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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/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/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/1912-03-20 Shirey Great-Niece Wins Suit for 10K From His Estate - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-11T13:35:46-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-03-20 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 24A. W. Shirey's great-niece wins an appeal to collect $10,000 from Shirey's estate for having recaptured her great-uncle's sensitive personal letters for him.media/1912-03-20 Shirey Great-Niece Wins Suit for 10K From His Estate - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 2.pngplain2020-06-11T13:44:50-07:0003/20/1912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1902-05-16 LawCo Letter for Timber Showcase at St Louis 1904 Expo - Arkansas Democrat pg 7_thumb.png2020-06-03T17:34:07-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61902-05-16 Arkansas Democrat pg 74The Lawrence County World's Fair board sends a memo to the state's board requesting that Arkansas gum timber be represented in the fair's buildings.media/1902-05-16 LawCo Letter for Timber Showcase at St Louis 1904 Expo - Arkansas Democrat pg 7.pngplain2020-06-03T17:39:59-07:0005/16/1902Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/1894-12-23 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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/1898-05-31 WR Soldiers Enlist, Bring Model of USS Maine - Chattanooga TN pg 5_thumb.png2020-05-30T21:08:04-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61898-05-31 Chattanooga Daily Times TN pg 52The Second Arkansas Regiment leaves for Tennessee, and Company C from Walnut Ridge brings a 3-ft-long carved replica of the U.S.S. Maine.media/1898-05-31 WR Soldiers Enlist, Bring Model of USS Maine - Chattanooga TN pg 5.pngplain2020-05-30T22:01:48-07:0005/31/1898Edward 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/1914-10-01 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Pinkerton Superintendent Working on Crook Murder Case_thumb.png2020-07-07T14:21:31-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-10-01 Arkansas Gazette pg 22The superintendent of Pinkerton's National Detective Agency arrives in Walnut Ridge to help solve the mystery of Solon Crook's death.media/1914-10-01 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Pinkerton Superintendent Working on Crook Murder Case.pngplain2020-07-07T14:22:26-07:0010/01/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1911-11-26 Times-Dispatch Endorses Former LawCo Sheriff Surridge - AR Gazette pg 22_thumb.png2020-06-11T12:29:50-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61911-11-26 Arkansas Gazette pg 222The Times-Dispatch endorses former Lawrence County Sheriff W. K. Surridge in his candidacy for a state commissioner position.media/1911-11-26 Times-Dispatch Endorses Former LawCo Sheriff Surridge - AR Gazette pg 22.pngplain2020-06-11T12:33:36-07:0011/26/1911Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1893-04-04 More Details on Disastrous Downtown WR Fire - AR Gazette pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-26T15:41:11-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61893-04-04 Arkansas Gazette pg 42More details are given on the businesses destroyed by the Star Hotel fire in Walnut Ridge, and investigations of potential culprits behind the fire continue.media/1893-04-04 More Details on Disastrous Downtown WR Fire - AR Gazette pg 4.pngplain2020-05-26T15:49:13-07:0004/04/1893Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/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/1917-02-11 Hoxie Man Near Death After Injured by Runaway Horses - AR Gazette pg 12_thumb.png2020-06-13T13:16:51-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61917-02-11 Arkansas Gazette pg 122A Hoxie man is not expected to live after his runaway horses run him over with a loaded wagon.media/1917-02-11 Hoxie Man Near Death After Injured by Runaway Horses - AR Gazette pg 12.pngplain2020-06-13T13:21:07-07:0002/11/1917Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1898-08-06 Powhatan Man Kills Another With Hammer - Arkansas Democrat pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-31T16:04:37-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61898-08-06 Arkansas Democrat pg 42A Powhatan man is killed with a hammer at his own blacksmith shop.media/1898-08-06 Powhatan Man Kills Another With Hammer - Arkansas Democrat pg 4.pngplain2020-05-31T16:07:42-07:0008/06/1898Edward 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/1914-11-28 Jonesboro Evening Sun pg 1 - Lycurgus Bland Arrested for Murder of Crook_thumb.png2020-07-07T15:42:47-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-11-28 Jonesboro Evening Sun pg 12Walnut Ridge farmer and dairyman Lycurgus Bland is arrested under suspicion of being Solon Crook's murderer.media/1914-11-28 Jonesboro Evening Sun pg 1 - Lycurgus Bland Arrested for Murder of Crook.pngplain2020-07-07T15:43:48-07:0011/28/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1912-02-25 Interesting Ad for WR School District Bonds for Sale - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 31_thumb.png2020-06-11T13:21:26-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-02-25 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 312Walnut Ridge School District bonds are listed for sale in a St. Louis newspaper advertisement.media/1912-02-25 Interesting Ad for WR School District Bonds for Sale - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 31.pngplain2020-06-11T13:24:16-07:0002/25/1912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1893-06-20 Another WR Mention in German Newspaper - St Louis MO pg 6_thumb.png2020-05-27T08:02:20-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61893-06-20 St Louis Anzeiger des Westens MO pg 62Walnut Ridge is once again mentioned in an article from a German-language newspaper out of St. Louis.media/1893-06-20 Another WR Mention in German Newspaper - St Louis MO pg 6.pngplain2020-05-27T08:02:58-07:0006/20/1893Edward 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/1917-05-14 Hoxie Bakers Raise Price of Bread from 10 Cents to 15 Cents - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-14T09:51:28-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61917-05-14 Arkansas Gazette pg 22Hoxie bakers raise the price of bread from ten cents a loaf up to fifteen cents.media/1917-05-14 Hoxie Bakers Raise Price of Bread from 10 Cents to 15 Cents - AR Gazette pg 2.pngplain2020-06-14T09:53:09-07:0005/14/1917Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1899-08-05 Sedgwick Man Shoots and Kills Wife-Stealer - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 2_thumb.png2020-05-31T18:32:06-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61899-08-05 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 22A Sedgwick man shoots and kills the man who had abducted and whipped his wife.media/1899-08-05 Sedgwick Man Shoots and Kills Wife-Stealer - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 2.pngplain2020-05-31T18:35:45-07:0008/05/1899Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1912-05-12 Killow Marries Tenth Wife - St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 7_thumb.png2020-06-11T15:04:23-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-05-12 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 72Samuel J. Killow of Imboden marries his tenth wife, after having been bereaved four times and divorced five times.media/1912-05-12 Killow Marries Tenth Wife - St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 7.pngplain2020-06-11T15:12:07-07:0005/12/1912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1894-02-21 Counterfeiter Captured in Hoxie May Have Ties to Minturn Gang - Memphis TN pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-27T15:47:32-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61894-02-21 Memphis Commercial TN pg 42A counterfeiter is arrested in Hoxie, and is thought to perhaps be connected with a mysterious gang near Minturn.media/1894-02-21 Counterfeiter Captured in Hoxie May Have Ties to Minturn Gang - Memphis TN pg 4.pngplain2020-05-27T15:49:44-07:0002/21/1894Edward 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/1917-08-16 Hoxie Woman Mistakenly Picks Up Snake at Night, Is Bitten - Monticello AR pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-15T09:18:08-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61917-08-16 Monticello Monticellonian AR pg 12A Hoxie woman mistakenly picks up a snake at night, and is bitten by it.media/1917-08-16 Hoxie Woman Mistakenly Picks Up Snake at Night, Is Bitten - Monticello AR pg 1.pngplain2020-06-15T09:19:44-07:0008/16/1917Edward 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/1914-12-07 Arkansas Democrat pg 1 - Dr Hughes Case Being Argued_thumb.png2020-07-08T07:33:32-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-12-07 Arkansas Democrat pg 12As the Hughes murder trial continues, some spectators bring their lunches, "determined to hold their seats and miss none of the argument."media/1914-12-07 Arkansas Democrat pg 1 - Dr Hughes Case Being Argued.pngplain2020-07-08T07:35:41-07:0012/07/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1912-06-22 Ad, Jaggers and Hall of WR Advertise Saying 200 Farms to Sell - Topeka KS pg 19_thumb.png2020-06-11T15:52:26-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-06-22 Topeka Kansas Farmer & Mail & Breeze KS pg 192The firm Jaggers & Hall of Walnut Ridge advertises that they have "200 farms to dispose of at once in Arkansas."media/1912-06-22 Ad, Jaggers and Hall of WR Advertise Saying 200 Farms to Sell - Topeka KS pg 19.pngplain2020-06-11T15:55:53-07:0006/22/1912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1894-05-19 Three More Members of Hoxie Gang Arrested - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.png2020-05-28T07:23:52-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61894-05-19 Arkansas Gazette pg 22Three more members of the Hoxie gang of robber-gamblers are arrested, with Walnut Ridge being "greatly wrought up for the last few days" over the matter.media/1894-05-19 Three More Members of Hoxie Gang Arrested - AR Gazette pg 2.pngplain2020-05-28T07:26:53-07:0005/19/1894Edward 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/1917-12-02 Skeleton of Hoxie Man Finally Found, In Hot Springs Attic - AR Gazette pg 10_thumb.png2020-06-15T10:04:17-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61917-12-02 Arkansas Gazette pg 102The skeleton of a Hoxie banker is found in a Hot Springs attic, nearly eight months after he went missing.media/1917-12-02 Skeleton of Hoxie Man Finally Found, In Hot Springs Attic - AR Gazette pg 10.pngplain2020-06-15T10:08:44-07:0012/02/1917Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1900-03-03 Plans for New Courthouse in WR - Arkansas Democrat pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-02T18:41:25-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61900-03-03 Arkansas Democrat pg 12Lawrence County courthouse commissioners hire a Little Rock architect to develop blueprints for a new Walnut Ridge courthouse.media/1900-03-03 Plans for New Courthouse in WR - Arkansas Democrat pg 1.pngplain2020-06-02T18:43:54-07:0003/03/1900Edward 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/1915-03-09 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Hughes to Again Face Murder Charge_thumb.png2020-07-08T08:45:33-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61915-03-09 Arkansas Gazette pg 22The circuit court of Lawrence County's Eastern District reconvenes, with 94 civil cases and 35 criminal cases on the docket, including Dr. Hughes' retrial.media/1915-03-09 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Hughes to Again Face Murder Charge.pngplain2020-07-08T08:46:15-07:0003/09/1915Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1894-10-10 Interesting Letter Describing the Conditions in Black Rock - Muncie IN pg 5_thumb.png2020-05-28T11:08:14-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61894-10-10 Muncie Morning News IN pg 52A letter from Black Rock to an Indiana newspaper describes the conditions in the town, as well as remarking on St. Louis and its exposition.media/1894-10-10 Interesting Letter Describing the Conditions in Black Rock - Muncie IN pg 5.pngplain2020-05-28T11:14:03-07:0010/10/1894Edward 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/1918-03-27 Classified Ad Feeding Corn for Sale in WR - Arkansas Gazette pg 15_thumb.png2020-06-15T11:49:54-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61918-03-27 Arkansas Gazette pg 152A classified ad lists feeding corn for sale in Walnut Ridge.media/1918-03-27 Classified Ad Feeding Corn for Sale in WR - Arkansas Gazette pg 15.pngplain2020-06-15T11:51:08-07:0003/27/1918Edward 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/1915-04-23 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Dr Hughes Case Nearing Close, Lots of Testimony_thumb.png2020-07-08T09:42:18-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61915-04-23 Arkansas Gazette pg 22More testimony is given in Dr. Hughes' case, including the allegation that shortly before his death Alf Bagley had threatened to kill Dr. Hughes using Hughes' old pistol.media/1915-04-23 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Dr Hughes Case Nearing Close, Lots of Testimony.pngplain2020-07-08T09:43:32-07:0004/23/1915Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1895-01-29 Snow Stops Travel By Wagon Roads in WR - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 6_thumb.png2020-05-28T12:08:15-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61895-01-29 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 62"All travel on wagon roads is stopped" but train schedules continue after six inches of snow fall in Walnut Ridge.media/1895-01-29 Snow Stops Travel By Wagon Roads in WR - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 6.pngplain2020-05-28T12:09:51-07:0001/29/1895Edward 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/1919-01-01 Early Morning Earthquake Causes Hotel Night Clerk to Stagger - Wilmington DE pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-15T13:07:23-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61919-01-01 Wilmington Evening Journal DE pg 42An early morning earthquake causes a hotel clerk to stagger and shakes a dollar bill out of his hand.media/1919-01-01 Early Morning Earthquake Causes Hotel Night Clerk to Stagger - Wilmington DE pg 4.pngplain2020-06-15T13:08:42-07:0001/01/1919Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1901-07-04 Detailed Letter Describing BR Pearl Rush - Fayetteville NC pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-03T10:02:44-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61901-07-04 Fayetteville Weekly Observer NC pg 42A letter from Walnut Ridge describes Black River pearling, and the sensation it has caused in the area.media/1901-07-04 Detailed Letter Describing BR Pearl Rush - Fayetteville NC pg 4.pngplain2020-06-03T10:07:28-07:0007/04/1901Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/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/1882 WR-Ravenden Springs Stage Line Ad - Paper Unknown - Jon Walter Aug 2019 DTWR FB Post_thumb.jpg2020-07-08T18:47:09-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61882 Walnut Ridge-Ravenden Springs Stage Line Ad2The newspaper ad, paper unknown, notes service six days a week to and from Walnut Ridge and Ravenden Springs, leaving at 7:30 in the morning both ways; image courtesy of Jon Walter.media/1882 WR-Ravenden Springs Stage Line Ad - Paper Unknown - Jon Walter Aug 2019 DTWR FB Post.jpgplain2020-07-08T18:48:21-07:001882Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1913-04-10 Pinnell Murder in Hoxie, Episode 5 - AR Gazette pg 9_thumb.png2020-06-12T08:16:00-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-04-10 Arkansas Gazette pg 92Former city marshal of Hoxie Lon Easley applies for bond.media/1913-04-10 Pinnell Murder in Hoxie, Episode 5 - AR Gazette pg 9.pngplain2020-06-12T08:17:55-07:0004/10/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1895-03-29 County Treasurers Safe Blown Open at Powhatan - Springfield MO pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-29T13:50:43-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61895-03-29 Springfield Leader and Press MO pg 12A man is charged with blowing the safe open at the county treasurer's office in Powhatan.media/1895-03-29 County Treasurers Safe Blown Open at Powhatan - Springfield MO pg 1.pngplain2020-05-29T13:52:26-07:0003/29/1895Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1910-10-23 Arkansas Democrat pg 1 - Slayer of Lee Ridgeway Dies from 4 Winchester Wounds-min_thumb.png2020-07-07T09:03:59-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-10-23 Arkansas Democrat pg 12Alf Bagley is shot and killed on the streets of Walnut Ridge, followed by the murder of his father I. J. Bagley two hours later.media/1910-10-23 Arkansas Democrat pg 1 - Slayer of Lee Ridgeway Dies from 4 Winchester Wounds-min.pngplain2020-07-07T09:06:46-07:0010/23/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1902-03-14 Man Goes to WR for Mules, Gets Bride Too - Arkansas Democrat pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-03T14:43:03-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61902-03-14 Arkansas Democrat pg 32A man goes to Walnut Ridge to buy mules, falls in love with the step-daughter of his Thanksgiving dinner host at WR, and the two are later married.media/1902-03-14 Man Goes to WR for Mules, Gets Bride Too - Arkansas Democrat pg 3.pngplain2020-06-03T14:50:13-07:0003/14/1902Edward 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/1913-07-07 WR Blade Remarks on 2 Old-Timers That Have Stuck With LawCo - AR Gazette pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-12T14:09:47-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-07-07 Arkansas Gazette pg 42The Walnut Ridge Blade remarks on the fact that two old-timers "had grown old gracefully in Lawrence County and were still willing to stay with it."media/1913-07-07 WR Blade Remarks on 2 Old-Timers That Have Stuck With LawCo - AR Gazette pg 4.pngplain2020-06-12T14:11:06-07:0007/07/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1896-09-06 Testimonial for Morphine Addiction Cure from Hoxie - Atlanta GA pg 20_thumb.png2020-05-29T15:06:40-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61896-09-06 Atlanta Constitution GA pg 202A Hoxie resident gives a testimonial for Opiumoid, saying he was "cured of the morphine habit of three years taking."media/1896-09-06 Testimonial for Morphine Addiction Cure from Hoxie - Atlanta GA pg 20.pngplain2020-05-29T15:08:49-07:0009/06/1896Edward 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/1912-10-10 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - John Bagley Shot by Carpenter_thumb.png2020-07-07T10:24:52-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-10-10 Arkansas Gazette pg 12John Bagley is shot five times by carpenter Wolf Benningfield while they and four others were gathered at contractor Solon Crook's office.media/1912-10-10 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - John Bagley Shot by Carpenter.pngplain2020-07-07T10:26:28-07:0010/10/1912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1910-11-09 LawCo Committee Making Exhibit for Chicago Land Show - Oklahoma City OK pg 9_thumb.png2020-06-10T12:29:25-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-11-09 Oklahoma City Daily Oklahoman OK pg 92A Lawrence County Publicity Committee assembles an "extensive exhibit" for a Chicago land congress event.media/1910-11-09 LawCo Committee Making Exhibit for Chicago Land Show - Oklahoma City OK pg 9.pngplain2020-06-10T12:30:50-07:0011/09/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1913-12-18 Greasy Spoon Lunch Room Proprietor Says He Is Content - AR Democrat pg 16_thumb.png2020-06-12T14:51:33-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-12-18 Arkansas Democrat pg 162The proprietor of the Greasy Spoon lunchroom in Hoxie says that he is "content to remain here, feed the hungry, and grow up with the town."media/1913-12-18 Greasy Spoon Lunch Room Proprietor Says He Is Content - AR Democrat pg 16.pngplain2020-06-12T14:53:31-07:0012/18/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/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/1913-03-18 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - Five Charged with Contempt of Court_thumb.png2020-07-07T12:46:25-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-03-18 Arkansas Gazette pg 12Five are charged with contempt of court after concerns are raised about jury tampering in the Benningfield trial.media/1913-03-18 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - Five Charged with Contempt of Court.pngplain2020-07-07T12:48:33-07:0003/18/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1911-05-29 Classified Ad, 1911 Indian Model 5 hp Motorcycle For Sale in WR - AR Gazette pg 9_thumb.png2020-06-10T13:34:33-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61911-05-29 Arkansas Gazette pg 92A classified ad lists for sale a 1911 Indian 5 hp motorcycle in Walnut Ridge.media/1911-05-29 Classified Ad, 1911 Indian Model 5 hp Motorcycle For Sale in WR - AR Gazette pg 9.pngplain2020-06-10T13:36:05-07:0005/29/1911Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-07-29 Mother Dies from Overjoy - Chillicothe MO pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-12T15:38:12-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-07-29 Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune MO pg 12A Walnut Ridge woman dies "from overjoy, ...her long cherished hope realized when she was told her daughter had professed religion."media/1914-07-29 Mother Dies from Overjoy - Chillicothe MO pg 1.pngplain2020-06-12T15:39:30-07:0007/29/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1897-09-26 Wonderful Account of Pearl Rush - St. Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 16_thumb.png2020-05-30T16:15:17-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61897-09-26 St. Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 162Walnut Ridge merchant T. J. Sharum gives a detailed account of the pearl rush on the Black and Cache Rivers, and promotes the prospects of the region for agriculture.media/1897-09-26 Wonderful Account of Pearl Rush - St. Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 16.pngplain2020-05-30T16:29:45-07:0009/26/1897Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/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/1913-03-29 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Benningfield Gets Twenty Years in Prison_thumb.png2020-07-07T13:33:58-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-03-29 Arkansas Gazette pg 22Wolf Benningfield is declared guilty of second-degree murder and is sentenced to twenty years in prison.media/1913-03-29 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Benningfield Gets Twenty Years in Prison.pngplain2020-07-07T13:34:42-07:0003/29/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1911-07-22 WR Blade Notes Man Paints Pictures of WR Houses Well - AR Gazette pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-11T08:49:02-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61911-07-22 Arkansas Gazette pg 42The Walnut Ridge Blade notes that local artist Ed Lady "has developed into a fine artist with the brush."media/1911-07-22 WR Blade Notes Man Paints Pictures of WR Houses Well - AR Gazette pg 4.pngplain2020-06-11T08:50:41-07:0007/22/1911Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1931-04-14 Old WR Blacksmith Optimistic of His Trade, Installs Gas Pumps - Richmond IN pg 13_thumb.png2020-06-17T16:05:34-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61931-04-14 Richmond Palladium-Item IN pg 132A WR blacksmith remains optimistic about the future of his trade fifty years after he started in it, though he installs some gas pumps as well.media/1931-04-14 Old WR Blacksmith Optimistic of His Trade, Installs Gas Pumps - Richmond IN pg 13.pngplain2020-06-17T18:00:02-07:0004/14/1931Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/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/1922-03-12 Letter from WR 10-yr-old on Childrens News Page - AR Democrat pg 29_thumb.png2020-06-16T18:23:18-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61922-03-12 Arkansas Democrat pg 292A ten-year-old from Walnut Ridge writes in to the children's page of the Arkansas Democrat.media/1922-03-12 Letter from WR 10-yr-old on Childrens News Page - AR Democrat pg 29.pngplain2020-06-16T18:24:40-07:0003/12/1922Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1935-04-25 94-Year-Old WR Woman Walks Mile a Day for Exercise - Menasha WI pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-17T19:04:40-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61935-04-25 Menasha Record WI pg 42A 94-year-old Walnut Ridge woman walks a mile a day, "just for the exercise."media/1935-04-25 94-Year-Old WR Woman Walks Mile a Day for Exercise - Menasha WI pg 4.pngplain2020-06-17T19:06:15-07:0004/25/1935Edward 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/1922-11-25 Kidney and Bladder Remedy Testimonial from WR - Arkansas Democrat pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-16T19:27:36-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61922-11-25 Arkansas Democrat pg 82An advertisement for Bond's Kidney & Bladder Remedy features a testimonial from a Walnut Ridge customer.media/1922-11-25 Kidney and Bladder Remedy Testimonial from WR - Arkansas Democrat pg 8.pngplain2020-06-16T19:28:57-07:0011/25/1922Edward 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/1935-05-04 Gibson in Denial of Pocahontas Hotel Arson Charge - Hope AR pgs 1 and 3_thumb.png2020-06-17T20:15:12-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61935-05-04 Hope Star pgs 1 & 32John K. Gibson of Hoxie denies involvement in the burning of the Hotel Randolph in Pocahontas, and notes that he is not to be confused with the former owner of the Boas Hotel, John S. Gibson.media/1935-05-04 Gibson in Denial of Pocahontas Hotel Arson Charge - Hope AR pgs 1 and 3.pngplain2020-06-17T20:19:48-07:0005/04/1935Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/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/1923-08-26 Man Killed Near Cache River Said to Have Killed 7 Himself - Montgomery AL pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-16T20:36:13-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61923-08-26 Montgomery Advertiser AL pg 12A man killed on the Cache River is said to have killed seven people himself.media/1923-08-26 Man Killed Near Cache River Said to Have Killed 7 Himself - Montgomery AL pg 1.pngplain2020-06-16T20:40:22-07:0008/26/1923Edward 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/1936-08-01 Classified Ad Cotton Duster for Sale in WR - Blytheville Courier News pg 7_thumb.png2020-06-18T12:56:49-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61936-08-01 Blytheville Courier News pg 72A Niagara cotton duster (used for insecticides, etc) is listed for sale in Walnut Ridge.media/1936-08-01 Classified Ad Cotton Duster for Sale in WR - Blytheville Courier News pg 7.pngplain2020-06-18T12:57:52-07:0008/01/1936Edward 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/1927-03-04 WR Merchant Has Old Coin from 1795 - Dothan Eagle AL pg 7_thumb.png2020-06-16T21:50:19-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61927-03-04 Dothan Eagle AL pg 72A Walnut Ridge merchant possesses an old U.S. half-dollar coin from 1795.media/1927-03-04 WR Merchant Has Old Coin from 1795 - Dothan Eagle AL pg 7.pngplain2020-06-16T21:52:50-07:0003/04/1927Edward 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/1938-03-22 Two Men Killed While Walking Along Pocahontas-WR Hwy 67 - Hope Star pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-18T13:47:52-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61938-03-22 Hope Star pg 12Two men are struck and killed while walking along Highway 67 between Walnut Ridge and Pocahontas.media/1938-03-22 Two Men Killed While Walking Along Pocahontas-WR Hwy 67 - Hope Star pg 1.pngplain2020-06-18T13:50:51-07:0003/22/1938Edward 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/1927-05-12 Picture 4 of Hoxie-WR Tornado Damage - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 39_thumb.png2020-06-17T08:32:50-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61927-05-12 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 39 pt 42A fourth picture of tornado damage in Lawrence County shows an overturned car outside a Hoxie house.media/1927-05-12 Picture 4 of Hoxie-WR Tornado Damage - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 39.pngplain2020-06-17T08:33:45-07:0005/12/1927Edward 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/1939-10-06 Details on 1939 WRHS Football Team, Before Game Against Hope - Hope Star pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-18T14:45:20-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61939-10-06 Hope Star pg 12The Hope Star gives a description of the 1939 Walnut Ridge football team before game day.media/1939-10-06 Details on 1939 WRHS Football Team, Before Game Against Hope - Hope Star pg 1.pngplain2020-06-18T14:46:42-07:0010/06/1939Edward 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/1928-09-27 Robinson Addresses Crowd From Grocery Porch - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-17T09:32:23-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61928-09-27 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 32U.S. Senator from Arkansas and vice-presidential candidate Joseph T. Robinson gives an impromptu campaign speech in Hoxie.media/1928-09-27 Robinson Addresses Crowd From Grocery Porch - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 3.pngplain2020-06-17T09:34:16-07:0009/27/1928Edward 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/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/1930-01-31 Man Kills Himself After Being Blackmailed - Nashville Banner TN pg 13_thumb.png2020-06-17T10:17:51-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61930-01-31 Nashville Banner TN pg 132A man commits suicide after grappling with a blackmail plot against him and his son.media/1930-01-31 Man Kills Himself After Being Blackmailed - Nashville Banner TN pg 13.pngplain2020-06-17T10:20:37-07:0001/31/1930Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/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/1920-02-27 WR Blade makes wisecrack about soft drinks - Winona Times MS pg 9_thumb.png2020-06-15T13:55:23-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61920-02-27 Winona Times MS pg 92The Walnut Ridge Blade makes a wisecrack about inventors' changing priorities.media/1920-02-27 WR Blade makes wisecrack about soft drinks - Winona Times MS pg 9.pngplain2020-06-15T13:55:59-07:0002/27/1920Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/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/1921-01-22 Man Wanders Into Courthouse as Spectator But Arrested - Augusta KS pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-16T08:47:54-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61921-01-22 Augusta Daily Gazette KS pg 12A man enters the Powhatan courthouse as a spectator, but is soon arrested instead.media/1921-01-22 Man Wanders Into Courthouse as Spectator But Arrested - Augusta KS pg 1.pngplain2020-06-16T08:49:38-07:0001/22/1921Edward 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/1930-11-01 Waives Murder Hearing on Her Brothers Death - Courier News Blytheville pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-17T13:15:17-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61930-11-01 Blytheville Courier News pg 12The young woman from Walnut Ridge who shot her brother waives her murder hearing.media/1930-11-01 Waives Murder Hearing on Her Brothers Death - Courier News Blytheville pg 1.pngplain2020-06-17T13:17:15-07:0011/01/1930Edward 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/1921-06-16 WR Arrests Suspected Knoxville Murderer - Selma Times-Journal AL pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-16T15:01:56-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61921-06-16 Selma Times-Journal AL pg 52A woman suspected to be a criminal wanted in Knoxville, Tennessee, is arrested in Walnut Ridge.media/1921-06-16 WR Arrests Suspected Knoxville Murderer - Selma Times-Journal AL pg 5.pngplain2020-06-16T15:02:52-07:0006/16/1921Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1931-01-14 WR Justice Says Starvation Plea From Thieves Rarely Credible - Bridgewater NJ pg 11_thumb.png2020-06-17T14:52:56-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61931-01-14 Bridgewater Courier-News NJ pg 112J. F. Israel, Lawrence County officer of the peace for fifty years, says that while he would excuse a thief with a genuine starvation plea, he has found such claims to be rarely credible.media/1931-01-14 WR Justice Says Starvation Plea From Thieves Rarely Credible - Bridgewater NJ pg 11.pngplain2020-06-17T14:55:44-07:0001/14/1931Edward 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/1921-12-30 Odd Fellows Sell Remaining Shirey Land for Nearly 60K - AR Democrat pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-16T15:45:13-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61921-12-30 Arkansas Democrat pg 62The Odd Fellows organization sells more than 2,000 acres of land bequeathed to them by A. W. Shirey of Minturn.media/1921-12-30 Odd Fellows Sell Remaining Shirey Land for Nearly 60K - AR Democrat pg 6.pngplain2020-06-16T15:47:19-07:0012/30/1921Edward 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/1915-09-24 WR Blade Describes Always-Legendary AR Mosquitos - Atlanta Constitution GA pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-12T19:12:00-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61915-09-24 Atlanta Constitution GA pg 62The Walnut Ridge Blade shares anecdotes about the near-legendary Arkansas mosquito.media/1915-09-24 WR Blade Describes Always-Legendary AR Mosquitos - Atlanta Constitution GA pg 6.pngplain2020-06-12T19:14:51-07:0009/24/1915Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1898-06-01 Description 2 of the WR Troops in 2nd AR - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 3_thumb.png2020-05-31T15:09:23-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61898-06-01 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 32Another paper mentions the Second Arkansas Regiment and its U.S.S. Maine model from Walnut Ridge.media/1898-06-01 Description 2 of the WR Troops in 2nd AR - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 3.pngplain2020-05-31T15:10:59-07:0006/01/1898Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1884-04-10 Man Dies in WR of Ruptured Blood Vessel - Chanute KS pg 5_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T12:18:42-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61884-04-10 Chanute Weekly Times KS pg 52A Walnut Ridge sawmill operator dies of a broken blood vessel while doing everyday repairs.media/1884-04-10 Man Dies in WR of Ruptured Blood Vessel - Chanute KS pg 5.jpgplain2020-05-14T12:23:09-07:0004/10/1884Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-10-20 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - Hughes Held for Earlier Murders_thumb.png2020-07-07T14:29:39-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-10-20 Arkansas Gazette pg 12Dr. J. C. Hughes of WR is arrested for the murders of Alf and Isom Bagley four years prior, an action "said to be the result of investigations made recently by five Pinkerton detectives."media/1914-10-20 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - Hughes Held for Earlier Murders.pngplain2020-07-07T14:31:53-07:0010/20/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1911-12-07 Jonesboro Pastor Continues at WR Church Half-Time - Nashville TN pg 15_thumb.png2020-06-11T12:37:34-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61911-12-07 Nashville Baptist & Reflector TN pg 152A Jonesboro pastor also serves at Walnut Ridge First Baptist Church on a half-time basis.media/1911-12-07 Jonesboro Pastor Continues at WR Church Half-Time - Nashville TN pg 15.pngplain2020-06-11T12:38:24-07:0012/07/1911Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1893-04-05 Australian (Preferential) Voting in WR - Memphis Commercial TN pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-26T15:52:43-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61893-04-05 Memphis Commercial TN pg 12A municipal election in Walnut Ridge features Australian (preferential) voting.media/1893-04-05 Australian (Preferential) Voting in WR - Memphis Commercial TN pg 1.pngplain2020-05-26T15:54:39-07:0004/05/1893Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1908-10-28 Jonesboro Weekly Sun pg 2- Editorial, Ridgeway Bad Judge of Human Character_thumb.png2020-05-07T20:51:20-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61908-10-28 Jonesboro Weekly Sun pg 2- Editorial2The Sun editorializes that Ridgeway "was not a good judge of human nature" when it came to Alf Bagley's revenge.media/1908-10-28 Jonesboro Weekly Sun pg 2- Editorial, Ridgeway Bad Judge of Human Character.pngplain2020-05-07T20:56:58-07:0010/28/1908Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1917-02-27 Hoxie RR Car Sealer Struck and Killed By Switch Engine - Batesville Daily Guard pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-13T13:24:10-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61917-02-27 Batesville Daily Guard pg 22A Hoxie railroad car sealer is struck and killed by a switch engine.media/1917-02-27 Hoxie RR Car Sealer Struck and Killed By Switch Engine - Batesville Daily Guard pg 2.pngplain2020-06-13T13:26:09-07:0002/27/1917Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1898-08-07 Hoxie, Pocahontas, and Northern RR Timetable - AR Gazette pg 7_thumb.png2020-05-31T16:12:56-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61898-08-07 Arkansas Gazette pg 72A timetable of the Hoxie, Pocahontas, and Northern Railroad shows some trains going from Hoxie to Pocahontas in one hour.media/1898-08-07 Hoxie, Pocahontas, and Northern RR Timetable - AR Gazette pg 7.pngplain2020-05-31T17:37:04-07:0008/07/1898Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-11-29 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - Rich Woman Held On Serious Charge_thumb.png2020-07-08T05:03:38-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-11-29 Arkansas Gazette pg 12Lizzie Burell, "a woman of considerable wealth," is charged with being an accessory in Isom Bagley's murder.media/1914-11-29 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - Rich Woman Held On Serious Charge.pngplain2020-07-08T05:05:07-07:0011/29/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1912-03-10 Classified Ads, Properties for Sale by WR Firm - AR Gazette pg 37_thumb.png2020-06-11T13:27:57-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-03-10 Arkansas Gazette pg 372The Walnut Ridge firm Jaggers & Hall lists two properties for sale in the Arkansas Gazette.media/1912-03-10 Classified Ads, Properties for Sale by WR Firm - AR Gazette pg 37.pngplain2020-06-11T13:29:52-07:0003/10/1912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1893-07-22 Insurance Agent Arrested for Forging Citizens Names for Bond - Memphis TN pg 3_thumb.png2020-05-27T08:07:09-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61893-07-22 Memphis Commercial TN pg 32A Hoxie insurance agent is charged with forgery.media/1893-07-22 Insurance Agent Arrested for Forging Citizens Names for Bond - Memphis TN pg 3.pngplain2020-05-27T08:08:30-07:0007/22/1893Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1909-03-27 Jonesboro Daily News pg 1 - Jury Could Not Agree in Bagley Case_thumb.png2020-05-08T09:24:26-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61909-03-27 Jonesboro Daily News pg 12The Alf Bagley trial results in a mistrial after the jury disagrees on whether to convict.media/1909-03-27 Jonesboro Daily News pg 1 - Jury Could Not Agree in Bagley Case.pngplain2020-05-08T09:25:29-07:0003/27/1909Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1917-05-25 Hoxie Banker Gone Six Weeks in Hot Springs, Feared Drowned - AR Gazette pg 12_thumb.png2020-06-14T09:57:57-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61917-05-25 Arkansas Gazette pg 122Hoxie banker William McCrawn, missing for six weeks and counting, is feared to have drowned in the Ouachita River.media/1917-05-25 Hoxie Banker Gone Six Weeks in Hot Springs, Feared Drowned - AR Gazette pg 12.pngplain2020-06-14T09:59:43-07:0005/25/1917Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1899-08-15 Woman Charged With Attempted Killing of Young Portia Girls - St Louis pg 2_thumb.png2020-05-31T18:47:58-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61899-08-15 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 22A woman is charged with hiring an assassin to attempt to kill two Portia girls.media/1899-08-15 Woman Charged With Attempted Killing of Young Portia Girls - St Louis pg 2.pngplain2020-05-31T18:51:15-07:0008/15/1899Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-12-05 Arkansas Democrat pg 1and6 - Mrs Lizzie Burel Makes Star Witness_thumb.png2020-07-08T06:37:05-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-12-05 Arkansas Democrat pgs 1 & 62More witnesses come forth in defense of Dr. J. C. Hughes, in a courtroom "so crowded that plaster began to fall below."media/1914-12-05 Arkansas Democrat pg 1and6 - Mrs Lizzie Burel Makes Star Witness.pngplain2020-07-08T06:38:26-07:0012/05/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/N1894-03-22 Man Sentenced for WR Arson - Memphis Commercial pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-27T15:56:47-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61894-03-22 Memphis Commercial TN pg 42Ad Cain, charged with starting the fire that burned the Star Hotel and other WR businesses in April 1893, is sentenced to two years in prison.media/N1894-03-22 Man Sentenced for WR Arson - Memphis Commercial pg 4.pngplain2020-05-27T15:59:20-07:0003/22/1894Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1917-09-21 Political News Brief from Hoxie News Newspaper - Batesville Guard pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-15T09:24:26-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61917-09-21 Batesville Guard pg 32A newspaper called the Hoxie News tells of a potential upcoming political campaign announcement.media/1917-09-21 Political News Brief from Hoxie News Newspaper - Batesville Guard pg 3.pngplain2020-06-15T09:25:46-07:0009/21/1917Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1887-09-27 Grand Army Men in Train Wreck Near WR - Harrisburg PA pg 1_thumb.jpg2020-05-17T14:07:36-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61887-09-27 Harrisburg Telegraph PA pg 12An Iron Mountain train carrying Grand Army of the Republic members wrecks near Walnut Ridge.media/1887-09-27 Grand Army Men in Train Wreck Near WR - Harrisburg PA pg 1.jpgplain2020-05-17T14:08:52-07:0009/27/1887Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-12-08 Arkansas Gazette pg 7 - No Guns Allowed in Hughes Hearing_thumb.png2020-07-08T07:42:09-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-12-08 Arkansas Gazette pg 72Judge Jeffery warns that anyone caught with a pistol in the courtroom during the Hughes trial would get three months in jail and a $200 fine.media/1914-12-08 Arkansas Gazette pg 7 - No Guns Allowed in Hughes Hearing.pngplain2020-07-08T07:43:21-07:0012/08/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1912-07-12 WR Resident Writes in Roosevelt Party Naming Contest - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-11T16:12:04-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-07-12 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 22A Walnut Ridge resident writes in to a St. Louis newspaper's naming contest for Col. Roosevelt's new political party.media/1912-07-12 WR Resident Writes in Roosevelt Party Naming Contest - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 2.pngplain2020-06-11T16:14:44-07:0007/12/1912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1894-05-25 Daring Robbery Hoxie, with nice editorial - Memphis Commercial TN pg 2_thumb.png2020-05-28T07:36:21-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61894-05-25 Memphis Commercial TN pg 22A dispatch from Walnut Ridge describes another daring robbery in Hoxie and warns of potential vigilante action "if the gang cannot be forced to leave by law."media/1894-05-25 Daring Robbery Hoxie, with nice editorial - Memphis Commercial TN pg 2.pngplain2020-05-28T10:25:24-07:0005/25/1894Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1884-07-28 Brothel Burned Down in WR - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 1_thumb.jpg2020-05-12T13:33:16-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61884-07-28 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 12A Walnut Ridge brothel is burnt down by a group of drunk men.media/1884-07-28 Brothel Burned Down in WR - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 1.jpgplain2020-05-12T13:35:54-07:0007/28/1884Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1917-12-09 Private Fritz Fultz of Hoxie Wounded in WWI Battle - Pine Bluff Daily Graphic pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-15T10:10:42-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61917-12-09 Pine Bluff Daily Graphic pg 12Private Fritz Fultz of Hoxie is wounded in a WWI battle.media/1917-12-09 Private Fritz Fultz of Hoxie Wounded in WWI Battle - Pine Bluff Daily Graphic pg 1.pngplain2020-06-15T10:11:59-07:0012/09/1917Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1900-03-07 Account 1 of Man Trapped in Boxcar - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-02T19:11:05-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61900-03-07 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 82A man is trapped in a refrigerated boxcar at Walnut Ridge and is rescued three days later in St. Louis.media/1900-03-07 Account 1 of Man Trapped in Boxcar - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 8.pngplain2020-06-02T19:14:51-07:0003/07/1900Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1889-04-13 Wife Elopes With Other Man, Starts Hoxie Boardinghouse - Fort Wayne IN pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-17T15:15:32-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61889-04-13 Fort Wayne Sentinel IN pg 12A married woman runs away with a neighbor but is intercepted in Mammoth Springs, and afterwards starts a boardinghouse in Hoxie.media/1889-04-13 Wife Elopes With Other Man, Starts Hoxie Boardinghouse - Fort Wayne IN pg 1.pngplain2020-05-17T15:24:26-07:0004/13/1889Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1915-03-16 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Dr Hughes to Again Go On Trial_thumb.png2020-07-08T08:52:24-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61915-03-16 Arkansas Gazette pg 22Dr. Hughes is scheduled to once again go on trial, three months after his bond was granted.media/1915-03-16 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Dr Hughes to Again Go On Trial.pngplain2020-07-08T08:53:42-07:0003/16/1915Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1912-10-26 Impressive stories of Boas Hotel Fire - Tampa Times FL pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-11T18:57:46-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-10-26 Tampa Times FL pg 32A 6 am fire at the Boas Hotel in Hoxie results in several guests jumping from second-story windows to escape the flames.media/1912-10-26 Impressive stories of Boas Hotel Fire - Tampa Times FL pg 3.pngplain2020-06-11T19:02:21-07:0010/26/1912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1894-10-26 WR Physician Marries Belle of the County at Methodist Church - AR Gazette pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-28T11:19:43-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61894-10-26 Arkansas Gazette pg 12A marriage between a "most popular as well as skillful" Walnut Ridge physician and "the belle of [Lawrence] county" takes place at the Walnut Ridge Methodist Church.media/1894-10-26 WR Physician Marries Belle of the County at Methodist Church - AR Gazette pg 1.pngplain2020-05-28T11:21:57-07:0010/26/1894Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1877-04-10 WR Journal Showcases Walnut Trees - Memphis Daily Appeal TN pg 1_thumb.jpg2020-05-13T13:39:56-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61877-04-10 Memphis Daily Appeal TN pg 12The Walnut Ridge Journal newspaper highlights the town's extensive timber resources, especially in walnut, and its rail capabilities for exporting logs.media/1877-04-10 WR Journal Showcases Walnut Trees - Memphis Daily Appeal TN pg 1.jpgplain2020-05-13T13:43:45-07:0004/10/1877Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1918-05-03 Espionage Act Violators Tarred and Feathered - Spokane WA pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-15T12:04:27-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61918-05-03 Spokane Spokesman-Review WA pg 82Four men charged with violating the Espionage Act are tarred and feathered by a Walnut Ridge mob.media/1918-05-03 Espionage Act Violators Tarred and Feathered - Spokane WA pg 8.pngplain2020-06-15T12:10:03-07:0005/03/1918Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1889-12-27 One Thousand RR Tie Makers Wanted for Cache Valley RR - New Orleans LA pg 5_thumb.png2020-05-17T19:39:52-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61889-12-27 New Orleans Times-Picayune LA pg 52A workforce of 1,000 tie-makers is wanted to help construct the Cache River Valley Railroad near Sedgwick.media/1889-12-27 One Thousand RR Tie Makers Wanted for Cache Valley RR - New Orleans LA pg 5.pngplain2020-05-17T19:41:14-07:0012/27/1889Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1915-04-24 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Hughes Acquitted of Alf Bagleys Murder_thumb.png2020-07-08T09:46:53-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61915-04-24 Arkansas Gazette pg 22Dr. Hughes is acquitted of Alf Bagley's murder by a Batesville jury, but must still return that November for his retrial concerning Isom Bagley's murder.media/1915-04-24 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Hughes Acquitted of Alf Bagleys Murder.pngplain2020-07-08T09:47:47-07:0004/24/1915Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1895-01-29 Two Men Found Frozen to Death Near RR Tracks - Nashville TN pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-28T12:14:28-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61895-01-29 Nashville Tennessean TN pg 12Two men are found frozen to death along the railroad tracks, six miles from Hoxie.media/1895-01-29 Two Men Found Frozen to Death Near RR Tracks - Nashville TN pg 1.pngplain2020-05-28T12:16:21-07:0001/29/1895Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1877-12-16 Immigrants from Northern States Contemplate Settling in LawCo - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.jpg2020-05-13T14:53:05-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61877-12-16 Arkansas Gazette pg 22The Walnut Ridge Journal notes the arrival in Lawrence County of immigrants from several northern states, and encourages more to join them.media/1877-12-16 Immigrants from Northern States Contemplate Settling in LawCo - AR Gazette pg 2.jpgplain2020-05-13T14:55:29-07:0012/16/1877Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1919-01-11 Two Men Talk On Streets of WR About Their Unluckiness - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-15T13:13:05-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61919-01-11 Arkansas Gazette pg 62Two men talk on the streets of Walnut Ridge about feeling unlucky.media/1919-01-11 Two Men Talk On Streets of WR About Their Unluckiness - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-15T13:14:45-07:0001/11/1919Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1901-09-24 AR Democrat Correspondent Visits, Describes WR and Pocahontas - AR Democrat pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-03T10:11:26-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61901-09-24 Arkansas Democrat pg 52An Arkansas Democrat correspondent visits Walnut Ridge and Pocahontas and describes the two towns.media/1901-09-24 AR Democrat Correspondent Visits, Describes WR and Pocahontas - AR Democrat pg 5.pngplain2020-06-03T10:18:33-07:0009/24/1901Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1891-03-23 WR Telephone Against Constitutional Convention - Memphis TN pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-17T20:37:10-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61891-03-23 Memphis Appeal-Avalanche TN pg 42The Walnut Ridge Telephone declares that the Arkansas people do not want another constitutional convention (the fourth, and current, state constitution had been adopted in 1874).media/1891-03-23 WR Telephone Against Constitutional Convention - Memphis TN pg 4.pngplain2020-05-17T20:38:50-07:0003/23/1891Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Blade 1927 Chevy Ad - FB WR-Hoxie Dwight Lane Oct 2012_thumb.jpg2020-07-08T18:53:04-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61927 Walnut Ridge Blade Chevrolet Ad2An advertisment for Carter Chevrolet of Hoxie showcases a new Imperial Landau model; image courtesy of Dwight Lane.media/WR Blade 1927 Chevy Ad - FB WR-Hoxie Dwight Lane Oct 2012.jpgplain2020-07-08T18:54:22-07:001927Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1895-07-14 WR Telephone Comments on Girls Bicycling Around Town - AR Gazette pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-29T13:55:16-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61895-07-14 Arkansas Gazette pg 42The Walnut Ridge Telephone newspaper comments on girls bicycling around town.media/1895-07-14 WR Telephone Comments on Girls Bicycling Around Town - AR Gazette pg 4.pngplain2020-05-29T13:57:23-07:0007/14/1895Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1901-07-31 Heavy Rainfall in Walnut Ridge - Arkansas Democrat pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-13T18:57:30-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61901-07-31 Arkansas Democrat pg 12A remarkably heavy rain falls on Walnut Ridge over the course of two days.media/1901-07-31 Heavy Rainfall in Walnut Ridge - Arkansas Democrat pg 1.pngplain2020-05-13T18:59:22-07:0007/31/1901Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1910-10-23 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - Both Bagleys Shot 100 Yards Apart_thumb.png2020-07-07T09:12:16-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-10-23 Arkansas Gazette pg 12The Arkansas Gazette's account of the double murder of Alf and Isom Bagley notes that Isom had come downtown to buy a suit to bury his son in, but was then murdered on the street as well.media/1910-10-23 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - Both Bagleys Shot 100 Yards Apart.pngplain2020-07-07T09:18:36-07:0010/23/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1902-03-21 WR Widow Settles with Frisco Railroad - West Plains MO pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-03T14:53:32-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61902-03-21 West Plains Journal-Gazette MO pg 32A Walnut Ridge widow settles with the Frisco Railroad over the death of her husband on the Hoxie depot platform by a passing train.media/1902-03-21 WR Widow Settles with Frisco Railroad - West Plains MO pg 3.pngplain2020-06-03T14:55:45-07:0003/21/1902Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1890-08-29 Plot Twist-- Hoxie Boxer was Really St Louis Boxer in Disguise - AR Democrat pg 6_thumb.png2020-05-26T11:20:06-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61890-08-29 Arkansas Democrat pg 62As it turns out, the "Hoxie man" who beat West Memphis boxer Joe Tansey in a Hoxie fight was really a St. Louis boxer in disguise.media/1890-08-29 Plot Twist-- Hoxie Boxer was Really St Louis Boxer in Disguise - AR Democrat pg 6.pngplain2020-05-26T11:22:26-07:0008/29/1890Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1913-07-09 LawCo Sheriff shot by Pocahontas Robbers - Brazil Daily Times IN pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-12T14:14:01-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-07-09 Brazil Daily Times IN pg 22The Lawrence County Sheriff is shot in a gunfight with four bandits who had blown open a post office safe.media/1913-07-09 LawCo Sheriff shot by Pocahontas Robbers - Brazil Daily Times IN pg 2.pngplain2020-06-12T14:15:17-07:0007/09/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1879-11-27 Impressive Letter from WR - Fayetteville Gazette NC pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-13T19:48:33-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61879-11-27 Fayetteville Gazette NC pg 12A North Carolina newspaper gets a letter from a former resident that includes a description of Walnut Ridge and tips on how to prosper as a citizen of Arkansas.media/1879-11-27 Impressive Letter from WR - Fayetteville Gazette NC pg 1.pngplain2020-05-13T19:57:16-07:0011/27/1879Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1912-10-11 Arkansas Democrat pg 6 - John Bagley Declared Dead_thumb.png2020-07-07T10:29:16-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-10-11 Arkansas Democrat pg 62John Bagley is later declared dead after having been shot by Wolf Benningfield.media/1912-10-11 Arkansas Democrat pg 6 - John Bagley Declared Dead.pngplain2020-07-07T10:31:08-07:0010/11/1912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1910-12-18 Classified Ad, Tharp of WR Wants Bookkeeper Position - AR Gazette pg 35_thumb.png2020-06-10T12:33:12-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-12-18 Arkansas Gazette pg 352A Walnut Ridge man advertises to seek a position as a bookkeeper.media/1910-12-18 Classified Ad, Tharp of WR Wants Bookkeeper Position - AR Gazette pg 35.pngplain2020-06-10T12:34:45-07:0012/18/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1913-12-18 Powhatan Farmer in WR Taking Christmas Tree Orders - AR Democrat pg 16_thumb.png2020-06-12T14:56:02-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-12-18 Arkansas Democrat pg 162A Powhatan farmer visits Walnut Ridge to take Christmas tree orders.media/1913-12-18 Powhatan Farmer in WR Taking Christmas Tree Orders - AR Democrat pg 16.pngplain2020-06-12T14:58:32-07:0012/18/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1882-06-05 Cattle Cause Train Wreck Near Okean - Topeka KS pg 1_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T08:36:23-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61882-06-05 Topeka Daily Capital KS pg 12A fireman is killed on a 3 a.m. Iron Mountain train when the engine hits some cattle on the tracks.media/1882-06-05 Cattle Cause Train Wreck Near Okean - Topeka KS pg 1.jpgplain2020-05-14T08:39:20-07:0006/05/1882Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1911-06-09 AR Senator Goes to Taft to Override WR Postmaster Selection - AR Gazette pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-10T13:42:38-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61911-06-09 Arkansas Gazette pg 12Arkansas senator Jeff Davis goes directly to President Taft to override the selection of the new Walnut Ridge postmaster.media/1911-06-09 AR Senator Goes to Taft to Override WR Postmaster Selection - AR Gazette pg 1.pngplain2020-06-10T13:44:06-07:0006/09/1911Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1892-08-07 Apparently Horse Races at Hoxie With Betting - AR Gazette pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-26T13:34:21-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61892-08-07 Arkansas Gazette pg 12A crowd of 3,000 watches five horse races at Ward's Park in Hoxie, and it is reported that "upwards of $5,000 changed hands."media/1892-08-07 Apparently Horse Races at Hoxie With Betting - AR Gazette pg 1.pngplain2020-05-26T13:36:04-07:0008/07/1892Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-08-12 Great Description of Increase in Autos in WR in 1 Year - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-12T15:43:28-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-08-12 Arkansas Gazette pg 62The Walnut Ridge Blade describes the increase in autos in WR in a year's time, declaring that "the auto fad or craze has come to stay."media/1914-08-12 Great Description of Increase in Autos in WR in 1 Year - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-12T15:45:01-07:0008/12/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1897-11-14 Man Threatens Wife at Black Dance and Is Killed - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 2_thumb.png2020-05-30T18:22:56-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61897-11-14 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 22The Hoxie city marshal shoots a man who resists arrest, after the man threatens his wife with a pistol while at a dance.media/1897-11-14 Man Threatens Wife at Black Dance and Is Killed - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 2.pngplain2020-05-30T18:36:46-07:0011/14/1897Edward 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
1media/1913-04-03 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - AR Senator and Four Others Cited for Contempt of Court_thumb.png2020-07-07T13:38:10-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-04-03 Arkansas Gazette pg 12State Senator Clyde Going and four others are cited for contempt of court in Walnut Ridge, but appeal the ruling to the Arkansas Supreme Court.media/1913-04-03 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - AR Senator and Four Others Cited for Contempt of Court.pngplain2020-07-07T13:39:32-07:0004/03/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1911-08-10 German-Born Baker in WR Dies, Stores Close for Funeral - Ironton MO pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-11T08:55:30-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61911-08-10 Ironton County Register MO pg 52The proprietor of Walnut Ridge's city bakery, born in Germany, passes away, and all the stores in town close out of respect during the funeral.media/1911-08-10 German-Born Baker in WR Dies, Stores Close for Funeral - Ironton MO pg 5.pngplain2020-06-11T09:00:54-07:0008/10/1911Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1892-11-19 Tree Limb Blown Down Strikes Man on Head and Kills - Memphis TN pg 3_thumb.png2020-05-26T14:23:27-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61892-11-19 Memphis Commercial TN pg 32A Cache Valley Railroad tie-maker is killed by a falling tree limb.media/1892-11-19 Tree Limb Blown Down Strikes Man on Head and Kills - Memphis TN pg 3.pngplain2020-05-26T14:25:30-07:0011/19/1892Edward 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/1903-09-17 XX Head-on Train Collision Between WR and Hoxie But Light Injuries - AR Gazette pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-04T14:20:36-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61903-09-17 Arkansas Gazette pg 32A head-on train collision occurs between Walnut Ridge and Hoxie, with light injuries reported.media/1903-09-17 XX Head-on Train Collision Between WR and Hoxie But Light Injuries - AR Gazette pg 3.pngplain2020-06-04T14:25:47-07:0009/17/1903Edward 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/1908-04-16 WR Donations to Ntnl Jewish Hospital - American Israelite Cincinnati OH pg P8_thumb.png2020-06-07T12:24:51-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61908-04-16 American Israelite Cincinnati OH pg P82Several Walnut Ridge residents donate towards a National Jewish Hospital for tuberculosis in Denver.media/1908-04-16 WR Donations to Ntnl Jewish Hospital - American Israelite Cincinnati OH pg P8.pngplain2020-06-07T12:25:55-07:0004/16/1908Edward 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/1904-04-24 Republican Congressional District Convention in WR - AR Democrat pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-04T15:19:06-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61904-04-24 Arkansas Democrat pg 62A Republican convention takes place in Walnut Ridge for Arkansas's Second Congressional District.media/1904-04-24 Republican Congressional District Convention in WR - AR Democrat pg 6.pngplain2020-06-04T15:20:45-07:0004/24/1904Edward 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/1908-11-14 WR Three-Year-Old Confuses Snow for Cotton - Martinsville IN pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-07T13:10:45-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61908-11-14 Martinsville Reporter-Times IN pg 22A three-year-old from Walnut Ridge confuses the first snow he's ever seen for cotton.media/1908-11-14 WR Three-Year-Old Confuses Snow for Cotton - Martinsville IN pg 2.pngplain2020-06-07T13:12:02-07:0011/14/1908Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1905-02-04 McCall Keeps Explaining Difference of WR and Hoxie at AR Senate - AR Democrat pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-04T18:04:27-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61905-02-04 Arkansas Democrat pg 32Senator McCall of Portia brings up a bill in the AR legislature that requires trains to stop in Walnut Ridge, and is quizzed about the 1903 Hoxie-Walnut Ridge Act by other senators.media/1905-02-04 McCall Keeps Explaining Difference of WR and Hoxie at AR Senate - AR Democrat pg 3.pngplain2020-06-04T18:06:43-07:0002/04/1905Edward 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/1909-04-22 Streetcar Income per Capita - Wahpeton ND pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-07T18:46:55-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61909-04-22 Wahpeton Times ND pg 12A feasibility study for a North Dakota streetcar line notes that the Walnut Ridge-Hoxie streetcar has an income of $4.35 per capita.media/1909-04-22 Streetcar Income per Capita - Wahpeton ND pg 1.pngplain2020-06-07T18:49:07-07:0004/22/1909Edward 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/1905-05-25 Train Wrecked by Cow in WR, But Still Able to Continue to LR - AR Democrat pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-05T11:56:10-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61905-05-25 Arkansas Democrat pg 82A train is wrecked by a cow at Walnut Ridge, but is still able to continue to Little Rock.media/1905-05-25 Train Wrecked by Cow in WR, But Still Able to Continue to LR - AR Democrat pg 8.pngplain2020-06-05T12:00:17-07:0005/25/1905Edward 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/1909-10-24 Ad for Agents Wanted for Staple Article By WR Firm - Washington DC pg 76_thumb.png2020-06-07T20:04:51-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61909-10-24 Evening Star Washington DC pg 762A classified ad from Walnut Ridge asks for agents to promote an unnamed staple article that "sells like wildfire."media/1909-10-24 Ad for Agents Wanted for Staple Article By WR Firm - Washington DC pg 76.pngplain2020-06-07T20:07:14-07:0010/24/1909Edward 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/1905-07-16 WR Column, Social and Travel News Briefs - AR Democrat pg 10_thumb.png2020-06-05T12:54:51-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61905-07-16 Arkansas Democrat pg 102media/1905-07-16 WR Column, Social and Travel News Briefs - AR Democrat pg 10.pngplain2020-06-05T12:58:12-07:0007/16/1905Edward 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/1906-02-01 Carrie Nation Coming to WR - Muskogee OK pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-05T14:00:11-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61906-02-01 Muskogee Phoenix OK pg 12Carrie Nation, "noted temperance lecturer and joint smasher," is invited to speak at Walnut Ridge.media/1906-02-01 Carrie Nation Coming to WR - Muskogee OK pg 1.pngplain2020-06-05T14:02:07-07:0002/01/1906Edward 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/1910-08-25 Langston and His Lawyer Indicted for Shirey Murder - Osceola Times AR pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-10T09:26:23-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-08-25 Osceola Times AR pg 42J. C. Langston, and his lawyer, are indicted by a jury for the A. W. Shirey murder.media/1910-08-25 Langston and His Lawyer Indicted for Shirey Murder - Osceola Times AR pg 4.pngplain2020-06-10T09:28:08-07:0008/25/1910Edward 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/1906-04-07 Listing of WR Residents Visiting Other Towns - Arkansas Democrat pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-05T15:13:12-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61906-04-07 Arkansas Democrat pg 52A news list of Walnut Ridge residents' travels and social events includes a card club gathering hosted by Mrs. Charley Brown.media/1906-04-07 Listing of WR Residents Visiting Other Towns - Arkansas Democrat pg 5.pngplain2020-06-05T15:19:47-07:0004/07/1906Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1910-10-22 Dowell in WR 43 Years Now and Oldest Real Estate Dealer in WR - Topeka KS pg 27_thumb.png2020-06-10T11:40:55-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-10-22 Topeka Kansas Farmer & Mail & Breeze KS pg 272Another real estate ad for S. C. Dowell of Walnut Ridge notes that "he is the oldest real estate dealer in Walnut Ridge."media/1910-10-22 Dowell in WR 43 Years Now and Oldest Real Estate Dealer in WR - Topeka KS pg 27.pngplain2020-06-10T11:42:48-07:0010/22/1910Edward 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/1906-06-05 WR Special Election for School Location - Arkansas Democrat pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-06T08:58:46-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61906-06-05 Arkansas Democrat pg 12A special election is held in Walnut Ridge to determine the site location for the new school building.media/1906-06-05 WR Special Election for School Location - Arkansas Democrat pg 1.pngplain2020-06-06T09:01:30-07:0006/05/1906Edward 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/1906-12-20 Cache Valley Railroad Co Stockholders Mtg - Arkansas Gazette pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-06T09:53:56-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61906-12-20 Arkansas Gazette pg 82The Cache Valley Railroad Company of Walnut Ridge announces an upcoming stockholders' meeting.media/1906-12-20 Cache Valley Railroad Co Stockholders Mtg - Arkansas Gazette pg 8.pngplain2020-06-06T09:56:31-07:0012/20/1906Edward 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/1902-06-24 Reports that Hoxie Will Get RR Shops, WR Will Be Ruined - Fort Smith Times pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-03T18:05:57-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61902-06-24 Fort Smith Times pg 52The Jonesboro Enterprise notes that the Iron Mountain Railroad division point might end up in Hoxie rather than Walnut Ridge, and declares that WR "will be ruined as a town" if that is the case.media/1902-06-24 Reports that Hoxie Will Get RR Shops, WR Will Be Ruined - Fort Smith Times pg 5.pngplain2020-06-03T18:08:04-07:0006/24/1902Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/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/1907-05-04 Fractured Arm After Accident Walking Near RR Tracks - Rock Island IL pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-06T12:50:29-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61907-05-04 Rock Island Argus IL pg 52A man fractures his arm after he walks too close to the railroad tracks and is struck by an object sticking out from a rail car.media/1907-05-04 Fractured Arm After Accident Walking Near RR Tracks - Rock Island IL pg 5.pngplain2020-06-06T12:52:37-07:0005/04/1907Edward 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/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/1907-09-25 African-American Arrested for Wearing Elk Badge - Vicksburg MS pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-07T09:26:44-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61907-09-25 Vicksburg Herald MS pg 32An African-American man is arrested in Walnut Ridge for wearing an Elk lodge pin on his coat.media/1907-09-25 African-American Arrested for Wearing Elk Badge - Vicksburg MS pg 3.pngplain2020-06-07T09:29:16-07:0009/25/1907Edward 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/1898-06-23 WR Boy Accidentally Kills Younger Brother With Gun - AR Democrat pg 5_thumb.png2020-05-31T15:15:01-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61898-06-23 Arkansas Democrat pg 52A Walnut Ridge boy accidentally kills his younger brother when messing with a shotgun at home.media/1898-06-23 WR Boy Accidentally Kills Younger Brother With Gun - AR Democrat pg 5.pngplain2020-05-31T15:17:17-07:0006/23/1898Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1884-04-16 WR Postmaster and Mayor Steals Away - Decatur IL pg 1_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T12:28:30-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61884-04-16 Decatur Herald and Review IL pg 12The Walnut Ridge postmaster/mayor skips town with a stolen $800.media/1884-04-16 WR Postmaster and Mayor Steals Away - Decatur IL pg 1.jpgplain2020-05-14T12:30:18-07:0004/16/1884Edward 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/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/1908-10-30 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Alf Bagley Held Without Bail_thumb.png2020-05-07T20:54:03-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61908-10-30 Arkansas Gazette pg 22Alf Bagley is held without bail after murdering Ridgeway and is brought to Little Rock for safekeeping.media/1908-10-30 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Alf Bagley Held Without Bail.pngplain2020-05-07T20:58:43-07:0010/30/1908Edward 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/1898-08-07 Says That Powhatan Man Was Killed Over Watermelon - Washington DC pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-31T17:44:51-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61898-08-07 Washington Times DC pg 12A news brief alleges that the dispute in which Powhatan blacksmith Douglas Horton was killed was about a watermelon.media/1898-08-07 Says That Powhatan Man Was Killed Over Watermelon - Washington DC pg 1.pngplain2020-05-31T17:47:58-07:0008/07/1898Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1884-11-27 Change in Railroad Timetables Affects Hoxie - Topeka KS pg 1_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T13:40:33-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61884-11-27 Topeka Weekly Capital-Commonwealth KS pg 12A change in railroad timetables results in a direct St. Louis to Memphis route that stops through Hoxie.media/1884-11-27 Change in Railroad Timetables Affects Hoxie - Topeka KS pg 1.jpgplain2020-05-14T13:42:53-07:0011/27/1884Edward 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 Harthorn