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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/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/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/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/1908 Hoxie Postcard both sides - Larry Dobbs FB WR-Hoxie Aug 2016_thumb.jpg2020-07-08T15:23:04-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Document, IOOF Postcard from Hoxie, May 19, 19083A postcard tells of the writer's promotion to the third degree at an Odd Fellows meeting, perhaps at Walnut Ridge or Hoxie based on the postmark; image courtesy of Larry Dobbs.media/1908 Hoxie Postcard both sides - Larry Dobbs FB WR-Hoxie Aug 2016.jpgplain2020-07-08T15:48:33-07:0005/19/1908Edward 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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/1920-02-27 WR Blade makes wisecrack about soft drinks - Winona Times MS pg 9_thumb.png2020-06-15T13:55:23-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61920-02-27 Winona Times MS pg 92The Walnut Ridge Blade makes a wisecrack about inventors' changing priorities.media/1920-02-27 WR Blade makes wisecrack about soft drinks - Winona Times MS pg 9.pngplain2020-06-15T13:55:59-07:0002/27/1920Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1878-01-19 LawCo Journal Says WR Likely to Join in Murphy Movement - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.jpg2020-05-13T15:24:34-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61878-01-19 Arkansas Gazette pg 22The Gazette remarks, "The Lawrence County Journal says the town of Walnut Ridge is liable to be 'taken in' by the Murphy movement."media/1878-01-19 LawCo Journal Says WR Likely to Join in Murphy Movement - AR Gazette pg 2.jpgplain2020-05-13T15:25:57-07:0001/19/1878Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1889-12-19 WR Telephone Mourns Arch Traitor Jefferson Davis - Beloit KS pg 5_thumb.png2020-05-17T19:33:09-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61889-12-19 Beloit Gazette KS pg 52A Kansas news editor berates the Walnut Ridge Telephone newspaper for its coverage of Jefferson Davis's death.media/1889-12-19 WR Telephone Mourns Arch Traitor Jefferson Davis - Beloit KS pg 5.pngplain2020-05-17T19:34:49-07:0012/19/1889Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1892-03-06 Walnut Ridge Telephone Recommends Democrats Hill and Gray - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-05-26T12:38:35-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61892-03-06 Arkansas Gazette pg 62The Walnut Ridge Telephone newspaper recommends Democrat candidates Hill and Gray in an editorial.media/1892-03-06 Walnut Ridge Telephone Recommends Democrats Hill and Gray - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-05-26T12:40:39-07:0003/06/1892Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1894-05-25 Daring Robbery Hoxie, with nice editorial - Memphis Commercial TN pg 2_thumb.png2020-05-28T07:36:21-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61894-05-25 Memphis Commercial TN pg 22A dispatch from Walnut Ridge describes another daring robbery in Hoxie and warns of potential vigilante action "if the gang cannot be forced to leave by law."media/1894-05-25 Daring Robbery Hoxie, with nice editorial - Memphis Commercial TN pg 2.pngplain2020-05-28T10:25:24-07:0005/25/1894Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1902-12-10 WR and Hoxie Transit Company Incorporated - AR Democrat pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-03T19:01:12-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61902-12-10 Arkansas Democrat pg 82The Walnut Ridge & Hoxie Light, Power, & Transit Company is incorporated, with plans to build a 1.5-mile-long streetcar line between the two cities.media/1902-12-10 WR and Hoxie Transit Company Incorporated - AR Democrat pg 8.pngplain2020-06-03T19:03:37-07:0012/10/1902Edward 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/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/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/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/1908-10-28 Jonesboro Weekly Sun pg 2- Editorial, Ridgeway Bad Judge of Human Character_thumb.png2020-05-07T20:51:20-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61908-10-28 Jonesboro Weekly Sun pg 2- Editorial2The Sun editorializes that Ridgeway "was not a good judge of human nature" when it came to Alf Bagley's revenge.media/1908-10-28 Jonesboro Weekly Sun pg 2- Editorial, Ridgeway Bad Judge of Human Character.pngplain2020-05-07T20:56:58-07:0010/28/1908Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1921-01-03 WR Blade Quip Included in Papers Sharpshoots Section - Fall Rivers MA pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-16T08:42:47-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61921-01-03 Fall River Daily Evening News MA pg 62A quip from the Walnut Ridge Blade makes it into a Massachusetts newspaper's "sharpshooters" quote list.media/1921-01-03 WR Blade Quip Included in Papers Sharpshoots Section - Fall Rivers MA pg 6.pngplain2020-06-16T08:43:50-07:0001/03/1921Edward 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/1911 Feb WR School Live Wire pt 2 of 2 - James Whitlow WR- Hoxie FB Mar 2018_thumb.jpg2020-07-08T15:38:51-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Document, Walnut Ridge "Live-Wire" School Newspaper, Feb 1911, pt 2 of 22The inside pages of the first issue of a school newspaper, featuring news briefs, editorials, and ads; image courtesy of James Whitlow.media/1911 Feb WR School Live Wire pt 2 of 2 - James Whitlow WR- Hoxie FB Mar 2018.jpgplain2020-07-08T15:53:22-07:0002/1911Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1892-04-07 WR Telephone Essay about Lawyer - Fayetteville NC pg 3_thumb.png2020-05-26T12:52:00-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61892-04-07 Fayetteville Weekly Observer NC pg 32John S. Gibson's hometown newspaper reprints his profile sketch written by the Walnut Ridge Telephone as part of an article on local lawyers.media/1892-04-07 WR Telephone Essay about Lawyer - Fayetteville NC pg 3.pngplain2020-05-26T12:57:50-07:0004/07/1892Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1895-07-14 WR Telephone Comments on Girls Bicycling Around Town - AR Gazette pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-29T13:55:16-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61895-07-14 Arkansas Gazette pg 42The Walnut Ridge Telephone newspaper comments on girls bicycling around town.media/1895-07-14 WR Telephone Comments on Girls Bicycling Around Town - AR Gazette pg 4.pngplain2020-05-29T13:57:23-07:0007/14/1895Edward 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/1903-08-27 Business Mens League of WR Brings Stave Company to Town - AR Gazette pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-04T14:08:15-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61903-08-27 Arkansas Gazette pg 42The efforts of the Business Men's League of Walnut Ridge help bring a prospective factory to town.media/1903-08-27 Business Mens League of WR Brings Stave Company to Town - AR Gazette pg 4.pngplain2020-06-04T14:11:25-07:0008/27/1903Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1908-07-31 WR Blade Editor Gets Nice Bass Fish Caught on a Sunday - Batesville Guard pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-07T12:50:44-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61908-07-31 Batesville Guard pg 42The Walnut Ridge Blade editor acknowledges a gift made to him of a large bass caught on a Sunday.media/1908-07-31 WR Blade Editor Gets Nice Bass Fish Caught on a Sunday - Batesville Guard pg 4.pngplain2020-06-07T12:52:38-07:0007/31/1908Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1912-07-12 WR Resident Writes in Roosevelt Party Naming Contest - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-11T16:12:04-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-07-12 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 22A Walnut Ridge resident writes in to a St. Louis newspaper's naming contest for Col. Roosevelt's new political party.media/1912-07-12 WR Resident Writes in Roosevelt Party Naming Contest - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 2.pngplain2020-06-11T16:14:44-07:0007/12/1912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-08-12 Great Description of Increase in Autos in WR in 1 Year - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-12T15:43:28-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-08-12 Arkansas Gazette pg 62The Walnut Ridge Blade describes the increase in autos in WR in a year's time, declaring that "the auto fad or craze has come to stay."media/1914-08-12 Great Description of Increase in Autos in WR in 1 Year - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-12T15:45:01-07:0008/12/1914Edward 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/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/1891-03-23 WR Telephone Against Constitutional Convention - Memphis TN pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-17T20:37:10-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61891-03-23 Memphis Appeal-Avalanche TN pg 42The Walnut Ridge Telephone declares that the Arkansas people do not want another constitutional convention (the fourth, and current, state constitution had been adopted in 1874).media/1891-03-23 WR Telephone Against Constitutional Convention - Memphis TN pg 4.pngplain2020-05-17T20:38:50-07:0003/23/1891Edward 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/1897-02-18 Fascinating WR Animal Cruelty Letter - Fort Scott KS pg 3_thumb.png2020-05-30T11:48:13-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61897-02-18 Fort Scott Weekly Tribune KS pg 32A letter from Walnut Ridge describes examples of animal cruelty and neglect from around the city.media/1897-02-18 Fascinating WR Animal Cruelty Letter - Fort Scott KS pg 3.pngplain2020-05-30T11:51:41-07:0002/18/1897Edward 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/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/1909-02-04 Congregation Entreats Pastor Connell to Stay in WR - Baptist and Reflector TN pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-07T18:33:59-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61909-02-04 Nashville Baptist & Reflector TN pg 52The pastor of First Baptist Church in Walnut Ridge accepts a position in Fort Smith, but changes his mind after the congregation at WR entreats him to stay.media/1909-02-04 Congregation Entreats Pastor Connell to Stay in WR - Baptist and Reflector TN pg 5.pngplain2020-06-07T18:37:41-07:0002/04/1909Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1912-10-28 AR Democrat Makes Quip About WR Blade - AR Democrat pg 10_thumb.png2020-06-11T19:10:17-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-10-28 Arkansas Democrat pg 102The Arkansas Democrat and Walnut Ridge Blade make quips about the upcoming election day.media/1912-10-28 AR Democrat Makes Quip About WR Blade - AR Democrat pg 10.pngplain2020-06-11T19:10:53-07:0010/28/1912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1915-01-20 WR Blade Recounts How Kids Had Not Seen Blue Civil War Coats - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-12T16:12:28-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61915-01-20 Arkansas Gazette pg 62The Walnut Ridge Blade recounts how several local kids had never seen blue Civil War coats before.media/1915-01-20 WR Blade Recounts How Kids Had Not Seen Blue Civil War Coats - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-12T16:14:16-07:0001/20/1915Edward 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/1918-12-09 Words from the Minturn Correspondent to WR Blade - AR Gazette pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-15T12:52:36-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61918-12-09 Arkansas Gazette pg 42A Minturn correspondent declares the Walnut Ridge Blade to be "one of the best county papers in the state."media/1918-12-09 Words from the Minturn Correspondent to WR Blade - AR Gazette pg 4.pngplain2020-06-15T12:53:39-07:0012/09/1918Edward 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/1921-06-30 Correspondent to WR Blade Says Its Tough Job When No News - Wilkes-Barre PA pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-16T15:08:21-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61921-06-30 Wilkes-Barre Record PA pg 82The Hoxie correspondent to the Walnut Ridge Blade says that "it is easy to write news when there is news," but declares that there is not much happening around Hoxie at the time of writing.media/1921-06-30 Correspondent to WR Blade Says Its Tough Job When No News - Wilkes-Barre PA pg 8.pngplain2020-06-16T15:10:24-07:0006/30/1921Edward 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/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/1893-08-10 Additional Details About WR Telephone - Smith Center KS pg 5_thumb.png2020-05-27T08:26:27-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61893-08-10 Smith Center Stewart's Bazoo KS pg 52A Kansas newspaper comments on the Walnut Ridge Telephone and its editor, George Anderson.media/1893-08-10 Additional Details About WR Telephone - Smith Center KS pg 5.pngplain2020-05-27T08:27:33-07:0008/10/1893Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1897-03-31 Man Declares He Will Move to WR - Owensboro KY pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-30T12:02:56-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61897-03-31 Owensboro Twice-A-Week Messenger KY pg 42A Kentucky man declares that he will "take his family to Walnut Ridge, Ark., or somewhere in Missouri."media/1897-03-31 Man Declares He Will Move to WR - Owensboro KY pg 4.pngplain2020-05-30T12:06:30-07:0003/31/1897Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1901-09-30 Editorial Regarding Senate Race from WR - Arkansas Democrat pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-03T10:51:03-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61901-09-30 Arkansas Democrat pg 42A Walnut Ridge citizen, perhaps John S. Gibson, writes a letter to the AR Democrat about the AR Railroad Commission and U.S. Senate race.media/1901-09-30 Editorial Regarding Senate Race from WR - Arkansas Democrat pg 4.pngplain2020-06-03T10:55:45-07:0009/30/1901Edward 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/1911-11-26 Times-Dispatch Endorses Former LawCo Sheriff Surridge - AR Gazette pg 22_thumb.png2020-06-11T12:29:50-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61911-11-26 Arkansas Gazette pg 222The Times-Dispatch endorses former Lawrence County Sheriff W. K. Surridge in his candidacy for a state commissioner position.media/1911-11-26 Times-Dispatch Endorses Former LawCo Sheriff Surridge - AR Gazette pg 22.pngplain2020-06-11T12:33:36-07:0011/26/1911Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1913-06-25 Times-Dispatch Jokes That 1000 Bills in Memphis Are Not Theirs - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-12T14:05:17-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-06-25 Arkansas Gazette pg 62The Times-Dispatch jokes that four $1000 bills recently found in Memphis do not belong to them.media/1913-06-25 Times-Dispatch Jokes That 1000 Bills in Memphis Are Not Theirs - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-12T14:06:54-07:0006/25/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1915-01-22 Imboden Correspondent to WR Blade Has Politics Anecdote - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-12T18:37:45-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61915-01-22 Arkansas Gazette pg 62The Imboden correspondent to the Walnut Ridge Blade tells an anecdote about politics.media/1915-01-22 Imboden Correspondent to WR Blade Has Politics Anecdote - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-12T18:39:14-07:0001/22/1915Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1919-01-11 Two Men Talk On Streets of WR About Their Unluckiness - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-15T13:13:05-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61919-01-11 Arkansas Gazette pg 62Two men talk on the streets of Walnut Ridge about feeling unlucky.media/1919-01-11 Two Men Talk On Streets of WR About Their Unluckiness - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-15T13:14:45-07:0001/11/1919Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1877-03-31 Beebe News Editor Moves to WR and Starts LawCo Journal - Osceola AR pg 3_thumb.jpg2020-05-13T13:15:18-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61877-03-31 Osceola Times AR pg 32Editor Baldwin of the Beebe Magnet newspaper moves his press to Walnut Ridge and starts the Lawrence County Journal.media/1877-03-31 Beebe News Editor Moves to WR and Starts LawCo Journal - Osceola AR pg 3.jpgplain2020-05-13T13:34:40-07:0003/31/1877Edward 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/1887-10-15 Details of Presidents Trip Through Ravenden and Hoxie - Atchison KS pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-26T09:08:32-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61887-10-15 Atchison Daily Champion KS pg 12A reporter describes President Cleveland's journey from Springfield to Memphis, including brief stops at Ravenden and Hoxie.media/1887-10-15 Details of Presidents Trip Through Ravenden and Hoxie - Atchison KS pg 1.pngplain2020-05-26T09:18:52-07:0010/15/1887Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1894-04-20 Epic Article About Hoxies Curse of Chronic Robbers - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-05-27T16:12:26-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61894-04-20 Arkansas Gazette pg 62A deputy U.S. Marshal explains how "there is one town in Arkansas that needs ...attention" when it comes to crime: Hoxie.media/1894-04-20 Epic Article About Hoxies Curse of Chronic Robbers - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-05-27T16:19:00-07:0004/20/1894Edward 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/1902-02-19 LawCo Telephone Comments on Boer War - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-03T14:33:09-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61902-02-19 Arkansas Gazette pg 62The Lawrence County Telephone newspaper comments on the Boer War in South Africa.media/1902-02-19 LawCo Telephone Comments on Boer War - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-03T14:34:42-07:0002/19/1902Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1905-07-18 Letter with Details on WR Crops - Ozark Tribune AL pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-05T13:05:26-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61905-07-18 Ozark Tribune AL pg 32A letter from Walnut Ridge, "a thrifty little city," details the outlook for the cotton crop in the mid-South.media/1905-07-18 Letter with Details on WR Crops - Ozark Tribune AL pg 3.pngplain2020-06-05T13:07:45-07:0007/18/1905Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1913-07-07 WR Blade Remarks on 2 Old-Timers That Have Stuck With LawCo - AR Gazette pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-12T14:09:47-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-07-07 Arkansas Gazette pg 42The Walnut Ridge Blade remarks on the fact that two old-timers "had grown old gracefully in Lawrence County and were still willing to stay with it."media/1913-07-07 WR Blade Remarks on 2 Old-Timers That Have Stuck With LawCo - AR Gazette pg 4.pngplain2020-06-12T14:11:06-07:0007/07/1913Edward 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/1919-02-03 Correspondent Notes Hunters Know Their Cows As Well as Game - AR Gazette pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-15T13:21:55-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61919-02-03 Arkansas Gazette pg 42A WR Blade correspondent from Alicia notes that hunters in the area are familiar with not only nearby wildlife, but also nearby milking cows.media/1919-02-03 Correspondent Notes Hunters Know Their Cows As Well as Game - AR Gazette pg 4.pngplain2020-06-15T13:23:53-07:0002/03/1919Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1877-04-10 WR Journal Showcases Walnut Trees - Memphis Daily Appeal TN pg 1_thumb.jpg2020-05-13T13:39:56-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61877-04-10 Memphis Daily Appeal TN pg 12The Walnut Ridge Journal newspaper highlights the town's extensive timber resources, especially in walnut, and its rail capabilities for exporting logs.media/1877-04-10 WR Journal Showcases Walnut Trees - Memphis Daily Appeal TN pg 1.jpgplain2020-05-13T13:43:45-07:0004/10/1877Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1922-03-12 Letter from WR 10-yr-old on Childrens News Page - AR Democrat pg 29_thumb.png2020-06-16T18:23:18-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61922-03-12 Arkansas Democrat pg 292A ten-year-old from Walnut Ridge writes in to the children's page of the Arkansas Democrat.media/1922-03-12 Letter from WR 10-yr-old on Childrens News Page - AR Democrat pg 29.pngplain2020-06-16T18:24:40-07:0003/12/1922Edward 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/1888-02-02 QandA about Civil War Deserter Status - National Tribune Washington DC pg 8_thumb.png2020-05-26T09:22:33-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61888-02-02 National Tribune Washington DC pg 82A Walnut Ridge resident writes in to a Q & A column about Civil War veteran pensions and benefits.media/1888-02-02 QandA about Civil War Deserter Status - National Tribune Washington DC pg 8.pngplain2020-05-26T09:24:21-07:0002/02/1888Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1894-04-25 Bold Rebuke By Hoxie Marshal Against False Robbery Reports - AR Gazette pg 8_thumb.png2020-05-27T16:25:11-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61894-04-25 Arkansas Gazette pg 82Hoxie's city marshal responds to the accusations made by Deputy Marshal J. L. White about crime in Hoxie, declaring that the marshal "should confine himself strictly to the truth, which is bad enough, but not half so bad as he colors it."media/1894-04-25 Bold Rebuke By Hoxie Marshal Against False Robbery Reports - AR Gazette pg 8.pngplain2020-05-27T16:34:27-07:0004/25/1894Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1897-09-26 Wonderful Account of Pearl Rush - St. Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 16_thumb.png2020-05-30T16:15:17-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61897-09-26 St. Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 162Walnut Ridge merchant T. J. Sharum gives a detailed account of the pearl rush on the Black and Cache Rivers, and promotes the prospects of the region for agriculture.media/1897-09-26 Wonderful Account of Pearl Rush - St. Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 16.pngplain2020-05-30T16:29:45-07:0009/26/1897Edward 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/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/1913-07-16 Editors Warns That Times-Dispatch Should Be Handled With Tongs - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-12T14:19:00-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-07-16 Arkansas Gazette pg 62An Arkansas Gazette broadside against the Times-Dispatch declares that the Walnut Ridge newspaper "is unique in Arkansas journalism because it is about the only paper published in the state that should be handled with tongs."media/1913-07-16 Editors Warns That Times-Dispatch Should Be Handled With Tongs - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-12T14:21:32-07:0007/16/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1915-05-21 Apparent News Feud Between WR Blade and Salem Sun - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-12T18:53:36-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61915-05-21 Arkansas Gazette pg 62The Salem Sun fires back at the Walnut Ridge Blade in what is apparently a bit of a newspaper feud.media/1915-05-21 Apparent News Feud Between WR Blade and Salem Sun - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-12T18:56:14-07:0005/21/1915Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1919-02-20 WR Blade Introduces New Black Rock Marshall - Harrisburg PA pg 10_thumb.png2020-06-15T13:26:00-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61919-02-20 Harrisburg Telegraph PA pg 102The Walnut Ridge Blade introduces the new Black Rock marshal.media/1919-02-20 WR Blade Introduces New Black Rock Marshall - Harrisburg PA pg 10.pngplain2020-06-15T13:28:03-07:0002/20/1919Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1877-12-16 Immigrants from Northern States Contemplate Settling in LawCo - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.jpg2020-05-13T14:53:05-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61877-12-16 Arkansas Gazette pg 22The Walnut Ridge Journal notes the arrival in Lawrence County of immigrants from several northern states, and encourages more to join them.media/1877-12-16 Immigrants from Northern States Contemplate Settling in LawCo - AR Gazette pg 2.jpgplain2020-05-13T14:55:29-07:0012/16/1877Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1929-06-21 WR Blade Makes Wisecrack About WR Skyline - Rutland VT pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-17T09:36:50-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61929-06-21 Rutland Daily Herald VT pg 42The Walnut Ridge Blade makes a wisecrack about the ever-growing WR skyline.media/1929-06-21 WR Blade Makes Wisecrack About WR Skyline - Rutland VT pg 4.pngplain2020-06-17T09:39:20-07:0006/21/1929Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1883-06-07 Hoxie to Memphis Railroad Update and Profile - Memphis Avalanche TN pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-14T09:37:03-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61883-06-07 Memphis Avalanche TN pg 42Another update on the Kansas City & Memphis Railroad is given, and the article notes that "timber of all kinds, corn, fresh fish, cattle, hogs, rock, gravel, building stone, and all sorts of grain are to be found in the country traversed by this road."media/1883-06-07 Hoxie to Memphis Railroad Update and Profile - Memphis Avalanche TN pg 4.pngplain2020-05-14T09:39:58-07:0006/07/1883Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1890-01-16 Letter from WR Describes Firecrackers at Christmas - Beloit KS pg 2_thumb.png2020-05-26T09:34:07-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61890-01-16 Beloit Gazette KS pg 22A letter from Walnut Ridge describes Christmas traditions in the region, which include a bounty of firecrackers.media/1890-01-16 Letter from WR Describes Firecrackers at Christmas - Beloit KS pg 2.pngplain2020-05-26T09:41:29-07:0001/16/1890Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1894-04-29 Deputy US Marshal Doubles Down on Statement on Hoxie Crime - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-05-28T06:57:18-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61894-04-29 Arkansas Gazette pg 62Deputy Marshal J. L. White doubles down on his statement about Hoxie crime, and explains how the town's robbers work.media/1894-04-29 Deputy US Marshal Doubles Down on Statement on Hoxie Crime - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-05-28T07:03:15-07:0004/29/1894Edward 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/1902-06-24 Reports that Hoxie Will Get RR Shops, WR Will Be Ruined - Fort Smith Times pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-03T18:05:57-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61902-06-24 Fort Smith Times pg 52The Jonesboro Enterprise notes that the Iron Mountain Railroad division point might end up in Hoxie rather than Walnut Ridge, and declares that WR "will be ruined as a town" if that is the case.media/1902-06-24 Reports that Hoxie Will Get RR Shops, WR Will Be Ruined - Fort Smith Times pg 5.pngplain2020-06-03T18:08:04-07:0006/24/1902Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1906-11-28 Portia Old-Timer Recalls Lots of Deer, Bear vs Yellow Jackets - Montgomery AL pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-06T09:47:00-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61906-11-28 Montgomery Times AL pg 82A resident of Lawrence County since 1852 speaks of seeing herds of twenty-five deer and bears fighting yellow jackets in years past.media/1906-11-28 Portia Old-Timer Recalls Lots of Deer, Bear vs Yellow Jackets - Montgomery AL pg 8.pngplain2020-06-06T09:50:46-07:0011/28/1906Edward 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 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/1915-09-24 WR Blade Describes Always-Legendary AR Mosquitos - Atlanta Constitution GA pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-12T19:12:00-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61915-09-24 Atlanta Constitution GA pg 62The Walnut Ridge Blade shares anecdotes about the near-legendary Arkansas mosquito.media/1915-09-24 WR Blade Describes Always-Legendary AR Mosquitos - Atlanta Constitution GA pg 6.pngplain2020-06-12T19:14:51-07:0009/24/1915Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1920-02-04 Quips from Hoxie Correspondent to WR Blade - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-15T13:52:02-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61920-02-04 Arkansas Gazette pg 62The Hoxie correspondent to the Walnut Ridge Blade quips that a friend of theirs would send sausage in lieu of flowers upon the paper's demise (the paper ended publication in 1929 instead).media/1920-02-04 Quips from Hoxie Correspondent to WR Blade - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-15T13:52:58-07:0002/04/1920Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1931-04-14 Old WR Blacksmith Optimistic of His Trade, Installs Gas Pumps - Richmond IN pg 13_thumb.png2020-06-17T16:05:34-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61931-04-14 Richmond Palladium-Item IN pg 132A WR blacksmith remains optimistic about the future of his trade fifty years after he started in it, though he installs some gas pumps as well.media/1931-04-14 Old WR Blacksmith Optimistic of His Trade, Installs Gas Pumps - Richmond IN pg 13.pngplain2020-06-17T18:00:02-07:0004/14/1931Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1888-09-20 LR Election Returns Theft Condemned in LawCo - Arkansas Gazette pg 3_thumb.png2020-05-17T14:34:57-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61888-09-20 Arkansas Gazette pg 32A theft of election results in Pulaski County is condemned as a "burning shame" by the people of Lawrence County in a letter to the editor of the Arkansas Gazette.media/1888-09-20 LR Election Returns Theft Condemned in LawCo - Arkansas Gazette pg 3.pngplain2020-05-17T14:37:28-07:0009/20/1888Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1891-11-19 Man Has Different Spouses at Different RR Stops - Rolla MO pg 3_thumb.png2020-05-26T12:02:31-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61891-11-19 Rolla Herald MO pg 32A letter to a Missouri newspaper warns that a man in the area pretending he is single actually has multiple wives at various railroad towns, including Walnut Ridge.media/1891-11-19 Man Has Different Spouses at Different RR Stops - Rolla MO pg 3.pngplain2020-05-26T12:06:17-07:0011/19/1891Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1894-05-11 Savage Reply to Hoxie Marshals Rebuttal of Towns Crime Record - AR Gazette pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-28T07:15:48-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61894-05-11 Arkansas Gazette pg 12A letter to the editor of the Arkansas Gazette from "A Citizen of Hoxie" gives a savage reply to the Hoxie marshal's rebuttal of the town's crime record.media/1894-05-11 Savage Reply to Hoxie Marshals Rebuttal of Towns Crime Record - AR Gazette pg 1.pngplain2020-05-28T07:18:20-07:0005/11/1894Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1902-12-05 Impressive Detailed List of LawCo Industries - Arkansas Democrat pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-03T18:47:02-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61902-12-05 Arkansas Democrat pg 32The Arkansas Democrat publishes a detailed list of Lawrence County industries and notable farm operations.media/1902-12-05 Impressive Detailed List of LawCo Industries - Arkansas Democrat pg 3.pngplain2020-06-03T18:55:02-07:0012/05/1902Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1907-08-02 WR Blade Editor Explains Why He Declines to Run for Office - Batesville Guard pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-07T09:10:18-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61907-08-02 Batesville Guard pg 62The editor of the Walnut Ridge Blade explains why he declines to run for government office.media/1907-08-02 WR Blade Editor Explains Why He Declines to Run for Office - Batesville Guard pg 6.pngplain2020-06-07T09:14:44-07:0008/02/1907Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1912-05-09 WR Race War of 1912 Article - Bamberg SC pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-11T14:35:36-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-05-09 Bamberg Herald SC pg 32A newspaper account describes a sequence of conflicts between a group of violent nightriders and an anti-nightrider coalition of black and white citizens, local law enforcement, and the state militia, in what became known as the Walnut Ridge Race War of 1912 (see https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/walnut-ridge-race-war-of-1912-7418/ for details).media/1912-05-09 WR Race War of 1912 Article - Bamberg SC pg 3.pngplain2020-06-11T14:57:28-07:0005/09/1912Edward 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/1918-01-26 Hoxie Constable Finding Lots of Booze on the Trains - Rochester NY pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-15T11:18:13-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61918-01-26 Rochester Democrat & Chronicle NY pg 82Hoxie's constable finds lots of alcohol hidden on the passenger trains going through town.media/1918-01-26 Hoxie Constable Finding Lots of Booze on the Trains - Rochester NY pg 8.pngplain2020-06-15T11:20:03-07:0001/26/1918Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6