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1media/1905-03-06 Jbr Daily Times-Enterprise pg 1- Tragedy at Walnut Ridge_thumb.png2020-05-02T10:08:48-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61905-03-06 Jbr Daily Times-Enterprise pg 16WR City Marshal Lee Ridgeway kills unruly farmer Ed Bagley, touching off the decade-long Bagley-Ridgeway Feud.media/1905-03-06 Jbr Daily Times-Enterprise pg 1- Tragedy at Walnut Ridge.pngplain2020-05-07T16:42:16-07:0003/06/1905Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/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/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/1903-03-30 Divorce in WR After Wife Refuses to Leave Paris - Pittsburgh PA pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-03T20:04:50-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61903-03-30 Pittsburgh Daily Post PA pg 44A man is granted a divorce in Walnut Ridge when his wife refuses to leave Paris and her brutal assessment of Arkansas is handed to the judge.media/1903-03-30 Divorce in WR After Wife Refuses to Leave Paris - Pittsburgh PA pg 4.pngplain2020-06-03T20:20:34-07:0003/30/1903Edward 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/1900-07-17 Ancient Cask of Grain Unearthed in WR (Actually Marked Tree) - Canonsburg PA pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-02T19:44:31-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61900-07-17 Canonsburg Daily Notes PA pg 24Another newspaper shares the story of the stone cask of grain found in eastern AR, but erroneously states that the discover occurred in Walnut Ridge, rather than Marked Tree (See 1900-06-29 Arkansas Democrat pg 6).media/1900-07-17 Ancient Cask of Grain Unearthed in WR (Actually Marked Tree) - Canonsburg PA pg 2.pngplain2020-06-02T20:04:26-07:0007/17/1900Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1912-05-15 WR Mayor Swears in 100 Special Officers to Stop Citizen Attacks - Hutchinson KS pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-11T15:17:19-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-05-15 Hutchinson Gazette KS pg 13The Walnut Ridge mayor swears in one hundred special officers "to repel any further attacks of night riders on negro farmers."media/1912-05-15 WR Mayor Swears in 100 Special Officers to Stop Citizen Attacks - Hutchinson KS pg 1.pngplain2020-06-11T15:23:45-07:0005/15/1912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1894-12-09 Rape Occurs Near Minturn, Lynch Mob Forming Afterwards - Austin TX pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-28T11:34:50-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61894-12-09 Austin American-Statesman TX pg 13A rape takes place near Minturn, and a lynch mob forms to find and punish the perpetrator.media/1894-12-09 Rape Occurs Near Minturn, Lynch Mob Forming Afterwards - Austin TX pg 1.pngplain2020-05-28T14:34:41-07:0012/09/1894Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1910-02-06 Brinkley Cyclone Relief Donors from WR - Arkansas Gazette pg 30_thumb.png2020-06-07T20:48:40-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-02-06 Arkansas Gazette pg 303Walnut Ridge citizens and a WR business are among those donating to tornado relief efforts for the town of Brinkley.media/1910-02-06 Brinkley Cyclone Relief Donors from WR - Arkansas Gazette pg 30.pngplain2020-06-07T20:55:56-07:0002/06/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1913-04-15 Pinnell Murder in Hoxie, Episode 6 - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-12T08:21:27-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-04-15 Arkansas Gazette pg 23Lon Easley gives a bond of $12,500 and awaits an appeal to the Arkansas Supreme Court.media/1913-04-15 Pinnell Murder in Hoxie, Episode 6 - AR Gazette pg 2.pngplain2020-06-12T08:26:18-07:0004/15/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1910-10-19 Train Car of Langstons Friends Go to WR to Prove Innocence - St Joseph MO pg 11_thumb.png2020-06-10T11:27:08-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-10-19 St Joseph News-Press MO pg 113A group of South Dakota and Nebraska citizens go to Walnut Ridge to prove J. C. Langston's innocence in the Shirey murder case.media/1910-10-19 Train Car of Langstons Friends Go to WR to Prove Innocence - St Joseph MO pg 11.pngplain2020-06-10T11:31:55-07:0010/19/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1898-02-23 Mail Clerk Hobo Robber and Disguised Wife Arrested in WR - Springfield MO pg 3_thumb.png2020-05-30T19:32:23-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61898-02-23 Springfield Leader and Press MO pg 33A St. Louis mail clerk turned robber and his disguised wife are detected in Walnut Ridge as hobos, and the robber arrested.media/1898-02-23 Mail Clerk Hobo Robber and Disguised Wife Arrested in WR - Springfield MO pg 3.pngplain2020-05-30T19:42:17-07:0002/23/1898Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1889-11-27 List of Unclaimed Goods at LawCo Train Stations - Memphis Avalanche pg 3_thumb.png2020-05-17T16:17:19-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61889-11-27 Memphis Avalanche TN pg 33The Kansas City, Fort Scott, & Memphis Railroad advertises a list of unclaimed goods at their stations, including at Hoxie, Portia, Black Rock, and Imboden.media/1889-11-27 List of Unclaimed Goods at LawCo Train Stations - Memphis Avalanche pg 3.pngplain2020-05-17T19:26:41-07:0011/27/1889Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1901-10-25 Crowd Insists No Politics at World Fair Planning Meeting - AR Democrat pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-13T16:06:26-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61901-10-25 Arkansas Democrat pg 43A correspondent notes the removal of politics from a meeting of the county's World's Fair committee, the illness of Col. Ponder, the WR cotton gins' output, and the benefits of a new road law.media/1901-10-25 Crowd Insists No Politics at World Fair Planning Meeting - AR Democrat pg 4.pngplain2020-05-13T16:21:21-07:0010/25/1901Edward 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/1913-03-23 Arkansas Gazette pg 13 - Senator Going Says Hes Not in Contempt of Court_thumb.png2020-07-07T12:54:09-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-03-23 Arkansas Gazette pg 133State Senator Clyde Going notes that "three murders occurred near Walnut Ridge shortly after the killing of Bagley," and declares that "this had the effect of creating sentiment against Benningfield."media/1913-03-23 Arkansas Gazette pg 13 - Senator Going Says Hes Not in Contempt of Court.pngplain2020-07-07T13:00:58-07:0003/23/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1882-01-08 KKK in Lawrence County - Topeka Daily Commonwealth KS pg 1_thumb.jpg2020-05-13T21:02:46-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61882-01-08 Topeka Daily Commonwealth KS pg 13A Lawrence County KKK member refuses to take part in a plot to kill four people, but in a subsequent attempt to arrest the KKK members, three people are killed.media/1882-01-08 KKK in Lawrence County - Topeka Daily Commonwealth KS pg 1.jpgplain2020-05-13T21:07:59-07:0001/08/1882Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1908-10-27 Memphis Cmcl Appeal pg 7 - Ridgeway Dies From Wounds_thumb.png2020-05-07T20:41:59-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61908-10-27 Memphis Commercial Appeal TN pg 73Lee Ridgeway dies from his wounds after being shot, and is buried.media/1908-10-27 Memphis Cmcl Appeal pg 7 - Ridgeway Dies From Wounds.pngplain2020-05-31T20:05:30-07:0010/27/1908Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1894-06-28 Another Man Injured Attempting to Hitch Ride on Freight Train - Memphis TN pg 8_thumb.png2020-05-28T10:42:44-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61894-06-28 Memphis Commercial TN pg 83A young man is injured in attempting to hitch a ride on an Iron Mountain freight train.media/1894-06-28 Another Man Injured Attempting to Hitch Ride on Freight Train - Memphis TN pg 8.pngplain2020-05-28T10:45:29-07:0006/28/1894Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1922-12-15 Physician and 3 Others Held for Plot to Smuggle Drugs from NY - Baldwin KS pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-16T19:32:33-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61922-12-15 Baldwin Ledger KS pg 63A local physician and three others are arrested in Walnut Ridge by federal agents for their role in "an alleged plot to smuggle drugs from Buffalo, N.Y., into Arkansas."media/1922-12-15 Physician and 3 Others Held for Plot to Smuggle Drugs from NY - Baldwin KS pg 6.pngplain2020-06-16T19:36:58-07:0012/15/1922Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1930-08-16 WR Auto Dealer Accused of Murder - Dothan Eagle AL pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-17T12:34:22-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61930-08-16 Dothan Eagle AL pg 83A Walnut Ridge garage owner is accused of murdering his half brother.media/1930-08-16 WR Auto Dealer Accused of Murder - Dothan Eagle AL pg 8.pngplain2020-06-17T12:49:36-07:0008/16/1930Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1896-01-24 Account of Trouble At and Following Populist Meeting at Powhatan - Haven KS pg 3_thumb.png2020-05-29T14:07:14-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61896-01-24 Haven Weekly Record KS pg 33Trouble occurs at and following a Populist meeting in Powhatan after a group of young boys disturb the meeting and a man throws a stick of wood at one of them in return.media/1896-01-24 Account of Trouble At and Following Populist Meeting at Powhatan - Haven KS pg 3.pngplain2020-05-29T14:18:00-07:0001/24/1896Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1882-06-02 Baby Owl Kept in Back Room in WR - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 3_thumb.jpg2020-05-12T14:37:30-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61882-06-02 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 33A fair association is presented with a baby owl that was captured near WR and kept in a back room for visitors to look at.media/1882-06-02 Baby Owl Kept in Back Room in WR - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 3.jpgplain2020-05-14T14:49:01-07:0006/02/1882Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1900-07-20 Man Shot at Lemonade Stand on July 4 - Arkansas Democrat pg 6_thumb.png2020-05-13T18:51:13-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61900-07-20 Arkansas Democrat pg 63A lemonade stand attendant is shot dead by a drunk man on the Fourth of July.media/1900-07-20 Man Shot at Lemonade Stand on July 4 - Arkansas Democrat pg 6.pngplain2020-05-13T18:55:01-07:0007/20/1900Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1904-04-16 Last Words and Hanging of African-American Will Jones - Arkansas Democrat pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-04T15:02:18-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61904-04-16 Arkansas Democrat pg 13A man is sentenced to hang at Walnut Ridge for murdering another man over a craps game, and his statement on the matter is given to the press.media/1904-04-16 Last Words and Hanging of African-American Will Jones - Arkansas Democrat pg 1.pngplain2020-06-04T15:14:45-07:0004/16/1904Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1908-10-26 Memphis Cmcl Appeal pg 7 - Lee Ridgeway Shot_thumb.png2020-05-07T20:37:35-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61908-10-26 Memphis Commercial Appeal TN pg 73Lee Ridgeway is not expected to live after being shot by Alf Bagley.media/1908-10-26 Memphis Cmcl Appeal pg 7 - Lee Ridgeway Shot.pngplain2020-05-31T20:05:37-07:0010/26/1908Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1931-01-15 Frisco RR Pays LawCo After US Supreme Court Appeal Fails - Poplar Bluff MO pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-17T15:24:04-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61931-01-15 Poplar Bluff Republican MO pg 43The Frisco Railroad pays Lawrence County a fine of $7834 (more than $125,000 today) after an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court fails.media/1931-01-15 Frisco RR Pays LawCo After US Supreme Court Appeal Fails - Poplar Bluff MO pg 4.pngplain2020-06-17T15:27:28-07:0001/15/1931Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1936-04-11 Ad for National Sales Company of Walnut Ridge - Pittsburgh Courier PA pg 7_thumb.png2020-06-17T20:28:15-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61936-04-11 Pittsburgh Courier PA pg 73The National Sales Company of Walnut Ridge advertises a free thirty-day trial of their expertise.media/1936-04-11 Ad for National Sales Company of Walnut Ridge - Pittsburgh Courier PA pg 7.pngplain2020-06-17T20:31:46-07:0004/11/1936Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1925-09-21 Night Marshal Thrown in Cell, Prisoner Dies in Fight - St Louis Star and Times pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-16T21:01:51-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61925-09-21 St Louis Star & Times MO pg 23A deputy sheriff throws a night marshal into a Walnut Ridge jail cell as a joke, but a resulting fight with a prisoner results in the prisoner's death.media/1925-09-21 Night Marshal Thrown in Cell, Prisoner Dies in Fight - St Louis Star and Times pg 2.pngplain2020-06-16T21:13:20-07:0009/21/1925Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1930-08-18 Murder Charge Against WR Man May Be Dropped - Alexandria LA pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-17T12:40:49-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61930-08-18 Alexandria Town Talk LA pg 13Murder charges against Walnut Ridge garage owner George Hopps may be dropped due to additional evidence received.media/1930-08-18 Murder Charge Against WR Man May Be Dropped - Alexandria LA pg 1.pngplain2020-06-17T12:54:38-07:0008/18/1930Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-10-22 Arkansas Democrat pg 8 - Dr Hughes Brought to Prison Since Mob Violence Feared_thumb.png2020-07-07T14:46:19-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-10-22 Arkansas Democrat pg 83Dr. Hughes is brought to Little Rock to stay at the state penitentiary until the time of his trial, as "mob violence is feared" in Walnut Ridge.media/1914-10-22 Arkansas Democrat pg 8 - Dr Hughes Brought to Prison Since Mob Violence Feared.pngplain2020-07-07T14:49:28-07:0010/22/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1884-08-09 Juvenile Murder in WR - Bloomfield MO pg 3_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T13:30:01-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61884-08-09 Bloomfield Vindicator MO pg 33A nine-year-old boy shoots a five-year-old during a quarrel with the boy's brother.media/1884-08-09 Juvenile Murder in WR - Bloomfield MO pg 3.jpgplain2020-05-14T13:35:24-07:0008/09/1884Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/County Officers Nov 18 1910 Blade_thumb.jpg2020-05-09T15:12:21-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-11-18 WR Blade, County Officers Photo3Group portrait of Lawrence County officers. Source: http://ataleoftwotowns.com/1910-county-officers/media/County Officers Nov 18 1910 Blade.jpgplain2020-05-10T17:30:15-07:0011/18/1910Edward 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/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/1892-01-13 Snowstorm in Hoxie With Ten Inches of Snow - AR Gazette pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-26T12:09:53-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61892-01-13 Arkansas Gazette pg 13"Much suffering among people and stock is expected" after a snowstorm results in ten inches of snow at Hoxie.media/1892-01-13 Snowstorm in Hoxie With Ten Inches of Snow - AR Gazette pg 1.pngplain2020-05-26T12:15:38-07:0001/13/1892Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1905-10-21 Memphis Cmcl Appeal pg 3 - Both Bagleys Acquitted (Alf Shot Someone Too)_thumb.png2020-05-07T20:25:10-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61905-10-21 Memphis Commercial Appeal TN pg 33Ridgeway is acquitted for Ed Bagley's murder-- and Alf Bagley is also acquitted of a killing that occurred nine days after his brother's murder.media/1905-10-21 Memphis Cmcl Appeal pg 3 - Both Bagleys Acquitted (Alf Shot Someone Too).pngplain2020-05-31T20:05:44-07:0010/21/1905Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1927-05-12 Picture 1 of Hoxie-WR Tornado Damage - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 39_thumb.png2020-06-17T08:15:04-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61927-05-12 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 39 pt 13Picture 1 of a Post-Dispatch news spread on Arkansas/Missouri tornado damage shows what is left of the Downing Grocery Store in Hoxie.media/1927-05-12 Picture 1 of Hoxie-WR Tornado Damage - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 39.pngplain2020-06-17T08:19:35-07:0005/12/1927Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1904-12-19 Artist Chubby Spades Paints House of Portia Senator - Washington Post DC pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-04T15:35:24-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61904-12-19 Washington Post DC pg 63Artist Chubby Spades paints the house of Senator McCall of Portia.media/1904-12-19 Artist Chubby Spades Paints House of Portia Senator - Washington Post DC pg 6.pngplain2020-06-04T18:08:12-07:0012/19/1904Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-12-05 Jonesboro Daily Tribune pg 2 - Frank Pace Defends Dr Hughes_thumb.png2020-07-08T07:07:14-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-12-05 Jonesboro Daily Tribune pg 23Frank Pace of Jonesboro goes to Walnut Ridge to defend Dr. Hughes, with the case being declared "one of the most notable murder trials that has been held in the state in years."media/1914-12-05 Jonesboro Daily Tribune pg 2 - Frank Pace Defends Dr Hughes.pngplain2020-07-08T07:13:18-07:0012/05/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1896-07-03 Men Burned By Lightning at Hoxie Store Porch - Arkadelphia AR pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-29T14:23:20-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61896-07-03 Arkadelphia Southern Standard AR pg 13A group of men sitting under a porch awning in Hoxie are injured when a bolt of lightning strikes nearby.media/1896-07-03 Men Burned By Lightning at Hoxie Store Porch - Arkadelphia AR pg 1.pngplain2020-05-29T15:00:30-07:0007/03/1896Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1886-09-11 Hoxie Rail Agent Advertises Low Rate for Kansas City Excursion - AR Gazette pg 5_thumb.jpg2020-05-17T13:22:24-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61886-09-11 Arkansas Gazette pg 53The Hoxie agent for the Kansas City, Springfield, & Memphis Railroad advertises reduced fares to and from the Great Kansas City Exposition and Fair.media/1886-09-11 Hoxie Rail Agent Advertises Low Rate for Kansas City Excursion - AR Gazette pg 5.jpgplain2020-05-17T13:27:06-07:0009/11/1886Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1913-03-24 Pinnell Murder in Hoxie, Episode 3 - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-12T07:52:59-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-03-24 Arkansas Gazette pg 23A Lawrence County grand jury gives 54 indictments, including one for Hoxie Marshal Lon Easley in the killing of C. G. Pinnell.media/1913-03-24 Pinnell Murder in Hoxie, Episode 3 - AR Gazette pg 2.pngplain2020-06-12T08:00:36-07:0003/24/1913Edward 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/1906-09-01 Ad for WR School Construction Bids - Arkansas Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-06T09:27:22-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61906-09-01 Arkansas Gazette pg 63The Walnut Ridge Special School District announces a request for sealed bids for the construction of the new school building.media/1906-09-01 Ad for WR School Construction Bids - Arkansas Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-06T09:58:11-07:0009/01/1906Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1870-07-28 Horse Thief and Counterfeiter Robbins at WR Shot - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.jpg2020-05-12T12:26:16-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61870-07-28 Arkansas Gazette pg 23News items include the shootings of S. S. Dowell of Clover Bend and WR counterfeiter/horse thief R. R. Robbins, as well as increased interest in a Pocahontas railroad.media/1870-07-28 Horse Thief and Counterfeiter Robbins at WR Shot - AR Gazette pg 2.jpgplain2020-05-31T19:50:58-07:0007/28/1870Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1935-08-23 Powhatan Jail Turned Into Community House - Ogden UT pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-17T19:52:14-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61935-08-23 Ogden Standard-Examiner UT pg 43The Powhatan jail is turned into a community house.media/1935-08-23 Powhatan Jail Turned Into Community House - Ogden UT pg 4.pngplain2020-06-17T19:55:24-07:0008/23/1935Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1929-12-10 WR Man Fined for Ignoring Stop Sign, But Cop Fined Too - Lincoln NE pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-17T09:56:35-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61929-12-10 Lincoln Journal Star NE pg 33A man is fined for ignoring a stop sign in Walnut Ridge, but he convinces the court that the officer who chased him should be fined for ignoring the sign as well.media/1929-12-10 WR Man Fined for Ignoring Stop Sign, But Cop Fined Too - Lincoln NE pg 3.pngplain2020-06-17T10:00:18-07:0012/10/1929Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1930-05-26 WR Old-Timers Say Crawfish Predicting Dry Weather - Seminole Producer OK pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-17T12:06:55-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61930-05-26 Seminole Producer OK pg 53"Oldtime weather prophets" in Walnut Ridge predict a spell of dry weather based on observing crawfish burrows.media/1930-05-26 WR Old-Timers Say Crawfish Predicting Dry Weather - Seminole Producer OK pg 5.pngplain2020-06-17T12:09:49-07:0005/26/1930Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1885-01-18 Iron Mountain Route Has Pullman Palace Sleeping Car - St Louis MO pg 10_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T13:48:56-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61885-01-18 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 103An ad for the new direct St. Louis to Memphis train through Hoxie boasts of a "handsome day coach and elegant Pullman palace sleeping car."media/1885-01-18 Iron Mountain Route Has Pullman Palace Sleeping Car - St Louis MO pg 10.jpgplain2020-05-14T13:52:39-07:0001/18/1885Edward 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/1910-03-09 Wealthy Shirey Calls Himself Lothario After Being Shot - Cincinnati OH pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-10T08:22:28-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-03-09 Cincinnati Enquirer OH pg 13Minturn resident A. W. Shirey, "perhaps the wealthiest man in Northeast Arkansas," is shot to death at his store.media/1910-03-09 Wealthy Shirey Calls Himself Lothario After Being Shot - Cincinnati OH pg 1.pngplain2020-06-10T08:36:46-07:003/09/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1897-07-09 Pigeons Released from WR for 600 Mile Trip - Green Bay WI pg 5_thumb.png2020-05-30T12:11:57-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61897-07-09 Green Bay Press-Gazette WI pg 53Thirteen homing pigeons are released from Walnut Ridge for their 600-mile flight back to Green Bay, Wisconsin.media/1897-07-09 Pigeons Released from WR for 600 Mile Trip - Green Bay WI pg 5.pngplain2020-05-30T12:15:36-07:0007/09/1897Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1905-03-09 Poplar Bluff Citizen MO pg 1 - Bagley Shot News Report 2_thumb.png2020-05-07T16:37:40-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61905-03-09 Poplar Bluff Citizen MO pg 13A newspaper informant who was in Walnut Ridge when Ed Bagley was shot gives further details of the tragedy.media/1905-03-09 Poplar Bluff Citizen MO pg 1 - Bagley Shot News Report 2.pngplain2020-07-08T10:22:18-07:0003/09/1905Edward 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/1907-05-24 STL and Memphis RR Stockholders Mtg Announced - Arkansas Democrat pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-06T13:08:12-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61907-05-24 Arkansas Democrat pg 63A stockholders' meeting in Walnut Ridge is announced for the St. Louis & Memphis Railroad Company.media/1907-05-24 STL and Memphis RR Stockholders Mtg Announced - Arkansas Democrat pg 6.pngplain2020-06-06T13:26:14-07:0005/24/1907Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1903-11-19 LR vs NLR Debate Hinges on the 1903 Hoxie-Walnut Ridge Act - AR Democrat pg 1-min_thumb.png2020-06-04T14:30:46-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61903-11-19 Arkansas Democrat pg 13A Little Rock vs. North Little Rock legal debate hinges on the Hoxie-Walnut Ridge Act, passed in March 1903 by the state legislature.media/1903-11-19 LR vs NLR Debate Hinges on the 1903 Hoxie-Walnut Ridge Act - AR Democrat pg 1-min.pngplain2020-06-04T14:37:03-07:0011/19/1903Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1935-06-14 Traveling Salesmans Car Struck at Hoxie RR Tracks - Fort Worth TX pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-18T12:38:22-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61935-06-14 Fort Worth Star-Telegram TX pg 33A motorist dies when his car is struck by a passing train at the Main Street railroad crossing in Hoxie.media/1935-06-14 Traveling Salesmans Car Struck at Hoxie RR Tracks - Fort Worth TX pg 3.pngplain2020-06-18T12:48:44-07:0006/14/1935Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1926-09-24 WR Area Farmers Expect Lean Growing Year - Tampa Times FL pg 7_thumb.png2020-06-16T21:36:06-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61926-09-24 Tampa Times FL pg 73Lawrence County farmers brace for a lean 1927 growing season; it is estimated that "less than 40 per cent of farmers in this county are able to pay their debts this year."media/1926-09-24 WR Area Farmers Expect Lean Growing Year - Tampa Times FL pg 7.pngplain2020-06-16T21:42:40-07:0009/24/1926Edward 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/1917-04-16 Hoxie Banker Goes Missing in Hot Springs - AR Democrat pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-13T13:44:15-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61917-04-16 Arkansas Democrat pg 63A Hoxie citizen staying in Hot Springs "to take the baths as a cure for rheumatism" goes missing.media/1917-04-16 Hoxie Banker Goes Missing in Hot Springs - AR Democrat pg 6.pngplain2020-06-13T13:58:27-07:0004/16/1917Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1913-04-05 Pinnell Murder in Hoxie, Episode 4 - AR Gazette pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-12T08:07:42-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-04-05 Arkansas Gazette pg 13Former Hoxie Marshal Lon Easley is sentenced to twenty-one years in jail for the murder of C. G. Pinnell after witnesses declare that no weapon was found on Pinnell when he was shot.media/1913-04-05 Pinnell Murder in Hoxie, Episode 4 - AR Gazette pg 1.pngplain2020-06-12T08:11:01-07:0004/05/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1870-06-30 WR in List of AR Post Office Locations Perhaps First Mention of WR - AR Gazette pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-13T12:07:58-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61870-06-30 Arkansas Gazette pg 43Walnut Ridge is included in a statewide list of post offices, perhaps the first mention in a newspaper of WR. Other Lawrence County post offices include Ash Flat, Canton, Clover Bend, Evening Shade, Laura Town, Powhatan, Rhea, and Smithville.media/1870-06-30 WR in List of AR Post Office Locations Perhaps First Mention of WR - AR Gazette pg 4.pngplain2020-05-13T12:13:23-07:0006/30/1870Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1880-04-22 Presbytery Meets in WR - AR Gazette pg 5_thumb.png2020-05-13T20:20:47-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61880-04-22 Arkansas Gazette pg 53The Arkansas Presbytery meets in Walnut Ridge; among other matters, a pastor is installed for the church at Walnut Ridge and the presbytery thanks "the good people of Walnut Ridge for their generous hospitality."media/1880-04-22 Presbytery Meets in WR - AR Gazette pg 5.pngplain2020-05-13T20:24:34-07:0004/22/1880Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1892-11-10 Train Whistles Assist In Cleveland Election Celebration - Memphis Commercial pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-26T14:16:36-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61892-11-10 Memphis Commercial TN pg 43Train whistles assist in the celebration at Hoxie of Grover Cleveland's (re-)election as president.media/1892-11-10 Train Whistles Assist In Cleveland Election Celebration - Memphis Commercial pg 4.pngplain2020-05-31T19:54:07-07:0011/10/1892Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1912-02-15 Classified Ad, Movie Operator at WR Wants Job as Printer - AR Gazette pg 15_thumb.png2020-06-11T13:13:33-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-02-15 Arkansas Gazette pg 153A classified ad from Walnut Ridge states that a "moving picture machine operator would like a job [as a printer] in a small, live town."media/1912-02-15 Classified Ad, Movie Operator at WR Wants Job as Printer - AR Gazette pg 15.pngplain2020-06-11T13:17:25-07:0002/15/1912Edward 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/1935-01-29 WR City Marshals Badge Taken From His Home - Decatur AL pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-17T18:59:40-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61935-01-29 Decatur Daily AL pg 83A thief breaks into the Walnut Ridge city marshal's house and takes the marshal's badge.media/1935-01-29 WR City Marshals Badge Taken From His Home - Decatur AL pg 8.pngplain2020-06-17T19:01:48-07:001/29/1935Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1927-05-12 Picture 3 of Hoxie-WR Tornado Damage - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 39_thumb.png2020-06-17T08:27:08-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61927-05-12 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 39 pt 33A third picture of Hoxie-Walnut Ridge tornado damage in the Post-Dispatch shows a wrecked Walnut Ridge house.media/1927-05-12 Picture 3 of Hoxie-WR Tornado Damage - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 39.pngplain2020-06-17T08:29:59-07:0005/12/1927Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1908-10-21 Candy Pull Smoking Shooting Account II - Sedalia Democrat MO pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-07T18:18:51-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61908-10-21 Sedalia Democrat MO pg 33Another article notes that the murder of a man for smoking took place at a candy pull in Walnut Ridge.media/1908-10-21 Candy Pull Smoking Shooting Account II - Sedalia Democrat MO pg 3.pngplain2020-06-07T18:21:15-07:0010/21/1908Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-12-04 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - Accuses Sister of Murder Plot_thumb.png2020-07-08T05:48:43-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-12-04 Arkansas Gazette pg 13J. J. Tharp of Walnut Ridge states that he saw Dr. Hughes in his office at the time of the shooting of Isom Bagley, 235 ft from the scene of the crime.media/1914-12-04 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - Accuses Sister of Murder Plot.pngplain2020-07-08T05:51:02-07:0012/04/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1895-03-10 Tightrope Walker Falls and Leg Amputated - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 3_thumb.png2020-05-29T13:27:39-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61895-03-10 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 33A tightrope walker falls when performing in Walnut Ridge, and has his leg amputated due to injuries sustained in the fall.media/1895-03-10 Tightrope Walker Falls and Leg Amputated - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 3.pngplain2020-05-29T13:58:36-07:0003/10/1895Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1912-09-25 Woman dies near WR at age 122 - Manning SC pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-11T18:38:28-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-09-25 Manning Times SC pg 63An elderly lady dies near Walnut Ridge, allegedly at the remarkable age of 122.media/1912-09-25 Woman dies near WR at age 122 - Manning SC pg 6.pngplain2020-06-11T18:49:35-07:0009/25/1912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1896-11-09 Walnut Ridge Dentist Married on Train - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 6_thumb.png2020-05-29T15:16:24-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61896-11-09 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 63A Walnut Ridge dentist is married to his bride from Paragould on a moving train near Jonesboro.media/1896-11-09 Walnut Ridge Dentist Married on Train - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 6.pngplain2020-05-29T15:19:55-07:0011/09/1896Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1906-02-15 Newsboy Shoots at Passenger on Train Near WR - Poplar Bluff Citizen MO pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-05T14:27:07-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61906-02-15 Poplar Bluff Citizen MO pg 83A newsboy shoots at a passenger on a train near Walnut Ridge, but misses him and leaves a hole in the hat of another passenger instead.media/1906-02-15 Newsboy Shoots at Passenger on Train Near WR - Poplar Bluff Citizen MO pg 8.pngplain2020-06-05T14:30:53-07:0002/15/1906Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1897-07-13 WR Pigeons Update 1 - Green Bay WI pg 5_thumb.png2020-05-30T12:24:35-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61897-07-13 Green Bay Press-Gazette WI pg 53An update on the status of the homing pigeons released from Walnut Ridge notes that none of the thirteen birds have yet returned to Green Bay.media/1897-07-13 WR Pigeons Update 1 - Green Bay WI pg 5.pngplain2020-05-30T12:26:51-07:0007/13/1897Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/Stagecoach Line from 1884 Pocahontas Star-Herald - Pinterest Betty_thumb.jpg2020-07-08T19:16:14-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61884 Pocahontas Star-Herald, Stagecoach to Walnut Ridge Ad3A stagecoach line from Pocahontas to Hoxie advertises daily routes in both directions.media/Stagecoach Line from 1884 Pocahontas Star-Herald - Pinterest Betty.jpgplain2020-08-30T13:42:26-07:001884Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1907-05-27 Non-English Speaker Exits Train in WR and Memphis, Not PB - Pine Bluff AR pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-06T15:31:44-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61907-05-27 Pine Bluff Daily Graphic AR pg 53A man with limited English proficiency deboards his train at Walnut Ridge instead of Pine Bluff, but is then brought to Memphis instead.media/1907-05-27 Non-English Speaker Exits Train in WR and Memphis, Not PB - Pine Bluff AR pg 5.pngplain2020-06-07T08:46:37-07:0005/27/1907Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1891-07-16 Epilogue to Story of Kansas Man on Express Through Hoxie - Fort Scott KS pg 8_thumb.png2020-05-26T11:41:56-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61891-07-16 Fort Scott Weekly Tribune KS pg 83An epilogue to the account of the Kansas businessman's mad dash through Hoxie en route to Texas states that he made it in time and saved the fortunes of a lumber business there.media/1891-07-16 Epilogue to Story of Kansas Man on Express Through Hoxie - Fort Scott KS pg 8.pngplain2020-05-26T11:44:49-07:0007/16/1891Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1915-06-30 Minturn Ladys House Wallpaper Eaten By Neighbors Goats - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-12T19:01:00-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61915-06-30 Arkansas Gazette pg 63A woman finds that her neighbor's goats have eaten all the wallpaper off the walls of a house she owns.media/1915-06-30 Minturn Ladys House Wallpaper Eaten By Neighbors Goats - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-12T19:06:12-07:0006/30/1915Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1894-12-23 Mysterious Camp of Armed Men in Minturn - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 3_thumb.png2020-05-28T11:53:23-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61894-12-23 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 33An enigmatic camp of twenty-six armed strangers forms at the edge of the woods near Minturn, much to the concern of area residents.media/1894-12-23 Mysterious Camp of Armed Men in Minturn - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 3.pngplain2020-05-31T19:54:45-07:0012/23/1894Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1883-10-25 Late Train Thwarts Would-Be Robbers - Arkansas Democrat pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-14T11:57:35-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61883-10-25 Arkansas Democrat pg 13An attempted robbery at night of an Iron Mountain train fifteen miles north of Walnut Ridge is described.media/1883-10-25 Late Train Thwarts Would-Be Robbers - Arkansas Democrat pg 1.pngplain2020-05-14T12:01:50-07:0010/25/1883Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1905-03-26 100 WR Businessmen Sign Petition to Repeal Hoxie-WR Bill - AR Democrat pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-05T11:12:07-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61905-03-26 Arkansas Democrat pg 33About 100 Walnut Ridge businessmen sign a petition to repeal Arkansas's 1903 Walnut Ridge-Hoxie Act.media/1905-03-26 100 WR Businessmen Sign Petition to Repeal Hoxie-WR Bill - AR Democrat pg 3.pngplain2020-06-05T11:32:43-07:0003/26/1905Edward 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/1892-08-18 Tramp Adams Killed in WR Train Wreck - Memphis Avalanche pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-26T13:39:12-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61892-08-18 Memphis Avalanche TN pg 43A tramp is killed when part of a freight train wrecks at Walnut Ridge.media/1892-08-18 Tramp Adams Killed in WR Train Wreck - Memphis Avalanche pg 4.pngplain2020-05-26T13:42:29-07:0008/18/1892Edward 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 Blade 1905 Cover Image - FB WR-Hoxie Dwight Lane Jan 2013_thumb.jpg2020-07-08T18:37:08-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Document, Walnut Ridge Blade Newspaper Cover Image, Circa 19053A cover of what appears to be a special edition of the paper, depicting portraits of nine Walnut Ridge children; property of James Whitlow.media/WR Blade 1905 Cover Image - FB WR-Hoxie Dwight Lane Jan 2013.jpgplain2020-12-02T09:40:14-08:001905Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1883-10-26 Update- Attempted Robbery Actually Wasnt - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-14T12:06:35-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61883-10-26 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 13A later turn of events indicate that the alleged attempt at train robbery near Delaplaine was actually a group of loggers innocently stopping the train to see if any of the freight was for their camp.media/1883-10-26 Update- Attempted Robbery Actually Wasnt - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 1.pngplain2020-05-31T19:59:01-07:0010/26/1883Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1931-01-15 Car Plunges 100 Ft from Bridge, Perhaps at Powhatan - Blytheville Courier pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-17T15:09:13-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61931-01-15 Blytheville Courier pg 12A car plunges one hundred feet from a bridge, perhaps at Powhatan, killing one and injuring another.media/1931-01-15 Car Plunges 100 Ft from Bridge, Perhaps at Powhatan - Blytheville Courier pg 1.pngplain2020-06-17T15:10:24-07:0001/15/1931Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1922-01-01 Classified Ad WR Timberland for Sale - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 32_thumb.png2020-06-16T15:49:55-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61922-01-01 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 322360 acres of timberland near Walnut Ridge are listed for sale at $17 an acre.media/1922-01-01 Classified Ad WR Timberland for Sale - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 32.pngplain2020-06-16T15:50:40-07:0001/01/1922Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1932-04-06 STL Cardinals Play Exhibition Game at Hoxie - Boston Globe MA pg 22_thumb.png2020-06-17T18:03:41-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61932-04-06 Boston Globe MA pg 222The St. Louis Cardinals play an exhibition game at Hoxie against local talent and win 6-3.media/1932-04-06 STL Cardinals Play Exhibition Game at Hoxie - Boston Globe MA pg 22.pngplain2020-06-17T18:04:17-07:0004/06/1932Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1922-03-18 Man Gets Life in Prison for Murder During Alicia Bank Robbery - Bartlesville OK pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-16T18:27:46-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61922-03-18 Bartlesville Morning Examiner OK pg 12A Missouri man is sentenced to life in prison for murdering a man during an Alicia bank robbery.media/1922-03-18 Man Gets Life in Prison for Murder During Alicia Bank Robbery - Bartlesville OK pg 1.pngplain2020-06-16T18:29:13-07:0003/18/1922Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1934-06-08 History of 1853 Improved Road in Powhatan - Baxter Bulletin Mtn Home pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-17T19:09:02-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61934-06-08 Mountain Home Baxter Bulletin pg 12A former resident describes antebellum Powhatan, including former industries there and the fate of a planned road from Powhatan to Crowley's Ridge leading near what became Walnut Ridge.media/1934-06-08 History of 1853 Improved Road in Powhatan - Baxter Bulletin Mtn Home pg 1.pngplain2020-06-17T19:39:57-07:0006/08/1934Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1936-11-07 WR Bobcats Football Defeat Paragould 6-0 - Blytheville Courier News pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-17T20:24:09-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61936-11-07 Blytheville Courier News pg 62The Walnut Ridge Bobcats defeat Paragould 6-0 in high school football.media/1936-11-07 WR Bobcats Football Defeat Paragould 6-0 - Blytheville Courier News pg 6.pngplain2020-06-17T20:24:44-07:0011/07/1936Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1925-06-30 Another Pigeon Race Starts from WR - Kenosha News WI pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-16T20:44:26-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61925-06-30 Kenosha News WI pg 82Another 500-mile pigeon race starts from Walnut Ridge.media/1925-06-30 Another Pigeon Race Starts from WR - Kenosha News WI pg 8.pngplain2020-06-16T20:48:06-07:0006/30/1925Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1936-02-21 Portia Man Killed When Leaping From Train - Hope Star AR pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-18T13:01:18-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61936-02-21 Hope Star pg 12A Portia man dies after leaping headfirst from a speeding train.media/1936-02-21 Portia Man Killed When Leaping From Train - Hope Star AR pg 1.pngplain2020-06-18T13:03:31-07:0002/21/1936Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1927-03-17 WR Business Opens New Store in Poplar Bluff - Poplar Bluff Republican pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-17T08:04:02-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61927-03-17 Poplar Bluff Republican MO pg 52A Walnut Ridge business opens an additional store at Poplar Bluff.media/1927-03-17 WR Business Opens New Store in Poplar Bluff - Poplar Bluff Republican pg 5.pngplain2020-06-17T08:05:05-07:0003/17/1927Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1937-03-26 WR Woman Held in Houseboat Killing Charged With Murder - St Louis pg 28_thumb.png2020-06-18T13:55:03-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61937-03-26 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 282A Walnut Ridge woman is charged with murdering a snagboat engineer in his houseboat.media/1937-03-26 WR Woman Held in Houseboat Killing Charged With Murder - St Louis pg 28.pngplain2020-06-18T13:56:55-07:0003/26/1937Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1927-07-01 Another 600-Mile Pigeon Race Slated to Start at WR - Green Bay WI pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-17T08:37:42-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61927-07-01 Green Bay Press-Gazette WI pg 82Another 600-mile pigeon race to Wisconsin begins in Walnut Ridge on a Saturday morning.media/1927-07-01 Another 600-Mile Pigeon Race Slated to Start at WR - Green Bay WI pg 8.pngplain2020-06-17T08:38:39-07:0007/01/1927Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1939-10-06 Hope Star Headlines Include Hitler Peace Plan and WR Football Team_thumb.jpg2020-06-18T14:50:49-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61939-10-06 Hope Star pg 1- Headline2The Hope Star's headlines include an announcement of the upcoming football game against Walnut Ridge, and a development in an ill-fated attempt at peace with Nazi Germany.media/1939-10-06 Hope Star Headlines Include Hitler Peace Plan and WR Football Team.jpgplain2020-06-18T14:52:23-07:0010/06/1939Edward 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/1930-02-13 WR Farmer Finds Spinach Profitable - Poplar Bluff Republican MO pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-17T10:24:05-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61930-02-13 Poplar Bluff Republican MO pg 42A Walnut Ridge farmer grows spinach and finds it to be the most valuable crop on his farm.media/1930-02-13 WR Farmer Finds Spinach Profitable - Poplar Bluff Republican MO pg 4.pngplain2020-06-17T10:28:17-07:0002/13/1930Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1920-03-31 Classified Ad for Electrician and Lineman Wanted in WR - AR Gazette pg 22_thumb.png2020-06-15T22:06:11-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61920-03-31 Arkansas Gazette pg 222A classified ad asks for an electrician/lineman in Walnut Ridge.media/1920-03-31 Classified Ad for Electrician and Lineman Wanted in WR - AR Gazette pg 22.pngplain2020-06-15T22:07:17-07:0003/31/1920Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1921-02-02 Craighead County Oil Company Does Test Drill Near Hoxie - AR Gazette pg 9_thumb.png2020-06-16T08:53:16-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61921-02-02 Arkansas Gazette pg 92The Craighead County Oil Company starts a test drill near Hoxie.media/1921-02-02 Craighead County Oil Company Does Test Drill Near Hoxie - AR Gazette pg 9.pngplain2020-06-16T08:54:48-07:0002/02/1921Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1930-11-05 Black Rocks 21-Year-Old Mayor Improves Town - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 30_thumb.png2020-06-17T13:25:47-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61930-11-05 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 302Percy Townsend, 21-year-old mayor of Black Rock, is praised for his administration's accomplishments, including reducing the town's debt.media/1930-11-05 Black Rocks 21-Year-Old Mayor Improves Town - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 30.pngplain2020-06-17T13:27:28-07:0011/05/1930Edward 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/1883-06-05 Six Swedes or Germans Wanted for Work in WR - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 6_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T09:27:06-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61883-06-05 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 62"Wanted: Six Swedes or Germans for saw-mill work," declares a classified ad by a Walnut Ridge firm.media/1883-06-05 Six Swedes or Germans Wanted for Work in WR - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 6.jpgplain2020-05-14T09:29:31-07:0006/05/1883Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1908-09-13 Ad for Tin Shop for Sale in WR - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 26_thumb.png2020-06-07T12:56:04-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61908-09-13 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 262A classified ad lists a Walnut Ridge tin shop for sale, the only one in town.media/1908-09-13 Ad for Tin Shop for Sale in WR - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 26.pngplain2020-06-07T12:57:01-07:0009/13/1908Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1905-01-26 Hoxie-WR Bill Decried and Condemned by People of LR - AR Democrat pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-04T16:10:06-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61905-01-26 Arkansas Democrat pg 12The 1903 Hoxie-Walnut Ridge Act passed by the Arkansas legislature is claimed to have been "secured by confessedly false and foul means" as a way to allow for Argenta's split from Little Rock.media/1905-01-26 Hoxie-WR Bill Decried and Condemned by People of LR - AR Democrat pg 1.pngplain2020-06-04T17:47:12-07:0001/26/1905Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1900-06-29 Prehistoric Cask of Maize Was Actually Found Near Marked Tree - AR Democrat pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-02T19:37:30-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61900-06-29 Arkansas Democrat pg 62The Walnut Ridge Telephone newspaper remarks on the discovery near Marked Tree of a stone cask of ancient corn.media/1900-06-29 Prehistoric Cask of Maize Was Actually Found Near Marked Tree - AR Democrat pg 6.pngplain2020-06-02T19:38:21-07:0006/29/1900Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-10-20 Batesville Daily Guard pg 1 - Hughes Indicted for Murder_thumb.png2020-07-07T14:34:42-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-10-20 Batesville Daily Guard pg 12The Batesville Guard notes that Solon Crook had been "assassinated at his home in Walnut Ridge while he was sitting in his room reading."media/1914-10-20 Batesville Daily Guard pg 1 - Hughes Indicted for Murder.pngplain2020-07-07T14:37:33-07:0010/20/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1894-12-13 Heavy Rainfall Breaks Long Drought at Hoxie - Calera AL pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-28T11:42:35-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61894-12-13 Calera Shelby Sentinel AL pg 12A heavy rainfall breaks a long drought at Hoxie.media/1894-12-13 Heavy Rainfall Breaks Long Drought at Hoxie - Calera AL pg 1.pngplain2020-05-28T11:44:01-07:0012/13/1894Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1917-05-29 WR High School Graduation Has Three Graduates - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-14T10:04:07-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61917-05-29 Arkansas Gazette pg 22Three students graduate from Walnut Ridge High School, with commencement week addresses by the Presbyterian minister and Senator Ponder.media/1917-05-29 WR High School Graduation Has Three Graduates - AR Gazette pg 2.pngplain2020-06-14T10:05:54-07:0005/29/1917Edward 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/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/1900-07-24 Robbery in Black Rock - Arkansas Democrat pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-03T09:10:39-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61900-07-24 Arkansas Democrat pg 22A Black Rock man is robbed of $50, but the robbers fail to find over $200 more in one of his pockets.media/1900-07-24 Robbery in Black Rock - Arkansas Democrat pg 2.pngplain2020-06-03T09:11:48-07:0007/24/1900Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-11-30 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Solon Crook Case Again To Be Probed_thumb.png2020-07-08T05:09:20-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-11-30 Arkansas Gazette pg 22An adjourned court term begins at Walnut Ridge to decide the matter of the Solon Crook murder case.media/1914-11-30 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Solon Crook Case Again To Be Probed.pngplain2020-07-08T05:10:12-07:0011/30/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1917-10-14 Lumber Co Safe Blown Open at Hoxie But Robbers Get Only 13 - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-15T09:31:03-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61917-10-14 Arkansas Gazette pg 62Robbers blow open a Hoxie lumber company's safe, but find only thirteen dollars inside.media/1917-10-14 Lumber Co Safe Blown Open at Hoxie But Robbers Get Only 13 - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-15T09:32:28-07:0010/14/1917Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1884-06-27 Portia Boiler Explosion - Arkansas Democrat pg 1_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T12:56:10-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61884-06-27 Arkansas Democrat pg 12Two men are killed in a boiler explosion at a Portia stave factory.media/1884-06-27 Portia Boiler Explosion - Arkansas Democrat pg 1.jpgplain2020-05-14T13:05:06-07:0006/27/1884Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1912-07-15 Classified Ad, Cutter Wanted for WR Tailor - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 10_thumb.png2020-06-11T18:14:04-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-07-15 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 102A Walnut Ridge tailor advertises a search for a cutter to join the business.media/1912-07-15 Classified Ad, Cutter Wanted for WR Tailor - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 10.pngplain2020-06-11T18:15:15-07:0007/15/1912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1909-09-02 Gibson of Hoxie Addresses Civil War Reunion - Fayetteville NC pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-07T19:44:29-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61909-09-02 Fayetteville Weekly Observer NC pg 42John S. Gibson of Hoxie delivers an address at the Blue & Gray Reunion in Mammoth Springs that brings back vivid memories to the Civil War veterans present.media/1909-09-02 Gibson of Hoxie Addresses Civil War Reunion - Fayetteville NC pg 4.pngplain2020-06-07T19:48:06-07:0009/02/1909Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1909-03-24 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Ridgeway Antemortem Statement Read_thumb.png2020-05-08T09:05:20-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61909-03-24 Arkansas Gazette pg 22As part of the Bagley trial, Ridgeway's antemortem statement is read to the jury.media/1909-03-24 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Ridgeway Antemortem Statement Read.pngplain2020-05-08T09:08:59-07:0003/24/1909Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1905-06-18 WR Column, Social and Travel News Briefs - AR Democrat pg 13_thumb.png2020-06-05T12:41:03-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61905-06-18 Arkansas Democrat pg 132A list of social and travel news briefs from Walnut Ridge includes college students returning from Batesville and Fayetteville.media/1905-06-18 WR Column, Social and Travel News Briefs - AR Democrat pg 13.pngplain2020-06-05T12:45:56-07:0006/18/1905Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1901-11-14 Another Fire in Walnut Ridge - Poplar Bluff Citizen MO pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-03T14:08:24-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61901-11-14 Poplar Bluff Citizen MO pg 12Another fire strikes Walnut Ridge at night, with the cause unknown.media/1901-11-14 Another Fire in Walnut Ridge - Poplar Bluff Citizen MO pg 1.pngplain2020-06-03T14:09:51-07:0011/14/1901Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-12-05 Arkansas Gazette pg 8 - Defense Says Alibi For Hughes is Sure_thumb.png2020-07-08T06:42:42-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-12-05 Arkansas Gazette pg 82Mrs. A. Vance of Hoxie and fifteen other witnesses testify that they saw Dr. Hughes at his office at the time of Isom Bagley's murder.media/1914-12-05 Arkansas Gazette pg 8 - Defense Says Alibi For Hughes is Sure.pngplain2020-07-08T06:43:42-07:0012/05/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1896-01-27 Second, Varied Account of Populist Meeting Tragedy - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 2_thumb.png2020-05-29T14:15:07-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61896-01-27 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 22A second, varied account of the Populist Meeting tragedy in Powhatan notes that the son of the sheriff that was involved was sixteen, that he and the other boys had been shooting stones, and other details.media/1896-01-27 Second, Varied Account of Populist Meeting Tragedy - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 2.pngplain2020-05-29T14:16:50-07:0001/27/1896Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1886-09-02 White MO Woman Thought to Have Eloped With Black Hoxie Man - St Louis pg 7_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T14:36:24-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61886-09-02 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 72A "young white woman" in Missouri that went missing had "been in correspondence with a negro of Hoxie, Ark., and is thought to have eloped with him."media/1886-09-02 White MO Woman Thought to Have Eloped With Black Hoxie Man - St Louis pg 7.jpgplain2020-05-14T14:39:49-07:0009/02/1886Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1912-10-27 Jackson TN Land Auction Company Stops in WR on Auction Tour - AR Gazette pg 12_thumb.png2020-06-11T19:05:16-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-10-27 Arkansas Gazette pg 122A Jackson, Tennessee, land auction company stops in Walnut Ridge on an auction tour.media/1912-10-27 Jackson TN Land Auction Company Stops in WR on Auction Tour - AR Gazette pg 12.pngplain2020-06-11T19:06:32-07:0010/27/1912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1910-03-27 Arkansas Democrat pg 1 - Alf Bagley Goes Free on Self-Defense Plea_thumb.png2020-05-08T10:04:52-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-03-27 Arkansas Democrat pg 12Alf Bagley is acquitted for Ridgeway's murder, but only after the trial "was fought bitterly by both sides" by "the best legal talent in this section of the State."media/1910-03-27 Arkansas Democrat pg 1 - Alf Bagley Goes Free on Self-Defense Plea.pngplain2020-05-08T10:06:39-07:0003/27/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1905-12-29 Telegraph Operator Killed For Slow Reply to Message - Mattoon IL pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-05T13:40:24-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61905-12-29 Mattoon Journal Gazette IL pg 12A man murders a Hoxie telegraph operator, "because he did not receive a reply to a telegram as quickly as he wished."media/1905-12-29 Telegraph Operator Killed For Slow Reply to Message - Mattoon IL pg 1.pngplain2020-06-05T13:47:52-07:0012/29/1905Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-12-08 Jonesboro Evening Sun pg 1and4 - Hughes Murder Case to Jury_thumb.png2020-07-08T07:49:10-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-12-08 Jonesboro Evening Sun pgs 1 & 42"There is much speculation as to the verdict of the jury" in the Hughes murder case as their decision is awaited.media/1914-12-08 Jonesboro Evening Sun pg 1and4 - Hughes Murder Case to Jury.pngplain2020-07-08T07:50:04-07:0012/08/1914Edward 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/1918-06-01 Another Gad Angle Anecdote in WR Blade - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-15T12:18:08-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61918-06-01 Arkansas Gazette pg 62Another Gad Angle anecdote in the Walnut Ridge Blade tells of a "whipping campaign that had been started in Hoxie," perhaps related to the Espionage Act.media/1918-06-01 Another Gad Angle Anecdote in WR Blade - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-15T12:20:19-07:0006/01/1918Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1887-06-02 Early Baseball Game between BR and WR - Arkansas Gazette pg 1_thumb.jpg2020-05-17T13:55:23-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61887-06-02 Arkansas Gazette pg 12A baseball game is scheduled between the Walnut Ridge and Black Rock club teams.media/1887-06-02 Early Baseball Game between BR and WR - Arkansas Gazette pg 1.jpgplain2020-05-17T13:56:38-07:0006/02/1887Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1913-02-09 Pinnell Murder in Hoxie, Episode 1- AR Gazette pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-12T07:23:30-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-02-09 Arkansas Gazette pg 12C. G. Pinnell of Walnut Ridge resists arrest and attempts to shoot the Hoxie town marshal, but is fatally shot himself.media/1913-02-09 Pinnell Murder in Hoxie, Episode 1- AR Gazette pg 1.pngplain2020-06-12T07:28:18-07:0002/09/1913Edward 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/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/1906-03-01 Surveyors at Work on Hoxie Depot Site - Arkansas Democrat pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-05T15:03:14-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61906-03-01 Arkansas Democrat pg 12Frisco Railroad surveyors prepare a site for the new Hoxie Union Depot.media/1906-03-01 Surveyors at Work on Hoxie Depot Site - Arkansas Democrat pg 1.pngplain2020-06-05T15:04:23-07:0003/01/1906Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1915-03-16 Batesville Daily Guard pg 1 - Hughes Trial In Batesville Likely to Create Intense Interest_thumb.png2020-07-08T09:01:28-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61915-03-16 Batesville Daily Guard pg 12The Guard notes that the change of venue of Dr. Hughes' trial to Independence County "will bring a large number of witnesses and spectators to Batesville, and probably will create more interest than any case ever placed on the Independence circuit court docket."media/1915-03-16 Batesville Daily Guard pg 1 - Hughes Trial In Batesville Likely to Create Intense Interest.pngplain2020-07-08T09:02:20-07:0003/16/1915Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1897-07-19 Railroad Workers Laid Off at Hoxie RR - Shreveport Journal LA pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-30T12:35:57-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61897-07-19 Shreveport Journal LA pg 12Many Kansas City, Fort Scott, & Memphis Railroad employees at Hoxie and beyond are laid off due to hard times.media/1897-07-19 Railroad Workers Laid Off at Hoxie RR - Shreveport Journal LA pg 1.pngplain2020-05-30T12:38:15-07:0007/19/1897Edward 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/1892-09-08 Another Hoxie and Pocahontas RR Update - Eminence MO pg 3_thumb.png2020-05-26T13:49:01-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61892-09-08 Eminence Current Wave MO pg 32Another update on the Hoxie & Pocahontas Railroad notes continued developments, including an upcoming land survey for its route in Missouri.media/1892-09-08 Another Hoxie and Pocahontas RR Update - Eminence MO pg 3.pngplain2020-05-26T13:50:21-07:0009/08/1892Edward 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/1906-05-30 Woman Aged 96 Dies From Fall Injuries - Arkansas Democrat pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-06T08:40:11-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61906-05-30 Arkansas Democrat pg 82A 96-year-old Walnut Ridge woman dies from fall injuries.media/1906-05-30 Woman Aged 96 Dies From Fall Injuries - Arkansas Democrat pg 8.pngplain2020-06-06T08:42:43-07:0005/30/1906Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1915-04-26 St Louis Star and Times pg 1 - Paper Says Effort to Punish Slayers Has Failed-min_thumb.png2020-07-08T09:54:11-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61915-04-26 St Louis Star & Times pg 12The Star & Times notes that there might have been some connection between the Bagley-Ridgeway Feud and the murder of A. W. Shirey of Minturn.media/1915-04-26 St Louis Star and Times pg 1 - Paper Says Effort to Punish Slayers Has Failed-min.pngplain2020-07-08T09:56:53-07:0004/26/1915Edward 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/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/1877-10-21 WR Business Z Phelps and Sons Included in Steel Plow Ad - AR Gazette pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-13T14:29:29-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61877-10-21 Arkansas Gazette pg 42Walnut Ridge merchants Z. Phelps & Sons are among the Arkansas outlets listed in an ad for Deere, Mansur, & Co. steel plows.media/1877-10-21 WR Business Z Phelps and Sons Included in Steel Plow Ad - AR Gazette pg 4.pngplain2020-05-13T14:31:52-07:0010/21/1877Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1911-02-06 Five-Year-Old Boy Accidentally Shoots Older Sister - Jackson Daily News MS pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-10T12:39:22-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61911-02-06 Jackson Daily News MS pg 12A five-year-old boy accidentally shoots and kills his older sister, and is seriously injured by the recoil.media/1911-02-06 Five-Year-Old Boy Accidentally Shoots Older Sister - Jackson Daily News MS pg 1.pngplain2020-06-10T12:41:05-07:0002/06/1911Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1906-10-05 Farmer Killed by Mules Kick - Pine Bluff Daily Graphic pg 7_thumb.png2020-06-06T09:40:08-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61906-10-05 Pine Bluff Daily Graphic pg 72A farmer is kicked three times by his mule and dies from his injuries.media/1906-10-05 Farmer Killed by Mules Kick - Pine Bluff Daily Graphic pg 7.pngplain2020-06-06T09:42:46-07:0010/05/1906Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Blade 1927 Whippet Ad - FB WR-Hoxie Dwight Lane Oct 2012_thumb.jpg2020-07-08T18:58:55-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61927 Walnut Ridge Blade Whippet Ad2An advertisment for Lehman Auto Company of Hoxie lists Whippet brand cars starting at $713 (the equivalent of slightly over $10,000 today); image courtesy of Dwight Lane.media/WR Blade 1927 Whippet Ad - FB WR-Hoxie Dwight Lane Oct 2012.jpgplain2020-07-08T19:00:03-07:001927Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1898-07-13 Melon Harvest Beginning at Portia, 250 Car Loads Estimated - Springfield MO pg 8_thumb.png2020-05-31T15:39:00-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61898-07-13 Springfield News-Leader MO pg 82At Portia, the melon harvest begins, with 250 car-loads of melons expected to be exported by rail.media/1898-07-13 Melon Harvest Beginning at Portia, 250 Car Loads Estimated - Springfield MO pg 8.pngplain2020-05-31T15:40:20-07:0007/13/1898Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1910-10-24 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - Detailed Account of Burial at Mt. Zion_thumb.png2020-07-07T09:22:59-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-10-24 Arkansas Gazette pg 12A multitude attends the double funeral for Alf and I. J. Bagley held at Mt. Zion Cemetery, located near the Bagley farm north of Walnut Ridge.media/1910-10-24 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - Detailed Account of Burial at Mt. Zion.pngplain2020-07-07T09:27:42-07:0010/24/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1890-10-23 Twenty-Two-Year-Old Transplant to Hoxie Dies - Houston MO pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-17T20:18:37-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61890-10-23 Texas County Sentinel Houston MO pg 12A twenty-two-year-old transplant to Hoxie dies and is mourned by his hometown.media/1890-10-23 Twenty-Two-Year-Old Transplant to Hoxie Dies - Houston MO pg 1.pngplain2020-05-17T20:19:49-07:0010/23/1890Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1893-04-06 Hoxie Doctor Nearly Killed By Wolf When Rescuing Calf - Memphis TN pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-26T16:11:53-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61893-04-06 Memphis Commercial TN pg 12A Hoxie doctor is nearly killed by a wolf when trying to rescue one of his calves from it.media/1893-04-06 Hoxie Doctor Nearly Killed By Wolf When Rescuing Calf - Memphis TN pg 1.pngplain2020-05-26T16:16:13-07:0004/06/1893Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-02-06 Sparring Match Occurs in Hoxie - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-12T15:02:27-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-02-06 Arkansas Gazette pg 62Two men fight at Hoxie, "and when separated, it looked as if both had been up against a buzz saw."media/1914-02-06 Sparring Match Occurs in Hoxie - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-12T15:03:49-07:0002/06/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1911-06-09 Classified Ad, Gulf Refining of WR Wants Stave Timber Lands - Chicago Tribune pg 18_thumb.png2020-06-10T13:55:50-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61911-06-09 Chicago Tribune IL pg 182A businessman associated with Gulf Refining Co. in Walnut Ridge advertises to buy thousands of acres of stave timber lands.media/1911-06-09 Classified Ad, Gulf Refining of WR Wants Stave Timber Lands - Chicago Tribune pg 18.pngplain2020-06-10T13:58:07-07:0006/09/1911Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1907-04-18 WR Brakeman Loses Foot When Uncoupling - Greenville MO pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-06T12:33:55-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61907-04-18 Greenville Sun MO pg 12A Walnut Ridge brakeman loses his foot when uncoupling rail cars.media/1907-04-18 WR Brakeman Loses Foot When Uncoupling - Greenville MO pg 1.pngplain2020-06-06T12:35:15-07:0004/18/1907Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1903-03-27 WR Resident Says Hoxie-WR Rail Line Stock Selling Well - AR Democrat pg 7_thumb.png2020-06-03T19:32:27-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61903-03-27 Arkansas Democrat pg 72A Walnut Ridge resident stopping by Little Rock gives a reporter an update on the WR-Hoxie streetcar line's progress.media/1903-03-27 WR Resident Says Hoxie-WR Rail Line Stock Selling Well - AR Democrat pg 7.pngplain2020-06-03T19:34:42-07:0003/27/1903Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1898-11-23 Ravenden Man Killed Over a Can of Salmon - Lawrence KS pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-31T18:01:23-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61898-11-23 Lawrence Daily Journal KS pg 12A man is shot and killed at the Ravenden railroad station over a can of salmon.media/1898-11-23 Ravenden Man Killed Over a Can of Salmon - Lawrence KS pg 1.pngplain2020-05-31T18:03:50-07:0011/23/1898Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1912-10-15 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - Wolf Benningfield Charged With First Degree Murder_thumb.png2020-07-07T10:38:09-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-10-15 Arkansas Gazette pg 12Wolf Benningfield is indicted, charged with first-degree murder in the killing of John Bagley.media/1912-10-15 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - Wolf Benningfield Charged With First Degree Murder.pngplain2020-07-07T10:39:10-07:0010/15/1912Edward 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/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/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
1media/1911-08-13 Classified Ad, Blacksmith Wanted at Walnut Ridge - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 26_thumb.png2020-06-11T11:59:45-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61911-08-13 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 262A blacksmith is wanted in Walnut Ridge "to do general blacksmithing, shoeing, and some wood work."media/1911-08-13 Classified Ad, Blacksmith Wanted at Walnut Ridge - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 26.pngplain2020-06-11T12:00:41-07:0008/13/1911Edward 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/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/1899-09-14 Pearl Found in Black River Valued at Near 5K Dollars - Ironton MO pg 6_thumb.png2020-05-31T19:19:26-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61899-09-14 Ironton County Register MO pg 62A pearl found in the Black River is estimated to be worth $5000 (the equivalent of more than $150,000 today).media/1899-09-14 Pearl Found in Black River Valued at Near 5K Dollars - Ironton MO pg 6.pngplain2020-05-31T19:22:44-07:0009/14/1899Edward 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/1894-04-25 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/1915-10-23 Another Gad Angle Story Out of BR, About Payday Man - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-12T19:19:16-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61915-10-23 Arkansas Gazette pg 62Another Black Rock story from Gad Angle tells of a man who got behind on his bills.media/1915-10-23 Another Gad Angle Story Out of BR, About Payday Man - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-12T19:22:42-07:0010/23/1915Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1911-12-17 Classified Ad, Experienced Lumber Mill Operator Wanted in WR - AR Gazette pg 50_thumb.png2020-06-11T12:42:16-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61911-12-17 Arkansas Gazette pg 502A Walnut Ridge lumber mill operator with twenty years' experience advertises to seek a job as a mill manager or superintendent.media/1911-12-17 Classified Ad, Experienced Lumber Mill Operator Wanted in WR - AR Gazette pg 50.pngplain2020-06-11T12:45:16-07:0012/17/1911Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1908-03-22 Help Wanted Ad for General Store Employee - Arkansas Gazette pg 24_thumb.png2020-06-07T12:09:33-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61908-03-22 Arkansas Gazette pg 242R. M. Tharp of Walnut Ridge advertises to seek employment in a general store.media/1908-03-22 Help Wanted Ad for General Store Employee - Arkansas Gazette pg 24.pngplain2020-06-07T12:10:38-07:0003/22/1908Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1913-04-11 Arkansas Gazette pg 3 - Benningfield Goes to Prison_thumb.png2020-07-07T13:44:56-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-04-11 Arkansas Gazette pg 32Wolf Benningfield, in failing to pay a $12,500 bond, is taken to an Arkansas penitentiary.media/1913-04-11 Arkansas Gazette pg 3 - Benningfield Goes to Prison.pngplain2020-07-07T13:45:47-07:0004/11/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1892-05-19 Hoxie and Pocahontas Railroad Update - Salem MO pg 3_thumb.png2020-05-26T13:21:44-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61892-05-19 Salem Monitor MO pg 32An update on the Hoxie & Pocahontas Railroad notes that investigations are being made as to whether the railroad should extend up to Dent County, MO.media/1892-05-19 Hoxie and Pocahontas Railroad Update - Salem MO pg 3.pngplain2020-05-26T13:23:15-07:0005/19/1892Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1917-03-04 Snow at Hoxie Melting as it Falls to the Ground - Arkansas Gazette pg 25_thumb.png2020-06-13T13:28:36-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61917-03-04 Arkansas Gazette pg 252A flurry of snow at Hoxie melts as it falls to the ground.media/1917-03-04 Snow at Hoxie Melting as it Falls to the Ground - Arkansas Gazette pg 25.pngplain2020-06-13T13:29:15-07:0003/04/1917Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1922-01-13 Hoxie and WR Want New Gravel Road Between Them - AR Democrat pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-16T15:55:11-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61922-01-13 Arkansas Democrat pg 32Hoxie and Walnut Ridge investigate options for constructing a new gravel road between the two towns.media/1922-01-13 Hoxie and WR Want New Gravel Road Between Them - AR Democrat pg 3.pngplain2020-06-16T15:56:41-07:0001/13/1922Edward 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/1922-04-04 Justice of the Peace Opening New Shop and Grist Mill - Northfield VT pg 7_thumb.png2020-06-16T18:31:38-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61922-04-04 Northfield News VT pg 72A Lawrence County Justice of the Peace plans to open a new shop and grist mill.media/1922-04-04 Justice of the Peace Opening New Shop and Grist Mill - Northfield VT pg 7.pngplain2020-06-16T18:33:03-07:0004/04/1922Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1935-05-17 LawCo Town of Strawberry Has Two Other Names - Charlotte News NC pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-17T19:43:21-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61935-05-17 Charlotte News NC pg 42An article from Walnut Ridge notes that the Lawrence County town of Strawberry goes by two other names as well.media/1935-05-17 LawCo Town of Strawberry Has Two Other Names - Charlotte News NC pg 4.pngplain2020-06-17T19:44:31-07:0005/17/1935Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1936-02-13 Partially-Deaf Blacksmith Killed by Train in Fog in WR - Hope Star AR pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-18T13:07:51-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61936-02-13 Hope Star pg 32A partially-deaf blacksmith is killed by a passing train while crossing the tracks in the fog.media/1936-02-13 Partially-Deaf Blacksmith Killed by Train in Fog in WR - Hope Star AR pg 3.pngplain2020-06-18T13:09:29-07:0002/13/1936Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1927-05-10 Twenty-two Killed By Tornado in WR, Hoxie, Egypt - Wilmington DE pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-17T08:07:53-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61927-05-10 Wilmington News Journal DE pg 12At least twenty-two are killed by a tornado in Egypt, Hoxie, and Walnut Ridge.media/1927-05-10 Twenty-two Killed By Tornado in WR, Hoxie, Egypt - Wilmington DE pg 1.pngplain2020-06-17T08:09:08-07:0005/10/1927Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1937-08-08 All-Black Jury Fines Black Man for Deserting Wife - Nashville Banner TN pg 27_thumb.png2020-06-18T14:02:15-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61937-08-08 Nashville Banner TN pg 272An all-black jury-- "first in Arkansas since Reconstruction days"-- is called and fines a man for deserting his wife.media/1937-08-08 All-Black Jury Fines Black Man for Deserting Wife - Nashville Banner TN pg 27.pngplain2020-06-18T14:03:34-07:0008/08/1937Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1927-11-16 WR-Hoxie Street Car Ends its Run Despite 99-yr Franchise - Batesville Guard pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-17T08:42:30-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61927-11-16 Batesville Guard pg 12The Walnut Ridge-Hoxie streetcar line ceases operations, despite its 99-year franchise.media/1927-11-16 WR-Hoxie Street Car Ends its Run Despite 99-yr Franchise - Batesville Guard pg 1.pngplain2020-06-17T08:43:42-07:0011/16/1927Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1940-01-08 WR Agent Age 31 Dies After Concussion from Falling - NW AR Times pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-18T14:57:13-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61940-01-08 Fayetteville NW AR Times pg 22A Walnut Ridge resident dies from a hemorrhage caused by a fall in his home.media/1940-01-08 WR Agent Age 31 Dies After Concussion from Falling - NW AR Times pg 2.pngplain2020-06-18T14:58:04-07:0001/08/1940Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1929-06-22 Recent Tornadoes Result in Flurry of Storm Cellar Construction - Kane PA pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-17T09:42:47-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61929-06-22 Kane Republican PA pg 22Recent tornadoes in Arkansas result in an uptick of storm cellar construction around Walnut Ridge and beyond.media/1929-06-22 Recent Tornadoes Result in Flurry of Storm Cellar Construction - Kane PA pg 2.pngplain2020-06-17T09:43:41-07:0006/22/1929Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1930-03-22 Moonshiner Slain by Deputy Sheriff - Bristol Herald-Courier TN pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-17T11:49:57-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61930-03-22 Bristol Herald-Courier TN pg 22A fleeing moonshiner is killed near Sedgwick by a deputy sheriff.media/1930-03-22 Moonshiner Slain by Deputy Sheriff - Bristol Herald-Courier TN pg 2.pngplain2020-06-17T11:54:12-07:0003/22/1930Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1920-06-08 Classified Ad Tin and Plumbing Shop For Sale in WR - AR Gazette pg 15_thumb.png2020-06-16T08:09:16-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61920-06-08 Arkansas Gazette pg 152A tin and plumbing shop is listed for sale in Walnut Ridge.media/1920-06-08 Classified Ad Tin and Plumbing Shop For Sale in WR - AR Gazette pg 15.pngplain2020-06-16T08:10:35-07:0006/08/1920Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1921-02-09 Clover Bend Hosts Literary Program and Pie Supper - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-16T08:57:33-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61921-02-09 Arkansas Gazette pg 62Clover Bend hosts a literary program and a pie supper.media/1921-02-09 Clover Bend Hosts Literary Program and Pie Supper - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-16T08:58:59-07:0002/09/1921Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1930-11-20 Huge Fire Destroys Block on Main St WR - Dexter Messenger MO pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-17T13:31:18-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61930-11-20 Dexter Messenger MO pg 42A fire destroys an entire city block on Main Street in Walnut Ridge.media/1930-11-20 Huge Fire Destroys Block on Main St WR - Dexter Messenger MO pg 4.pngplain2020-06-17T13:34:25-07:0011/20/1930Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1921-07-06 Anthrax Situation in LawCo Improving Slowly - Pine Bluff Daily Graphic pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-16T15:15:07-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61921-07-06 Pine Bluff Daily Graphic pg 32Federal veterinarians are brought to Lawrence County to help manage an outbreak of anthrax in the area.media/1921-07-06 Anthrax Situation in LawCo Improving Slowly - Pine Bluff Daily Graphic pg 3.pngplain2020-06-16T15:16:23-07:0007/06/1921Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1894-07-19 Farmers in Hoxie Get in Taxes Fight, One Shot - Scottsboro Citizen AL pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-28T10:48:03-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61894-07-19 Scottsboro Citizen AL pg 12Two farmers near Hoxie get in an argument about taxes; one is shot and drowns in a pond.media/1894-07-19 Farmers in Hoxie Get in Taxes Fight, One Shot - Scottsboro Citizen AL pg 1.pngplain2020-05-28T10:50:26-07:0007/19/1894Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1917-03-08 Alicia Man Plans on Planting Five Acres of Garlic - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-13T13:31:59-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61917-03-08 Arkansas Gazette pg 62An Alicia man plans on planting five acres of garlic.media/1917-03-08 Alicia Man Plans on Planting Five Acres of Garlic - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-13T13:33:18-07:0003/08/1917Edward 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/1908-10-16 Reception for Newlyweds Judge and Mrs Ponder in WR - Columbia TN pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-07T13:04:37-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61908-10-16 Columbia Herald & Mail TN pg 62An elaborate reception is held in Walnut Ridge for newlyweds Judge and Mrs. Harry Lee Ponder.media/1908-10-16 Reception for Newlyweds Judge and Mrs Ponder in WR - Columbia TN pg 6.pngplain2020-06-07T13:06:29-07:0010/16/1908Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1905-02-02 Hoxie and WR May Quarantine Against Argenta Due to Smallpox - AR Democrat pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-04T17:52:12-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61905-02-02 Arkansas Democrat pg 62Officials from Walnut Ridge and Hoxie visit Argenta (North Little Rock) to investigate whether a quarantine against the city is necessary due to smallpox.media/1905-02-02 Hoxie and WR May Quarantine Against Argenta Due to Smallpox - AR Democrat pg 6.pngplain2020-06-04T17:54:52-07:0002/02/1905Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1894-12-21 Iron Mountain Train Runs Into Cow, Is Partially Wrecked - Bucyrus OH pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-28T11:46:44-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61894-12-21 Bucyrus Evening Telegraph OH pg 12An Iron Mountain train runs into a cow and is partially wrecked.media/1894-12-21 Iron Mountain Train Runs Into Cow, Is Partially Wrecked - Bucyrus OH pg 1.pngplain2020-05-28T11:49:15-07:0012/21/1894Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1917-05-29 WR-Hoxie Compress Company Formed, With Local Stock Holders - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-14T10:12:30-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61917-05-29 Arkansas Gazette pg 22A Walnut Ridge-Hoxie Compress Company is formed by a coalition of local and nonresident stockholders.media/1917-05-29 WR-Hoxie Compress Company Formed, With Local Stock Holders - AR Gazette pg 2.pngplain2020-06-14T10:13:33-07:0005/29/1917Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1884-02-11 John Rhea Stabbs Mr. Bottoms in Saloon - Alton IL pg 2_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T12:14:18-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61884-02-11 Alton Evening Telegraph IL pg 22A fight in a Walnut Ridge saloon results in a man stabbed in the neck with a penknife.media/1884-02-11 John Rhea Stabbs Mr. Bottoms in Saloon - Alton IL pg 2.jpgplain2020-05-14T12:15:46-07:0002/11/1884Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1912-05-19 Classified Ad, 200-Acre Rice Farm for Sale with Pumping Station - AR Gazette pg 34_thumb.png2020-06-11T15:26:47-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-05-19 Arkansas Gazette pg 342A 200-acre rice farm, complete with pumping station, goes up for sale near Walnut Ridge.media/1912-05-19 Classified Ad, 200-Acre Rice Farm for Sale with Pumping Station - AR Gazette pg 34.pngplain2020-06-11T15:28:21-07:0005/19/1912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1909-02-05 First National Bank of WR Established - Wall St Journal New York NY pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-07T18:41:14-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61909-02-05 New York Wall Street Journal NY pg 82The First National Bank of Walnut Ridge is formally established.media/1909-02-05 First National Bank of WR Established - Wall St Journal New York NY pg 8.pngplain2020-06-07T18:42:01-07:0002/05/1909Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1908-10-28 Jonesboro Weekly Sun pg 2 - Ridgeway Shot, Lynching Feared_thumb.png2020-05-07T20:46:16-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61908-10-28 Jonesboro Weekly Sun pg 22The Jonesboro Sun provides further details on the circumstances of Alf Bagley's murder of Lee Ridgeway on Main Street.media/1908-10-28 Jonesboro Weekly Sun pg 2 - Ridgeway Shot, Lynching Feared.pngplain2020-05-07T20:48:22-07:0010/28/1908Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/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/1900-10-27 Teams Wanted at Hoxie to Haul One Million RR Ties - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 10_thumb.png2020-06-03T09:15:40-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61900-10-27 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 102Teams are wanted to haul one million railroad ties across eight counties, and are asked to apply in Hoxie.media/1900-10-27 Teams Wanted at Hoxie to Haul One Million RR Ties - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 10.pngplain2020-06-03T09:17:02-07:0010/27/1900Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-12-01 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Dr Hughes Trial to Open Thursday_thumb.png2020-07-08T05:13:44-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-12-01 Arkansas Gazette pg 22Approximately one hundred witnesses are subpoenaed for the trial of Dr. Hughes concerning the double murder of Alf and Isom Bagley.media/1914-12-01 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Dr Hughes Trial to Open Thursday.pngplain2020-07-08T05:14:35-07:0012/01/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1895-02-28 Sawmills Burned without Insurance - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 2_thumb.png2020-05-29T01:15:16-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61895-02-28 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 22Two sawmills, a shingle mill, and a barrel stave factory are destroyed by fire in Walnut Ridge, with no insurance to cover the loss.media/1895-02-28 Sawmills Burned without Insurance - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 2.pngplain2020-05-29T01:19:37-07:0002/28/1895Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1917-10-29 Conductor Promoted to Yardmaster at Hoxie - AR Gazette pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-15T09:36:04-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61917-10-29 Arkansas Gazette pg 52A Missouri Pacific Railroad freight conductor is promoted to the position of Hoxie yardmaster.media/1917-10-29 Conductor Promoted to Yardmaster at Hoxie - AR Gazette pg 5.pngplain2020-06-15T09:37:25-07:0010/29/1917Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1884-07-13 Mining Expert Says Gold at Jaynes Creek Only in Iron Ore - St Joseph MO pg 1_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T13:16:49-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61884-07-13 St Joseph Gazette-Herald MO pg 12A mining expert says that gold at Jaynes Creek (likely around the area of Ravenden Springs) is intermixed with iron ore, and thus is not easy to pan for.media/1884-07-13 Mining Expert Says Gold at Jaynes Creek Only in Iron Ore - St Joseph MO pg 1.jpgplain2020-05-14T13:21:09-07:0007/13/1884Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1912-08-11 Classified Ad, Agents Wanted to Sell Silver Polish - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 18_thumb.png2020-06-11T18:18:47-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-08-11 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 182A classified ad from Walnut Ridge seeks agents to sell a "new patent silver polish; 500 per cent profit."media/1912-08-11 Classified Ad, Agents Wanted to Sell Silver Polish - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 18.pngplain2020-06-11T18:20:32-07:0008/11/1912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1909-10-22 First Baptist WR Construction - Poplar Bluff Weekly Citizen Democrat MO pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-07T19:56:23-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61909-10-22 Poplar Bluff Weekly Citizen Democrat MO pg 12A Poplar Bluff architect/contractor is enlisted to help build the new sanctuary for First Baptist Church of Walnut Ridge.media/1909-10-22 First Baptist WR Construction - Poplar Bluff Weekly Citizen Democrat MO pg 1.pngplain2020-06-07T19:58:37-07:0010/22/1909Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1909-03-25 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Account of Trial, Ladies Told to Remove Hats_thumb.png2020-05-08T09:16:27-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61909-03-25 Arkansas Gazette pg 22Alf Bagley's defense is strengthened when a witness says Ridgeway had declared it was either 'kill or get killed' by Bagley.media/1909-03-25 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Account of Trial, Ladies Told to Remove Hats.pngplain2020-05-08T09:21:08-07:0003/25/1909Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1905-06-29 Farmer Shoots Brother-in-Law Over Money - AR Democrat pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-05T12:50:33-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61905-06-29 Arkansas Democrat pg 12A farmer near Walnut Ridge shoots his brother-in-law over a spat about money he owed.media/1905-06-29 Farmer Shoots Brother-in-Law Over Money - AR Democrat pg 1.pngplain2020-06-05T12:53:19-07:0006/29/1905Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1902-01-28 Pitzele Hurt by Train, Elderly Man Falls on Sleet - Arkansas Democrat pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-03T14:15:28-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61902-01-28 Arkansas Democrat pg 12Two men are injured in Walnut Ridge, one by an impact with a train while walking on railroad tracks and the other by slipping on frozen sleet.media/1902-01-28 Pitzele Hurt by Train, Elderly Man Falls on Sleet - Arkansas Democrat pg 1.pngplain2020-06-03T14:18:43-07:0001/28/1902Edward 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/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
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/1910-02-25 Thieves in Hoxie from Ohio - Cincinnati Enquirer OH pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-10T08:08:59-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-02-25 Cincinnati Enquirer OH pg 12A trio of thieves from Ohio, captured in Hoxie, tried to hide their stolen goods in a boxcar at the Hoxie rail yards.media/1910-02-25 Thieves in Hoxie from Ohio - Cincinnati Enquirer OH pg 1.pngplain2020-06-10T08:11:51-07:0002/25/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1910-03-27 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - Alf Bagley Saved by Widows Story_thumb.png2020-05-08T10:11:09-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-03-27 Arkansas Gazette pg 12Alf Bagley's case is strengthened by the new testimony of Ridgeway's widow, who stated that her husband had purchased several revolvers with the intent to kill Alf.media/1910-03-27 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - Alf Bagley Saved by Widows Story.pngplain2020-05-08T10:13:02-07:0003/27/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1906-01-12 Walnut Ridge Turns Dry - Leighton AL pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-05T13:53:46-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61906-01-12 Leighton News AL pg 22Walnut Ridge once again turns dry, and petitions circulate both for and against the renewal of the saloons' licenses.media/1906-01-12 Walnut Ridge Turns Dry - Leighton AL pg 2.pngplain2020-06-05T13:55:58-07:0001/12/1906Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-12-09 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Awaiting Verdict, Dr Hughes Jests_thumb.png2020-07-08T07:55:00-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-12-09 Arkansas Gazette pg 22When asked if he thought his case would result in a hung jury, Dr. Hughes replies that "it may be a hung doctor" instead.media/1914-12-09 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Awaiting Verdict, Dr Hughes Jests.pngplain2020-07-08T07:57:30-07:0012/09/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1897-03-26 Another Man Falls Between RR Cars and Dies at Hoxie - Fort Scott Lantern KS pg 3_thumb.png2020-05-30T11:56:25-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61897-03-26 Fort Scott Lantern KS pg 32At Hoxie, a man falls between railroad cars and dies.media/1897-03-26 Another Man Falls Between RR Cars and Dies at Hoxie - Fort Scott Lantern KS pg 3.pngplain2020-05-30T11:57:20-07:0003/26/1897Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1918-06-21 Alicia Correspondent Reports Crap Shooters Breaking Into School - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-15T12:25:22-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61918-06-21 Arkansas Gazette pg 62An Alicia correspondent to the Walnut Ridge Blade reports that gamblers have broken into the school building to play their games.media/1918-06-21 Alicia Correspondent Reports Crap Shooters Breaking Into School - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-15T12:27:01-07:0006/21/1918Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1887-08-30 African-American Boy Killed Trying to Sneak on Hoxie Train - St Louis MO pg 8_thumb.jpg2020-05-17T14:01:06-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61887-08-30 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 82An African-American boy dies when attempting to sneak onto a train at Hoxie.media/1887-08-30 African-American Boy Killed Trying to Sneak on Hoxie Train - St Louis MO pg 8.jpgplain2020-05-17T14:02:52-07:0008/30/1887Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1913-02-12 Pinnell Murder in Hoxie, Episode 2 - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-12T07:33:15-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-02-12 Arkansas Gazette pg 22The town marshal of Hoxie is bound over to a grand jury on a charge of manslaughter following his fatally shooting C. G. Pinnell.media/1913-02-12 Pinnell Murder in Hoxie, Episode 2 - AR Gazette pg 2.pngplain2020-06-12T07:36:32-07:0002/12/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1910-07-21 Grand Jury in Langston-Shirey Case - Pine Bluff Daily Graphic pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-10T09:11:21-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-07-21 Pine Bluff Daily Graphic pg 42A grand jury is impaneled for the case against J. C. Langston in the murder of A. W. Shirey.media/1910-07-21 Grand Jury in Langston-Shirey Case - Pine Bluff Daily Graphic pg 4.pngplain2020-06-10T09:13:40-07:0007/21/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1876-05-16 Colt Races Against Train from Minturn to Walnut Ridge - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.jpg2020-05-12T13:24:53-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61876-05-16 Arkansas Gazette pg 22A colt races an Iron Mountain freight train from Minturn to Walnut Ridge, and is returned in the train's caboose.media/1876-05-16 Colt Races Against Train from Minturn to Walnut Ridge - AR Gazette pg 2.jpgplain2020-05-12T13:27:30-07:0005/16/1876Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1906-03-23 Help Wanted of Pants and Vest Makers - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-05T15:08:02-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61906-03-23 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 82A classified ad states that "two pants and vest makers" are wanted in Walnut Ridge.media/1906-03-23 Help Wanted of Pants and Vest Makers - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 8.pngplain2020-06-05T15:08:52-07:0003/23/1906Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1915-03-17 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Dr Hughes Given Change of Venue to Batesville_thumb.png2020-07-08T09:04:44-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61915-03-17 Arkansas Gazette pg 22The Gazette notes that "Dr. Hughes' attorneys asserted that sentiment is so strong against the doctor in this county that a fair trial would be impossible."media/1915-03-17 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Dr Hughes Given Change of Venue to Batesville.pngplain2020-07-08T09:05:45-07:0003/17/1915Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1897-07-21 WR Pigeons Update 3 - Green Bay WI pg 5_thumb.png2020-05-30T12:42:42-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61897-07-21 Green Bay Press-Gazette WI pg 52A third update on the pigeons released from Walnut Ridge notes that only six out of thirteen birds have returned after almost two weeks.media/1897-07-21 WR Pigeons Update 3 - Green Bay WI pg 5.pngplain2020-05-30T12:44:45-07:0007/21/1897Edward 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/1888-12-31 Moonshiner Nabbed in WR by Secret Service - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-17T15:05:34-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61888-12-31 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 42A Walnut Ridge moonshiner is nabbed by an undercover Secret Service officer.media/1888-12-31 Moonshiner Nabbed in WR by Secret Service - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 4.pngplain2020-05-17T15:09:26-07:0012/31/1888Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1892-10-23 Drunk Prostitute Sleeps on RR Tracks and Train Cuts Off Legs - Memphis TN pg 5_thumb.png2020-05-26T13:54:23-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61892-10-23 Memphis Commercial TN pg 52A drunk prostitute goes to sleep on the railroad tracks near Hoxie, and has her legs sliced off by a passing freight train.media/1892-10-23 Drunk Prostitute Sleeps on RR Tracks and Train Cuts Off Legs - Memphis TN pg 5.pngplain2020-05-26T13:58:24-07:0010/23/1892Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1913-02-22 Hanging in WR Courthouse Cupola - Fairbanks AK pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-12T08:31:59-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-02-22 Fairbanks Daily Times AK pg 12A hanging takes place in the cupola of the Lawrence County courthouse in Walnut Ridge.media/1913-02-22 Hanging in WR Courthouse Cupola - Fairbanks AK pg 1.pngplain2020-06-12T08:36:06-07:0002/22/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1910-10-20 Ad for WR Man Asking for a Loan to Improve Town Property - Davenport IA pg 12_thumb.png2020-06-10T11:35:31-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-10-20 Davenport Quad-City Times IA pg 122A Walnut Ridge man advertises to ask for a loan "to improve town property on ten years time at 6 per cent."media/1910-10-20 Ad for WR Man Asking for a Loan to Improve Town Property - Davenport IA pg 12.pngplain2020-06-10T11:37:27-07:0010/20/1910Edward 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/1906-05-31 Democratic Committee Meets at BR - Arkansas Democrat pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-06T08:45:16-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61906-05-31 Arkansas Democrat pg 52The Lawrence County Democratic Committee meets in Black Rock to elect officers and hear speeches by delegates.media/1906-05-31 Democratic Committee Meets at BR - Arkansas Democrat pg 5.pngplain2020-06-06T08:55:59-07:0005/31/1906Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1915-05-01 Arkansas Gazette pg 16 - Hughes Trial Expensive for LawCo_thumb.png2020-07-08T10:00:58-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61915-05-01 Arkansas Gazette pg 162The Lawrence County Judge estimates that the Hughes trial in Batesville cost the county $2500 (the equivalent of more than $60,000 today).media/1915-05-01 Arkansas Gazette pg 16 - Hughes Trial Expensive for LawCo.pngplain2020-07-08T10:02:19-07:0005/01/1915Edward 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/1913-08-05 Jailbreak in Walnut Ridge - Montgomery Times AL pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-12T14:23:56-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-08-05 Montgomery Times AL pg 12Two out of three inmates escape from the Walnut Ridge jail using iron bars secretly given to them.media/1913-08-05 Jailbreak in Walnut Ridge - Montgomery Times AL pg 1.pngplain2020-06-12T14:25:42-07:0008/05/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1877-10-25 Application Submitted to Start Presbyterian Church at WR - Batesville Guard pg 2_thumb.png2020-05-13T14:36:56-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61877-10-25 Batesville Guard pg 22The Arkansas Presbytery forms a committee to investigate potentially organizing a Presbyterian church in Walnut Ridge after hearing citizens' requests for one.media/1877-10-25 Application Submitted to Start Presbyterian Church at WR - Batesville Guard pg 2.pngplain2020-05-13T14:38:54-07:0010/25/1877Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1911-04-09 Classified Ad, 1911 Model 4 hp Motorcycle For Sale in WR - AR Gazette pg 47_thumb.png2020-06-10T12:44:59-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61911-04-09 Arkansas Gazette pg 472A new 1911 model 4 hp motorcycle is listed for sale in Walnut Ridge.media/1911-04-09 Classified Ad, 1911 Model 4 hp Motorcycle For Sale in WR - AR Gazette pg 47.pngplain2020-06-10T12:45:57-07:0004/09/1911Edward 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/1902-06-02 Iron Mtn RR Spends 100K for WR Improvements - Arkansas Democrat pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-03T17:58:33-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61902-06-02 Arkansas Democrat pg 52It is reported that $100,000 will be spent by the Iron Mountain Railroad on various improvements at Walnut Ridge.media/1902-06-02 Iron Mtn RR Spends 100K for WR Improvements - Arkansas Democrat pg 5.pngplain2020-06-03T18:00:20-07:0006/02/1902Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/May 12 1927 Piggly Wiggly TD Ad and Clipping - Jon Walter FB WR and Hoxie Nov 2014_thumb.jpg2020-07-08T19:10:28-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61927-05-12 Walnut Ridge Times-Dispatch, Piggly Wiggly Store Ad & Clipping2A total of 1,676 people enter the Walnut Ridge Piggly Wiggly during its opening day; images courtesy of Jon Walter.media/May 12 1927 Piggly Wiggly TD Ad and Clipping - Jon Walter FB WR and Hoxie Nov 2014.jpgplain2020-07-08T19:12:12-07:0005/12/1927Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1898-07-15 Pigeon Shot in Reyno in WR Pigeons Round 2 - Green Bay WI pg 5_thumb.png2020-05-31T15:44:18-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61898-07-15 Green Bay Press-Gazette WI pg 52Homing pigeons are again released from Walnut Ridge for a 600-mile flight to Wisconsin, but one bird is shot en route at Reyno.media/1898-07-15 Pigeon Shot in Reyno in WR Pigeons Round 2 - Green Bay WI pg 5.pngplain2020-05-31T15:45:53-07:0007/15/1898Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1910-10-25 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Mystery Shrouds Bagley Killings_thumb.png2020-07-07T09:41:41-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-10-25 Arkansas Gazette pg 22A number of witnesses testify in the coroner's inquiry on the Bagley murders, but the murderer of Isom Bagley remains a mystery nevertheless.media/1910-10-25 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Mystery Shrouds Bagley Killings.pngplain2020-07-07T09:43:12-07:0010/25/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1890-11-13 Man Robbed Just Before Trying to Buy Saloon - Poplar Bluff MO pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-17T20:24:20-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61890-11-13 Poplar Bluff Citizen MO pg 12A Missouri man is robbed in Walnut Ridge just before attempting to buy one of the town's saloons.media/1890-11-13 Man Robbed Just Before Trying to Buy Saloon - Poplar Bluff MO pg 1.pngplain2020-05-17T20:27:12-07:0011/13/1890Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1893-04-15 Thirteen Houses Destroyed by Fire WR - Mendocino CA pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-26T16:21:47-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61893-04-15 Mendocino Coast Beacon CA pg 12A later news dispatch about the WR Star Hotel fire notes that thirteen houses were destroyed in the conflagration.media/1893-04-15 Thirteen Houses Destroyed by Fire WR - Mendocino CA pg 1.pngplain2020-05-26T16:22:58-07:0004/15/1893Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/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/1911-06-10 Dentist Moving to WR Kept His Marriage Secret for 2 Years - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-11T08:14:03-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61911-06-10 Arkansas Gazette pg 22A Walnut Ridge dentist and his wife kept their marriage a secret for two years.media/1911-06-10 Dentist Moving to WR Kept His Marriage Secret for 2 Years - AR Gazette pg 2.pngplain2020-06-11T08:16:07-07:0006/10/1911Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1907-04-23 Womans Enigmatic Quest to Find Missing Daughter - Sedalia MO pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-06T12:41:07-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61907-04-23 Sedalia Democrat MO pg 12A woman goes on an enigmatic eighteen-year-long quest to find her missing daughter, who was born in Walnut Ridge.media/1907-04-23 Womans Enigmatic Quest to Find Missing Daughter - Sedalia MO pg 1.pngplain2020-06-06T12:46:08-07:0004/23/1907Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1898-12-09 Severe Blizzard Hits Hoxie - Meriden KS pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-31T18:08:21-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61898-12-09 Meriden Ledger KS pg 42A weather report from Hoxie notes "a severe blizzard, with sleet, rain, wind, and snow."media/1898-12-09 Severe Blizzard Hits Hoxie - Meriden KS pg 4.pngplain2020-05-31T18:09:58-07:0012/09/1898Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1912-10-21 Jonesboro Daily Tribune pg 4 - Col Surridge Says Things Have Quieted Down in WR_thumb.png2020-07-07T10:43:18-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-10-21 Jonesboro Daily Tribune pg 42Colonel Surridge of Walnut Ridge, visiting Jonesboro, remarks that "things have about quieted down since the shooting of Bagley by Benningfield" several days prior.media/1912-10-21 Jonesboro Daily Tribune pg 4 - Col Surridge Says Things Have Quieted Down in WR.pngplain2020-07-07T10:44:06-07:0010/21/1912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1890-08-27 Hoxie Boxer Knocks Out Memphis Man in Fourth Round - AR Democrat pg 6_thumb.png2020-05-26T09:47:35-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61890-08-27 Arkansas Democrat pg 62A Hoxie man knocks out a Memphis boxer in the fourth round of their contest.media/1890-08-27 Hoxie Boxer Knocks Out Memphis Man in Fourth Round - AR Democrat pg 6.pngplain2020-05-26T09:49:24-07:0008/27/1890Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1893-12-19 House Destroyed in WR By Accidental Fire - Memphis Commercial TN pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-27T08:31:39-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61893-12-19 Memphis Commercial TN pg 12A house is destroyed in Walnut Ridge by an accidental fire.media/1893-12-19 House Destroyed in WR By Accidental Fire - Memphis Commercial TN pg 1.pngplain2020-05-27T08:32:55-07:0012/19/1893Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/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/1879-09-24 WR Refuses to Accept New Orleans Mail Due to Yellow Fever Threat - AR Gazette pg 8_thumb.jpg2020-05-13T19:43:22-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61879-09-24 Arkansas Gazette pg 82Despite the state board of health's order that it is safe to do so, the people of Walnut Ridge refuse to allow in any mail from New Orleans due to the threat of yellow fever.media/1879-09-24 WR Refuses to Accept New Orleans Mail Due to Yellow Fever Threat - AR Gazette pg 8.jpgplain2020-05-13T19:44:56-07:0009/24/1879Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1911-08-15 Forger Caught in Arizona Wanted in WR for Bank Fraud - Tucson AZ pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-11T12:03:22-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61911-08-15 Tucson Arizona Daily Star AZ pg 62A forger caught in Arizona is wanted in Walnut Ridge for bank fraud.media/1911-08-15 Forger Caught in Arizona Wanted in WR for Bank Fraud - Tucson AZ pg 6.pngplain2020-06-11T12:05:07-07:0008/15/1911Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1907-09-19 Children Find Body in Hoxie Culvert - Atlanta Constitution GA pg 7_thumb.png2020-06-07T09:18:03-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61907-09-19 Atlanta Constitution GA pg 72A group of children at play discover a dead body in a Hoxie culvert.media/1907-09-19 Children Find Body in Hoxie Culvert - Atlanta Constitution GA pg 7.pngplain2020-06-07T09:20:41-07:0009/19/1907Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1903-09-06 Heavier Steel for Hoxie-Pocahontas RR, WR Blade Editor Says - AR Democrat pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-04T14:16:31-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61903-09-06 Arkansas Democrat pg 82The Walnut Ridge Blade notes that the HP&N Railroad may replace the steel rails between Hoxie and Pocahontas.media/1903-09-06 Heavier Steel for Hoxie-Pocahontas RR, WR Blade Editor Says - AR Democrat pg 8.pngplain2020-06-04T14:17:27-07:0009/06/1903Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1899-09-29 Sick Volunteer Soldier Dies in Hoxie After Kind Citizen Takes Him In - St Louis pg 5_thumb.png2020-05-31T19:29:17-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61899-09-29 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 52A sick soldier from Texas is taken care of by a kind Hoxie resident, but dies the next morning nevertheless.media/1899-09-29 Sick Volunteer Soldier Dies in Hoxie After Kind Citizen Takes Him In - St Louis pg 5.pngplain2020-05-31T19:31:36-07:0009/29/1899Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1913-03-24 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Second Trial for Benningfield Begins_thumb.png2020-07-07T13:05:11-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-03-24 Arkansas Gazette pg 22A second trial for Wolf Benningfield is set to begin; "great crowds are expected to attend the trial."media/1913-03-24 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Second Trial for Benningfield Begins.pngplain2020-07-07T13:07:00-07:0003/24/1913Edward 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/1915-12-10 JP Marries Couple Who Hold Hands Uplifted During Ceremony - Batesville pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-12T19:28:23-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61915-12-10 Batesville Daily Guard pg 12A Lawrence County Justice of the Peace marries a couple who hold their hands uplifted in the fashion of a sworn oath during the entire ceremony.media/1915-12-10 JP Marries Couple Who Hold Hands Uplifted During Ceremony - Batesville pg 1.pngplain2020-06-12T19:30:07-07:0012/10/1915Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1882-07-04 Death by Sunstroke in WR - Memphis Avalanche TN pg 2_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T08:18:16-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61882-07-04 Memphis Avalanche TN pg 22A man dies of sunstroke in Walnut Ridge, and his wife cuts short her visit in Tennessee upon receipt of the news.media/1882-07-04 Death by Sunstroke in WR - Memphis Avalanche TN pg 2.jpgplain2020-05-14T08:30:40-07:0007/04/1882Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1912-01-18 Rapid Progress Made on Eastern LawCo Drainage Ditches - AR Democrat pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-11T12:50:06-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-01-18 Arkansas Democrat pg 42Work continues rapidly on Eastern Lawrence County drainage projects, from Cache River dredging to the draining of Swan Pond Lake.media/1912-01-18 Rapid Progress Made on Eastern LawCo Drainage Ditches - AR Democrat pg 4.pngplain2020-06-11T12:54:59-07:0001/18/1912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1908-03-26 Rev Connell Camp Meeting Success - Baptist and Reflector Nashville TN pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-07T12:16:16-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61908-03-26 Nashville Baptist & Reflector TN pg 42A camp meeting hosted by First Baptist Church of Walnut Ridge results in 77 conversions and 67 new church members.media/1908-03-26 Rev Connell Camp Meeting Success - Baptist and Reflector Nashville TN pg 4.pngplain2020-06-07T12:18:02-07:0003/26/1908Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1913-07-15 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - Senator Going Found Guilty by State Supreme Court_thumb.png2020-07-07T13:55:40-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-07-15 Arkansas Gazette pg 12Senator Going and others involved in Wolf Benningfield's first trial find their charges of contempt of court upheld by the Arkansas Supreme Court.media/1913-07-15 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - Senator Going Found Guilty by State Supreme Court.pngplain2020-07-07T13:56:35-07:0007/15/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1922-02-21 Classified Ad for Men Wanted to Make Timber Ties - Arkansas Gazette pg 10_thumb.png2020-06-16T17:36:48-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61922-02-21 Arkansas Gazette pg 102A classified ad seeks workers to make oak railroad ties at a location five miles east of Walnut Ridge.media/1922-02-21 Classified Ad for Men Wanted to Make Timber Ties - Arkansas Gazette pg 10.pngplain2020-06-16T17:40:10-07:0002/21/1922Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1933-06-06 Half-Century-Old Rose Bush Near WR Still Blooming - Hope Star pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-17T18:43:28-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61933-06-06 Hope Star pg 4 article 12A nearly half-century-old rose bush near Walnut Ridge sends out over 150 rose buds.media/1933-06-06 Half-Century-Old Rose Bush Near WR Still Blooming - Hope Star pg 4.pngplain2020-06-17T18:45:19-07:0006/06/1933Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1922-05-02 Classified Ad Snap Corn for Sale in WR - Arkansas Gazette pg 13_thumb.png2020-06-16T18:36:32-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61922-05-02 Arkansas Gazette pg 132Snap corn is listed for sale in a classified ad from Walnut Ridge.media/1922-05-02 Classified Ad Snap Corn for Sale in WR - Arkansas Gazette pg 13.pngplain2020-06-16T18:39:30-07:0005/02/1922Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1935-08-16 Total of 578 LawCo Residents Apply for Old Age Pensions - Winona MS pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-17T19:47:39-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61935-08-16 Winona Times MS pg 12578 Lawrence County residents apply for old age pensions.media/1935-08-16 Total of 578 LawCo Residents Apply for Old Age Pensions - Winona MS pg 1.pngplain2020-06-17T19:49:10-07:0008/16/1935Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1923-01-15 Classified Ad for 920 Acres of LawCo Land for Sale - Arkansas Gazette pg 7_thumb.png2020-06-16T19:40:35-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61923-01-15 Arkansas Gazette pg 72920 acres of Lawrence County land, including three houses and a barn, are listed for sale.media/1923-01-15 Classified Ad for 920 Acres of LawCo Land for Sale - Arkansas Gazette pg 7.pngplain2020-06-16T19:43:01-07:0001/15/1923Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1937-06-15 Rev Vermillion Called as FBCWR Pastor - McKinney TX pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-18T13:12:55-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61937-06-15 McKinney Courier-Gazette TX pg 22H. F. Vermillion is called as the pastor of First Baptist Church of Walnut Ridge.media/1937-06-15 Rev Vermillion Called as FBCWR Pastor - McKinney TX pg 2.pngplain2020-06-18T13:14:08-07:0006/15/1937Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1938-03-31 Tornado Smashes Through Minturn and Passes South of WR - NW AR Times pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-18T14:07:40-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61938-03-31 Fayetteville NW Arkansas Times pg 42A tornado hits Minturn and passes south of Walnut Ridge, injuring at least ten people and killing two.media/1938-03-31 Tornado Smashes Through Minturn and Passes South of WR - NW AR Times pg 4.pngplain2020-06-18T14:08:53-07:0003/31/1938Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1927-12-15 Deputy Sheriff Captures Bank Robber at Boardinghouse - Poplar Bluff MO pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-17T08:47:46-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61927-12-15 Poplar Bluff Weekly Citizen Democrat MO pg 42A deputy sheriff captures a Texas bank robber at a Hoxie boardinghouse.media/1927-12-15 Deputy Sheriff Captures Bank Robber at Boardinghouse - Poplar Bluff MO pg 4.pngplain2020-06-17T08:49:57-07:0012/15/1927Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1940-09-04 Investigation Reopened into Mysterious LawCo Double Death - NW AR Times pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-18T15:01:59-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61940-09-04 Fayetteville NW Arkansas Times pg 12An investigation is reopened into a double death in Lawrence County due to suspicious circumstances surrounding the case.media/1940-09-04 Investigation Reopened into Mysterious LawCo Double Death - NW AR Times pg 1.pngplain2020-06-18T15:03:31-07:0009/04/1940Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1929-10-01 WR Girls Suicide After Parents Follow on Forbidden Date in Car - Bridgewater NJ pg 9_thumb.png2020-06-17T09:49:07-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61929-10-01 Bridgewater Courier-News NJ pg 92Two Walnut Ridge sisters commit suicide after their parents follow them on a forbidden double-date.media/1929-10-01 WR Girls Suicide After Parents Follow on Forbidden Date in Car - Bridgewater NJ pg 9.pngplain2020-06-17T09:50:54-07:0010/01/1929Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1930-05-20 WR Alley Cats Evict Local Dogs - Baltimore Evening Sun MD pg 11_thumb.png2020-06-17T11:58:59-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61930-05-20 Baltimore Evening Sun MD pg 112A group of alleycats in Walnut Ridge "has driven virtually every dog out of town."media/1930-05-20 WR Alley Cats Evict Local Dogs - Baltimore Evening Sun MD pg 11.pngplain2020-06-17T11:59:43-07:0005/20/1930Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1920-06-26 WR Jewelry Store Selling Columbia Grafonola Records - AR Gazette pg 12_thumb.png2020-06-16T08:15:52-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61920-06-26 Arkansas Gazette pg 122A Walnut Ridge jewelry store is listed as a dealer of Columbia Grafonola record players.media/1920-06-26 WR Jewelry Store Selling Columbia Grafonola Records - AR Gazette pg 12.pngplain2020-06-16T08:16:40-07:0006/26/1920Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1921-04-21 Ad for Fifteen Hundred Bushels Honduras Rice for Sale - AR Gazette pg 12_thumb.png2020-06-16T09:01:31-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61921-04-21 Arkansas Gazette pg 122Fifteen hundred bushels of Honduras seed rice are advertised for sale in Walnut Ridge.media/1921-04-21 Ad for Fifteen Hundred Bushels Honduras Rice for Sale - AR Gazette pg 12.pngplain2020-06-16T09:02:13-07:0004/21/1921Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1930-12-03 WR Gardener Grows 104 lb Pumpkin - Moberly MO pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-17T13:36:42-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61930-12-03 Moberly Monitor-Index MO pg 82A Walnut Ridge gardener grows a 104-pound pumpkin.media/1930-12-03 WR Gardener Grows 104 lb Pumpkin - Moberly MO pg 8.pngplain2020-06-17T13:37:49-07:0012/03/1930Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1921-07-28 LawCo Sheriff Arrives to Feed Prisoners and Foils Jailbreak - AR Gazette pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-16T15:20:00-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61921-07-28 Arkansas Gazette pg 12The Lawrence County Sheriff arrives at the jail to feed several prisoners, and in doing so foils a jailbreak.media/1921-07-28 LawCo Sheriff Arrives to Feed Prisoners and Foils Jailbreak - AR Gazette pg 1.pngplain2020-06-16T15:21:23-07:0007/28/1921Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1913-10-09 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - Hughes Trial for Attempt to Kill Solon Crook _thumb.png2020-07-07T14:01:02-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-10-09 Arkansas Gazette pg 12A trial is prepared for Dr. Hughes of Walnut Ridge for his alleged attack on Solon Crook, a relative of the Bagleys, in September 1912.media/1913-10-09 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - Hughes Trial for Attempt to Kill Solon Crook .pngplain2020-07-07T14:02:37-07:0010/09/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1894-08-05 Revival Meeting Interrupted by Random Storm - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 6_thumb.png2020-05-28T10:56:31-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61894-08-05 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 62A church revival meeting is mysteriously and dramatically interrupted by a bolt of lightning and a storm out of nowhere.media/1894-08-05 Revival Meeting Interrupted by Random Storm - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 6.pngplain2020-05-28T11:00:36-07:0008/05/1894Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1917-03-26 RR Mans Arm Cut Off After Fight With Hobos - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-13T13:38:15-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61917-03-26 Arkansas Gazette pg 22A special agent for the Iron Mountain railroad has his arm amputated after a hobo shoots it and shatters the bone.media/1917-03-26 RR Mans Arm Cut Off After Fight With Hobos - AR Gazette pg 2.pngplain2020-06-13T13:41:42-07:0003/26/1917Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1883-07-01 Hoxie to Springfield RR Gap Closed - AR Gazette pg 4_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T09:46:00-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61883-07-01 Arkansas Gazette pg 42Another construction update notes the completion of the Hoxie to Springfield portion of the KC & Memphis RR, and that only seventeen miles remain until the route's overall completion.media/1883-07-01 Hoxie to Springfield RR Gap Closed - AR Gazette pg 4.jpgplain2020-05-14T09:48:16-07:0007/01/1883Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6