:12:26-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431894-04-20 Arkansas Gazette pg 62A deputy U.S. Marshal explains how "there is one town in Arkansas that needs ...attention" when it comes to crime: Hoxie.media/1894-04-20 Epic Article About Hoxies Curse of Chronic Robbers - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-05-27T16:19:00-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1908-04-30 Pastor Connell Has 95 New Members in 4 Months - Baptist and Reflector pg 9_thumb.png2020-06-07T12:33:33-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431908-04-30 Nashville Baptist & Reflector TN pg 92Pastor Connell of First Baptist Church of Walnut Ridge notes that he has had 95 new church members join in his first four months.media/1908-04-30 Pastor Connell Has 95 New Members in 4 Months - Baptist and Reflector pg 9.pngplain2020-06-07T12:35:32-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1886-10-28 Classified Ad Pug Pups for Sale in Hoxie - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 9_thumb.jpg2020-05-17T13:31:46-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431886-10-28 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 92A classified ad from Hoxie advertises thoroughbred English pug pups for sale.media/1886-10-28 Classified Ad Pug Pups for Sale in Hoxie - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 9.jpgplain2020-05-17T13:33:21-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1922-01-13 Hoxie and WR Want New Gravel Road Between Them - AR Democrat pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-16T15:55:11-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431922-01-13 Arkansas Democrat pg 32Hoxie and Walnut Ridge investigate options for constructing a new gravel road between the two towns.media/1922-01-13 Hoxie and WR Want New Gravel Road Between Them - AR Democrat pg 3.pngplain2020-06-16T15:56:41-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1915-12-10 JP Marries Couple Who Hold Hands Uplifted During Ceremony - Batesville pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-12T19:28:23-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431915-12-10 Batesville Daily Guard pg 12A Lawrence County Justice of the Peace marries a couple who hold their hands uplifted in the fashion of a sworn oath during the entire ceremony.media/1915-12-10 JP Marries Couple Who Hold Hands Uplifted During Ceremony - Batesville pg 1.pngplain2020-06-12T19:30:07-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1908-10-20 Candy Pull Smoking Shooting Account III - Shreveport LA pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-07T18:14:02-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431908-10-20 Shreveport Times LA pg 82The escalation that led to a young man's death in Walnut Ridge began when another man knocked a cigarette from the man's mouth.media/1908-10-20 Candy Pull Smoking Shooting Account III - Shreveport LA pg 8.pngplain2020-06-07T18:15:54-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1888-01-05 WR and Hoxie Turn Dry Towns - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 2_thumb.png2020-05-17T14:20:13-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431888-01-05 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 22A news brief notes that "Walnut Ridge, Hoxie, and all other towns in Lawrence County have gone dry by petition" for a period of two years.media/1888-01-05 WR and Hoxie Turn Dry Towns - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 2.pngplain2020-05-17T14:24:24-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1922-04-04 Justice of the Peace Opening New Shop and Grist Mill - Northfield VT pg 7_thumb.png2020-06-16T18:31:38-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431922-04-04 Northfield News VT pg 72A Lawrence County Justice of the Peace plans to open a new shop and grist mill.media/1922-04-04 Justice of the Peace Opening New Shop and Grist Mill - Northfield VT pg 7.pngplain2020-06-16T18:33:03-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1917-03-08 Alicia Man Plans on Planting Five Acres of Garlic - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-13T13:31:59-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431917-03-08 Arkansas Gazette pg 62An Alicia man plans on planting five acres of garlic.media/1917-03-08 Alicia Man Plans on Planting Five Acres of Garlic - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-13T13:33:18-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1912-05-21 Classified Ad, Harley-Davidson Motorcycle For Sale - AR Gazette pg 14_thumb.png2020-06-11T15:32:27-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431912-05-21 Arkansas Gazette pg 142A 1911 Harley-Davidson motorcycle, "in A1 condition," is advertised for sale in Walnut Ridge.media/1912-05-21 Classified Ad, Harley-Davidson Motorcycle For Sale - AR Gazette pg 14.pngplain2020-06-11T15:33:10-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1894-12-13 Heavy Rainfall Breaks Long Drought at Hoxie - Calera AL pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-28T11:42:35-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431894-12-13 Calera Shelby Sentinel AL pg 12A heavy rainfall breaks a long drought at Hoxie.media/1894-12-13 Heavy Rainfall Breaks Long Drought at Hoxie - Calera AL pg 1.pngplain2020-05-28T11:44:01-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1909-06-04 WR Residents Go On 2-Month Tour of Europe - Jewish Voice St Louis MO pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-07T19:02:26-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431909-06-04 St Louis Jewish Voice MO pg 22Two Walnut Ridge residents embark on a two-month tour of England, Germany, France, and Switzerland.media/1909-06-04 WR Residents Go On 2-Month Tour of Europe - Jewish Voice St Louis MO pg 2.pngplain2020-06-07T19:03:27-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1889-07-08 Freight Car Accident Near Hoxie Leads to RR Delay - AR Democrat pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-17T15:45:31-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431889-07-08 Arkansas Democrat pg 12A freight car accident near Hoxie leads to a several-hour delay.media/1889-07-08 Freight Car Accident Near Hoxie Leads to RR Delay - AR Democrat pg 1.pngplain2020-05-17T15:47:06-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1930-09-21 Classified Ad of WR Man Selling NY Greeting Cards - Paducah KY pg 15_thumb.png2020-06-17T13:01:39-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431930-09-21 Paducah Sun-Democrat KY pg 152A Walnut Ridge salesman seeks agents to sell New York greeting cards.media/1930-09-21 Classified Ad of WR Man Selling NY Greeting Cards - Paducah KY pg 15.pngplain2020-06-17T13:03:06-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1917-05-29 WR-Hoxie Compress Company Formed, With Local Stock Holders - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-14T10:12:30-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431917-05-29 Arkansas Gazette pg 22A Walnut Ridge-Hoxie Compress Company is formed by a coalition of local and nonresident stockholders.media/1917-05-29 WR-Hoxie Compress Company Formed, With Local Stock Holders - AR Gazette pg 2.pngplain2020-06-14T10:13:33-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1912-08-18 Classified Ad, Overland Auto Model 38 For Sale, AR Gazette pg 30_thumb.png2020-06-11T18:22:31-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431912-08-18 Arkansas Gazette pg 302An Overland Model 38 car is offered for sale or trade in Walnut Ridge.media/1912-08-18 Classified Ad, Overland Auto Model 38 For Sale, AR Gazette pg 30.pngplain2020-06-11T18:25:24-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1909-11-12 First Baptist WR Cornerstone - Poplar Bluff Weekly Citizen Democrat MO pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-07T20:24:14-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431909-11-12 Poplar Bluff Weekly Citizen Democrat MO pg 12An invitation is extended to Poplar Bluff to attend a cornerstone-laying ceremony for the First Baptist Church of Walnut Ridge's new sanctuary building.media/1909-11-12 First Baptist WR Cornerstone - Poplar Bluff Weekly Citizen Democrat MO pg 1.pngplain2020-06-07T20:26:23-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1890-05-17 RR Rates from Kansas City to Hoxie Reduced to 7 dollars - Udall KS pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-17T20:06:56-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431890-05-17 Udall Record KS pg 12The rail ticket price from Kansas City to Hoxie is reduced from $10.25 to $7.media/1890-05-17 RR Rates from Kansas City to Hoxie Reduced to 7 dollars - Udall KS pg 1.pngplain2020-05-17T20:08:06-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1930-12-06 Enigmatic Century-Old Grave and Folktale at Davidsonville - Hope Star AR pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-17T13:46:10-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431930-12-06 Hope Star AR pg 12A news article tells of an enigmatic grave near Davidsonville and its backstory.media/1930-12-06 Enigmatic Century-Old Grave and Folktale at Davidsonville - Hope Star AR pg 1.pngplain2020-06-17T13:49:52-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1917-10-29 Conductor Promoted to Yardmaster at Hoxie - AR Gazette pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-15T09:36:04-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431917-10-29 Arkansas Gazette pg 52A Missouri Pacific Railroad freight conductor is promoted to the position of Hoxie yardmaster.media/1917-10-29 Conductor Promoted to Yardmaster at Hoxie - AR Gazette pg 5.pngplain2020-06-15T09:37:25-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1912-11-01 Marcus Collier Murders - Junction City Daily Union KS pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-11T19:14:02-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431912-11-01 Junction City Daily Union KS pg 12A Walnut Ridge merchant shoots his sister, his wife, and himself in what is described as "a fit of temporary insanity."media/1912-11-01 Marcus Collier Murders - Junction City Daily Union KS pg 1.pngplain2020-06-11T19:16:02-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1895-03-11 Smallpox Quarantine in Effect in Hoxie - Chanute Daily Tribune KS pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-29T13:38:22-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431895-03-11 Chanute Daily Tribune KS pg 12Hoxie enforces quarantine rules to combat smallpox, including banning tramps from entering town.media/1895-03-11 Smallpox Quarantine in Effect in Hoxie - Chanute Daily Tribune KS pg 1.pngplain2020-05-29T13:44:01-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1887-10-15 Details of Presidents Trip Through Ravenden and Hoxie - Atchison KS pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-26T09:08:32-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431887-10-15 Atchison Daily Champion KS pg 12A reporter describes President Cleveland's journey from Springfield to Memphis, including brief stops at Ravenden and Hoxie.media/1887-10-15 Details of Presidents Trip Through Ravenden and Hoxie - Atchison KS pg 1.pngplain2020-05-26T09:18:52-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/WR Portrait by W.S. Hubbs Unknown Baby Circa 1880s-1890s - Larry Dobbs FB Public Post Jun 2010_thumb.jpg2020-06-23T14:04:38-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743Photo, WR Portrait of Unknown Infant, Circa 1880-19002A portrait by the studio of W. S. Hubbs; photo courtesy Larry Dobbs.media/WR Portrait by W.S. Hubbs Unknown Baby Circa 1880s-1890s - Larry Dobbs FB Public Post Jun 2010.jpgplain2020-06-23T14:06:29-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1927-05-10 Twenty-two Killed By Tornado in WR, Hoxie, Egypt - Wilmington DE pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-17T08:07:53-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431927-05-10 Wilmington News Journal DE pg 12At least twenty-two are killed by a tornado in Egypt, Hoxie, and Walnut Ridge.media/1927-05-10 Twenty-two Killed By Tornado in WR, Hoxie, Egypt - Wilmington DE pg 1.pngplain2020-06-17T08:09:08-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1931-02-05 LawCo County Agent Dropped Due to Lack of Funds - Poplar Bluff MO pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-17T15:42:41-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431931-02-05 Poplar Bluff Republican MO pg 62Lawrence County's county extension agent is removed from the payroll due to a lack of funds.media/1931-02-05 LawCo County Agent Dropped Due to Lack of Funds - Poplar Bluff MO pg 6.pngplain2020-06-17T15:44:01-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1918-01-26 Hoxie Constable Finding Lots of Booze on the Trains - Rochester NY pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-15T11:18:13-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431918-01-26 Rochester Democrat & Chronicle NY pg 82Hoxie's constable finds lots of alcohol hidden on the passenger trains going through town.media/1918-01-26 Hoxie Constable Finding Lots of Booze on the Trains - Rochester NY pg 8.pngplain2020-06-15T11:20:03-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1910-09-28 WR Watermelon Ad - Chicago Tribune pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-10T09:57:09-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431910-09-28 Chicago Tribune IL pg 42An advertisement for the Lawrence County exhibits at a land show in Chicago declares that the county is the "greatest watermelon district in Arkansas," and identifies other successful crops in the county as "berries of all sorts, muskmelons, sweet and Irish potatoes."media/1910-09-28 WR Watermelon Ad - Chicago Tribune pg 4.pngplain2020-06-10T10:00:02-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1891-10-07 WR Lumber Businessman Commits Suicide - Pittsburgh PA pg 8_thumb.png2020-05-26T11:51:40-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431891-10-07 Pittsburgh Dispatch PA pg 82Despairing over his increasing deafness and the market downturn affecting his Walnut Ridge lumber investments, a Pennsylvania man commits suicide.media/1891-10-07 WR Lumber Businessman Commits Suicide - Pittsburgh PA pg 8.pngplain2020-05-26T11:54:41-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1927-11-16 WR-Hoxie Street Car Ends its Run Despite 99-yr Franchise - Batesville Guard pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-17T08:42:30-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431927-11-16 Batesville Guard pg 12The Walnut Ridge-Hoxie streetcar line ceases operations, despite its 99-year franchise.media/1927-11-16 WR-Hoxie Street Car Ends its Run Despite 99-yr Franchise - Batesville Guard pg 1.pngplain2020-06-17T08:43:42-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1935-01-03 Crows Act as Squirrel Dogs for WR Hunter - Newman CA pg 7_thumb.png2020-06-17T18:53:48-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431935-01-03 Newman West Side Index CA pg 72A Walnut Ridge squirrel hunter finds that cawing crows often lead him to his prey.media/1935-01-03 Crows Act as Squirrel Dogs for WR Hunter - Newman CA pg 7.pngplain2020-06-17T18:55:34-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1918-06-21 Alicia Correspondent Reports Crap Shooters Breaking Into School - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-15T12:25:22-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431918-06-21 Arkansas Gazette pg 62An Alicia correspondent to the Walnut Ridge Blade reports that gamblers have broken into the school building to play their games.media/1918-06-21 Alicia Correspondent Reports Crap Shooters Breaking Into School - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-15T12:27:01-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1913-03-21 Details of Hoxie Tornado Damages in Front-Page Column - AR Democrat pg 1-min_thumb.png2020-06-12T08:48:48-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431913-03-21 Arkansas Democrat pg 12The Arkansas Democrat gives details of tornado/storm damages at Hoxie, Walnut Ridge, Minturn, and elsewhere.media/1913-03-21 Details of Hoxie Tornado Damages in Front-Page Column - AR Democrat pg 1-min.pngplain2020-06-12T09:02:23-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1910-10-26 Langston of SD Alibi in Shirey Murder - Brainerd Daily Dispatch MN pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-10T11:52:14-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431910-10-26 Brainerd Daily Dispatch MN pg 12Another news account describes why the now-acquitted Langston had been considered a suspect in the Shirey murder case.media/1910-10-26 Langston of SD Alibi in Shirey Murder - Brainerd Daily Dispatch MN pg 1.pngplain2020-06-10T11:55:01-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1892-05-19 Hoxie and Pocahontas Railroad Update - Salem MO pg 3_thumb.png2020-05-26T13:21:44-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431892-05-19 Salem Monitor MO pg 32An update on the Hoxie & Pocahontas Railroad notes that investigations are being made as to whether the railroad should extend up to Dent County, MO.media/1892-05-19 Hoxie and Pocahontas Railroad Update - Salem MO pg 3.pngplain2020-05-26T13:23:15-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/Hoxie Red Star Filling Station Late 1920s - FB WR-Hoxie Dell Parker Oct 2012_thumb.jpg2020-06-23T18:32:23-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743Photo, Hoxie Red Star Filling Station, Circa 1925-19302Image courtesy Dell Parker.media/Hoxie Red Star Filling Station Late 1920s - FB WR-Hoxie Dell Parker Oct 2012.jpgplain2020-06-23T18:33:47-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1929-06-22 Recent Tornadoes Result in Flurry of Storm Cellar Construction - Kane PA pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-17T09:42:47-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431929-06-22 Kane Republican PA pg 22Recent tornadoes in Arkansas result in an uptick of storm cellar construction around Walnut Ridge and beyond.media/1929-06-22 Recent Tornadoes Result in Flurry of Storm Cellar Construction - Kane PA pg 2.pngplain2020-06-17T09:43:41-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1919-02-03 Correspondent Notes Hunters Know Their Cows As Well as Game - AR Gazette pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-15T13:21:55-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431919-02-03 Arkansas Gazette pg 42A WR Blade correspondent from Alicia notes that hunters in the area are familiar with not only nearby wildlife, but also nearby milking cows.media/1919-02-03 Correspondent Notes Hunters Know Their Cows As Well as Game - AR Gazette pg 4.pngplain2020-06-15T13:23:53-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1913-10-27 Lawrence County Fair Preparations Complete in WR - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-12T14:30:48-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431913-10-27 Arkansas Gazette pg 22The Lawrence County Fair prepares to open at Walnut Ridge with a carnival, numerous exhibits, a wireless telegraph station, and what appears to be a daily airshow.media/1913-10-27 Lawrence County Fair Preparations Complete in WR - AR Gazette pg 2.pngplain2020-06-12T14:34:29-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1897-09-05 MINI JACKPOT, Great Town Description of Walnut Ridge - AR Gazette pg 12-min_thumb.png2020-05-30T15:53:58-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431897-09-05 Arkansas Gazette pg 122The Arkansas Gazette gives an affable and detailed description of Walnut Ridge, "a hustling city with one thousand inhabitants."media/1897-09-05 MINI JACKPOT, Great Town Description of Walnut Ridge - AR Gazette pg 12-min.pngplain2020-05-30T16:10:38-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1911-04-15 Classified Ad, 240 Acres for Sale Near Hoxie RR Junction - Topeka KS pg 39_thumb.png2020-06-10T12:50:53-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431911-04-15 Topeka Kansas Farmer & Mail & Breeze KS pg 392A classified ad lists 240 acres of timbered land for sale half a mile from Hoxie.media/1911-04-15 Classified Ad, 240 Acres for Sale Near Hoxie RR Junction - Topeka KS pg 39.pngplain2020-06-10T13:00:20-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1892-11-19 Tree Limb Blown Down Strikes Man on Head and Kills - Memphis TN pg 3_thumb.png2020-05-26T14:23:27-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431892-11-19 Memphis Commercial TN pg 32A Cache Valley Railroad tie-maker is killed by a falling tree limb.media/1892-11-19 Tree Limb Blown Down Strikes Man on Head and Kills - Memphis TN pg 3.pngplain2020-05-26T14:25:30-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
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1media/AHTD 1926 Road Map Thematic Screenshot_thumb.png2020-05-06T11:55:32-07:001926 AHTD Roads of AR Map, LawCo Detail3Detail of central Lawrence County road connections.media/AHTD 1926 Road Map Thematic Screenshot.pngplain2020-05-09T14:51:08-07:00