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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/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/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/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/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/1874-09-26 Horses Traveling Between WR and Powhatan Run Away With Vehicle - AR Gazette pg 4_thumb.jpg2020-05-12T12:50:59-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61874-09-26 Arkansas Gazette pg 42A woman and her two children are injured when the horses towing their vehicle between WR & Powhatan run away.media/1874-09-26 Horses Traveling Between WR and Powhatan Run Away With Vehicle - AR Gazette pg 4.jpgplain2020-05-12T12:54:40-07:0009/26/1874Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1881-09-24 Shooting in WR - Nashville TN pg 1_thumb.jpg2020-05-13T20:52:25-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61881-09-24 The Tennessean Nashville TN pg 12A St. Louis Post-Dispatch news brief notes a fatal shooting in Walnut Ridge.media/1881-09-24 Shooting in WR - Nashville TN pg 1.jpgplain2020-05-13T20:54:38-07:0009/24/1881Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1884-02-11 John Rhea Stabbs Mr. Bottoms in Saloon - Alton IL pg 2_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T12:14:18-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61884-02-11 Alton Evening Telegraph IL pg 22A fight in a Walnut Ridge saloon results in a man stabbed in the neck with a penknife.media/1884-02-11 John Rhea Stabbs Mr. Bottoms in Saloon - Alton IL pg 2.jpgplain2020-05-14T12:15:46-07:0002/11/1884Edward 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/1873-05-30 Shooting Takes Place at Saloon in Walnut Ridge - AR Gazette pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-13T12:20:37-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61873-05-30 Arkansas Gazette pg 42A shooting takes place in a Walnut Ridge saloon after a Canadian painter is refused another drink.media/1873-05-30 Shooting Takes Place at Saloon in Walnut Ridge - AR Gazette pg 4.pngplain2020-05-13T12:27:23-07:0005/30/1873Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1884-04-10 Man Dies in WR of Ruptured Blood Vessel - Chanute KS pg 5_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T12:18:42-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61884-04-10 Chanute Weekly Times KS pg 52A Walnut Ridge sawmill operator dies of a broken blood vessel while doing everyday repairs.media/1884-04-10 Man Dies in WR of Ruptured Blood Vessel - Chanute KS pg 5.jpgplain2020-05-14T12:23:09-07:0004/10/1884Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1908-10-26 Jonesboro Daily News pg 3 - Lee Ridgeway Shot, Childers Account_thumb.png2020-05-07T20:31:25-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61908-10-26 Jonesboro Daily News pg 32Lee Ridgeway is shot by Alf Bagley, whose brother Ridgeway had slain.media/1908-10-26 Jonesboro Daily News pg 3 - Lee Ridgeway Shot, Childers Account.pngplain2020-05-07T20:33:27-07:0010/26/1908Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1877-08-11 African-American Porter Falls Between RR Cars and Platform, Dies - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.jpg2020-05-13T14:08:19-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61877-08-11 Arkansas Gazette pg 22At the WR depot an African-American porter falls between the platform and moving train cars and is crushed to death.media/1877-08-11 African-American Porter Falls Between RR Cars and Platform, Dies - AR Gazette pg 2.jpgplain2020-05-13T14:11:02-07:0008/11/1877Edward 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/1908-10-26 Memphis Cmcl Appeal pg 7 - Lee Ridgeway Shot_thumb.png2020-05-07T20:37:35-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61908-10-26 Memphis Cmcl Appeal pg 72Lee Ridgeway is not expected to live after being shot by Alf Bagley.media/1908-10-26 Memphis Cmcl Appeal pg 7 - Lee Ridgeway Shot.pngplain2020-05-07T20:39:57-07:0010/26/1908Edward 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/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/1908-10-27 Memphis Cmcl Appeal pg 7 - Ridgeway Dies From Wounds_thumb.png2020-05-07T20:41:59-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61908-10-27 Memphis Cmcl Appeal pg 72Lee Ridgeway dies from his wounds after being shot, and is buried.media/1908-10-27 Memphis Cmcl Appeal pg 7 - Ridgeway Dies From Wounds.pngplain2020-05-07T20:43:25-07:0010/27/1908Edward 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/1908-10-28 Jonesboro Weekly Sun pg 2 - Ridgeway Shot, Lynching Feared_thumb.png2020-05-07T20:46:16-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61908-10-28 Jonesboro Weekly Sun pg 22The Jonesboro Sun provides further details on the circumstances of Alf Bagley's murder of Lee Ridgeway on Main Street.media/1908-10-28 Jonesboro Weekly Sun pg 2 - Ridgeway Shot, Lynching Feared.pngplain2020-05-07T20:48:22-07:0010/28/1908Edward 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/1885-04-02 African-American Porter Shoots at Hoxie Safe-Crackers - Ironton MO pg 4_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T13:58:43-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61885-04-02 Ironton County Register MO pg 42Would-be burglars at a Hoxie hotel flee in the dark after the porter shoots at them through a smoke-filled room.media/1885-04-02 African-American Porter Shoots at Hoxie Safe-Crackers - Ironton MO pg 4.jpgplain2020-05-14T14:03:11-07:0004/02/1885Edward 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/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/1883-02-01 Poplar Bluff Man Dies Drinking in WR - Poplar Bluff Citizen MO pg 5_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T09:12:16-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61883-02-01 Poplar Bluff Citizen MO pg 52A former Poplar Bluff resident dies of heavy drinking in Walnut Ridge.media/1883-02-01 Poplar Bluff Man Dies Drinking in WR - Poplar Bluff Citizen MO pg 5.jpgplain2020-05-14T09:14:19-07:0002/01/1883Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1886-01-05 Fight in Sexton Drug Store with Frank Israel - Topeka KS pg 3_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T14:27:37-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61886-01-05 Topeka Citizen KS pg 32A druggist attempts to break up a fight in his store, but is hit with a club and lashes back with a knife.media/1886-01-05 Fight in Sexton Drug Store with Frank Israel - Topeka KS pg 3.jpgplain2020-05-14T14:31:33-07:0001/05/1886Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1873-05-30 Shooting on the Train - Memphis Avalanche TN pg 2_thumb.jpg2020-05-12T12:37:09-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61873-05-30 Memphis Avalanche TN pg 22Two men draw revolvers on each other on the Cairo & Fulton Railroad at Walnut Ridge, and one is shot.media/1873-05-30 Shooting on the Train - Memphis Avalanche TN pg 2.jpgplain2020-05-12T12:45:07-07:0005/30/1873Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1879-06-18 Jealous WR Man Tries to Kill Himself and Wife, Fails at Both - AR Democrat pg 1_thumb.jpg2020-05-13T19:27:00-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61879-06-18 Arkansas Democrat pg 12Notes that in Walnut Ridge "a jealous husband attempted to commit suicide, but failing in that, tried to kill her, and made a second failure."media/1879-06-18 Jealous WR Man Tries to Kill Himself and Wife, Fails at Both - AR Democrat pg 1.jpgplain2020-05-13T19:31:33-07:0006/18/1879Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1883-12-26 Man Kills His Uncle Near WR - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 4_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T10:09:28-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61883-12-26 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 42A man kills his uncle near Walnut Ridge in a violent exchange involving a knife, a shovel, and a pistol.media/1883-12-26 Man Kills His Uncle Near WR - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 4.jpgplain2020-05-14T10:12:14-07:0012/26/1883Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6