WHOA: Walnut Ridge & Hoxie Online ArchiveMain MenuIntroduction & NavigationArchive CrossroadsView Archive By Source ThemeView Archive By Timeline of SourcesView Archive By Source LocationsView Archive By Source TypeView Research on Pre-WWII WR & HoxieEdward 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/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/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/1931-01-15 Car Plunges 100 Ft from Bridge, Perhaps at Powhatan - Blytheville Courier pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-17T15:09:13-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61931-01-15 Blytheville Courier pg 12A car plunges one hundred feet from a bridge, perhaps at Powhatan, killing one and injuring another.media/1931-01-15 Car Plunges 100 Ft from Bridge, Perhaps at Powhatan - Blytheville Courier pg 1.pngplain2020-06-17T15:10:24-07:0001/15/1931Edward 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/1893-04-04 More Details on Disastrous Downtown WR Fire - AR Gazette pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-26T15:41:11-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61893-04-04 Arkansas Gazette pg 42More details are given on the businesses destroyed by the Star Hotel fire in Walnut Ridge, and investigations of potential culprits behind the fire continue.media/1893-04-04 More Details on Disastrous Downtown WR Fire - AR Gazette pg 4.pngplain2020-05-26T15:49:13-07:0004/04/1893Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1903-03-19 Prisoners Save Sheriff and Wife on Black River - Indianapolis IN pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-03T19:20:20-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61903-03-19 Indianapolis Journal IN pg 12Two prisoners save the Lawrence County Sheriff and his wife, though are unable to save the couple's baby, when the group's boat overturns on the Black River.media/1903-03-19 Prisoners Save Sheriff and Wife on Black River - Indianapolis IN pg 1.pngplain2020-06-03T19:27:19-07:0003/19/1903Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1938-03-22 Two Men Killed While Walking Along Pocahontas-WR Hwy 67 - Hope Star pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-18T13:47:52-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61938-03-22 Hope Star pg 12Two men are struck and killed while walking along Highway 67 between Walnut Ridge and Pocahontas.media/1938-03-22 Two Men Killed While Walking Along Pocahontas-WR Hwy 67 - Hope Star pg 1.pngplain2020-06-18T13:50:51-07:0003/22/1938Edward 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/1894-07-19 Farmers in Hoxie Get in Taxes Fight, One Shot - Scottsboro Citizen AL pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-28T10:48:03-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61894-07-19 Scottsboro Citizen AL pg 12Two farmers near Hoxie get in an argument about taxes; one is shot and drowns in a pond.media/1894-07-19 Farmers in Hoxie Get in Taxes Fight, One Shot - Scottsboro Citizen AL pg 1.pngplain2020-05-28T10:50:26-07:0007/19/1894Edward 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/1882-07-04 Death by Sunstroke in WR - Memphis Avalanche TN pg 2_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T08:18:16-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61882-07-04 Memphis Avalanche TN pg 22A man dies of sunstroke in Walnut Ridge, and his wife cuts short her visit in Tennessee upon receipt of the news.media/1882-07-04 Death by Sunstroke in WR - Memphis Avalanche TN pg 2.jpgplain2020-05-14T08:30:40-07:0007/04/1882Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1895-01-29 Two Men Found Frozen to Death Near RR Tracks - Nashville TN pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-28T12:14:28-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61895-01-29 Nashville Tennessean TN pg 12Two men are found frozen to death along the railroad tracks, six miles from Hoxie.media/1895-01-29 Two Men Found Frozen to Death Near RR Tracks - Nashville TN pg 1.pngplain2020-05-28T12:16:21-07:0001/29/1895Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1938-09-03 Little Rock Couple Killed in Auto Crash at Hoxie - Fort Worth TX pg 9_thumb.png2020-06-18T14:31:43-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61938-09-03 Fort Worth Star-Telegram TX pg 92A Little Rock couple is killed in a car crash five miles south of Hoxie.media/1938-09-03 Little Rock Couple Killed in Auto Crash at Hoxie - Fort Worth TX pg 9.pngplain2020-06-18T14:32:33-07:0009/03/1938Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1882-06-05 Cattle Cause Train Wreck Near Okean - Topeka KS pg 1_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T08:36:23-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61882-06-05 Topeka Daily Capital KS pg 12A fireman is killed on a 3 a.m. Iron Mountain train when the engine hits some cattle on the tracks.media/1882-06-05 Cattle Cause Train Wreck Near Okean - Topeka KS pg 1.jpgplain2020-05-14T08:39:20-07:0006/05/1882Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1895-02-01 Frozen Tramps Reportedly Driven From RR Waiting Room Prior - Huntsville AL pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-28T12:20:36-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61895-02-01 Huntsville Journal AL pg 12The two men found frozen to death along the railroad tracks were reportedly tramps driven from the railroad depot waiting room prior.media/1895-02-01 Frozen Tramps Reportedly Driven From RR Waiting Room Prior - Huntsville AL pg 1.pngplain2020-05-28T12:24:05-07:0002/01/1895Edward 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/WR Blade 1927 Tornado Coverage - WR-Hoxie FB Dwight Lane Oct 2012_thumb.jpg2020-07-08T19:40:14-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61927-05 Walnut Ridge Blade, Section of Front Page2A partial section of the front page of the Walnut Ridge Blade's edition shortly after the destructive May 9 tornado, likely published two days afterwards; image courtesy of Dwight Lane.media/WR Blade 1927 Tornado Coverage - WR-Hoxie FB Dwight Lane Oct 2012.jpgplain2020-07-08T19:46:49-07:0005/11/1927Edward 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/1897-07-22 Fairly Detailed Account of KKK Activity in Richwoods - Brooklyn NY pg 5_thumb.png2020-05-30T15:26:56-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61897-07-22 Brooklyn Standard Union NY pg 52A local group of the Ku Klux Klan commits atrocities in Randolph and Lawrence Counties, including the area of Richwoods north of Walnut Ridge.media/1897-07-22 Fairly Detailed Account of KKK Activity in Richwoods - Brooklyn NY pg 5.pngplain2020-05-30T15:45:19-07:0007/22/1897Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1913-02-22 Hanging in WR Courthouse Cupola - Fairbanks AK pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-12T08:31:59-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-02-22 Fairbanks Daily Times AK pg 12A hanging takes place in the cupola of the Lawrence County courthouse in Walnut Ridge.media/1913-02-22 Hanging in WR Courthouse Cupola - Fairbanks AK pg 1.pngplain2020-06-12T08:36:06-07:0002/22/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1884-06-27 Portia Boiler Explosion - Arkansas Democrat pg 1_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T12:56:10-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61884-06-27 Arkansas Democrat pg 12Two men are killed in a boiler explosion at a Portia stave factory.media/1884-06-27 Portia Boiler Explosion - Arkansas Democrat pg 1.jpgplain2020-05-14T13:05:06-07:0006/27/1884Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1899-09-12 Hoxie Twelve-Year-Old Dies of Burst Blood Vessel - Pine Bluff AR pg 2_thumb.png2020-05-31T18:56:25-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61899-09-12 Pine Bluff Daily Graphic AR pg 22A Hoxie twelve-year-old dies of a burst blood vessel.media/1899-09-12 Hoxie Twelve-Year-Old Dies of Burst Blood Vessel - Pine Bluff AR pg 2.pngplain2020-05-31T18:59:22-07:0009/12/1899Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1913-03-21 Details of Hoxie Tornado Damages in Front-Page Column - AR Democrat pg 1-min_thumb.png2020-06-12T08:48:48-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-03-21 Arkansas Democrat pg 12The Arkansas Democrat gives details of tornado/storm damages at Hoxie, Walnut Ridge, Minturn, and elsewhere.media/1913-03-21 Details of Hoxie Tornado Damages in Front-Page Column - AR Democrat pg 1-min.pngplain2020-06-12T09:02:23-07:0003/21/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1889-11-13 Tree Falls on Wagon and Kills WR Man (Popular Article in KS)- Clyde KS pg 2_thumb.png2020-05-17T16:09:16-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61889-11-13 Clyde Herald KS pg 22A tree falls on the wagon of a man crossing a creek near Walnut Ridge, killing him and injuring his family.media/1889-11-13 Tree Falls on Wagon and Kills WR Man (Popular Article in KS)- Clyde KS pg 2.pngplain2020-05-17T16:12:50-07:0011/13/1889Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1900-02-10 Walnut Ridge Woman Died from Burns - Cape Girardeau MO pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-02T18:34:57-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61900-02-10 Cape Girardeau Democrat MO pg 22A Walnut Ridge woman burns to death when her clothing catches on fire.media/1900-02-10 Walnut Ridge Woman Died from Burns - Cape Girardeau MO pg 2.pngplain2020-06-02T18:37:09-07:0002/10/1900Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1927-05-10 Twenty-two Killed By Tornado in WR, Hoxie, Egypt - Wilmington DE pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-17T08:07:53-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61927-05-10 Wilmington News Journal DE pg 12At least twenty-two are killed by a tornado in Egypt, Hoxie, and Walnut Ridge.media/1927-05-10 Twenty-two Killed By Tornado in WR, Hoxie, Egypt - Wilmington DE pg 1.pngplain2020-06-17T08:09:08-07:0005/10/1927Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6