1media/1913-06 Hoxie1_thumb.jpg2020-04-27T19:21:32-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-06 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.jpgplain2020-05-07T21:54:24-07:0006/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/Goodspeed Title Page.png2020-05-03T20:14:35-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61889-10 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."plain2020-05-07T16:19:38-07:0010/1889Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1897-02 Walnut Ridge pg 1 of 2_thumb.jpg2020-05-03T15:17:43-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61897-02 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.jpgplain2020-05-07T21:22:20-07:0002/1897Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1897-02 Walnut Ridge pg 2 of 2_thumb.jpg2020-05-03T15:22:51-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61897-02 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.jpgplain2020-05-07T21:25:47-07:0002/1897Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1874 G W Colton Map Thematic Screenshot_thumb.png2020-05-06T12:12:35-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61874 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.pngplain2020-05-08T14:07:03-07:001874Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1916-11 Hoxie pg 1 of 1_thumb.jpg2020-05-04T12:43:52-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61916-11 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.jpgplain2020-05-07T21:57:07-07:0011/1916Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1905-03-06 Jbr Daily Times-Enterprise pg 1- Tragedy at Walnut Ridge_thumb.png2020-05-02T10:08:48-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61905-03-06 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.pngplain2020-05-07T16:42:16-07:0003/06/1905Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1904-02 Walnut Ridge pg 4 of 4_thumb.jpg2020-05-03T18:30:25-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61904-02 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.jpgplain2020-05-07T21:39:20-07:0002/1904Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1908-04 Walnut Ridge pg 1 of 4_thumb.jpg2020-05-03T18:32:53-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61908-04 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.jpgplain2020-05-07T21:42:42-07:0004/1908Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/AHTD 1925-1932 Eastern LawCo Roads_thumb.png2020-05-06T12:09:26-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61925-1932 AHTD LawCo Map5Map shows the location of the state highways and waterways around Walnut Ridge and Hoxie.media/AHTD 1925-1932 Eastern LawCo Roads.pngplain2020-05-09T15:05:41-07:001932Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1908-04 Walnut Ridge pg 2 of 4_thumb.jpg2020-05-03T18:39:51-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61908-04 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.jpgplain2020-05-07T21:44:59-07:0004/1908Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Steam Laundry Circa 1890 - State Archives EofA_thumb.jpg2020-05-10T18:43:55-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, 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.jpgplain2020-06-23T12:47:55-07:001904Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1924C Rand McNally AR Map, LawCo Detail_thumb.jpg2020-05-08T13:35:59-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61924 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.jpgplain2020-05-09T15:40:20-07:001924Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Baseball Team 1912 - Flickr AR Baseball Encyclopedia_thumb.jpg2020-05-11T07:48:06-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, 1912 Walnut Ridge Baseball Club Team5Photograph courtesy of the Arkansas Baseball Encyclopedia.media/WR Baseball Team 1912 - Flickr AR Baseball Encyclopedia.jpgplain2020-05-28T16:23:32-07:001912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1908-04 Walnut Ridge pg 3 of 4_thumb.jpg2020-05-03T19:33:34-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61908-04 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.jpgplain2020-05-07T21:47:08-07:0004/1908Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/Hoxie Frisco Depot Area Image 5, NE Corner of Crossing - UofMo-STL Library_thumb.jpg2020-05-06T12:18:11-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, 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.jpgplain2020-06-23T10:24:47-07:001925 - 1940Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1908-04 Walnut Ridge pg 4 of 4_thumb.jpg2020-05-03T19:36:35-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61908-04 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.jpgplain2020-05-07T21:51:38-07:0004/1908Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1904-02 Walnut Ridge pg 1 of 4_thumb.jpg2020-05-03T15:41:28-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61904-02 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.jpgplain2020-05-07T21:30:48-07:0002/1904Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/AHTD 1916 Road Map Thematic Screenshot_thumb.png2020-05-06T09:43:26-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61916 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.pngplain2020-05-09T14:50:21-07:001916Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1904-02 Walnut Ridge pg 2 of 4_thumb.jpg2020-05-03T15:43:11-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61904-02 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.jpgplain2020-05-07T21:33:34-07:0002/1904Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1869 G W Colton Map Thematic Screenshot_thumb.png2020-05-06T12:11:04-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61869 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.pngplain2020-05-08T14:06:33-07:001869Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Hotel Lawrence - LCHS Pinterest_thumb.jpg2020-05-09T19:54:01-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Postcard, 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.jpgplain2020-06-23T12:33:35-07:001921Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1919-05 Walnut Ridge pg 5 of 8_thumb.jpg2020-05-04T12:59:24-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61919-05 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.jpgplain2020-05-09T13:56:51-07:0005/1919Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1904-02 Walnut Ridge pg 3 of 4_thumb.jpg2020-05-03T18:25:00-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61904-02 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.jpgplain2020-05-07T21:35:35-07:0002/1904Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Air View by R B Allison - MarylnMartin.com Google_thumb.jpg2020-05-10T19:39:16-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Postcard, 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.jpgplain2020-06-23T12:04:06-07:001915 - 1940Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1919-05 Walnut Ridge pg 6 of 8_thumb.jpg2020-05-04T13:01:42-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61919-05 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.jpgplain2020-05-09T14:08:22-07:0005/1919Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/Hoxie Frisco Depot Area Image 3, Looking North on MoPac Tracks- UofMo-STL Library_thumb.jpg2020-05-06T12:21:16-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, 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.jpgplain2020-06-23T10:15:53-07:001925 - 1940Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Dowell House - AR Democrat-Gazette_thumb.jpg2020-05-08T15:25:16-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, 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.jpgplain2020-06-23T12:15:48-07:001895 - 1905Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-03 Walnut Ridge pg 6 of 7_thumb.jpg2020-05-04T12:39:46-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-03 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.jpgplain2020-05-09T12:49:46-07:0003/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1919-05 Walnut Ridge pg 7 of 8_thumb.jpg2020-05-04T13:03:15-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61919-05 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.jpgplain2020-05-09T14:14:34-07:0005/1919Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61902-05-16 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.pngplain2020-06-03T17:39:59-07:0005/16/1902Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/Hoxie M E Church - Pinterest_thumb.jpg2020-05-10T06:56:00-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, 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.jpgplain2020-06-23T19:01:28-07:001908azp5fGXVUIra60hQFLjWFBMD01000abe030000e91f000092470000c1490000024c0000746d000076be000087c500006acb000042d10000f2770100Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-03 Walnut Ridge pg 7 of 7_thumb.jpg2020-05-04T12:41:35-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-03 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.jpgplain2020-05-09T12:57:11-07:0003/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1919-05 Walnut Ridge pg 8 of 8_thumb.jpg2020-05-04T13:07:10-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61919-05 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.jpgplain2020-05-09T14:23:49-07:0005/1919Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Levit Stores Replacing Rhea - Butler Center EofA_thumb.jpg2020-05-11T16:41:55-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, 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.jpgplain2020-06-23T08:54:49-07:001920 - 1940Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/Murta Junction North of WR - UofMo STL Rail Library MP54_thumb.jpg2020-05-06T12:35:56-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, 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.jpgplain2020-06-23T10:19:59-07:001925 - 1940Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Main St 1924 With Streetcar - AHPP Hist Dist Ntnl Register Form_thumb.jpg2020-05-10T21:52:53-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, 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.jpgplain2020-06-23T12:23:08-07:001924 - 1926Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1919-05 Walnut Ridge pg 1 of 8_thumb.jpg2020-05-04T12:45:14-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61919-05 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.jpgplain2020-05-09T13:10:01-07:0005/1919Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1888-11-06 Racist Snub of Featherston in WR Telephone - Memphis Avalanche pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-17T14:58:03-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61888-11-06 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.pngplain2020-05-31T19:53:19-07:0011/06/1888Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-03 Walnut Ridge pg 1 of 7_thumb.jpg2020-05-04T12:24:45-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-03 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.jpgplain2020-05-09T12:04:17-07:0003/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/Hoxie First School Before 1885- Pinterest Betty_thumb.jpg2020-05-11T16:06:13-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Picture, 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.jpgplain2020-06-23T12:23:45-07:001887Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1919-05 Walnut Ridge pg 2 of 8_thumb.jpg2020-05-04T12:50:32-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61919-05 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.jpgplain2020-05-09T13:25:12-07:0005/1919Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Steam Laundry Second Building - FB WR-Hoxie LeAnne Jones Liscomb Sept 2011_thumb.jpg2020-06-23T12:43:45-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, 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.jpgplain2020-06-23T12:50:40-07:001915Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Baseball Team 1913 - Flickr AR Baseball Encyclopedia_thumb.jpg2020-05-11T07:51:47-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, 1913 Walnut Ridge Baseball Club Team4Photograph courtesy of the Arkansas Baseball Encyclopedia.media/WR Baseball Team 1913 - Flickr AR Baseball Encyclopedia.jpgplain2020-06-23T09:41:01-07:001913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-03 Walnut Ridge pg 2 of 7_thumb.jpg2020-05-04T12:27:29-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-03 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.jpgplain2020-05-09T12:15:53-07:0003/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1919-05 Walnut Ridge pg 3 of 8_thumb.jpg2020-05-04T12:52:30-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61919-05 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.jpgplain2020-05-09T13:44:39-07:0005/1919Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61900-07-17 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.pngplain2020-06-02T20:04:26-07:0007/17/1900Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/AHTD 1933 Road Map Thematic Screenshot_thumb.png2020-05-06T11:52:57-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61933 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.pngplain2020-05-09T14:48:30-07:001933Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61903-03-30 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.pngplain2020-06-03T20:20:34-07:0003/30/1903Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1878C GLO AR Map, LawCo Detail_thumb.jpg2020-05-08T12:48:12-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61878 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.jpgplain2020-05-08T14:05:59-07:001878Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-03 Walnut Ridge pg 3 of 7_thumb.jpg2020-05-04T12:30:02-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-03 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.jpgplain2020-05-09T12:31:24-07:0003/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/Greetings from WR Sheep Postcard - Hippostcard_thumb.jpg2020-05-08T14:22:02-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Postcard, "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.jpgplain2020-06-23T12:27:52-07:001930 - 1940Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1919-05 Walnut Ridge pg 4 of 8_thumb.jpg2020-05-04T12:57:30-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61919-05 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.jpgplain2020-05-09T13:49:11-07:0005/1919Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Ark-Mo Power and Ice Co - Pinterest_thumb.jpg2020-05-11T20:04:19-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Postcard, 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.jpgplain2020-06-23T09:45:41-07:001920-1930Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-03 Walnut Ridge pg 4 of 7_thumb.jpg2020-05-04T12:31:27-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-03 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.jpgplain2020-05-09T12:38:11-07:0003/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/Hoxie Roundhouse Workers 1926 - FB Larry Dobbs Public Post Nov 2013_thumb.jpg2020-06-23T15:53:28-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, 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.jpgplain2020-06-23T19:06:19-07:001926Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, 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.jpgplain2020-06-23T10:01:55-07:001915Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-03 Walnut Ridge pg 5 of 7_thumb.jpg2020-05-04T12:33:16-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-03 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.jpgplain2020-05-09T12:44:29-07:0003/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1895 LawCo Bank Ad - Geneology Trails_thumb.jpg2020-05-06T20:37:54-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Document, 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.jpgplain2020-05-09T14:54:11-07:001895Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-03-20 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.pngplain2020-06-11T13:44:50-07:0003/20/1912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1913-03-24 Pinnell Murder in Hoxie, Episode 3 - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-12T07:52:59-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-03-24 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.pngplain2020-06-12T08:00:36-07:0003/24/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61877-12-13 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.jpgplain2020-05-13T15:04:00-07:0012/13/1877Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1909C Ellis Davis AR Map, LawCo Detail_thumb.jpg2020-05-08T13:24:55-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61909 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.jpgplain2020-05-08T14:11:08-07:001909Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1930-08-18 Murder Charge Against WR Man May Be Dropped - Alexandria LA pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-17T12:40:49-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61930-08-18 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.pngplain2020-06-17T12:54:38-07:0008/18/1930Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1908-10-26 Memphis Cmcl Appeal pg 7 - Lee Ridgeway Shot_thumb.png2020-05-07T20:37:35-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61908-10-26 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.pngplain2020-05-31T20:05:37-07:0010/26/1908Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61931-01-15 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.pngplain2020-06-17T15:27:28-07:0001/15/1931Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61906-02-15 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.pngplain2020-06-05T14:30:53-07:0002/15/1906Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1895 S C Dowell Land Ad - Geneology Trails_thumb.jpg2020-05-06T21:12:58-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Document, 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.jpgplain2020-05-09T14:55:37-07:001895Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Baptist Church - City of WR2_thumb.jpg2020-05-10T07:30:17-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Postcard, 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.jpgplain2020-05-10T10:18:59-07:001910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61936-04-11 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.pngplain2020-06-17T20:31:46-07:0004/11/1936Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1889-11-27 List of Unclaimed Goods at LawCo Train Stations - Memphis Avalanche pg 3_thumb.png2020-05-17T16:17:19-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61889-11-27 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.pngplain2020-05-17T19:26:41-07:0011/27/1889Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61927-05-12 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.pngplain2020-06-17T08:19:35-07:0005/12/1927Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1895-03-10 Tightrope Walker Falls and Leg Amputated - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 3_thumb.png2020-05-29T13:27:39-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61895-03-10 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.pngplain2020-05-29T13:58:36-07:0003/10/1895Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1896-11-09 Walnut Ridge Dentist Married on Train - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 6_thumb.png2020-05-29T15:16:24-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61896-11-09 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.pngplain2020-05-29T15:19:55-07:0011/09/1896Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1897-07-13 WR Pigeons Update 1 - Green Bay WI pg 5_thumb.png2020-05-30T12:24:35-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61897-07-13 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.pngplain2020-05-30T12:26:51-07:0007/13/1897Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1898-03-11 Saga and Poem About Hobo Robbers Wife - Marysville KS pg 6_thumb.png2020-05-30T19:49:20-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61898-03-11 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.pngplain2020-05-30T20:33:53-07:0003/11/1898Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61905-03-26 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.pngplain2020-06-05T11:32:43-07:0003/26/1905Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1897C Rand McNally AR Map, LawCo Detail_thumb.jpg2020-05-08T13:00:25-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61897 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.jpgplain2020-05-08T14:13:37-07:001897Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1905-10-21 Memphis Cmcl Appeal pg 3 - Both Bagleys Acquitted (Alf Shot Someone Too)_thumb.png2020-05-07T20:25:10-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61905-10-21 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).pngplain2020-05-31T20:05:44-07:0010/21/1905Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61907-05-27 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.pngplain2020-06-07T08:46:37-07:0005/27/1907Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1908-10-21 Candy Pull Smoking Shooting Account II - Sedalia Democrat MO pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-07T18:18:51-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61908-10-21 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.pngplain2020-06-07T18:21:15-07:0010/21/1908Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/Old WR Courthouse With Trees - CourthouseHistory_thumb.jpg2020-05-10T19:23:07-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, 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.jpgplain2020-06-23T19:01:34-07:001900Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1917-12-10 Pocahontas Woman Gives Birth in Hoxie Between Trains - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-15T10:58:49-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61917-12-10 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.pngplain2020-06-15T11:41:49-07:0012/10/1917Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61929-12-10 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.pngplain2020-06-17T10:00:18-07:0012/10/1929Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61930-05-26 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.pngplain2020-06-17T12:09:49-07:0005/26/1930Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61893-04-01 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.pngplain2020-05-26T15:14:24-07:0004/01/1893Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61870-06-30 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.pngplain2020-05-13T12:13:23-07:0006/30/1870Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1913-04-05 Pinnell Murder in Hoxie, Episode 4 - AR Gazette pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-12T08:07:42-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-04-05 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.pngplain2020-06-12T08:11:01-07:0004/05/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1870-07-28 Horse Thief and Counterfeiter Robbins at WR Shot - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.jpg2020-05-12T12:26:16-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61870-07-28 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.jpgplain2020-05-31T19:50:58-07:0007/28/1870Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1880-04-22 Presbytery Meets in WR - AR Gazette pg 5_thumb.png2020-05-13T20:20:47-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61880-04-22 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.pngplain2020-05-13T20:24:34-07:0004/22/1880Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/AHTD 1924 Road Map Thematic Screenshot_thumb.png2020-05-06T11:54:00-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61924 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.pngplain2020-05-09T14:42:13-07:001924Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Alamo Tourist Court Circa 1940 - Betty Davidson FB WR and Hoxie Nov 2018_thumb.jpg2020-06-23T15:14:56-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Postcard, 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.jpgplain2020-06-23T15:19:48-07:001940Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-02-15 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.pngplain2020-06-11T13:17:25-07:0002/15/1912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/County Officers Nov 18 1910 Blade_thumb.jpg2020-05-09T15:12:21-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-11-18 WR Blade, County Officers Photo3Group portrait of Lawrence County officers. Source: http://ataleoftwotowns.com/1910-county-officers/media/County Officers Nov 18 1910 Blade.jpgplain2020-05-10T17:30:15-07:0011/18/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1935-08-23 Powhatan Jail Turned Into Community House - Ogden UT pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-17T19:52:14-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61935-08-23 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.pngplain2020-06-17T19:55:24-07:0008/23/1935Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Baseball Team 1894 - State Archives EofA_thumb.jpg2020-05-10T20:40:54-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, 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.jpgplain2020-06-23T19:01:49-07:001894Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1926-09-24 WR Area Farmers Expect Lean Growing Year - Tampa Times FL pg 7_thumb.png2020-06-16T21:36:06-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61926-09-24 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.pngplain2020-06-16T21:42:40-07:0009/24/1926Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1921-06-04 Quip About Summer Time in Alicia and Sweat - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-16T14:46:11-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61921-06-04 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.pngplain2020-06-16T14:48:46-07:0006/04/1921Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1917-04-16 Hoxie Banker Goes Missing in Hot Springs - AR Democrat pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-13T13:44:15-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61917-04-16 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.pngplain2020-06-13T13:58:27-07:0004/16/1917Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1912-09-25 Woman dies near WR at age 122 - Manning SC pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-11T18:38:28-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-09-25 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.pngplain2020-06-11T18:49:35-07:0009/25/1912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1910-02-06 Brinkley Cyclone Relief Donors from WR - Arkansas Gazette pg 30_thumb.png2020-06-07T20:48:40-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-02-06 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.pngplain2020-06-07T20:55:56-07:0002/06/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61904-04-16 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.pngplain2020-06-04T15:14:45-07:0004/16/1904Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/Cotton Picking Near Hwy 63 WR - Pinterest_thumb.jpg2020-05-08T15:11:40-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Cotton Picking Near Highway 633Date unknown; five children carry their harvests of cotton bolls.media/Cotton Picking Near Hwy 63 WR - Pinterest.jpgplain2020-06-23T09:40:36-07:001900 - 1940Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-10-19 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.pngplain2020-06-10T11:31:55-07:0010/19/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Post Office and TD Postcard- MarlynMartin_thumb.jpg2020-05-06T12:31:25-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Postcard, 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.jpgplain2020-05-08T10:26:46-07:001935Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR and Hoxie 1932 Map Thematic Screenshot_thumb.png2020-05-03T20:38:18-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61932 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.pngplain2020-05-09T14:45:56-07:001932Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR First Presbyterian Church, 1883 - FPC WR_thumb.jpg2020-05-10T10:15:22-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, 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.jpgplain2020-06-23T19:03:19-07:001883Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61935-06-14 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.pngplain2020-06-18T12:48:44-07:0006/14/1935Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61890-01-14 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.pngplain2020-05-17T19:54:26-07:0001/14/1890Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61927-05-12 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.pngplain2020-06-17T08:29:59-07:0005/12/1927Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61896-01-24 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.pngplain2020-05-29T14:18:00-07:0001/24/1896Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1915-06-30 Minturn Ladys House Wallpaper Eaten By Neighbors Goats - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-12T19:01:00-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61915-06-30 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.pngplain2020-06-12T19:06:12-07:0006/30/1915Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61922-03-10 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.pngplain2020-06-16T18:15:28-07:0003/10/1922Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61882-06-02 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.jpgplain2020-05-14T14:49:01-07:0006/02/1882Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1913-01-15 New Boas-Gibson Hotel Plan for Hoxie Described - Fayetteville NC pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-11T21:17:46-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-01-15 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.pngplain2020-06-11T21:41:45-07:0001/15/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/KC Fort Scott and Memphis Rail Line Through WR_thumb.jpg2020-05-08T13:42:48-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61889 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.jpgplain2020-05-08T13:47:14-07:001889Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Rhea Hotel - City of WR_thumb.jpg2020-05-11T08:17:27-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, 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.jpgplain2020-06-23T11:54:03-07:001904Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1892-11-10 Train Whistles Assist In Cleveland Election Celebration - Memphis Commercial pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-26T14:16:36-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61892-11-10 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.pngplain2020-05-31T19:54:07-07:0011/10/1892Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/Greetings from WR that looks like stock image - Google_thumb.jpg2020-05-08T14:32:01-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Postcard, "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.jpgplain2020-06-23T12:27:25-07:001930 - 1940Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, 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.jpgplain2020-06-23T14:15:55-07:001880 - 1900Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Methodist Church - City of WR and MarlynMartin_thumb.jpg2020-05-09T20:34:45-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Postcard, 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.jpgplain2020-05-10T06:56:59-07:001922Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1935-01-29 WR City Marshals Badge Taken From His Home - Decatur AL pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-17T18:59:40-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61935-01-29 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.pngplain2020-06-17T19:01:48-07:001/29/1935Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1883-10-25 Late Train Thwarts Would-Be Robbers - Arkansas Democrat pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-14T11:57:35-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61883-10-25 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.pngplain2020-05-14T12:01:50-07:0010/25/1883Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Old Presbyterian Church- Pinterest_thumb.jpg2020-05-10T10:12:12-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, 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.jpgplain2020-06-23T19:03:29-07:001917Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61891-07-16 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.pngplain2020-05-26T11:44:49-07:0007/16/1891Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1884-08-09 Juvenile Murder in WR - Bloomfield MO pg 3_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T13:30:01-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61884-08-09 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.jpgplain2020-05-14T13:35:24-07:0008/09/1884Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61886-09-11 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.jpgplain2020-05-17T13:27:06-07:0009/11/1886Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/Early 1900s WR Courthouse Souvenir Plate - Tale of Two Towns_thumb.jpg2020-05-11T20:18:51-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Object, 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.jpgplain2020-05-11T20:23:18-07:001900Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1913-04-15 Pinnell Murder in Hoxie, Episode 6 - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-12T08:21:27-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-04-15 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.pngplain2020-06-12T08:26:18-07:0004/15/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61904-12-19 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.pngplain2020-06-04T18:08:12-07:0012/19/1904Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/R L Bailey Cotton and Cotton Seed Stenciled Door - Tale of Two Towns_thumb.jpg2020-05-11T19:53:56-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, 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.jpgplain2020-06-23T12:01:18-07:001920 - 1935Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61894-12-23 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.pngplain2020-05-31T19:54:45-07:0012/23/1894Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61901-10-25 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.pngplain2020-05-13T16:21:21-07:0010/25/1901Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61879-07-31 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.pngplain2020-05-13T19:39:30-07:0007/31/1879Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1882-01-08 KKK in Lawrence County - Topeka Daily Commonwealth KS pg 1_thumb.jpg2020-05-13T21:02:46-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61882-01-08 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.jpgplain2020-05-13T21:07:59-07:0001/08/1882Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Barber Shop January 1926 - FB Jimmy Barksdale via Larry Dobbs July 2013_thumb.jpg2020-06-23T15:37:18-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, 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.jpgplain2020-06-23T18:55:54-07:0001/1926Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-05-15 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.pngplain2020-06-11T15:23:45-07:0005/15/1912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1906-09-01 Ad for WR School Construction Bids - Arkansas Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-06T09:27:22-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61906-09-01 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.pngplain2020-06-06T09:58:11-07:0009/01/1906Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1912 Hoxie Boas-Gibson Hotel Letterhead - Tale of Two Towns_thumb.jpg2020-05-10T21:28:37-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Document, 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.jpgplain2020-05-11T08:21:40-07:001912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/Hoxie Portrait Unknown Infant 1906 - Larry Dobbs FB Jun 2010_thumb.jpg2020-06-23T14:27:45-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Hoxie Portrait of Unknown Infant, 19063Photograph courtesy of Larry Dobbs.media/Hoxie Portrait Unknown Infant 1906 - Larry Dobbs FB Jun 2010.jpgplain2020-06-23T19:06:15-07:001906Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1894-12-09 Rape Occurs Near Minturn, Lynch Mob Forming Afterwards - Austin TX pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-28T11:34:50-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61894-12-09 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.pngplain2020-05-28T14:34:41-07:0012/09/1894Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1896-07-03 Men Burned By Lightning at Hoxie Store Porch - Arkadelphia AR pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-29T14:23:20-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61896-07-03 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.pngplain2020-05-29T15:00:30-07:0007/03/1896Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61893-04-06 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.pngplain2020-05-26T16:07:14-07:0004/06/1893Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61894-06-28 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.pngplain2020-05-28T10:45:29-07:0006/28/1894Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1885 Walnut Ridge Postmark - Ebay_thumb.jpg2020-05-11T20:31:29-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Document, 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.jpgplain2020-05-11T20:35:11-07:0004/15/1885Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61903-11-19 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.pngplain2020-06-04T14:37:03-07:0011/19/1903Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1883-10-26 Update- Attempted Robbery Actually Wasnt - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-14T12:06:35-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61883-10-26 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.pngplain2020-05-31T19:59:01-07:0010/26/1883Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1900-07-20 Man Shot at Lemonade Stand on July 4 - Arkansas Democrat pg 6_thumb.png2020-05-13T18:51:13-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61900-07-20 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.pngplain2020-05-13T18:55:01-07:0007/20/1900Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/AHTD 1926 Road Map Thematic Screenshot_thumb.png2020-05-06T11:55:32-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61926 AHTD Roads of AR Map, LawCo Detail3Detail of central Lawrence County road connections.media/AHTD 1926 Road Map Thematic Screenshot.pngplain2020-05-09T14:51:08-07:001926Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, 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.jpgplain2020-06-23T15:35:37-07:001934Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR 1933 Football Team - FB Lori Prater WR-Hoxie Apr 2014_thumb.jpg2020-06-23T14:01:13-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, 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.jpgplain2020-06-23T18:55:59-07:001933Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61897-07-09 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.pngplain2020-05-30T12:15:36-07:0007/09/1897Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61885-01-18 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.jpgplain2020-05-14T13:52:39-07:0001/18/1885Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61922-12-15 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.pngplain2020-06-16T19:36:58-07:0012/15/1922Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61898-02-23 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.pngplain2020-05-30T19:42:17-07:0002/23/1898Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1910-03-09 Wealthy Shirey Calls Himself Lothario After Being Shot - Cincinnati OH pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-10T08:22:28-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-03-09 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.pngplain2020-06-10T08:36:46-07:003/09/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1930-08-16 WR Auto Dealer Accused of Murder - Dothan Eagle AL pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-17T12:34:22-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61930-08-16 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.pngplain2020-06-17T12:49:36-07:0008/16/1930Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1908-10-27 Memphis Cmcl Appeal pg 7 - Ridgeway Dies From Wounds_thumb.png2020-05-07T20:41:59-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61908-10-27 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.pngplain2020-05-31T20:05:30-07:0010/27/1908Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Phoenix Cotton Oil Co - City of WR_thumb.jpg2020-05-10T19:46:13-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Postcard, 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.jpgplain2020-06-23T12:36:16-07:001903Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1907-05-24 STL and Memphis RR Stockholders Mtg Announced - Arkansas Democrat pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-06T13:08:12-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61907-05-24 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.pngplain2020-06-06T13:26:14-07:0005/24/1907Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/Frisco Train West Out of Hoxie 1930s - LCHS Pinterest_thumb.jpg2020-06-23T15:25:45-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, 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.jpgplain2020-06-23T18:57:06-07:001930 - 1940FBMD01000607030000540d00009e210000953000002b4e00005c500000027f0000Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1892-01-13 Snowstorm in Hoxie With Ten Inches of Snow - AR Gazette pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-26T12:09:53-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61892-01-13 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.pngplain2020-05-26T12:15:38-07:0001/13/1892Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1892-08-18 Tramp Adams Killed in WR Train Wreck - Memphis Avalanche pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-26T13:39:12-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61892-08-18 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.pngplain2020-05-26T13:42:29-07:0008/18/1892Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61925-09-21 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.pngplain2020-06-16T21:13:20-07:0009/21/1925Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR First Baptist Church Original Sanctuary - FBC WR History_thumb.jpg2020-05-11T09:05:46-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, 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.jpgplain2020-05-11T09:06:57-07:001894Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1912-09-13 Gad Angle Jokingly Explains Why He Never Remarried - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-11T18:30:44-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-09-13 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.pngplain2020-06-11T18:33:33-07:0009/13/1912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1908-10-30 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Alf Bagley Held Without Bail_thumb.png2020-05-07T20:54:03-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61908-10-30 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.pngplain2020-05-07T20:58:43-07:0010/30/1908Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1937-06-15 Rev Vermillion Called as FBCWR Pastor - McKinney TX pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-18T13:12:55-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61937-06-15 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.pngplain2020-06-18T13:14:08-07:0006/15/1937Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61909-11-24 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.pngplain2020-06-07T20:31:59-07:0011/24/1909Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/N1903-08-11 WR Blade Notes Continued Investment, Growth in WR - AR Democrat pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-03T20:32:11-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61903-08-11 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.pngplain2020-06-03T20:35:10-07:0008/11/1903Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1888-08-05 Suicide by Arsenic in WR - Louisville KY pg 5_thumb.png2020-05-12T12:15:30-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61888-08-05 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.pngplain2020-05-12T12:17:53-07:0008/05/1888Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1912-11-07 WR Marshal Biggers Slain - Salem Post and Democrat-Bulletin MO pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-11T19:19:25-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-11-07 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.pngplain2020-06-11T19:21:04-07:0011/07/1912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61938-03-31 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.pngplain2020-06-18T14:08:53-07:0003/31/1938Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1910-03-12 Death in Folding Bed - Montgomery Advertiser AL pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-10T08:44:44-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-03-12 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.pngplain2020-06-10T08:45:44-07:0003/12/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1904-03-10 Gun Accident Blows Up Hoxie Boys Face - Fort Smith Times pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-04T14:51:06-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61904-03-10 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.pngplain2020-06-04T14:53:40-07:0003/10/1904Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61898-07-15 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.pngplain2020-05-31T15:45:53-07:0007/15/1898Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61885-07-22 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.jpgplain2020-05-12T13:56:51-07:0007/22/1885Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1909-03-23 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Alf Bagley Jury Selected_thumb.png2020-05-08T08:59:12-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61909-03-23 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.pngplain2020-05-08T09:01:11-07:0003/23/1909Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1940-09-04 Investigation Reopened into Mysterious LawCo Double Death - NW AR Times pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-18T15:01:59-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61940-09-04 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.pngplain2020-06-18T15:03:31-07:0009/04/1940Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1910-09-29 Classified Ad Hupmobile Car Wanted - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 21_thumb.png2020-06-10T10:04:36-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-09-29 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.pngplain2020-06-10T10:06:14-07:0009/29/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1905-01-16 Barn and Horses Burn in Walnut Ridge - Mount Carmel IL pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-04T15:59:13-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61905-01-16 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.pngplain2020-06-04T16:00:35-07:0001/16/1905Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1898-12-09 Severe Blizzard Hits Hoxie - Meriden KS pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-31T18:08:21-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61898-12-09 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.pngplain2020-05-31T18:09:58-07:0012/09/1898Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1877-05-12 Depot Hotel Burns in WR - St. Louis Globe-Democrat pg 8_thumb.jpg2020-05-13T13:47:07-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61877-05-12 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.jpgplain2020-05-13T13:52:04-07:0005/12/1877Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-03-24 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.pngplain2020-06-12T13:56:02-07:0003/24/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1910-03-24 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - Second Bagley Trial Begins_thumb.png2020-05-08T09:56:14-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-03-24 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.pngplain2020-05-08T09:58:48-07:0003/24/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1910-10-27 WR Blade to Issue Special Industrial Edition - Monticello AR pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-10T12:05:22-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-10-27 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.pngplain2020-06-10T12:07:09-07:0010/27/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61899-09-29 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.pngplain2020-05-31T19:31:36-07:0009/29/1899Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1913-11-19 Running Water Drainage Ditch bonds - Jonesboro Evening Sun pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-12T14:38:47-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-11-19 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.pngplain2020-06-12T14:39:52-07:0011/19/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1911-04-16 Girl stabs another in Alicia - Hutchinson KS pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-10T13:07:48-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61911-04-16 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.pngplain2020-06-10T13:15:20-07:0004/16/1911Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61905-06-14 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.pngplain2020-06-05T12:33:45-07:0006/14/1905Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61878-05-19 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.jpgplain2020-05-13T19:04:58-07:0005/19/1878Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61911-07-15 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.pngplain2020-06-11T08:26:57-07:0007/15/1911Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1930-12-03 WR Gardener Grows 104 lb Pumpkin - Moberly MO pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-17T13:36:42-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61930-12-03 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.pngplain2020-06-17T13:37:49-07:0012/03/1930Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1905-10-10 More Political Speeches Made in Walnut Ridge - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-05T13:26:07-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61905-10-10 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.pngplain2020-06-05T13:28:20-07:0010/10/1905Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61879-12-03 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.jpgplain2020-05-13T20:02:48-07:0012/03/1879Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR First Baptist Church Under Construction - FB Larry Dobbs Post Jun 2010_thumb.jpg2020-06-23T13:48:27-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Postcard, 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.jpgplain2020-06-23T13:50:39-07:0011/1909 - 1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61911-10-16 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.pngplain2020-06-11T12:19:13-07:0010/16/1911Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1907-12-03 WR Blade Has Correspondent in Little Rock - Batesville Daily Guard pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-07T09:47:01-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61907-12-03 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.pngplain2020-06-07T09:48:09-07:0012/03/1907Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61900-10-27 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.pngplain2020-06-03T09:17:02-07:0010/27/1900Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1882-07-19 RR Track to Memphis Begins - Memphis Public Ledger pg 1_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T08:44:27-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61882-07-19 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.jpgplain2020-05-14T08:46:59-07:0007/19/1882Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Document, 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.jpgplain2020-06-23T14:42:43-07:0001/04/1909FBMD01000aa6030000121b00002f4b0000544c0000405000001c8d000067e300005ce8000097ec0000fef30000278c0100Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-01-27 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.pngplain2020-06-11T13:08:02-07:0001/27/1912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61933-06-06 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.pngplain2020-06-17T18:45:19-07:0006/06/1933Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1906-05-27 Listing of WR Residents Visiting Other Towns - Arkansas Democrat pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-05T15:46:55-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61906-05-27 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.pngplain2020-06-05T15:50:21-07:0005/27/1906Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1908-06-05 Childers Homestead Near BR Real Estate Ad - Woodward OK pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-07T12:39:54-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61908-06-05 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.pngplain2020-06-07T12:42:23-07:0006/05/1908Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61902-01-28 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.pngplain2020-06-03T14:18:43-07:0001/28/1902Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61883-07-27 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.pngplain2020-05-14T09:53:35-07:0007/27/1883Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-03-22 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.pngplain2020-06-11T13:51:38-07:0003/22/1912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61935-08-16 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.pngplain2020-06-17T19:49:10-07:0008/16/1935Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-05-30 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.pngplain2020-06-11T15:39:07-07:0005/30/1912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1905-03-09 Poplar Bluff Citizen MO pg 1 - Bagley Shot News Report 2_thumb.png2020-05-07T16:37:40-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61905-03-09 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.pngplain2020-05-07T16:44:37-07:0003/09/1905Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61907-02-19 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.pngplain2020-06-06T12:26:10-07:0002/19/1907Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61909-07-01 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.pngplain2020-06-07T19:09:06-07:0007/01/1909Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61902-12-11 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.pngplain2020-06-03T19:12:59-07:0012/11/1902Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1917-11-08 YMCA Rally Held in Hoxie for War Fund - AR Gazette pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-15T09:48:04-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61917-11-08 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.pngplain2020-06-15T09:50:38-07:0011/08/1917Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61918-02-21 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.pngplain2020-06-15T11:37:26-07:0002/21/1918Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61890-11-13 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.pngplain2020-05-17T20:27:12-07:0011/13/1890Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61927-12-15 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.pngplain2020-06-17T08:59:09-07:0012/15/1927Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61918-07-12 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.pngplain2020-06-15T12:45:50-07:0007/12/1918Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61890-08-27 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.pngplain2020-05-26T09:49:24-07:0008/27/1890Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1919-04-22 WR Blade Describes Accident-Prone Man - Atlanta GA pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-15T13:30:18-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61919-04-22 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.pngplain2020-06-15T13:31:53-07:0004/22/1919Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1892-03-04 Enigmatic Hoxie Obituary for Saloon-Smasher - Scranton PA pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-26T12:25:15-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61892-03-04 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.pngplain2020-05-26T12:33:27-07:0003/04/1892Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1920-09-26 Classified Ad for Agents Wanted for WR Company - Pittsburgh PA pg 26_thumb.png2020-06-16T08:21:08-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61920-09-26 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.pngplain2020-06-16T08:22:29-07:0009/26/1920Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1892-09-08 Another Hoxie and Pocahontas RR Update - Eminence MO pg 3_thumb.png2020-05-26T13:49:01-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61892-09-08 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.pngplain2020-05-26T13:50:21-07:0009/08/1892Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1898-01-14 Man Takes Out Rival with Stove Leg - Shreveport LA pg 2_thumb.png2020-05-30T18:47:01-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61898-01-14 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.pngplain2020-05-30T19:26:51-07:0001/14/1898Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1921-05-21 Plate Glass Window in WR Attorneys Office Broken - Pittsburgh PA pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-16T14:40:03-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61921-05-21 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.pngplain2020-06-16T14:42:03-07:0005/21/1921Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1893-03-02 WR Telephone Against State Whisky Ban - Alton KS pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-26T14:44:31-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61893-03-02 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.pngplain2020-05-26T14:47:15-07:0003/02/1893Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-04-25 WR Blade Anecdote About Stove Conversation - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-12T15:22:56-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-04-25 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.pngplain2020-06-12T15:24:15-07:0004/25/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61921-08-07 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.pngplain2020-06-16T15:24:25-07:0008/07/1921Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61893-05-07 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.pngplain2020-05-26T16:32:29-07:0005/07/1893Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61915-04-30 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.pngplain2020-06-12T18:47:17-07:0004/30/1915Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61884-06-04 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.jpgplain2020-05-14T12:47:57-07:0006/04/1884Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1922-03-08 WR Couple Becomes Parents of Triplets - Pratt Union KS pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-16T17:43:59-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61922-03-08 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.pngplain2020-06-16T17:44:43-07:0003/08/1922Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1893-12-20 Elegant WR Home Destroyed - Decatur Herald and Review IL pg 8_thumb.png2020-05-27T08:37:37-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61893-12-20 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.pngplain2020-05-27T08:38:48-07:0012/20/1893Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61916-02-15 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.pngplain2020-06-13T13:05:22-07:0002/15/1916Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1885-10-30 Hoxie to Pocahontas RR Exploratory Meeting Planned - AR Gazette pg 4_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T14:14:05-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61885-10-30 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.jpgplain2020-05-14T14:16:42-07:0010/30/1885Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1922-07-10 Railroad Strikebreakers Forced from Hoxie - Muskogee OK pg 12_thumb.png2020-06-16T18:43:07-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61922-07-10 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.pngplain2020-06-16T18:47:40-07:0007/10/1922Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1894-05-11 Attempts to Break up Gang of Hoxie Robbers - Memphis Commercial pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-28T07:08:02-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61894-05-11 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.pngplain2020-05-28T07:10:34-07:0005/11/1894Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61887-01-03 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.jpgplain2020-05-17T13:51:14-07:0001/03/1887Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61923-04-05 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.pngplain2020-06-16T20:05:37-07:0004/05/1923Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1894-08-12 WR Wins Baseball Game Against Jonesboro 10-4 - AR Gazette pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-28T11:03:23-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61894-08-12 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.pngplain2020-05-28T11:04:25-07:0008/12/1894Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61917-06-12 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.pngplain2020-06-14T10:33:53-07:0006/12/1917Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61926-04-07 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.pngplain2020-06-16T21:31:33-07:0004/07/1926Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1895-01-20 More Counterfeiters Captured in Southern LawCo - Girard KS pg 3_thumb.png2020-05-28T12:01:57-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61895-01-20 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.pngplain2020-05-28T12:03:15-07:0001/20/1895Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR First Baptist Pastor 1914-1917, Charles Elliott - FBC WR_thumb.jpg2020-05-11T09:10:43-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, 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.jpgplain2020-05-11T09:12:48-07:001914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1908-11-04 Jonesboro Weekly Sun pg 4 - Bagley Admits to Killing Ridgeway_thumb.png2020-05-07T21:04:02-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61908-11-04 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.pngplain2020-05-07T21:06:11-07:0011/04/1908Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61936-12-28 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.pngplain2020-06-18T13:23:35-07:0012/28/1936Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61909-12-16 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.pngplain2020-06-07T20:43:24-07:0012/16/1909Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1903-08-13 Houston MO Baseball Defeats WR Amateurs - Houston MO pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-04T14:00:02-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61903-08-13 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.pngplain2020-06-04T14:01:24-07:0008/13/1903Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-11-22 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.pngplain2020-06-11T19:26:24-07:0011/22/1912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61938-05-10 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.pngplain2020-06-18T14:16:09-07:0005/10/1938Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1910-03-18 Locomotive Boiler Explodes Near Hoxie - Moline KS pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-10T08:49:39-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-03-18 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.pngplain2020-06-10T08:52:07-07:0003/18/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1904-03-16 Girl Hangs Herself After False Accusation - Pine Bluff Daily Graphic pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-04T14:56:49-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61904-03-16 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.pngplain2020-06-04T14:59:28-07:0003/16/1904Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61898-08-04 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.pngplain2020-05-31T15:49:10-07:0008/04/1898Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1909-03-24 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Ridgeway Antemortem Statement Read_thumb.png2020-05-08T09:05:20-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61909-03-24 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.pngplain2020-05-08T09:08:59-07:0003/24/1909Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61940-12-05 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.pngplain2020-06-18T15:07:15-07:0012/05/1940Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-10-13 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.pngplain2020-06-10T10:13:24-07:0010/13/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1905-01-24 Illness at Rhea Hotel - Arkansas Democrat pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-04T16:05:51-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61905-01-24 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.pngplain2020-06-04T16:07:21-07:0001/24/1905Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1899-01-04 Poisoned Sardines Kill Children - Nashville TN pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-31T18:19:12-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61899-01-04 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.pngplain2020-05-31T18:21:20-07:0001/04/1899Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1877-06-22 WR Spelling Bee, Col Ponder Harvests Clover Crop - AR Gazette pg 3_thumb.jpg2020-05-13T13:55:29-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61877-06-22 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.jpgplain2020-05-13T13:57:39-07:0006/22/1877Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-06-25 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.pngplain2020-06-12T14:02:00-07:0006/25/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1910-03-27 Arkansas Democrat pg 1 - Alf Bagley Goes Free on Self-Defense Plea_thumb.png2020-05-08T10:04:52-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-03-27 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.pngplain2020-05-08T10:06:39-07:0003/27/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-11-04 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.pngplain2020-06-10T12:18:11-07:0011/04/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1899-11-03 Walnut Ridge Teacher Presents at Conference - Arkansas Democrat pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-31T19:36:18-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61899-11-03 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.pngplain2020-05-31T19:37:58-07:0011/03/1899Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1879-12-18 Woman Burned to a Crisp - Topeka State Journal KS pg 1_thumb.jpg2020-05-13T15:15:28-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61879-12-18 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.jpgplain2020-05-13T15:17:49-07:0012/18/1879Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-11-19 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.pngplain2020-06-12T14:43:04-07:0011/19/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61911-04-23 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.pngplain2020-06-10T13:20:17-07:0004/23/1911Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1930-09-18 Band Instructor at WR Has Asthma Attack - West Plains MO pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-17T12:56:55-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61930-09-18 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.pngplain2020-06-17T12:58:21-07:0009/18/1930Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1905-06-17 WR Wins Baseball Game Against Minturn - AR Democrat pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-05T12:36:15-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61905-06-17 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.pngplain2020-06-05T12:37:36-07:0006/17/1905Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61878-06-08 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.jpgplain2020-05-13T19:10:33-07:0006/08/1878Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61911-07-18 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.pngplain2020-06-11T08:37:56-07:0007/18/1911Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1930-12-12 Pilot Takes Passengers for One Cent a Pound - Richmond IN pg 7_thumb.png2020-06-17T13:41:39-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61930-12-12 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.pngplain2020-06-17T13:43:52-07:0012/12/1930Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61905-12-29 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.pngplain2020-06-05T13:36:23-07:0012/29/1905Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1900-07-14 Suspected Suicide of BR Barbers Wife While Pearling - AR Democrat pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-02T19:50:35-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61900-07-14 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.pngplain2020-06-02T19:52:40-07:0007/14/1900Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61880-01-12 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.jpgplain2020-05-13T20:13:01-07:0001/12/1880Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1911-10-26 Classified Ad, Coatmaker Wanted in WR - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 12_thumb.png2020-06-11T12:21:39-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61911-10-26 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.pngplain2020-06-11T12:23:00-07:0010/26/1911Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61931-01-17 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.pngplain2020-06-17T15:39:33-07:0001/17/1931Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1906-03-01 Pinnell Residence in WR Burned to the Ground - Arkansas Democrat pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-05T14:55:15-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61906-03-01 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.pngplain2020-06-05T14:57:30-07:0003/01/1906Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61908-01-30 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.pngplain2020-06-07T09:54:59-07:0001/30/1908Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1901-01-24 Fiends Wreck a Tourist Train at WR - Davenport IA pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-03T09:20:46-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61901-01-24 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.pngplain2020-06-03T09:39:10-07:0001/24/1901Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1882-12-08 Enigmatic Fatal Fight between WR Women - Harrisburg, PA pg 1_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T08:49:51-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61882-12-08 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.jpgplain2020-05-14T09:00:24-07:0012/08/1882Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1933-06-06 Wild Locusts Invade Walnut Ridge - Hope Star pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-17T18:48:47-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61933-06-06 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.pngplain2020-06-17T18:49:43-07:0006/06/1933Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1906-05-29 Farmers Union Meets Near Portia - Arkansas Democrat pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-05T15:55:26-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61906-05-29 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.pngplain2020-06-05T15:58:11-07:0005/29/1906Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61908-07-26 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.pngplain2020-06-07T12:46:47-07:0007/26/1908Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1902-02-07 Robbers Attempt at WR Post Office - Arkansas Democrat pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-03T14:27:26-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61902-02-07 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.pngplain2020-06-03T14:29:22-07:0002/07/1902Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1883-10-06 Clouds of Migrating Butterflies Pass Town - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 5_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T10:02:07-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61883-10-06 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.jpgplain2020-05-14T10:03:45-07:0010/06/1883Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1912-03-26 WR Blade Discusses Donaghey Third Term - AR Gazette pg 10_thumb.png2020-06-11T14:01:39-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-03-26 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.pngplain2020-06-11T14:03:57-07:0003/26/1912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada44