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/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/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/1893-04-01 Portia Lumber Mill Burns Along with Downtown WR - Vicksburg MS pg 2_thumb.png2020-05-26T15:17:08-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61893-04-01 Vicksburg Daily Commercial Herald MS pg 23A news brief notes the burning of a Portia lumber mill, the same day a fire hits Walnut Ridge.media/1893-04-01 Portia Lumber Mill Burns Along with Downtown WR - Vicksburg MS pg 2.pngplain2020-05-26T15:22:38-07:0004/01/1893Edward 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/1893-04-15 Thirteen Houses Destroyed by Fire WR - Mendocino CA pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-26T16:21:47-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61893-04-15 Mendocino Coast Beacon CA pg 12A later news dispatch about the WR Star Hotel fire notes that thirteen houses were destroyed in the conflagration.media/1893-04-15 Thirteen Houses Destroyed by Fire WR - Mendocino CA pg 1.pngplain2020-05-26T16:22:58-07:0004/15/1893Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1893-12-19 House Destroyed in WR By Accidental Fire - Memphis Commercial TN pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-27T08:31:39-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61893-12-19 Memphis Commercial TN pg 12A house is destroyed in Walnut Ridge by an accidental fire.media/1893-12-19 House Destroyed in WR By Accidental Fire - Memphis Commercial TN pg 1.pngplain2020-05-27T08:32:55-07:0012/19/1893Edward 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/1884-07-28 Brothel Burned Down in WR - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 1_thumb.jpg2020-05-12T13:33:16-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61884-07-28 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 12A Walnut Ridge brothel is burnt down by a group of drunk men.media/1884-07-28 Brothel Burned Down in WR - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 1.jpgplain2020-05-12T13:35:54-07:0007/28/1884Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1894-01-05 Vandals Attempt to Burn WR - St Joseph MO pg 2_thumb.png2020-05-27T15:38:25-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61894-01-05 St Joseph Gazette-Herald MO pg 22Arsonists attempt to burn businesses throughout Walnut Ridge in the early hours of the morning.media/1894-01-05 Vandals Attempt to Burn WR - St Joseph MO pg 2.pngplain2020-05-27T15:40:42-07:0001/05/1894Edward 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/1893-04-02 African-American Hotel Cook Accused of Starting the WR Fire - Memphis TN pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-26T15:30:56-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61893-04-02 Memphis Commercial TN pg 12The Star Hotel's cook is arrested and accused of starting the fire that killed two and destroyed a good portion of the town.media/1893-04-02 African-American Hotel Cook Accused of Starting the WR Fire - Memphis TN pg 1.pngplain2020-05-26T15:33:57-07:0004/02/1893Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/N1894-03-22 Man Sentenced for WR Arson - Memphis Commercial pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-27T15:56:47-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61894-03-22 Memphis Commercial TN pg 42Ad Cain, charged with starting the fire that burned the Star Hotel and other WR businesses in April 1893, is sentenced to two years in prison.media/N1894-03-22 Man Sentenced for WR Arson - Memphis Commercial pg 4.pngplain2020-05-27T15:59:20-07:0003/22/1894Edward 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/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/1894-11-16 Forest Fires Fought Near Hoxie - Racine Journal Times WI pg 6_thumb.png2020-05-28T11:28:24-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61894-11-16 Racine Journal Times WI pg 62Forest fires near Hoxie are fought back day and night by determined residents.media/1894-11-16 Forest Fires Fought Near Hoxie - Racine Journal Times WI pg 6.pngplain2020-05-28T11:30:44-07:0011/16/1894Edward 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/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/1888-02-23 Another Fire in WR - Ironton County Register pg 6_thumb.png2020-05-17T14:27:44-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61888-02-23 Ironton County Register MO pg 62A disastrous early morning fire strikes Walnut Ridge's business district.media/1888-02-23 Another Fire in WR - Ironton County Register pg 6.pngplain2020-05-17T14:31:34-07:0002/23/1888Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6