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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/WR Street View Front St Circa 1890s Part Two - Betty Davidson FB WR-Hoxie Dec 2018_thumb.jpg2020-07-09T13:54:13-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Walnut Ridge 1891 Front Street Panorama, pt 2 of 37Part of a three-frame panorama taken by W. S. Hubbs; pictured from left to right are the Star Hotel, an unnamed building, the Yellow Front Restaurant, and a drugstore. Property of James Whitlow; I of A WR&H pg 13.media/WR Street View Front St Circa 1890s Part Two - Betty Davidson FB WR-Hoxie Dec 2018.jpgplain2020-12-02T09:55:20-08:0010/17/1891Edward 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/WR Hotel Lawrence - LCHS Pinterest_thumb.jpg2020-05-09T19:54:01-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Postcard, Hotel Lawrence in Walnut Ridge6A now-demolished hotel built in 1921 at the corner of SW Third St and Elm St in Walnut Ridge. Postcard courtesy of the Lawrence County Historical Society.media/WR Hotel Lawrence - LCHS Pinterest.jpgplain2020-07-08T20:56:14-07:001921Edward 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/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/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/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/Mule Car Line Circa 1890 - State Archives EofA_thumb.jpg2020-05-08T14:42:23-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, WR and Hoxie Mule-drawn Streetcar, Circa 18905The man just to the right of the numeral 2 is snacking on a banana, probably delivered by the railroad. In the background is a "Smoke Bull Durham" ad. Photo courtesy the Encyclopedia of Arkansas.media/Mule Car Line Circa 1890 - State Archives EofA.jpgplain2020-06-23T15:56:40-07:001890Edward 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/1912 Hoxie Boas-Gibson Hotel Letterhead - Tale of Two Towns_thumb.jpg2020-05-10T21:28:37-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Document, 1912 Boas-Gibson Hotel Letterhead5Describes the many amenities of the now-modernized Boas Hotel in Hoxie; property of Jon Walter. See source for details: http://ataleoftwotowns.com/1912-hoxie-boas-hotel-letterhead/media/1912 Hoxie Boas-Gibson Hotel Letterhead - Tale of Two Towns.jpgplain2020-12-02T09:27:32-08:001912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/Hoxie Boas Hotel - Larry Dobbs WR and Hoxie FB April 2015 Postcard Front_thumb.jpg2020-06-23T12:55:50-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Postcard, Boas Hotel, Hoxie, 1919, Front of Card4A postcard image of the second Boas Hotel in Hoxie, built in 1913, postmarked June 28, 1919; image courtesy of Larry Dobbs.media/Hoxie Boas Hotel - Larry Dobbs WR and Hoxie FB April 2015 Postcard Front.jpgplain2020-07-10T08:04:35-07:0006/28/1919Edward 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 19404Depicts the business's cottages that once served Highway 67 travelers.media/WR Alamo Tourist Court Circa 1940 - Betty Davidson FB WR and Hoxie Nov 2018.jpgplain2020-08-30T14:10:24-07:001940Edward 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/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/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/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/Hoxie Union Depot 1924-10-09 Depot Burning II - Larry Dobbs FB Apr 2013_thumb.jpg2020-07-10T15:16:13-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Hoxie Union Depot Burning 10/09/1924, Image 2 of 53Image property of James Whitlow.media/Hoxie Union Depot 1924-10-09 Depot Burning II - Larry Dobbs FB Apr 2013.jpgplain2020-12-02T10:29:58-08:0010/09/1924Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/Hoxie Boas Hotel - FB Larry Dobbs Public Post Nov 2017_thumb.jpg2020-06-23T13:22:47-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Postcard, Boas Hotel, Hoxie, Second View3A second undated postcard of the Boas Hotel's 1913 building, shown from a different vantage point; image courtesy Larry Dobbs.media/Hoxie Boas Hotel - FB Larry Dobbs Public Post Nov 2017.jpgplain2020-07-08T20:52:41-07:001913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/Hoxie RR YMCA - Larry Dobbs FB May 2010_thumb.jpg2020-06-23T18:39:36-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Postcard, Hoxie 1904 Railroad YMCA Building3Image property of James Whitlow; I of A WR&H pg 67.media/Hoxie RR YMCA - Larry Dobbs FB May 2010.jpgplain2020-12-02T10:53:23-08:001904Edward 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/Hoxie Boas Hotel Early 1900s - Larry Dobbs FB May 2010_thumb.jpg2020-07-10T07:58:32-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Boas Hotel, Hoxie, Circa 19063Depicts the first Boas Hotel building. Image property of James Whitlow; I of A WR&H pg 14.media/Hoxie Boas Hotel Early 1900s - Larry Dobbs FB May 2010.jpgplain2020-12-02T11:00:55-08:001906Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Street View 1910 Main St Looking East - City of WR via Larry Dobbs_thumb.jpg2020-07-10T14:33:49-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, West Main Street Looking East, Walnut Ridge, 19103The Hotel Rhea is pictured at right. Image property of James Whitlow; I of A WR&H pg 72.media/WR Street View 1910 Main St Looking East - City of WR via Larry Dobbs.jpgplain2020-12-02T11:04:03-08:001910Edward 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/WR Street View Front St Circa 1890 - Gilbert S Rainey FB WR and Hoxie Jul 2015_thumb.jpg2020-07-09T13:51:11-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Walnut Ridge 1891 Front Street Panorama, pt 1 of 33Part of a three-frame panorama taken by W. S. Hubbs; image courtesy of Gilbert S. Rainey. The book "Images of America: Walnut Ridge & Hoxie" notes for this photograph that "the view in this picture is looking down West Main Street at the intersection of SW and NW Front Streets. Visible are, from left to right, the Rhea Stables, owned by John A. Rhea; Z. C. Phelps & Company General Merchandise; and, partly, the Star Hotel across Main Street, with S. Ruffner's Groceries on the first floor."media/WR Street View Front St Circa 1890 - Gilbert S Rainey FB WR and Hoxie Jul 2015.jpgplain2020-07-09T20:16:08-07:0010/17/1891Edward 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/1914-12-03 Arkansas Democrat pg 9 - Sensational Testimony in Hughes Case_thumb.png2020-07-08T05:21:36-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-12-03 Arkansas Democrat pg 92The first seven witnesses examined in the Hughes trial "swear to alleged facts which are damaging" to Hughes and Mrs. Lizzie Burell.media/1914-12-03 Arkansas Democrat pg 9 - Sensational Testimony in Hughes Case.pngplain2020-07-08T05:22:50-07:0012/03/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Rhea Hotel - Larry Dobbs WR and Hoxie FB Apr 2015 - Postcard Front_thumb.jpg2020-07-10T14:41:26-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Postcard, Rhea Hotel, Walnut Ridge, 1914, Front of Card2Front side of a postcard dated September 10, 1914; image courtesy of Larry Dobbs.media/WR Rhea Hotel - Larry Dobbs WR and Hoxie FB Apr 2015 - Postcard Front.jpgplain2020-07-10T14:42:41-07:0009/10/1914Edward 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/1897-09-05 MINI JACKPOT, Great Town Description of Walnut Ridge - AR Gazette pg 12-min_thumb.png2020-05-30T15:53:58-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61897-09-05 Arkansas Gazette pg 122The Arkansas Gazette gives an affable and detailed description of Walnut Ridge, "a hustling city with one thousand inhabitants."media/1897-09-05 MINI JACKPOT, Great Town Description of Walnut Ridge - AR Gazette pg 12-min.pngplain2020-05-30T16:10:38-07:0009/05/1897Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1905-03-14 WR Blade Editor Comments About Progress in WR - AR Gazette pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-04T18:21:26-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61905-03-14 Arkansas Gazette pg 42The editor of the Walnut Ridge Blade comments on commerce, transportation, and smallpox in WR.media/1905-03-14 WR Blade Editor Comments About Progress in WR - AR Gazette pg 4.pngplain2020-06-04T18:24:45-07:0003/14/1905Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1912-10-26 Impressive stories of Boas Hotel Fire - Tampa Times FL pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-11T18:57:46-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-10-26 Tampa Times FL pg 32A 6 am fire at the Boas Hotel in Hoxie results in several guests jumping from second-story windows to escape the flames.media/1912-10-26 Impressive stories of Boas Hotel Fire - Tampa Times FL pg 3.pngplain2020-06-11T19:02:21-07:0010/26/1912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1919-01-01 Early Morning Earthquake Causes Hotel Night Clerk to Stagger - Wilmington DE pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-15T13:07:23-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61919-01-01 Wilmington Evening Journal DE pg 42An early morning earthquake causes a hotel clerk to stagger and shakes a dollar bill out of his hand.media/1919-01-01 Early Morning Earthquake Causes Hotel Night Clerk to Stagger - Wilmington DE pg 4.pngplain2020-06-15T13:08:42-07:0001/01/1919Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-12-05 St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 3 - Woman Indicted as Accessory in Feud Murder_thumb.png2020-07-08T06:51:46-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-12-05 St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 32The Post-Dispatch describes the circumstances leading to the fallout between Lizzie Burell and Isom Bagley, and notes that Isom's sons "were ready fighters when occasion demanded action."media/1914-12-05 St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 3 - Woman Indicted as Accessory in Feud Murder.pngplain2020-07-08T07:01:03-07:0012/05/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/Hoxie Main Street Circa 1910ish - FB WR-Hoxie Fred Weeks Aug 2011_thumb.jpg2020-07-09T20:41:08-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Postcard, Hoxie's Main Street, Circa 19142Includes several storefronts, the streetcar track, and the Boas Hotel near the horizon line; image courtesy of Fred Weeks.media/Hoxie Main Street Circa 1910ish - FB WR-Hoxie Fred Weeks Aug 2011.jpgplain2020-07-09T20:43:32-07:001914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Rhea Hotel - Larry Dobbs WR and Hoxie FB Apr 2015 - Postcard Back_thumb.jpg2020-07-10T14:46:28-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Document, Rhea Hotel Postcard, Walnut Ridge, 1919, Back of Card2The postcard lists "Lennington & Powers" as proprietors of the hotel; image courtesy of Larry Dobbs.media/WR Rhea Hotel - Larry Dobbs WR and Hoxie FB Apr 2015 - Postcard Back.jpgplain2020-07-10T14:48:39-07:0009/10/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1874-11-10 Passenger Trains Begin Stopping for Supper in WR Instead of Moark - AR Gazette pg 4_thumb.jpg2020-05-12T13:01:10-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61874-11-10 Arkansas Gazette pg 42Northbound Cairo & Fulton passenger trains begin to stop for supper at Henry Boas's eating-house in WR.media/1874-11-10 Passenger Trains Begin Stopping for Supper in WR Instead of Moark - AR Gazette pg 4.jpgplain2020-05-12T13:04:29-07:0011/10/1874Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1889-04-13 Wife Elopes With Other Man, Starts Hoxie Boardinghouse - Fort Wayne IN pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-17T15:15:32-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61889-04-13 Fort Wayne Sentinel IN pg 12A married woman runs away with a neighbor but is intercepted in Mammoth Springs, and afterwards starts a boardinghouse in Hoxie.media/1889-04-13 Wife Elopes With Other Man, Starts Hoxie Boardinghouse - Fort Wayne IN pg 1.pngplain2020-05-17T15:24:26-07:0004/13/1889Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1899-09-14 Man Sleeps on Chairs in WR Since No Beds Left - Poplar Bluff Citizen MO pg 5_thumb.png2020-05-31T19:05:03-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61899-09-14 Poplar Bluff Citizen MO pg 52A man tells the story of how he once slept on chairs in Walnut Ridge since no beds were left.media/1899-09-14 Man Sleeps on Chairs in WR Since No Beds Left - Poplar Bluff Citizen MO pg 5.pngplain2020-05-31T19:07:55-07:0009/14/1899Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1905-05-14 WR Column, Social and Travel News Briefs - AR Democrat pg 14_thumb.png2020-06-05T11:37:18-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61905-05-14 Arkansas Democrat pg 142A listing of travel news briefs from Walnut Ridge shows some of the cities and towns that WR residents frequented.media/1905-05-14 WR Column, Social and Travel News Briefs - AR Democrat pg 14.pngplain2020-06-05T11:43:44-07:0005/14/1905Edward 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/Hoxie Eagle Hotel - LCHS Pinterest_thumb.jpg2020-06-23T13:08:22-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Postcard, Eagle Hotel, Hoxie2A 1921 view of the Eagle Hotel on the corner of Texas St and Annie St in Hoxie, demolished by 1928; image courtesy Lawrence County Historical Society.media/Hoxie Eagle Hotel - LCHS Pinterest.jpgplain2020-06-23T13:10:28-07:001921Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1935 Hoxie Yearbook Ads - Danny Hibbard WR-Hoxie FB Aug 2013_thumb.jpg2020-07-08T18:26:53-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Document, 1936 Hoxie Yearbook Ads2Includes ads from a variety of Hoxie and Walnut Ridge businesses; image courtesy of Danny Hibbard.media/1935 Hoxie Yearbook Ads - Danny Hibbard WR-Hoxie FB Aug 2013.jpgplain2020-07-08T18:29:05-07:001936Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Street View Main St W circa late 1920s or early 1930s - TheTD Mar 27 1991 9B - Apr 2014 WR-Hoxie FB_thumb.jpg2020-07-10T15:04:56-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, West Main Street, Walnut Ridge, Circa 1925-19352Picture printed in the March 27, 1991 edition of the Times-Dispatch (page 9B); note the hamburger stand located at right.media/WR Street View Main St W circa late 1920s or early 1930s - TheTD Mar 27 1991 9B - Apr 2014 WR-Hoxie FB.jpgplain2020-07-10T15:06:24-07:001925 - 1935Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1886-02-10 Lovely Promotional Description of the Town of Black Rock - Memphis TN pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-26T08:25:20-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61886-02-10 Memphis Daily Appeal TN pg 42A visitor to Black Rock describes the state of the town and the surrounding countryside, including Bonita Springs.media/1886-02-10 Lovely Promotional Description of the Town of Black Rock - Memphis TN pg 4.pngplain2020-05-26T08:38:44-07:0002/10/1886Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1901-05-09 Grand Ball Held in Walnut Ridge - Poplar Bluff Citizen MO pg 12_thumb.png2020-06-03T09:52:53-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61901-05-09 Poplar Bluff Citizen MO pg 122A festive ball is held in Walnut Ridge, with special invitations sent out to members of Elk lodges and the Travelers Protective Association (based at the time out of St. Louis).media/1901-05-09 Grand Ball Held in Walnut Ridge - Poplar Bluff Citizen MO pg 12.pngplain2020-06-03T09:55:07-07:0005/09/1901Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1905-05-21 WR Column, Social and Travel News Briefs - AR Democrat pg 15_thumb.png2020-06-05T11:49:15-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61905-05-21 Arkansas Democrat pg 152Another collection of travel and social news briefs from Walnut Ridge describes everything from a recital at the courthouse hall to a man coming from San Francisco to sell lands at Sedgwick.media/1905-05-21 WR Column, Social and Travel News Briefs - AR Democrat pg 15.pngplain2020-06-05T11:53:57-07:0005/21/1905Edward 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/1930-01-31 Man Kills Himself After Being Blackmailed - Nashville Banner TN pg 13_thumb.png2020-06-17T10:17:51-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61930-01-31 Nashville Banner TN pg 132A man commits suicide after grappling with a blackmail plot against him and his son.media/1930-01-31 Man Kills Himself After Being Blackmailed - Nashville Banner TN pg 13.pngplain2020-06-17T10:20:37-07:0001/31/1930Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1876-08-29 Highlights From Letter Give Rare Details of Early WR - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.jpg2020-05-13T12:46:12-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61876-08-29 Arkansas Gazette pg 22A letter from WR to the Jonesboro Times discusses Walnut Ridge's improvements and its anticipation of a rail connection to Jonesboro.media/1876-08-29 Highlights From Letter Give Rare Details of Early WR - AR Gazette pg 2.jpgplain2020-05-13T12:50:35-07:0008/29/1876Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1901-07-04 Detailed Letter Describing BR Pearl Rush - Fayetteville NC pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-03T10:02:44-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61901-07-04 Fayetteville Weekly Observer NC pg 42A letter from Walnut Ridge describes Black River pearling, and the sensation it has caused in the area.media/1901-07-04 Detailed Letter Describing BR Pearl Rush - Fayetteville NC pg 4.pngplain2020-06-03T10:07:28-07:0007/04/1901Edward 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/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/1931-03-26 WR Man Sells Mortgaged Equipment With Restaurant, Indicted - Poplar Bluff MO pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-17T15:47:15-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61931-03-26 Poplar Bluff Republican MO pg 82A former WR restaurant owner is indicted for failing to mention, when selling the business, that the equipment is still mortgaged.media/1931-03-26 WR Man Sells Mortgaged Equipment With Restaurant, Indicted - Poplar Bluff MO pg 8.pngplain2020-06-17T15:53:40-07:0003/26/1931Edward 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/1901-09-24 AR Democrat Correspondent Visits, Describes WR and Pocahontas - AR Democrat pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-03T10:11:26-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61901-09-24 Arkansas Democrat pg 52An Arkansas Democrat correspondent visits Walnut Ridge and Pocahontas and describes the two towns.media/1901-09-24 AR Democrat Correspondent Visits, Describes WR and Pocahontas - AR Democrat pg 5.pngplain2020-06-03T10:18:33-07:0009/24/1901Edward 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/1913-12-18 Greasy Spoon Lunch Room Proprietor Says He Is Content - AR Democrat pg 16_thumb.png2020-06-12T14:51:33-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-12-18 Arkansas Democrat pg 162The proprietor of the Greasy Spoon lunchroom in Hoxie says that he is "content to remain here, feed the hungry, and grow up with the town."media/1913-12-18 Greasy Spoon Lunch Room Proprietor Says He Is Content - AR Democrat pg 16.pngplain2020-06-12T14:53:31-07:0012/18/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1932-10-06 Hoxie Bank Robbers Start Downtown Fire - Poplar Bluff Republican MO pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-17T18:06:19-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61932-10-06 Poplar Bluff Republican MO pg 82In trying to blast open a safe, bank robbers at Hoxie start a downtown fire that destroys five buildings.media/1932-10-06 Hoxie Bank Robbers Start Downtown Fire - Poplar Bluff Republican MO pg 8.pngplain2020-06-17T18:40:31-07:0010/06/1932Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/Hoxie Tornado 1913 Hotel Damage - Larry Dobbs FB May 2010_thumb.jpg2020-07-09T10:10:23-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Hoxie 1913 Tornado Damage, Hotel2A photo of additional damage caused by the March 20 tornado; image courtesy of Larry Dobbs.media/Hoxie Tornado 1913 Hotel Damage - Larry Dobbs FB May 2010.jpgplain2020-07-09T10:22:15-07:0003/20/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/Hoxie Boas Hotel - Larry Dobbs WR and Hoxie FB April 2015 Postcard Back_thumb.jpg2020-07-10T08:12:01-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Document, Boas Hotel Postcard, Hoxie, 1919, Back of Card2The back side of a Boas Hotel postcard postmarked June 28, 1919; image courtesy of Larry Dobbs.media/Hoxie Boas Hotel - Larry Dobbs WR and Hoxie FB April 2015 Postcard Back.jpgplain2020-07-10T08:14:42-07:0006/28/1919Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1878-08-21 AR Board of Health Receives Letter from WR About Yellow Fever - AR Gazette pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-13T19:15:36-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61878-08-21 Arkansas Gazette pg 42The Arkansas Board of Health receives a letter from a Walnut Ridge doctor about preventing the spread of yellow fever in the town, especially via railroad passengers.media/1878-08-21 AR Board of Health Receives Letter from WR About Yellow Fever - AR Gazette pg 4.pngplain2020-05-13T19:18:42-07:0008/21/1878Edward 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/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/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/1913-12-18 Powhatan Farmer in WR Taking Christmas Tree Orders - AR Democrat pg 16_thumb.png2020-06-12T14:56:02-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-12-18 Arkansas Democrat pg 162A Powhatan farmer visits Walnut Ridge to take Christmas tree orders.media/1913-12-18 Powhatan Farmer in WR Taking Christmas Tree Orders - AR Democrat pg 16.pngplain2020-06-12T14:58:32-07:0012/18/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1935-05-01 WR Hotel Manager Held for Burning Pocahontas Hotel - St Louis MO pg 19_thumb.png2020-06-17T20:04:02-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61935-05-01 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 192The manager of the Lawrence Hotel in Walnut Ridge is accused of orchestrating the burning of a Pocahontas hotel.media/1935-05-01 WR Hotel Manager Held for Burning Pocahontas Hotel - St Louis MO pg 19.pngplain2020-06-17T20:10:46-07:0005/01/1935Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Dannys Place Late 1920s- From TD, James Whitlow WR-Hoxie FB Mar 2018_thumb.jpg2020-07-09T13:07:28-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Danny's Place Restaurant, Walnut Ridge, Circa 1925-19302Printed in the Times-Dispatch, with a caption that notes, "Louise and Danny Tolson stand in front of their sandwich and drink establishment in the late 1920s. The business was located at the corner of Main & Front Streets in Walnut Ridge." Image courtesy of Wendell Tolson and James Whitlow.media/WR Dannys Place Late 1920s- From TD, James Whitlow WR-Hoxie FB Mar 2018.jpgplain2020-07-09T13:08:51-07:001925 - 1930Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Street View Main St Looking West - Hippostcard_thumb.jpg2020-07-10T12:56:05-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Postcard, West Main Street, Walnut Ridge, Circa 1922-19252Depicts West Main Street looking west from its junction with Front Street; businesses shown include Cooper Pharmacy at left and a cafe at right.media/WR Street View Main St Looking West - Hippostcard.jpgplain2020-07-10T12:58:01-07:001922 - 1925Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1878-12-02 Man Describes RR Experience in Letter, Had Good Supper in WR - AR Democrat pg 4_thumb.jpg2020-05-13T19:22:16-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61878-12-02 Arkansas Democrat pg 42A man writes about his pleasant experience on an Iron Mountain train, and says he "got a good supper at Walnut Ridge."media/1878-12-02 Man Describes RR Experience in Letter, Had Good Supper in WR - AR Democrat pg 4.jpgplain2020-05-13T19:24:28-07:0012/02/1878Edward 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/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/1914-02-23 Alvis Meyer Store at Walnut Ridge Burns - Jonesboro Evening Sun pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-12T15:11:16-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-02-23 Jonesboro Evening Sun pg 12A fire destroys the back section of a Walnut Ridge store after spreading from a nearby restaurant.media/1914-02-23 Alvis Meyer Store at Walnut Ridge Burns - Jonesboro Evening Sun pg 1.pngplain2020-06-12T15:12:44-07:0002/23/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1935-05-04 Gibson in Denial of Pocahontas Hotel Arson Charge - Hope AR pgs 1 and 3_thumb.png2020-06-17T20:15:12-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61935-05-04 Hope Star pgs 1 & 32John K. Gibson of Hoxie denies involvement in the burning of the Hotel Randolph in Pocahontas, and notes that he is not to be confused with the former owner of the Boas Hotel, John S. Gibson.media/1935-05-04 Gibson in Denial of Pocahontas Hotel Arson Charge - Hope AR pgs 1 and 3.pngplain2020-06-17T20:19:48-07:0005/04/1935Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-11-29 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - Rich Woman Held On Serious Charge_thumb.png2020-07-08T05:03:38-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-11-29 Arkansas Gazette pg 12Lizzie Burell, "a woman of considerable wealth," is charged with being an accessory in Isom Bagley's murder.media/1914-11-29 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - Rich Woman Held On Serious Charge.pngplain2020-07-08T05:05:07-07:0011/29/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1879-11-27 Impressive Letter from WR - Fayetteville Gazette NC pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-13T19:48:33-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61879-11-27 Fayetteville Gazette NC pg 12A North Carolina newspaper gets a letter from a former resident that includes a description of Walnut Ridge and tips on how to prosper as a citizen of Arkansas.media/1879-11-27 Impressive Letter from WR - Fayetteville Gazette NC pg 1.pngplain2020-05-13T19:57:16-07:0011/27/1879Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1895-02-09 Man Held Up at Hoxie Depot, Asked Robbers for 2 Back - Oskaloosa KS pg 3_thumb.png2020-05-28T12:29:08-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61895-02-09 Oskaloosa Independent KS pg 32A man is held up at the Hoxie depot, but asks for $2 back from the robbers and gets it.media/1895-02-09 Man Held Up at Hoxie Depot, Asked Robbers for 2 Back - Oskaloosa KS pg 3.pngplain2020-05-28T12:31:21-07:0002/09/1895Edward 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/1910-04-29 Sheriff Arrests Watch Thief on Train - Weekly Citizen Democrat Poplar Bluff pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-10T09:02:08-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-04-29 Poplar Bluff Weekly Citizen Democrat MO pg 42The Lawrence County Sheriff arrests a watch thief on a Frisco train.media/1910-04-29 Sheriff Arrests Watch Thief on Train - Weekly Citizen Democrat Poplar Bluff pg 4.pngplain2020-06-10T09:05:44-07:0004/29/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-12-15 Rhea Hotel Burns Arkansas Gazette pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-12T15:51:18-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-12-15 Arkansas Gazette pg 22The Gazette describes plans for a (never-built) three-story Hotel Rhea on Main Street in WR to replace the two-story edifice that burnt.media/1914-12-15 Rhea Hotel Burns Arkansas Gazette pg 2.pngplain2020-06-12T15:53:59-07:0012/15/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6