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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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/1901-10-25 Crowd Insists No Politics at World Fair Planning Meeting - AR Democrat pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-13T16:06:26-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61901-10-25 Arkansas Democrat pg 43A correspondent notes the removal of politics from a meeting of the county's World's Fair committee, the illness of Col. Ponder, the WR cotton gins' output, and the benefits of a new road law.media/1901-10-25 Crowd Insists No Politics at World Fair Planning Meeting - AR Democrat pg 4.pngplain2020-05-13T16:21:21-07:0010/25/1901Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1879-07-31 AR Board of Health Notes WR Threat to Hang Quarantine-Runner - AR Democrat pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-13T19:36:34-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61879-07-31 Arkansas Democrat pg 43Minutes of the Arkansas Board of Health note Walnut Ridge citizens' threat to hang a quarantine runner if he didn't leave town.media/1879-07-31 AR Board of Health Notes WR Threat to Hang Quarantine-Runner - AR Democrat pg 4.pngplain2020-05-13T19:39:30-07:0007/31/1879Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/1898-03-11 Saga and Poem About Hobo Robbers Wife - Marysville KS pg 6_thumb.png2020-05-30T19:49:20-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61898-03-11 Marysville Advocate KS pg 63A Kansas paper tells the saga, complete with a poem, of the ill-fated romance between Clara Mozely and her husband, the hobo/mail clerk/robber who was arrested in Walnut Ridge.media/1898-03-11 Saga and Poem About Hobo Robbers Wife - Marysville KS pg 6.pngplain2020-05-30T20:33:53-07:0003/11/1898Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1893-04-01 Gruesome Details of Star Hotel Burning WR - St. Louis Globe-Democrat pg 3_thumb.png2020-05-26T14:54:45-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61893-04-01 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 33The burning of the Star Hotel in Walnut Ridge results in two deaths when a man enters the blaze to save a young boy but both are caught in the flames. The fire spreads across town and results in $125,000 in damage.media/1893-04-01 Gruesome Details of Star Hotel Burning WR - St. Louis Globe-Democrat pg 3.pngplain2020-05-26T15:14:24-07:0004/01/1893Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/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/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/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/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/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/1870-07-28 Horse Thief and Counterfeiter Robbins at WR Shot - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.jpg2020-05-12T12:26:16-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61870-07-28 Arkansas Gazette pg 23News items include the shootings of S. S. Dowell of Clover Bend and WR counterfeiter/horse thief R. R. Robbins, as well as increased interest in a Pocahontas railroad.media/1870-07-28 Horse Thief and Counterfeiter Robbins at WR Shot - AR Gazette pg 2.jpgplain2020-05-31T19:50:58-07:0007/28/1870Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1935-01-29 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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/1873-05-30 Shooting on the Train - Memphis Avalanche TN pg 2_thumb.jpg2020-05-12T12:37:09-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61873-05-30 Memphis Avalanche TN pg 22Two men draw revolvers on each other on the Cairo & Fulton Railroad at Walnut Ridge, and one is shot.media/1873-05-30 Shooting on the Train - Memphis Avalanche TN pg 2.jpgplain2020-05-12T12:45:07-07:0005/30/1873Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1907-10-10 African-American Elk Badge Arrest Story II - Versailles MO pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-07T09:32:49-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61907-10-10 Versailles Morgan County Republican MO pg 22Another news account states that the man arrested for wearing the Elk lodge badge "is suspected of having stolen" it.media/1907-10-10 African-American Elk Badge Arrest Story II - Versailles MO pg 2.pngplain2020-06-07T09:34:11-07:0010/10/1907Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1893-07-23 WR Forger Commits Suicide - St Paul Globe MN pg 8_thumb.png2020-05-27T08:11:34-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61893-07-23 St Paul Globe MN pg 82The Hoxie insurance agent charged with forgery commits suicide in jail.media/1893-07-23 WR Forger Commits Suicide - St Paul Globe MN pg 8.pngplain2020-05-27T08:14:04-07:0007/23/1893Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1922-01-13 Hoxie and WR Want New Gravel Road Between Them - AR Democrat pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-16T15:55:11-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61922-01-13 Arkansas Democrat pg 32Hoxie and Walnut Ridge investigate options for constructing a new gravel road between the two towns.media/1922-01-13 Hoxie and WR Want New Gravel Road Between Them - AR Democrat pg 3.pngplain2020-06-16T15:56:41-07:0001/13/1922Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1888-09-20 LR Election Returns Theft Condemned in LawCo - Arkansas Gazette pg 3_thumb.png2020-05-17T14:34:57-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61888-09-20 Arkansas Gazette pg 32A theft of election results in Pulaski County is condemned as a "burning shame" by the people of Lawrence County in a letter to the editor of the Arkansas Gazette.media/1888-09-20 LR Election Returns Theft Condemned in LawCo - Arkansas Gazette pg 3.pngplain2020-05-17T14:37:28-07:0009/20/1888Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1899-09-12 Hoxie Twelve-Year-Old Dies of Burst Blood Vessel - Pine Bluff AR pg 2_thumb.png2020-05-31T18:56:25-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61899-09-12 Pine Bluff Daily Graphic AR pg 22A Hoxie twelve-year-old dies of a burst blood vessel.media/1899-09-12 Hoxie Twelve-Year-Old Dies of Burst Blood Vessel - Pine Bluff AR pg 2.pngplain2020-05-31T18:59:22-07:0009/12/1899Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1932-10-06 Hoxie Bank Robbers Start Downtown Fire - Poplar Bluff Republican MO pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-17T18:06:19-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61932-10-06 Poplar Bluff Republican MO pg 82In trying to blast open a safe, bank robbers at Hoxie start a downtown fire that destroys five buildings.media/1932-10-06 Hoxie Bank Robbers Start Downtown Fire - Poplar Bluff Republican MO pg 8.pngplain2020-06-17T18:40:31-07:0010/06/1932Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1873-05-30 Shooting Takes Place at Saloon in Walnut Ridge - AR Gazette pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-13T12:20:37-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61873-05-30 Arkansas Gazette pg 42A shooting takes place in a Walnut Ridge saloon after a Canadian painter is refused another drink.media/1873-05-30 Shooting Takes Place at Saloon in Walnut Ridge - AR Gazette pg 4.pngplain2020-05-13T12:27:23-07:0005/30/1873Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1908-04-17 Blacksmith Help Wanted Ad - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 20_thumb.png2020-06-07T12:28:56-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61908-04-17 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 202A help wanted ad from Walnut Ridge requests a blacksmith "that can do general blacksmithing, shoeing, plow work and do some wood work."media/1908-04-17 Blacksmith Help Wanted Ad - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 20.pngplain2020-06-07T12:30:31-07:0004/17/1908Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1894-03-29 Snow Storm Raging in Hoxie - Memphis Commercial TN pg 5_thumb.png2020-05-27T16:03:44-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61894-03-29 Memphis Commercial TN pg 52Hoxie is dealt another snowstorm.media/1894-03-29 Snow Storm Raging in Hoxie - Memphis Commercial TN pg 5.pngplain2020-05-27T16:04:37-07:0003/29/1894Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1922-04-04 Justice of the Peace Opening New Shop and Grist Mill - Northfield VT pg 7_thumb.png2020-06-16T18:31:38-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61922-04-04 Northfield News VT pg 72A Lawrence County Justice of the Peace plans to open a new shop and grist mill.media/1922-04-04 Justice of the Peace Opening New Shop and Grist Mill - Northfield VT pg 7.pngplain2020-06-16T18:33:03-07:0004/04/1922Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1904-07-03 Republican Ticket in LawCo - Arkansas Democrat pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-04T15:23:35-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61904-07-03 Arkansas Democrat pg 32The Arkansas Democrat notes Lawrence County's Republican ticket for the upcoming election.media/1904-07-03 Republican Ticket in LawCo - Arkansas Democrat pg 3.pngplain2020-06-04T15:24:12-07:0007/03/1904Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1889-07-17 Black Mason Speaks in Hoxie About Division of the Negro Vote - AR Democrat pg 5_thumb.png2020-05-17T16:00:22-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61889-07-17 Arkansas Democrat pg 52An African-American freemason from Newport is scheduled to go to Hoxie to give "an oration upon the division of the negro vote."media/1889-07-17 Black Mason Speaks in Hoxie About Division of the Negro Vote - AR Democrat pg 5.pngplain2020-05-17T16:04:05-07:0007/17/1889Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1935-05-17 LawCo Town of Strawberry Has Two Other Names - Charlotte News NC pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-17T19:43:21-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61935-05-17 Charlotte News NC pg 42An article from Walnut Ridge notes that the Lawrence County town of Strawberry goes by two other names as well.media/1935-05-17 LawCo Town of Strawberry Has Two Other Names - Charlotte News NC pg 4.pngplain2020-06-17T19:44:31-07:0005/17/1935Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1877-08-11 African-American Porter Falls Between RR Cars and Platform, Dies - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.jpg2020-05-13T14:08:19-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61877-08-11 Arkansas Gazette pg 22At the WR depot an African-American porter falls between the platform and moving train cars and is crushed to death.media/1877-08-11 African-American Porter Falls Between RR Cars and Platform, Dies - AR Gazette pg 2.jpgplain2020-05-13T14:11:02-07:0008/11/1877Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1908-10-20 Man Killed at Candy Pull for Smoking in Front of Ladies - Indianapolis IN pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-07T18:03:07-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61908-10-20 Indianapolis News IN pg 82A young man is killed in Walnut Ridge for smoking in front of women.media/1908-10-20 Man Killed at Candy Pull for Smoking in Front of Ladies - Indianapolis IN pg 8.pngplain2020-06-07T18:07:52-07:0010/20/1908Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1894-05-31 Gang of Hoxie Robbers Broken Up Further - Moulton Advertiser AL pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-28T10:36:31-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61894-05-31 Moulton Advertiser AL pg 12A news brief declares that the gang of swindlers at Hoxie "has been broken up and its members dispersed."media/1894-05-31 Gang of Hoxie Robbers Broken Up Further - Moulton Advertiser AL pg 1.pngplain2020-05-28T10:38:23-07:0005/31/1894Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1890-05-17 RR Rates from Kansas City to Hoxie Reduced to 7 dollars - Udall KS pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-17T20:06:56-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61890-05-17 Udall Record KS pg 12The rail ticket price from Kansas City to Hoxie is reduced from $10.25 to $7.media/1890-05-17 RR Rates from Kansas City to Hoxie Reduced to 7 dollars - Udall KS pg 1.pngplain2020-05-17T20:08:06-07:0005/17/1890Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1900-03-07 Account 2 of Man Trapped in Boxcar - St Louis Republic MO pg 14_thumb.png2020-06-02T19:22:54-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61900-03-07 St Louis Republic MO pg 142A different newspaper gives a very different account of John Pettis's boxcar journey from Walnut Ridge to St. Louis, saying he was trapped in the car for six days rather than three.media/1900-03-07 Account 2 of Man Trapped in Boxcar - St Louis Republic MO pg 14.pngplain2020-06-02T19:28:30-07:0003/07/1900Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1893-02-12 Coldest and Dryest Winter Known in Hoxie for Years - Memphis Commercial pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-13T15:51:28-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61893-02-12 Memphis Commercial TN pg 12A dispatch from Hoxie notes that "this has been the coldest and dryest winter known in this section for years."media/1893-02-12 Coldest and Dryest Winter Known in Hoxie for Years - Memphis Commercial pg 1.pngplain2020-05-13T15:53:41-07:0002/12/1893Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1909-04-24 Dowell AR Land Ad - Topeka KS pg 46_thumb.png2020-06-07T18:53:30-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61909-04-24 Topeka Kansas Farmer & Mail & Breeze KS pg 462One of the many (identical) land advertisements sent out by S. C. Dowell of Walnut Ridge.media/1909-04-24 Dowell AR Land Ad - Topeka KS pg 46.pngplain2020-06-07T18:54:35-07:0004/24/1909Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1894-11-16 Forest Fires Fought Near Hoxie - Racine Journal Times WI pg 6_thumb.png2020-05-28T11:28:24-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61894-11-16 Racine Journal Times WI pg 62Forest fires near Hoxie are fought back day and night by determined residents.media/1894-11-16 Forest Fires Fought Near Hoxie - Racine Journal Times WI pg 6.pngplain2020-05-28T11:30:44-07:0011/16/1894Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1905-05-28 WR School Closes for the Summer; Only 3 Teachers Listed - AR Democrat pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-05T12:04:07-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61905-05-28 Arkansas Democrat pg 52The Walnut Ridge Public School closes for the summer; only three teachers are listed as faculty.media/1905-05-28 WR School Closes for the Summer; Only 3 Teachers Listed - AR Democrat pg 5.pngplain2020-06-05T12:05:05-07:0005/28/1905Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1887-10-15 Details of Presidents Trip Through Ravenden and Hoxie - Atchison KS pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-26T09:08:32-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61887-10-15 Atchison Daily Champion KS pg 12A reporter describes President Cleveland's journey from Springfield to Memphis, including brief stops at Ravenden and Hoxie.media/1887-10-15 Details of Presidents Trip Through Ravenden and Hoxie - Atchison KS pg 1.pngplain2020-05-26T09:18:52-07:0010/15/1887Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1900-07-20 Update on New Courthouse and Previous Fire - Arkansas Democrat pg 7_thumb.png2020-06-02T20:07:30-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61900-07-20 Arkansas Democrat pg 72An update on the new Walnut Ridge courthouse tells of the burning of the former courthouse the previous May.media/1900-07-20 Update on New Courthouse and Previous Fire - Arkansas Democrat pg 7.pngplain2020-06-02T20:09:39-07:0007/20/1900Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1936-02-13 Partially-Deaf Blacksmith Killed by Train in Fog in WR - Hope Star AR pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-18T13:07:51-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61936-02-13 Hope Star pg 32A partially-deaf blacksmith is killed by a passing train while crossing the tracks in the fog.media/1936-02-13 Partially-Deaf Blacksmith Killed by Train in Fog in WR - Hope Star AR pg 3.pngplain2020-06-18T13:09:29-07:0002/13/1936Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1878-12-02 Man Describes RR Experience in Letter, Had Good Supper in WR - AR Democrat pg 4_thumb.jpg2020-05-13T19:22:16-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61878-12-02 Arkansas Democrat pg 42A man writes about his pleasant experience on an Iron Mountain train, and says he "got a good supper at Walnut Ridge."media/1878-12-02 Man Describes RR Experience in Letter, Had Good Supper in WR - AR Democrat pg 4.jpgplain2020-05-13T19:24:28-07:0012/02/1878Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1909-11-07 Minister Marries Third Wife in WR - Spokane Spokesman-Review WA pg 23_thumb.png2020-06-07T20:14:59-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61909-11-07 Spokane Spokesman-Review WA pg 232A Michigan minister who eloped with his third co-wife to Walnut Ridge, and later allegedly tried to poison her, faces charges of bigamy.media/1909-11-07 Minister Marries Third Wife in WR - Spokane Spokesman-Review WA pg 23.pngplain2020-06-07T20:19:07-07:0011/07/1909Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1895-02-01 Frozen Tramps Reportedly Driven From RR Waiting Room Prior - Huntsville AL pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-28T12:20:36-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61895-02-01 Huntsville Journal AL pg 12The two men found frozen to death along the railroad tracks were reportedly tramps driven from the railroad depot waiting room prior.media/1895-02-01 Frozen Tramps Reportedly Driven From RR Waiting Room Prior - Huntsville AL pg 1.pngplain2020-05-28T12:24:05-07:0002/01/1895Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1927-05-10 Twenty-two Killed By Tornado in WR, Hoxie, Egypt - Wilmington DE pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-17T08:07:53-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61927-05-10 Wilmington News Journal DE pg 12At least twenty-two are killed by a tornado in Egypt, Hoxie, and Walnut Ridge.media/1927-05-10 Twenty-two Killed By Tornado in WR, Hoxie, Egypt - Wilmington DE pg 1.pngplain2020-06-17T08:09:08-07:0005/10/1927Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1905-07-18 Letter with Details on WR Crops - Ozark Tribune AL pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-05T13:05:26-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61905-07-18 Ozark Tribune AL pg 32A letter from Walnut Ridge, "a thrifty little city," details the outlook for the cotton crop in the mid-South.media/1905-07-18 Letter with Details on WR Crops - Ozark Tribune AL pg 3.pngplain2020-06-05T13:07:45-07:0007/18/1905Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1901-09-30 Editorial Regarding Senate Race from WR - Arkansas Democrat pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-03T10:51:03-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61901-09-30 Arkansas Democrat pg 42A Walnut Ridge citizen, perhaps John S. Gibson, writes a letter to the AR Democrat about the AR Railroad Commission and U.S. Senate race.media/1901-09-30 Editorial Regarding Senate Race from WR - Arkansas Democrat pg 4.pngplain2020-06-03T10:55:45-07:0009/30/1901Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1937-08-08 All-Black Jury Fines Black Man for Deserting Wife - Nashville Banner TN pg 27_thumb.png2020-06-18T14:02:15-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61937-08-08 Nashville Banner TN pg 272An all-black jury-- "first in Arkansas since Reconstruction days"-- is called and fines a man for deserting his wife.media/1937-08-08 All-Black Jury Fines Black Man for Deserting Wife - Nashville Banner TN pg 27.pngplain2020-06-18T14:03:34-07:0008/08/1937Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1880-08-12 Stage Line from WR to Ravens Den - Memphis Public Ledger TN pg 1_thumb.jpg2020-05-13T20:29:54-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61880-08-12 Memphis Public Ledger TN pg 12An article mentions the existence of a stagecoach line from Walnut Ridge to the new resort town of Ravenden Springs.media/1880-08-12 Stage Line from WR to Ravens Den - Memphis Public Ledger TN pg 1.jpgplain2020-05-13T20:32:03-07:0008/12/1880Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1910-03-09 Shireys Life Had Been Threatened Before - Natchez MS pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-10T08:30:05-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-03-09 Natchez Democrat MS pg 12The murdered A. W. Shirey of Minturn had garnered enemies from multiple lawsuits, and "his life is said to have been threatened on numerous occasions."media/1910-03-09 Shireys Life Had Been Threatened Before - Natchez MS pg 1.pngplain2020-06-10T08:35:43-07:0003/09/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1927-11-16 WR-Hoxie Street Car Ends its Run Despite 99-yr Franchise - Batesville Guard pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-17T08:42:30-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61927-11-16 Batesville Guard pg 12The Walnut Ridge-Hoxie streetcar line ceases operations, despite its 99-year franchise.media/1927-11-16 WR-Hoxie Street Car Ends its Run Despite 99-yr Franchise - Batesville Guard pg 1.pngplain2020-06-17T08:43:42-07:0011/16/1927Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1906-02-02 Hoxie Liquor License Fight in Court Today - AR Democrat pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-05T14:10:43-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61906-02-02 Arkansas Democrat pg 22A Hoxie liquor license debate goes to the courts; meanwhile a saloon opens in South Hoxie three miles from town.media/1906-02-02 Hoxie Liquor License Fight in Court Today - AR Democrat pg 2.pngplain2020-06-05T14:12:15-07:0002/02/1906Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1892-04-07 WR Telephone Essay about Lawyer - Fayetteville NC pg 3_thumb.png2020-05-26T12:52:00-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61892-04-07 Fayetteville Weekly Observer NC pg 32John S. Gibson's hometown newspaper reprints his profile sketch written by the Walnut Ridge Telephone as part of an article on local lawyers.media/1892-04-07 WR Telephone Essay about Lawyer - Fayetteville NC pg 3.pngplain2020-05-26T12:57:50-07:0004/07/1892Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1902-05-09 Iron Mtn RR Superintendent Stops in WR Regarding Division Point - AR Gazette pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-03T14:57:34-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61902-05-09 Arkansas Gazette pg 82The Iron Mountain Railroad superintendent stops in Walnut Ridge regarding the creation of a new division point there.media/1902-05-09 Iron Mtn RR Superintendent Stops in WR Regarding Division Point - AR Gazette pg 8.pngplain2020-06-03T17:28:21-07:0005/09/1902Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1940-01-08 WR Agent Age 31 Dies After Concussion from Falling - NW AR Times pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-18T14:57:13-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61940-01-08 Fayetteville NW AR Times pg 22A Walnut Ridge resident dies from a hemorrhage caused by a fall in his home.media/1940-01-08 WR Agent Age 31 Dies After Concussion from Falling - NW AR Times pg 2.pngplain2020-06-18T14:58:04-07:0001/08/1940Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1883-02-01 Poplar Bluff Man Dies Drinking in WR - Poplar Bluff Citizen MO pg 5_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T09:12:16-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61883-02-01 Poplar Bluff Citizen MO pg 52A former Poplar Bluff resident dies of heavy drinking in Walnut Ridge.media/1883-02-01 Poplar Bluff Man Dies Drinking in WR - Poplar Bluff Citizen MO pg 5.jpgplain2020-05-14T09:14:19-07:0002/01/1883Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1910-09-08 Horse Thief from WR Captured - West Plains MO pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-10T09:44:18-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-09-08 West Plains Journal MO pg 12A habitual horse thief steals a horse and buggy he hired from a Walnut Ridge livery barn, and steals several more horses before his capture in Missouri.media/1910-09-08 Horse Thief from WR Captured - West Plains MO pg 1.pngplain2020-06-10T09:47:06-07:0009/08/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1929-06-22 Recent Tornadoes Result in Flurry of Storm Cellar Construction - Kane PA pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-17T09:42:47-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61929-06-22 Kane Republican PA pg 22Recent tornadoes in Arkansas result in an uptick of storm cellar construction around Walnut Ridge and beyond.media/1929-06-22 Recent Tornadoes Result in Flurry of Storm Cellar Construction - Kane PA pg 2.pngplain2020-06-17T09:43:41-07:0006/22/1929Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1906-05-12 Familys Horses Scared by Electric Street Car - Arkansas Democrat pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-05T15:24:52-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61906-05-12 Arkansas Democrat pg 62A family's horses are scared by the Walnut Ridge-Hoxie electric streetcar and bolt, tossing people and groceries out of the wagon.media/1906-05-12 Familys Horses Scared by Electric Street Car - Arkansas Democrat pg 6.pngplain2020-06-05T15:28:17-07:0005/12/1906Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1884-02-09 Railroad Rate War Begins When 4 Immigrants Brought to Hoxie - AR Gazette pg 1_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T10:16:24-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61884-02-09 Arkansas Gazette pg 12A railroad rate war begins when the Little Rock & Memphis Railroad undercuts the Kansas City & Memphis Railroad to transport four immigrants from Memphis to Hoxie.media/1884-02-09 Railroad Rate War Begins When 4 Immigrants Brought to Hoxie - AR Gazette pg 1.jpgplain2020-05-14T10:19:55-07:0002/09/1884Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1910-10-24 Classified Ad Trained Pointer Dog and Pups for Sale in WR - AR Gazette pg 9_thumb.png2020-06-10T11:46:50-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-10-24 Arkansas Gazette pg 92A classified ad lists for sale a pointer dog and two pups from Walnut Ridge.media/1910-10-24 Classified Ad Trained Pointer Dog and Pups for Sale in WR - AR Gazette pg 9.pngplain2020-06-10T11:48:08-07:0010/24/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1930-03-22 Moonshiner Slain by Deputy Sheriff - Bristol Herald-Courier TN pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-17T11:49:57-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61930-03-22 Bristol Herald-Courier TN pg 22A fleeing moonshiner is killed near Sedgwick by a deputy sheriff.media/1930-03-22 Moonshiner Slain by Deputy Sheriff - Bristol Herald-Courier TN pg 2.pngplain2020-06-17T11:54:12-07:0003/22/1930Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1908-10-26 Jonesboro Daily News pg 3 - Lee Ridgeway Shot, Childers Account_thumb.png2020-05-07T20:31:25-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61908-10-26 Jonesboro Daily News pg 32Lee Ridgeway is shot by Alf Bagley, whose brother Ridgeway had slain.media/1908-10-26 Jonesboro Daily News pg 3 - Lee Ridgeway Shot, Childers Account.pngplain2020-05-07T20:33:27-07:0010/26/1908Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1906-06-14 Iron Mtn RR Fined - Arkansas Democrat pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-06T09:06:48-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61906-06-14 Arkansas Democrat pg 82The Iron Mountain Railroad is fined $18,000 for failure to stop its trains in Walnut Ridge in accordance with a new state law.media/1906-06-14 Iron Mtn RR Fined - Arkansas Democrat pg 8.pngplain2020-06-06T09:08:30-07:0006/14/1906Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1920-06-08 Classified Ad Tin and Plumbing Shop For Sale in WR - AR Gazette pg 15_thumb.png2020-06-16T08:09:16-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61920-06-08 Arkansas Gazette pg 152A tin and plumbing shop is listed for sale in Walnut Ridge.media/1920-06-08 Classified Ad Tin and Plumbing Shop For Sale in WR - AR Gazette pg 15.pngplain2020-06-16T08:10:35-07:0006/08/1920Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1884-06-04 Classified Ad German Gardener Wanted in Hoxie - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 6_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T12:46:00-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61884-06-04 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 62A classified ad asks for a German gardener in Hoxie, "near German settlement."media/1884-06-04 Classified Ad German Gardener Wanted in Hoxie - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 6.jpgplain2020-05-14T12:47:57-07:0006/04/1884Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1898-01-14 Man Takes Out Rival with Stove Leg - Shreveport LA pg 2_thumb.png2020-05-30T18:47:01-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61898-01-14 Shreveport Journal LA pg 22A man takes out rivals with a stove leg at a country dance near Walnut Ridge.media/1898-01-14 Man Takes Out Rival with Stove Leg - Shreveport LA pg 2.pngplain2020-05-30T19:26:51-07:0001/14/1898Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1909-03-22 Jonesboro Daily News pgs 1 and 8 - Alf Bagley on Trial, Important Case_thumb.png2020-05-08T08:51:52-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61909-03-22 Jonesboro Daily News pgs 1 & 82Alf Bagley's murder trial begins, "one of the most important cases to be tried in this part of the state in months."media/1909-03-22 Jonesboro Daily News pgs 1 and 8 - Alf Bagley on Trial, Important Case.pngplain2020-05-08T08:56:06-07:0003/22/1909Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1892-11-23 Unknown Man Killed on RR Tracks Near Portia - Memphis Commercial pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-26T14:28:44-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61892-11-23 Memphis Commercial TN pg 12An unknown man is run over and killed by a train near Portia.media/1892-11-23 Unknown Man Killed on RR Tracks Near Portia - Memphis Commercial pg 1.pngplain2020-05-26T14:30:08-07:0011/23/1892Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1921-02-09 Clover Bend Hosts Literary Program and Pie Supper - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-16T08:57:33-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61921-02-09 Arkansas Gazette pg 62Clover Bend hosts a literary program and a pie supper.media/1921-02-09 Clover Bend Hosts Literary Program and Pie Supper - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-16T08:58:59-07:0002/09/1921Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1902-09-24 German Draughtsman Wanted in WR - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-03T18:17:32-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61902-09-24 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 62A German draftsman in Walnut Ridge advertises his search for a position as an assistant architect.media/1902-09-24 German Draughtsman Wanted in WR - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 6.pngplain2020-06-03T18:21:55-07:0009/24/1902Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1885-10-30 Hoxie to Pocahontas RR Exploratory Meeting Planned - AR Gazette pg 4_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T14:14:05-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61885-10-30 Arkansas Gazette pg 42A meeting is held in Memphis to raise support for the financing of a Pocahontas to Hoxie railroad.media/1885-10-30 Hoxie to Pocahontas RR Exploratory Meeting Planned - AR Gazette pg 4.jpgplain2020-05-14T14:16:42-07:0010/30/1885Edward 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/1930-11-20 Huge Fire Destroys Block on Main St WR - Dexter Messenger MO pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-17T13:31:18-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61930-11-20 Dexter Messenger MO pg 42A fire destroys an entire city block on Main Street in Walnut Ridge.media/1930-11-20 Huge Fire Destroys Block on Main St WR - Dexter Messenger MO pg 4.pngplain2020-06-17T13:34:25-07:0011/20/1930Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1910-03-23 Jonesboro Daily Tribune pg 1 - Bagley Trial is On, Great Interest in Case_thumb.png2020-05-08T09:51:29-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-03-23 Jonesboro Daily Tribune pg 12A jury is secured for Alf Bagley's second trial, a full year after the first trial.media/1910-03-23 Jonesboro Daily Tribune pg 1 - Bagley Trial is On, Great Interest in Case.pngplain2020-05-08T09:53:03-07:0003/23/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1921-07-06 Anthrax Situation in LawCo Improving Slowly - Pine Bluff Daily Graphic pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-16T15:15:07-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61921-07-06 Pine Bluff Daily Graphic pg 32Federal veterinarians are brought to Lawrence County to help manage an outbreak of anthrax in the area.media/1921-07-06 Anthrax Situation in LawCo Improving Slowly - Pine Bluff Daily Graphic pg 3.pngplain2020-06-16T15:16:23-07:0007/06/1921Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1886-12-05 Saloon Owner Slashed With Knife - St. Louis Globe-Democrat pg 4_thumb.jpg2020-05-17T13:43:42-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61886-12-05 St. Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 42A Walnut Ridge saloon owner is slashed with a knife by an out-of-town customer.media/1886-12-05 Saloon Owner Slashed With Knife - St. Louis Globe-Democrat pg 4.jpgplain2020-05-17T13:46:24-07:0012/05/1886Edward 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/1915-12-10 JP Marries Couple Who Hold Hands Uplifted During Ceremony - Batesville pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-12T19:28:23-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61915-12-10 Batesville Daily Guard pg 12A Lawrence County Justice of the Peace marries a couple who hold their hands uplifted in the fashion of a sworn oath during the entire ceremony.media/1915-12-10 JP Marries Couple Who Hold Hands Uplifted During Ceremony - Batesville pg 1.pngplain2020-06-12T19:30:07-07:0012/10/1915Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1912-01-18 Rapid Progress Made on Eastern LawCo Drainage Ditches - AR Democrat pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-11T12:50:06-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-01-18 Arkansas Democrat pg 42Work continues rapidly on Eastern Lawrence County drainage projects, from Cache River dredging to the draining of Swan Pond Lake.media/1912-01-18 Rapid Progress Made on Eastern LawCo Drainage Ditches - AR Democrat pg 4.pngplain2020-06-11T12:54:59-07:0001/18/1912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1917-03-08 Alicia Man Plans on Planting Five Acres of Garlic - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-13T13:31:59-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61917-03-08 Arkansas Gazette pg 62An Alicia man plans on planting five acres of garlic.media/1917-03-08 Alicia Man Plans on Planting Five Acres of Garlic - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-13T13:33:18-07:0003/08/1917Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-12-01 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Dr Hughes Trial to Open Thursday_thumb.png2020-07-08T05:13:44-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-12-01 Arkansas Gazette pg 22Approximately one hundred witnesses are subpoenaed for the trial of Dr. Hughes concerning the double murder of Alf and Isom Bagley.media/1914-12-01 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Dr Hughes Trial to Open Thursday.pngplain2020-07-08T05:14:35-07:0012/01/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1917-05-29 WR-Hoxie Compress Company Formed, With Local Stock Holders - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-14T10:12:30-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61917-05-29 Arkansas Gazette pg 22A Walnut Ridge-Hoxie Compress Company is formed by a coalition of local and nonresident stockholders.media/1917-05-29 WR-Hoxie Compress Company Formed, With Local Stock Holders - AR Gazette pg 2.pngplain2020-06-14T10:13:33-07:0005/29/1917Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-12-05 St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 3 - Woman Indicted as Accessory in Feud Murder_thumb.png2020-07-08T06:51:46-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-12-05 St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 32The Post-Dispatch describes the circumstances leading to the fallout between Lizzie Burell and Isom Bagley, and notes that Isom's sons "were ready fighters when occasion demanded action."media/1914-12-05 St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 3 - Woman Indicted as Accessory in Feud Murder.pngplain2020-07-08T07:01:03-07:0012/05/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1912-05-19 Classified Ad, 200-Acre Rice Farm for Sale with Pumping Station - AR Gazette pg 34_thumb.png2020-06-11T15:26:47-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-05-19 Arkansas Gazette pg 342A 200-acre rice farm, complete with pumping station, goes up for sale near Walnut Ridge.media/1912-05-19 Classified Ad, 200-Acre Rice Farm for Sale with Pumping Station - AR Gazette pg 34.pngplain2020-06-11T15:28:21-07:0005/19/1912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1917-10-29 Conductor Promoted to Yardmaster at Hoxie - AR Gazette pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-15T09:36:04-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61917-10-29 Arkansas Gazette pg 52A Missouri Pacific Railroad freight conductor is promoted to the position of Hoxie yardmaster.media/1917-10-29 Conductor Promoted to Yardmaster at Hoxie - AR Gazette pg 5.pngplain2020-06-15T09:37:25-07:0010/29/1917Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-12-09 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Awaiting Verdict, Dr Hughes Jests_thumb.png2020-07-08T07:55:00-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-12-09 Arkansas Gazette pg 22When asked if he thought his case would result in a hung jury, Dr. Hughes replies that "it may be a hung doctor" instead.media/1914-12-09 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Awaiting Verdict, Dr Hughes Jests.pngplain2020-07-08T07:57:30-07:0012/09/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1912-08-11 Classified Ad, Agents Wanted to Sell Silver Polish - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 18_thumb.png2020-06-11T18:18:47-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-08-11 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 182A classified ad from Walnut Ridge seeks agents to sell a "new patent silver polish; 500 per cent profit."media/1912-08-11 Classified Ad, Agents Wanted to Sell Silver Polish - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 18.pngplain2020-06-11T18:20:32-07:0008/11/1912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1918-01-26 Hoxie Constable Finding Lots of Booze on the Trains - Rochester NY pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-15T11:18:13-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61918-01-26 Rochester Democrat & Chronicle NY pg 82Hoxie's constable finds lots of alcohol hidden on the passenger trains going through town.media/1918-01-26 Hoxie Constable Finding Lots of Booze on the Trains - Rochester NY pg 8.pngplain2020-06-15T11:20:03-07:0001/26/1918Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1915-03-17 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Dr Hughes Given Change of Venue to Batesville_thumb.png2020-07-08T09:04:44-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61915-03-17 Arkansas Gazette pg 22The Gazette notes that "Dr. Hughes' attorneys asserted that sentiment is so strong against the doctor in this county that a fair trial would be impossible."media/1915-03-17 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Dr Hughes Given Change of Venue to Batesville.pngplain2020-07-08T09:05:45-07:0003/17/1915Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1912-10-28 AR Democrat Makes Quip About WR Blade - AR Democrat pg 10_thumb.png2020-06-11T19:10:17-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-10-28 Arkansas Democrat pg 102The Arkansas Democrat and Walnut Ridge Blade make quips about the upcoming election day.media/1912-10-28 AR Democrat Makes Quip About WR Blade - AR Democrat pg 10.pngplain2020-06-11T19:10:53-07:0010/28/1912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1918-06-21 Alicia Correspondent Reports Crap Shooters Breaking Into School - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-15T12:25:22-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61918-06-21 Arkansas Gazette pg 62An Alicia correspondent to the Walnut Ridge Blade reports that gamblers have broken into the school building to play their games.media/1918-06-21 Alicia Correspondent Reports Crap Shooters Breaking Into School - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-15T12:27:01-07:0006/21/1918Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1915-05-01 Arkansas Gazette pg 16 - Hughes Trial Expensive for LawCo_thumb.png2020-07-08T10:00:58-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61915-05-01 Arkansas Gazette pg 162The Lawrence County Judge estimates that the Hughes trial in Batesville cost the county $2500 (the equivalent of more than $60,000 today).media/1915-05-01 Arkansas Gazette pg 16 - Hughes Trial Expensive for LawCo.pngplain2020-07-08T10:02:19-07:0005/01/1915Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1913-02-12 Pinnell Murder in Hoxie, Episode 2 - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-12T07:33:15-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-02-12 Arkansas Gazette pg 22The town marshal of Hoxie is bound over to a grand jury on a charge of manslaughter following his fatally shooting C. G. Pinnell.media/1913-02-12 Pinnell Murder in Hoxie, Episode 2 - AR Gazette pg 2.pngplain2020-06-12T07:36:32-07:0002/12/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1919-02-20 WR Blade Introduces New Black Rock Marshall - Harrisburg PA pg 10_thumb.png2020-06-15T13:26:00-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61919-02-20 Harrisburg Telegraph PA pg 102The Walnut Ridge Blade introduces the new Black Rock marshal.media/1919-02-20 WR Blade Introduces New Black Rock Marshall - Harrisburg PA pg 10.pngplain2020-06-15T13:28:03-07:0002/20/1919Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/May 12 1927 Piggly Wiggly TD Ad and Clipping - Jon Walter FB WR and Hoxie Nov 2014_thumb.jpg2020-07-08T19:10:28-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61927-05-12 Walnut Ridge Times-Dispatch, Piggly Wiggly Store Ad & Clipping2A total of 1,676 people enter the Walnut Ridge Piggly Wiggly during its opening day; images courtesy of Jon Walter.media/May 12 1927 Piggly Wiggly TD Ad and Clipping - Jon Walter FB WR and Hoxie Nov 2014.jpgplain2020-07-08T19:12:12-07:0005/12/1927Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1913-02-22 Hanging in WR Courthouse Cupola - Fairbanks AK pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-12T08:31:59-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-02-22 Fairbanks Daily Times AK pg 12A hanging takes place in the cupola of the Lawrence County courthouse in Walnut Ridge.media/1913-02-22 Hanging in WR Courthouse Cupola - Fairbanks AK pg 1.pngplain2020-06-12T08:36:06-07:0002/22/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1910-10-25 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Mystery Shrouds Bagley Killings_thumb.png2020-07-07T09:41:41-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-10-25 Arkansas Gazette pg 22A number of witnesses testify in the coroner's inquiry on the Bagley murders, but the murderer of Isom Bagley remains a mystery nevertheless.media/1910-10-25 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Mystery Shrouds Bagley Killings.pngplain2020-07-07T09:43:12-07:0010/25/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1913-08-05 Jailbreak in Walnut Ridge - Montgomery Times AL pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-12T14:23:56-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-08-05 Montgomery Times AL pg 12Two out of three inmates escape from the Walnut Ridge jail using iron bars secretly given to them.media/1913-08-05 Jailbreak in Walnut Ridge - Montgomery Times AL pg 1.pngplain2020-06-12T14:25:42-07:0008/05/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1912-10-21 Jonesboro Daily Tribune pg 4 - Col Surridge Says Things Have Quieted Down in WR_thumb.png2020-07-07T10:43:18-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-10-21 Jonesboro Daily Tribune pg 42Colonel Surridge of Walnut Ridge, visiting Jonesboro, remarks that "things have about quieted down since the shooting of Bagley by Benningfield" several days prior.media/1912-10-21 Jonesboro Daily Tribune pg 4 - Col Surridge Says Things Have Quieted Down in WR.pngplain2020-07-07T10:44:06-07:0010/21/1912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1911-04-09 Classified Ad, 1911 Model 4 hp Motorcycle For Sale in WR - AR Gazette pg 47_thumb.png2020-06-10T12:44:59-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61911-04-09 Arkansas Gazette pg 472A new 1911 model 4 hp motorcycle is listed for sale in Walnut Ridge.media/1911-04-09 Classified Ad, 1911 Model 4 hp Motorcycle For Sale in WR - AR Gazette pg 47.pngplain2020-06-10T12:45:57-07:0004/09/1911Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-02-23 Alvis Meyer Store at Walnut Ridge Burns - Jonesboro Evening Sun pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-12T15:11:16-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-02-23 Jonesboro Evening Sun pg 12A fire destroys the back section of a Walnut Ridge store after spreading from a nearby restaurant.media/1914-02-23 Alvis Meyer Store at Walnut Ridge Burns - Jonesboro Evening Sun pg 1.pngplain2020-06-12T15:12:44-07:0002/23/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1913-03-24 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Second Trial for Benningfield Begins_thumb.png2020-07-07T13:05:11-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-03-24 Arkansas Gazette pg 22A second trial for Wolf Benningfield is set to begin; "great crowds are expected to attend the trial."media/1913-03-24 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Second Trial for Benningfield Begins.pngplain2020-07-07T13:07:00-07:0003/24/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1911-06-10 Dentist Moving to WR Kept His Marriage Secret for 2 Years - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-11T08:14:03-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61911-06-10 Arkansas Gazette pg 22A Walnut Ridge dentist and his wife kept their marriage a secret for two years.media/1911-06-10 Dentist Moving to WR Kept His Marriage Secret for 2 Years - AR Gazette pg 2.pngplain2020-06-11T08:16:07-07:0006/10/1911Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1915-01-20 WR Blade Recounts How Kids Had Not Seen Blue Civil War Coats - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-12T16:12:28-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61915-01-20 Arkansas Gazette pg 62The Walnut Ridge Blade recounts how several local kids had never seen blue Civil War coats before.media/1915-01-20 WR Blade Recounts How Kids Had Not Seen Blue Civil War Coats - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-12T16:14:16-07:0001/20/1915Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1913-07-15 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - Senator Going Found Guilty by State Supreme Court_thumb.png2020-07-07T13:55:40-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-07-15 Arkansas Gazette pg 12Senator Going and others involved in Wolf Benningfield's first trial find their charges of contempt of court upheld by the Arkansas Supreme Court.media/1913-07-15 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - Senator Going Found Guilty by State Supreme Court.pngplain2020-07-07T13:56:35-07:0007/15/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1911-08-15 Forger Caught in Arizona Wanted in WR for Bank Fraud - Tucson AZ pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-11T12:03:22-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61911-08-15 Tucson Arizona Daily Star AZ pg 62A forger caught in Arizona is wanted in Walnut Ridge for bank fraud.media/1911-08-15 Forger Caught in Arizona Wanted in WR for Bank Fraud - Tucson AZ pg 6.pngplain2020-06-11T12:05:07-07:0008/15/1911Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1887-01-03 Boas Windmill Tower and Hay Barn at Hoxie Burn Down - AR Democrat pg 9_thumb.jpg2020-05-17T13:49:20-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61887-01-03 Arkansas Democrat pg 92The Boas windmill tower and hay barn at Hoxie accidentally burn down, with no insurance coverage.media/1887-01-03 Boas Windmill Tower and Hay Barn at Hoxie Burn Down - AR Democrat pg 9.jpgplain2020-05-17T13:51:14-07:0001/03/1887Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1898-11-13 WR Photographer Dies near RR Tracks - Sedalia MO pg 7_thumb.png2020-05-31T17:54:47-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61898-11-13 Sedalia Democrat MO pg 72A Walnut Ridge photographer is found dead beside the railroad tracks in what is thought to be an accident.media/1898-11-13 WR Photographer Dies near RR Tracks - Sedalia MO pg 7.pngplain2020-05-31T17:57:36-07:0011/13/1898Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1874-09-26 Horses Traveling Between WR and Powhatan Run Away With Vehicle - AR Gazette pg 4_thumb.jpg2020-05-12T12:50:59-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61874-09-26 Arkansas Gazette pg 42A woman and her two children are injured when the horses towing their vehicle between WR & Powhatan run away.media/1874-09-26 Horses Traveling Between WR and Powhatan Run Away With Vehicle - AR Gazette pg 4.jpgplain2020-05-12T12:54:40-07:0009/26/1874Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1907-10-15 Batesville Judge Comments on Shirey Divorce Case - Batesville Daily Guard pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-07T09:40:06-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61907-10-15 Batesville Daily Guard pg 12A Batesville judge comments on the divorce case involving A. W. Shirey of Minturn.media/1907-10-15 Batesville Judge Comments on Shirey Divorce Case - Batesville Daily Guard pg 1.pngplain2020-06-07T09:41:56-07:0010/15/1907Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1893-08-06 Hoxie Marshall Gets Married, Honeymoons at STL Worlds Fair - Memphis TN pg 12_thumb.png2020-05-27T08:19:20-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61893-08-06 Memphis Commercial TN pg 122The Hoxie city marshal is married, and the couple honeymoons at the World's Fair in Chicago.media/1893-08-06 Hoxie Marshall Gets Married, Honeymoons at STL Worlds Fair - Memphis TN pg 12.pngplain2020-05-27T08:21:48-07:0008/06/1893Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1922-02-21 Classified Ad for Men Wanted to Make Timber Ties - Arkansas Gazette pg 10_thumb.png2020-06-16T17:36:48-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61922-02-21 Arkansas Gazette pg 102A classified ad seeks workers to make oak railroad ties at a location five miles east of Walnut Ridge.media/1922-02-21 Classified Ad for Men Wanted to Make Timber Ties - Arkansas Gazette pg 10.pngplain2020-06-16T17:40:10-07:0002/21/1922Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1899-09-14 Man Sleeps on Chairs in WR Since No Beds Left - Poplar Bluff Citizen MO pg 5_thumb.png2020-05-31T19:05:03-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61899-09-14 Poplar Bluff Citizen MO pg 52A man tells the story of how he once slept on chairs in Walnut Ridge since no beds were left.media/1899-09-14 Man Sleeps on Chairs in WR Since No Beds Left - Poplar Bluff Citizen MO pg 5.pngplain2020-05-31T19:07:55-07:0009/14/1899Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1933-06-06 Half-Century-Old Rose Bush Near WR Still Blooming - Hope Star pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-17T18:43:28-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61933-06-06 Hope Star pg 4 article 12A nearly half-century-old rose bush near Walnut Ridge sends out over 150 rose buds.media/1933-06-06 Half-Century-Old Rose Bush Near WR Still Blooming - Hope Star pg 4.pngplain2020-06-17T18:45:19-07:0006/06/1933Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1873-06-07 Young Boy Has Both Legs Cut Off by Train Near WR, Dies Later - Arkadelphia AR pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-13T12:34:06-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61873-06-07Arkadelphia Southern Standard AR pg 12A twelve-year-old boy has both legs cut off by a train, and dies that evening despite efforts by several surgeons to save him.media/1873-06-07 Young Boy Has Both Legs Cut Off by Train Near WR, Dies Later - Arkadelphia AR pg 1.pngplain2020-05-13T12:40:06-07:0006/07/1873Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1908-04-30 Pastor Connell Has 95 New Members in 4 Months - Baptist and Reflector pg 9_thumb.png2020-06-07T12:33:33-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61908-04-30 Nashville Baptist & Reflector TN pg 92Pastor Connell of First Baptist Church of Walnut Ridge notes that he has had 95 new church members join in his first four months.media/1908-04-30 Pastor Connell Has 95 New Members in 4 Months - Baptist and Reflector pg 9.pngplain2020-06-07T12:35:32-07:0004/30/1908Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1894-04-20 Epic Article About Hoxies Curse of Chronic Robbers - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-05-27T16:12:26-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61894-04-20 Arkansas Gazette pg 62A deputy U.S. Marshal explains how "there is one town in Arkansas that needs ...attention" when it comes to crime: Hoxie.media/1894-04-20 Epic Article About Hoxies Curse of Chronic Robbers - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-05-27T16:19:00-07:0004/20/1894Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1922-05-02 Classified Ad Snap Corn for Sale in WR - Arkansas Gazette pg 13_thumb.png2020-06-16T18:36:32-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61922-05-02 Arkansas Gazette pg 132Snap corn is listed for sale in a classified ad from Walnut Ridge.media/1922-05-02 Classified Ad Snap Corn for Sale in WR - Arkansas Gazette pg 13.pngplain2020-06-16T18:39:30-07:0005/02/1922Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1904-11-05 Circus Goes Through Walnut Ridge - Huntington IN pg 9_thumb.png2020-06-04T15:31:26-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61904-11-05 Huntington Daily News-Democrat IN pg 92A circus company presents a show at Walnut Ridge.media/1904-11-05 Circus Goes Through Walnut Ridge - Huntington IN pg 9.pngplain2020-06-04T15:32:10-07:0011/05/1904Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1889-11-13 Tree Falls on Wagon and Kills WR Man (Popular Article in KS)- Clyde KS pg 2_thumb.png2020-05-17T16:09:16-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61889-11-13 Clyde Herald KS pg 22A tree falls on the wagon of a man crossing a creek near Walnut Ridge, killing him and injuring his family.media/1889-11-13 Tree Falls on Wagon and Kills WR Man (Popular Article in KS)- Clyde KS pg 2.pngplain2020-05-17T16:12:50-07:0011/13/1889Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1935-08-16 Total of 578 LawCo Residents Apply for Old Age Pensions - Winona MS pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-17T19:47:39-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61935-08-16 Winona Times MS pg 12578 Lawrence County residents apply for old age pensions.media/1935-08-16 Total of 578 LawCo Residents Apply for Old Age Pensions - Winona MS pg 1.pngplain2020-06-17T19:49:10-07:0008/16/1935Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1877-09-30 LawCo Personal Property Increases 12K; Dried Peaches into WR - AR Gazette pg 3_thumb.jpg2020-05-13T14:19:45-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61877-09-30 Arkansas Gazette pg 32Taxable property in Lawrence County increases $12,000 year over year, and bounties of dried peaches and cotton are noted.media/1877-09-30 LawCo Personal Property Increases 12K; Dried Peaches into WR - AR Gazette pg 3.jpgplain2020-05-13T14:22:36-07:0009/30/1877Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1908-10-20 Candy Pull Smoking Shooting Account III - Shreveport LA pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-07T18:14:02-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61908-10-20 Shreveport Times LA pg 82The escalation that led to a young man's death in Walnut Ridge began when another man knocked a cigarette from the man's mouth.media/1908-10-20 Candy Pull Smoking Shooting Account III - Shreveport LA pg 8.pngplain2020-06-07T18:15:54-07:0010/20/1908Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1923-01-15 Classified Ad for 920 Acres of LawCo Land for Sale - Arkansas Gazette pg 7_thumb.png2020-06-16T19:40:35-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61923-01-15 Arkansas Gazette pg 72920 acres of Lawrence County land, including three houses and a barn, are listed for sale.media/1923-01-15 Classified Ad for 920 Acres of LawCo Land for Sale - Arkansas Gazette pg 7.pngplain2020-06-16T19:43:01-07:0001/15/1923Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1905-02-26 WR Health Board Refuses to Remove Smallpox Patient from Depot - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-04T18:11:15-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61905-02-26 Arkansas Gazette pg 22The Walnut Ridge Board of Health refuses to remove a smallpox patient from the Iron Mountain Railroad depot.media/1905-02-26 WR Health Board Refuses to Remove Smallpox Patient from Depot - AR Gazette pg 2.pngplain2020-06-04T18:13:41-07:0002/26/1905Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1890-06-05 Hoxie Station Agent Stabbed Three Times - Ironton County Register MO pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-17T20:11:30-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61890-06-05 Ironton County Register MO pg 42A Hoxie railroad station agent is stabbed three times, with his outlook for survival grim.media/1890-06-05 Hoxie Station Agent Stabbed Three Times - Ironton County Register MO pg 4.pngplain2020-05-17T20:12:38-07:0006/05/1890Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1900-05-15 WR Man Returns from Visiting Honolulu, Manila - AR Gazette pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-02T19:32:19-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61900-05-15 Arkansas Gazette pg 42A Walnut Ridge man describes his experience visiting Honolulu and Manila.media/1900-05-15 WR Man Returns from Visiting Honolulu, Manila - AR Gazette pg 4.pngplain2020-06-02T19:34:57-07:0005/15/1900Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1935-06-01 Ninety-Three-Pound Catfish Caught in Black River - Ogden UT pg 7_thumb.png2020-05-13T15:59:20-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61935-06-01 Ogden Standard-Examiner UT pg 72A lucky Black River angler catches a 93-pound, 5.75 ft-long catfish.media/1935-06-01 Ninety-Three-Pound Catfish Caught in Black River - Ogden UT pg 7.pngplain2020-05-13T16:00:36-07:0006/01/1935Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1909-06-04 WR Residents Go On 2-Month Tour of Europe - Jewish Voice St Louis MO pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-07T19:02:26-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61909-06-04 St Louis Jewish Voice MO pg 22Two Walnut Ridge residents embark on a two-month tour of England, Germany, France, and Switzerland.media/1909-06-04 WR Residents Go On 2-Month Tour of Europe - Jewish Voice St Louis MO pg 2.pngplain2020-06-07T19:03:27-07:0006/04/1909Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1905-06-04 Travelers Passing Through Walnut Ridge - Arkansas Democrat pg 16_thumb.png2020-06-05T12:07:55-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61905-06-04 Arkansas Democrat pg 162Another list of travelers to and from Walnut Ridge includes businessmen, those visiting friends, and one man just passing through.media/1905-06-04 Travelers Passing Through Walnut Ridge - Arkansas Democrat pg 16.pngplain2020-06-05T12:10:46-07:0006/04/1905Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1888-02-02 QandA about Civil War Deserter Status - National Tribune Washington DC pg 8_thumb.png2020-05-26T09:22:33-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61888-02-02 National Tribune Washington DC pg 82A Walnut Ridge resident writes in to a Q & A column about Civil War veteran pensions and benefits.media/1888-02-02 QandA about Civil War Deserter Status - National Tribune Washington DC pg 8.pngplain2020-05-26T09:24:21-07:0002/02/1888Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1900-07-21 Help Wanted Ad for Clarinet Player in WR Band - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-02T20:14:37-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61900-07-21 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 62A help wanted ad asks for a clarinet player/clothes-washer to join the Walnut Ridge band and orchestra.media/1900-07-21 Help Wanted Ad for Clarinet Player in WR Band - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 6.pngplain2020-06-02T20:17:27-07:0007/21/1900Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1937-06-15 Rev Vermillion Called as FBCWR Pastor - McKinney TX pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-18T13:12:55-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61937-06-15 McKinney Courier-Gazette TX pg 22H. F. Vermillion is called as the pastor of First Baptist Church of Walnut Ridge.media/1937-06-15 Rev Vermillion Called as FBCWR Pastor - McKinney TX pg 2.pngplain2020-06-18T13:14:08-07:0006/15/1937Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1879-06-18 Jealous WR Man Tries to Kill Himself and Wife, Fails at Both - AR Democrat pg 1_thumb.jpg2020-05-13T19:27:00-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61879-06-18 Arkansas Democrat pg 12Notes that in Walnut Ridge "a jealous husband attempted to commit suicide, but failing in that, tried to kill her, and made a second failure."media/1879-06-18 Jealous WR Man Tries to Kill Himself and Wife, Fails at Both - AR Democrat pg 1.jpgplain2020-05-13T19:31:33-07:0006/18/1879Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1909-11-12 First Baptist WR Cornerstone - Poplar Bluff Weekly Citizen Democrat MO pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-07T20:24:14-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61909-11-12 Poplar Bluff Weekly Citizen Democrat MO pg 12An invitation is extended to Poplar Bluff to attend a cornerstone-laying ceremony for the First Baptist Church of Walnut Ridge's new sanctuary building.media/1909-11-12 First Baptist WR Cornerstone - Poplar Bluff Weekly Citizen Democrat MO pg 1.pngplain2020-06-07T20:26:23-07:0011/12/1909Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1895-02-09 Man Held Up at Hoxie Depot, Asked Robbers for 2 Back - Oskaloosa KS pg 3_thumb.png2020-05-28T12:29:08-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61895-02-09 Oskaloosa Independent KS pg 32A man is held up at the Hoxie depot, but asks for $2 back from the robbers and gets it.media/1895-02-09 Man Held Up at Hoxie Depot, Asked Robbers for 2 Back - Oskaloosa KS pg 3.pngplain2020-05-28T12:31:21-07:0002/09/1895Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1905-08-13 No Yellow Fever in WR or Hoxie - St Louis Republic pg 30_thumb.png2020-06-05T13:11:06-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61905-08-13 St Louis Republic MO pg 302The board of health of eastern Lawrence County reassures the public that there are no cases of yellow fever in WR or Hoxie.media/1905-08-13 No Yellow Fever in WR or Hoxie - St Louis Republic pg 30.pngplain2020-06-05T13:12:27-07:0008/13/1905Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1891-10-07 WR Lumber Businessman Commits Suicide - Pittsburgh PA pg 8_thumb.png2020-05-26T11:51:40-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61891-10-07 Pittsburgh Dispatch PA pg 82Despairing over his increasing deafness and the market downturn affecting his Walnut Ridge lumber investments, a Pennsylvania man commits suicide.media/1891-10-07 WR Lumber Businessman Commits Suicide - Pittsburgh PA pg 8.pngplain2020-05-26T11:54:41-07:0010/07/1891Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1901-09-21 Minutes of Senate Candidates Stop in WR - Arkansas Democrat pg 2-min_thumb.png2020-06-03T11:18:07-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61901-09-21 Arkansas Democrat pg 22The candidates for U.S. Senate stop in Walnut Ridge and hold their third set of speeches, trading barbs and discussing issues such as a tariff bill and a canal through Nicaragua (a goal fulfilled several years later with the Panama Canal).media/1901-09-21 Minutes of Senate Candidates Stop in WR - Arkansas Democrat pg 2-min.pngplain2020-06-03T11:28:30-07:0009/21/1901Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1938-03-31 Tornado Smashes Through Minturn and Passes South of WR - NW AR Times pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-18T14:07:40-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61938-03-31 Fayetteville NW Arkansas Times pg 42A tornado hits Minturn and passes south of Walnut Ridge, injuring at least ten people and killing two.media/1938-03-31 Tornado Smashes Through Minturn and Passes South of WR - NW AR Times pg 4.pngplain2020-06-18T14:08:53-07:0003/31/1938Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1881-09-24 Shooting in WR - Nashville TN pg 1_thumb.jpg2020-05-13T20:52:25-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61881-09-24 The Tennessean Nashville TN pg 12A St. Louis Post-Dispatch news brief notes a fatal shooting in Walnut Ridge.media/1881-09-24 Shooting in WR - Nashville TN pg 1.jpgplain2020-05-13T20:54:38-07:0009/24/1881Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1927-12-15 Deputy Sheriff Captures Bank Robber at Boardinghouse - Poplar Bluff MO pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-17T08:47:46-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61927-12-15 Poplar Bluff Weekly Citizen Democrat MO pg 42A deputy sheriff captures a Texas bank robber at a Hoxie boardinghouse.media/1927-12-15 Deputy Sheriff Captures Bank Robber at Boardinghouse - Poplar Bluff MO pg 4.pngplain2020-06-17T08:49:57-07:0012/15/1927Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1906-02-14 Description of Wedding at Walnut Ridge - Arkansas Democrat pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-05T14:17:11-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61906-02-14 Arkansas Democrat pg 52An elaborate wedding takes place at the Dowell mansion in Walnut Ridge.media/1906-02-14 Description of Wedding at Walnut Ridge - Arkansas Democrat pg 5.pngplain2020-06-05T14:22:14-07:0002/14/1906Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1892-04-24 Hoxie and Pocahontas Railroad Incorporated - AR Gazette pg 16_thumb.png2020-05-26T13:15:02-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61892-04-24 Arkansas Gazette pg 162The Hoxie and Pocahontas Railway Company is formally incorporated, with $250,000 in capital stock.media/1892-04-24 Hoxie and Pocahontas Railroad Incorporated - AR Gazette pg 16.pngplain2020-05-26T13:16:54-07:0004/24/1892Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1940-09-04 Investigation Reopened into Mysterious LawCo Double Death - NW AR Times pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-18T15:01:59-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61940-09-04 Fayetteville NW Arkansas Times pg 12An investigation is reopened into a double death in Lawrence County due to suspicious circumstances surrounding the case.media/1940-09-04 Investigation Reopened into Mysterious LawCo Double Death - NW AR Times pg 1.pngplain2020-06-18T15:03:31-07:0009/04/1940Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1883-03-28 Railroad at Hoxie Construction Update - Memphis Avalanche TN pg 2_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T09:20:57-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61883-03-28 Memphis Avalanche TN pg 22Construction updates are noted for the Memphis & Kansas City Railroad, routed through Hoxie.media/1883-03-28 Railroad at Hoxie Construction Update - Memphis Avalanche TN pg 2.jpgplain2020-05-14T09:22:18-07:0003/28/1883Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1910-09-28 WR Watermelon Ad - Chicago Tribune pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-10T09:57:09-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-09-28 Chicago Tribune IL pg 42An advertisement for the Lawrence County exhibits at a land show in Chicago declares that the county is the "greatest watermelon district in Arkansas," and identifies other successful crops in the county as "berries of all sorts, muskmelons, sweet and Irish potatoes."media/1910-09-28 WR Watermelon Ad - Chicago Tribune pg 4.pngplain2020-06-10T10:00:02-07:0009/28/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1897-01-28 Blizzard in Hoxie and Only Twenty Degrees - McPherson KS pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-29T15:24:45-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61897-01-28 McPherson Opinion KS pg 12A blizzard hits Hoxie, with the temperature at 20 degrees Fahrenheit.media/1897-01-28 Blizzard in Hoxie and Only Twenty Degrees - McPherson KS pg 1.pngplain2020-05-29T15:26:30-07:0001/28/1897Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1929-10-01 WR Girls Suicide After Parents Follow on Forbidden Date in Car - Bridgewater NJ pg 9_thumb.png2020-06-17T09:49:07-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61929-10-01 Bridgewater Courier-News NJ pg 92Two Walnut Ridge sisters commit suicide after their parents follow them on a forbidden double-date.media/1929-10-01 WR Girls Suicide After Parents Follow on Forbidden Date in Car - Bridgewater NJ pg 9.pngplain2020-06-17T09:50:54-07:0010/01/1929Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1906-05-13 Black Men Assaulting Railroad Worker at BR - Arkansas Democrat pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-05T15:31:45-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61906-05-13 Arkansas Democrat pg 52A special term of court is called in Powhatan to deal with cases related to an assault on a railroad worker at Black Rock.media/1906-05-13 Black Men Assaulting Railroad Worker at BR - Arkansas Democrat pg 5.pngplain2020-06-05T15:39:08-07:0005/13/1906Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1910-10-26 Langston of SD Alibi in Shirey Murder - Brainerd Daily Dispatch MN pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-10T11:52:14-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-10-26 Brainerd Daily Dispatch MN pg 12Another news account describes why the now-acquitted Langston had been considered a suspect in the Shirey murder case.media/1910-10-26 Langston of SD Alibi in Shirey Murder - Brainerd Daily Dispatch MN pg 1.pngplain2020-06-10T11:55:01-07:0010/26/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1897-07-14 WR Pigeons Update 2 - Green Bay WI pg 5_thumb.png2020-05-30T12:29:28-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61897-07-14 Green Bay Press-Gazette WI pg 52A second update on the status of the pigeons released from Walnut Ridge notes that one bird has now completed the 600-mile journey.media/1897-07-14 WR Pigeons Update 2 - Green Bay WI pg 5.pngplain2020-05-30T12:30:44-07:0007/14/1897Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1930-05-20 WR Alley Cats Evict Local Dogs - Baltimore Evening Sun MD pg 11_thumb.png2020-06-17T11:58:59-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61930-05-20 Baltimore Evening Sun MD pg 112A group of alleycats in Walnut Ridge "has driven virtually every dog out of town."media/1930-05-20 WR Alley Cats Evict Local Dogs - Baltimore Evening Sun MD pg 11.pngplain2020-06-17T11:59:43-07:0005/20/1930Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1906-08-02 Revival in Walnut Ridge - Baptist and Reflector TN pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-06T09:12:37-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61906-08-02 Nashville Baptist and Reflector TN pg 32A successful revival is held in Walnut Ridge that "had the fourth of July and Carrie A. Nation's visit to the town to contend against."media/1906-08-02 Revival in Walnut Ridge - Baptist and Reflector TN pg 3.pngplain2020-06-06T09:14:55-07:0008/02/1906Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1920-06-26 WR Jewelry Store Selling Columbia Grafonola Records - AR Gazette pg 12_thumb.png2020-06-16T08:15:52-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61920-06-26 Arkansas Gazette pg 122A Walnut Ridge jewelry store is listed as a dealer of Columbia Grafonola record players.media/1920-06-26 WR Jewelry Store Selling Columbia Grafonola Records - AR Gazette pg 12.pngplain2020-06-16T08:16:40-07:0006/26/1920Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1884-06-12 Talk of Cotton Factory Coming to Hoxie - Memphis Avalanche TN pg 2_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T12:50:37-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61884-06-12 Memphis Avalanche TN pg 22A report from Pine Bluff suggests that a cotton processing facility may be established near the railway junction at Hoxie.media/1884-06-12 Talk of Cotton Factory Coming to Hoxie - Memphis Avalanche TN pg 2.jpgplain2020-05-14T12:53:14-07:0006/12/1884Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1909-03-23 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Alf Bagley Jury Selected_thumb.png2020-05-08T08:59:12-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61909-03-23 Arkansas Gazette pg 22The jury for the Bagley trial is selected, after an examination of 112 men.media/1909-03-23 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Alf Bagley Jury Selected.pngplain2020-05-08T09:01:11-07:0003/23/1909Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1906-12-21 Man Dies Not Long After Daytime Drinking - Pine Bluff Daily Graphic pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-06T10:05:49-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61906-12-21 Pine Bluff Daily Graphic pg 62A Minturn-area man dies not long after daytime drinking, and his stomach is brought to Walnut Ridge for further analysis.media/1906-12-21 Man Dies Not Long After Daytime Drinking - Pine Bluff Daily Graphic pg 6.pngplain2020-06-06T10:14:08-07:0012/21/1906Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1893-01-04 Five LawCo Saloon Licenses Granted, 4 in WR and 1 in Hoxie - Memphis TN pg 3_thumb.png2020-05-26T14:37:54-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61893-01-04 Memphis Commercial TN pg 32Five Lawrence County saloon licenses are granted, four in Walnut Ridge and one in Hoxie.media/1893-01-04 Five LawCo Saloon Licenses Granted, 4 in WR and 1 in Hoxie - Memphis TN pg 3.pngplain2020-05-26T14:39:26-07:0001/04/1893Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1921-04-21 Ad for Fifteen Hundred Bushels Honduras Rice for Sale - AR Gazette pg 12_thumb.png2020-06-16T09:01:31-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61921-04-21 Arkansas Gazette pg 122Fifteen hundred bushels of Honduras seed rice are advertised for sale in Walnut Ridge.media/1921-04-21 Ad for Fifteen Hundred Bushels Honduras Rice for Sale - AR Gazette pg 12.pngplain2020-06-16T09:02:13-07:0004/21/1921Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1902-12-05 Impressive Detailed List of LawCo Industries - Arkansas Democrat pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-03T18:47:02-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61902-12-05 Arkansas Democrat pg 32The Arkansas Democrat publishes a detailed list of Lawrence County industries and notable farm operations.media/1902-12-05 Impressive Detailed List of LawCo Industries - Arkansas Democrat pg 3.pngplain2020-06-03T18:55:02-07:0012/05/1902Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1886-01-05 Fight in Sexton Drug Store with Frank Israel - Topeka KS pg 3_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T14:27:37-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61886-01-05 Topeka Citizen KS pg 32A druggist attempts to break up a fight in his store, but is hit with a club and lashes back with a knife.media/1886-01-05 Fight in Sexton Drug Store with Frank Israel - Topeka KS pg 3.jpgplain2020-05-14T14:31:33-07:0001/05/1886Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1898-07-05 WR Corporal Elopes With Paragould Girlfriend After Coin Flip - AR Democrat pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-31T15:26:00-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61898-07-05 Arkansas Democrat pg 42A corporal from Walnut Ridge and his Paragould fiancee elope after a deciding coin flip, and drive overnight to WR en route to their marriage in Pocahontas.media/1898-07-05 WR Corporal Elopes With Paragould Girlfriend After Coin Flip - AR Democrat pg 4.pngplain2020-05-31T15:31:28-07:0007/05/1898Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1930-12-03 WR Gardener Grows 104 lb Pumpkin - Moberly MO pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-17T13:36:42-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61930-12-03 Moberly Monitor-Index MO pg 82A Walnut Ridge gardener grows a 104-pound pumpkin.media/1930-12-03 WR Gardener Grows 104 lb Pumpkin - Moberly MO pg 8.pngplain2020-06-17T13:37:49-07:0012/03/1930Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1910-03-24 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - Second Bagley Trial Begins_thumb.png2020-05-08T09:56:14-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-03-24 Arkansas Gazette pg 12Alf Bagley's second murder trial begins, and the reporter notes that "the case has aroused great interest in this [Lawrence] county."media/1910-03-24 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - Second Bagley Trial Begins.pngplain2020-05-08T09:58:48-07:0003/24/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1921-07-28 LawCo Sheriff Arrives to Feed Prisoners and Foils Jailbreak - AR Gazette pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-16T15:20:00-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61921-07-28 Arkansas Gazette pg 12The Lawrence County Sheriff arrives at the jail to feed several prisoners, and in doing so foils a jailbreak.media/1921-07-28 LawCo Sheriff Arrives to Feed Prisoners and Foils Jailbreak - AR Gazette pg 1.pngplain2020-06-16T15:21:23-07:0007/28/1921Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1903-05-12 Baker Wanted in Walnut Ridge - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-03T20:24:32-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61903-05-12 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 82A help wanted ad asks for a "first-class baker" to come to Walnut Ridge.media/1903-05-12 Baker Wanted in Walnut Ridge - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 8.pngplain2020-06-03T20:25:15-07:0005/12/1903Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1911-10-11 Belk Murder Case of Alicia on Re-Trial in WR With Newport Judge - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-11T12:08:48-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61911-10-11 Arkansas Gazette pg 22The Belk murder case from Alicia goes up for re-trial in Walnut Ridge with a judge from Newport.media/1911-10-11 Belk Murder Case of Alicia on Re-Trial in WR With Newport Judge - AR Gazette pg 2.pngplain2020-06-11T12:10:19-07:0010/11/1911Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1915-12-21 Watson Balloon Accident - Ferndale Enterprise CA pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-12T19:47:54-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61915-12-21 Ferndale Enterprise CA pg 12A balloonist who accidentally cuts loose his parachute survives a fall of 500 feet at Walnut Ridge.media/1915-12-21 Watson Balloon Accident - Ferndale Enterprise CA pg 1.pngplain2020-06-12T19:49:12-07:0012/21/1915Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1912-01-24 WR to St Louis Bulk Lumber Rate is 13 Cents - St Louis Star and Times pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-11T13:00:48-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-01-24 St Louis Star & Times MO pg 12An article about St. Louis rail freight rates notes that the bulk lumber rate from Walnut Ridge to St. Louis stands at thirteen cents.media/1912-01-24 WR to St Louis Bulk Lumber Rate is 13 Cents - St Louis Star and Times pg 1.pngplain2020-06-11T13:02:21-07:0001/24/1912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1917-03-26 RR Mans Arm Cut Off After Fight With Hobos - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-13T13:38:15-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61917-03-26 Arkansas Gazette pg 22A special agent for the Iron Mountain railroad has his arm amputated after a hobo shoots it and shatters the bone.media/1917-03-26 RR Mans Arm Cut Off After Fight With Hobos - AR Gazette pg 2.pngplain2020-06-13T13:41:42-07:0003/26/1917Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-12-03 Arkansas Democrat pg 9 - Sensational Testimony in Hughes Case_thumb.png2020-07-08T05:21:36-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-12-03 Arkansas Democrat pg 92The first seven witnesses examined in the Hughes trial "swear to alleged facts which are damaging" to Hughes and Mrs. Lizzie Burell.media/1914-12-03 Arkansas Democrat pg 9 - Sensational Testimony in Hughes Case.pngplain2020-07-08T05:22:50-07:0012/03/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1917-06-06 Hoxie WWI Soldier Registration Occurs, Auto Parade Takes Place - AR Gazette pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-14T10:21:16-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61917-06-06 Arkansas Gazette pg 52WWI soldier registration and a "grand auto parade" take place at Hoxie; "every one seems imbued with patriotism."media/1917-06-06 Hoxie WWI Soldier Registration Occurs, Auto Parade Takes Place - AR Gazette pg 5.pngplain2020-06-14T10:24:23-07:0006/06/1917Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1912-05-21 Classified Ad, Harley-Davidson Motorcycle For Sale - AR Gazette pg 14_thumb.png2020-06-11T15:32:27-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-05-21 Arkansas Gazette pg 142A 1911 Harley-Davidson motorcycle, "in A1 condition," is advertised for sale in Walnut Ridge.media/1912-05-21 Classified Ad, Harley-Davidson Motorcycle For Sale - AR Gazette pg 14.pngplain2020-06-11T15:33:10-07:0005/21/1912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1917-11-04 Captain Medaris House, Worth 15K, Burns in WR - Pine Bluff Daily Graphic pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-15T09:42:59-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61917-11-04 Pine Bluff Daily Graphic pg 12The Captain J. F. Medaris house burns in Walnut Ridge, with a loss of $15,000 (more than $300,000 today).media/1917-11-04 Captain Medaris House, Worth 15K, Burns in WR - Pine Bluff Daily Graphic pg 1.pngplain2020-06-15T09:44:24-07:0011/04/1917Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-12-10 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Jury in Hughes Case Disagrees_thumb.png2020-07-08T08:04:59-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-12-10 Arkansas Gazette pg 22After being out 26 hours, the jury in the Hughes murder trial finds that it still cannot agree on a verdict, as a charge of second degree murder is barred by the statute of limitations.media/1914-12-10 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Jury in Hughes Case Disagrees.pngplain2020-07-08T08:05:41-07:0012/10/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1912-08-18 Classified Ad, Overland Auto Model 38 For Sale, AR Gazette pg 30_thumb.png2020-06-11T18:22:31-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-08-18 Arkansas Gazette pg 302An Overland Model 38 car is offered for sale or trade in Walnut Ridge.media/1912-08-18 Classified Ad, Overland Auto Model 38 For Sale, AR Gazette pg 30.pngplain2020-06-11T18:25:24-07:0008/18/1912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1918-02-07 AR Cattleman and Swine Breeders Assoc Auction Ads from WR - AR Gazette pg 11_thumb.png2020-06-15T11:24:07-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61918-02-07 Arkansas Gazette pg 112Two Walnut Ridge farms are represented in a spread of ads for the Arkansas Cattleman & Swine Breeders Association Auction.media/1918-02-07 AR Cattleman and Swine Breeders Assoc Auction Ads from WR - AR Gazette pg 11.pngplain2020-06-15T11:25:59-07:0002/07/1918Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1915-04-18 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Second Hughes Trial to Open Tuesday_thumb.png2020-07-08T09:15:43-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61915-04-18 Arkansas Gazette pg 22With the second Hughes trial set to begin in Batesville, hotel rooms are reserved and "it is expected that the case will occupy more than one week."media/1915-04-18 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Second Hughes Trial to Open Tuesday.pngplain2020-07-08T09:17:11-07:0004/18/1915Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1912-11-01 Marcus Collier Murders - Junction City Daily Union KS pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-11T19:14:02-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-11-01 Junction City Daily Union KS pg 12A Walnut Ridge merchant shoots his sister, his wife, and himself in what is described as "a fit of temporary insanity."media/1912-11-01 Marcus Collier Murders - Junction City Daily Union KS pg 1.pngplain2020-06-11T19:16:02-07:0011/01/1912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1918-06-29 Hoxie Woman Visits Paragould and Misses Nephew Going to France - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-15T12:31:19-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61918-06-29 Arkansas Gazette pg 62A Hoxie woman visits friends in Paragould, but in doing so accidentally misses a relative passing through en route for France.media/1918-06-29 Hoxie Woman Visits Paragould and Misses Nephew Going to France - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-15T12:34:37-07:0006/29/1918Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1915-05-07 Batesville Daily Guard pg 10 - Copy of Newport Independent Editorial With Additions_thumb.png2020-07-08T10:07:58-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61915-05-07 Batesville Daily Guard pg 102Considering the costs of the previous court cases against Dr. Hughes, the Guard notes that "it is believed by many a great saving of public money would be consistently accomplished if the case in November is not allowed to come up for trial."media/1915-05-07 Batesville Daily Guard pg 10 - Copy of Newport Independent Editorial With Additions.pngplain2020-07-08T10:10:49-07:0005/07/1915Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1919-04-22 WR Blade Describes Accident-Prone Man - Atlanta GA pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-15T13:30:18-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61919-04-22 Atlanta Constitution GA pg 82The Walnut Ridge Blade describes a very accident-prone man.media/1919-04-22 WR Blade Describes Accident-Prone Man - Atlanta GA pg 8.pngplain2020-06-15T13:31:53-07:0004/22/1919Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1913-03-21 Details of Hoxie Tornado Damages in Front-Page Column - AR Democrat pg 1-min_thumb.png2020-06-12T08:48:48-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-03-21 Arkansas Democrat pg 12The Arkansas Democrat gives details of tornado/storm damages at Hoxie, Walnut Ridge, Minturn, and elsewhere.media/1913-03-21 Details of Hoxie Tornado Damages in Front-Page Column - AR Democrat pg 1-min.pngplain2020-06-12T09:02:23-07:0003/21/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1910-10-26 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - Jury Exonerates Hughes of Charge_thumb.png2020-07-07T09:47:10-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-10-26 Arkansas Gazette pg 12The coroner's jury exonerates Dr. Hughes of the murder of Alf Bagley, due to Hughes' plea of self-defense.media/1910-10-26 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - Jury Exonerates Hughes of Charge.pngplain2020-07-07T09:48:21-07:0010/26/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1913-10-27 Lawrence County Fair Preparations Complete in WR - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-12T14:30:48-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-10-27 Arkansas Gazette pg 22The Lawrence County Fair prepares to open at Walnut Ridge with a carnival, numerous exhibits, a wireless telegraph station, and what appears to be a daily airshow.media/1913-10-27 Lawrence County Fair Preparations Complete in WR - AR Gazette pg 2.pngplain2020-06-12T14:34:29-07:0010/27/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1913-03-14 Arkansas Democrat pg 18 - Notable Circuit Court Case of Benningfield_thumb.png2020-07-07T12:13:23-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-03-14 Arkansas Democrat pg 182The Lawrence County Eastern District's Circuit Court goes into session, with Wolf Benningfield's case expected to take up an entire week in itself.media/1913-03-14 Arkansas Democrat pg 18 - Notable Circuit Court Case of Benningfield.pngplain2020-07-07T12:14:15-07:0003/14/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1911-04-15 Classified Ad, 240 Acres for Sale Near Hoxie RR Junction - Topeka KS pg 39_thumb.png2020-06-10T12:50:53-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61911-04-15 Topeka Kansas Farmer & Mail & Breeze KS pg 392A classified ad lists 240 acres of timbered land for sale half a mile from Hoxie.media/1911-04-15 Classified Ad, 240 Acres for Sale Near Hoxie RR Junction - Topeka KS pg 39.pngplain2020-06-10T13:00:20-07:0004/15/1911Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-03-19 Pink Pearl in BR Really Had Been Cast Before Swine - AR Democrat pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-12T15:17:30-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-03-19 Arkansas Democrat pg 82A pink pearl from the Black River "had been cast before swine" when it was overlooked among the boiled mussels fed to local hogs.media/1914-03-19 Pink Pearl in BR Really Had Been Cast Before Swine - AR Democrat pg 8.pngplain2020-06-12T15:19:03-07:0003/19/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1913-03-25 Arkansas Gazette pg 12 - Benningfield Jurors Selected_thumb.png2020-07-07T13:14:12-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-03-25 Arkansas Gazette pg 122Ten jurors for the Benningfield re-trial are selected out of a venire of eighty men.media/1913-03-25 Arkansas Gazette pg 12 - Benningfield Jurors Selected.pngplain2020-07-07T13:14:45-07:0003/25/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1911-06-18 Ad, Bids Requested for Lawrence County Jail in WR - AR Gazette pg 36_thumb.png2020-06-11T08:19:50-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61911-06-18 Arkansas Gazette pg 362A classified ad requests construction bids for a new jail at Walnut Ridge.media/1911-06-18 Ad, Bids Requested for Lawrence County Jail in WR - AR Gazette pg 36.pngplain2020-06-11T08:20:57-07:0006/18/1911Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1915-01-22 Imboden Correspondent to WR Blade Has Politics Anecdote - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-12T18:37:45-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61915-01-22 Arkansas Gazette pg 62The Imboden correspondent to the Walnut Ridge Blade tells an anecdote about politics.media/1915-01-22 Imboden Correspondent to WR Blade Has Politics Anecdote - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-12T18:39:14-07:0001/22/1915Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1913-10-09 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - Hughes Trial for Attempt to Kill Solon Crook _thumb.png2020-07-07T14:01:02-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-10-09 Arkansas Gazette pg 12A trial is prepared for Dr. Hughes of Walnut Ridge for his alleged attack on Solon Crook, a relative of the Bagleys, in September 1912.media/1913-10-09 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - Hughes Trial for Attempt to Kill Solon Crook .pngplain2020-07-07T14:02:37-07:0010/09/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1887-06-02 Early Baseball Game between BR and WR - Arkansas Gazette pg 1_thumb.jpg2020-05-17T13:55:23-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61887-06-02 Arkansas Gazette pg 12A baseball game is scheduled between the Walnut Ridge and Black Rock club teams.media/1887-06-02 Early Baseball Game between BR and WR - Arkansas Gazette pg 1.jpgplain2020-05-17T13:56:38-07:0006/02/1887Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1898-11-23 Ravenden Man Killed Over a Can of Salmon - Lawrence KS pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-31T18:01:23-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61898-11-23 Lawrence Daily Journal KS pg 12A man is shot and killed at the Ravenden railroad station over a can of salmon.media/1898-11-23 Ravenden Man Killed Over a Can of Salmon - Lawrence KS pg 1.pngplain2020-05-31T18:03:50-07:0011/23/1898Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1931-01-17 Seized Train is White Elephant for LawCo Law Enforcement - Madison WI pg 10_thumb.png2020-06-17T15:37:01-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61931-01-17 Madison Wisconsin State Journal WI pg 102The engine, boxcars, and caboose seized from the Frisco Railroad become a white elephant for Lawrence County law enforcement.media/1931-01-17 Seized Train is White Elephant for LawCo Law Enforcement - Madison WI pg 10.pngplain2020-06-17T15:39:33-07:0001/17/1931Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1874-11-10 Passenger Trains Begin Stopping for Supper in WR Instead of Moark - AR Gazette pg 4_thumb.jpg2020-05-12T13:01:10-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61874-11-10 Arkansas Gazette pg 42Northbound Cairo & Fulton passenger trains begin to stop for supper at Henry Boas's eating-house in WR.media/1874-11-10 Passenger Trains Begin Stopping for Supper in WR Instead of Moark - AR Gazette pg 4.jpgplain2020-05-12T13:04:29-07:0011/10/1874Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1907-12-03 WR Blade Has Correspondent in Little Rock - Batesville Daily Guard pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-07T09:47:01-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61907-12-03 Batesville Daily Guard pg 12The Walnut Ridge Blade has a correspondent stationed in Little Rock to survey the political landscape there.media/1907-12-03 WR Blade Has Correspondent in Little Rock - Batesville Daily Guard pg 1.pngplain2020-06-07T09:48:09-07:0012/03/1907Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1893-08-10 Additional Details About WR Telephone - Smith Center KS pg 5_thumb.png2020-05-27T08:26:27-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61893-08-10 Smith Center Stewart's Bazoo KS pg 52A Kansas newspaper comments on the Walnut Ridge Telephone and its editor, George Anderson.media/1893-08-10 Additional Details About WR Telephone - Smith Center KS pg 5.pngplain2020-05-27T08:27:33-07:0008/10/1893Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1922-03-08 WR Couple Becomes Parents of Triplets - Pratt Union KS pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-16T17:43:59-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61922-03-08 Pratt Union KS pg 32A Portia couple becomes the parents of triplets.media/1922-03-08 WR Couple Becomes Parents of Triplets - Pratt Union KS pg 3.pngplain2020-06-16T17:44:43-07:0003/08/1922Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1904-01-22 Taxable Property and Livestock in LawCo - Arkansas Democrat pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-04T14:42:10-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61904-01-22 Arkansas Democrat pg 12A list of taxable values in Lawrence County notes property values, livestock quantities, and the number of people liable for poll taxes.media/1904-01-22 Taxable Property and Livestock in LawCo - Arkansas Democrat pg 1.pngplain2020-06-04T14:45:03-07:0001/22/1904Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1899-09-14 Pearl Found in Black River Valued at Near 5K Dollars - Ironton MO pg 6_thumb.png2020-05-31T19:19:26-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61899-09-14 Ironton County Register MO pg 62A pearl found in the Black River is estimated to be worth $5000 (the equivalent of more than $150,000 today).media/1899-09-14 Pearl Found in Black River Valued at Near 5K Dollars - Ironton MO pg 6.pngplain2020-05-31T19:22:44-07:0009/14/1899Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1933-06-06 Wild Locusts Invade Walnut Ridge - Hope Star pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-17T18:48:47-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61933-06-06 Hope Star pg 4 article 22A swarm of wild locusts invades Walnut Ridge and the surrounding countryside.media/1933-06-06 Wild Locusts Invade Walnut Ridge - Hope Star pg 4.pngplain2020-06-17T18:49:43-07:0006/06/1933Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1876-08-29 Highlights From Letter Give Rare Details of Early WR - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.jpg2020-05-13T12:46:12-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61876-08-29 Arkansas Gazette pg 22A letter from WR to the Jonesboro Times discusses Walnut Ridge's improvements and its anticipation of a rail connection to Jonesboro.media/1876-08-29 Highlights From Letter Give Rare Details of Early WR - AR Gazette pg 2.jpgplain2020-05-13T12:50:35-07:0008/29/1876Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1908-06-05 Childers Homestead Near BR Real Estate Ad - Woodward OK pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-07T12:39:54-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61908-06-05 Woodward News OK pg 12A real estate ad for the Childers farm near Powhatan notes the farm's many amenities.media/1908-06-05 Childers Homestead Near BR Real Estate Ad - Woodward OK pg 1.pngplain2020-06-07T12:42:23-07:0006/05/1908Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1894-04-25 Bold Rebuke By Hoxie Marshal Against False Robbery Reports - AR Gazette pg 8_thumb.png2020-05-27T16:25:11-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61894-04-25 Arkansas Gazette pg 82Hoxie's city marshal responds to the accusations made by Deputy Marshal J. L. White about crime in Hoxie, declaring that the marshal "should confine himself strictly to the truth, which is bad enough, but not half so bad as he colors it."media/1894-04-25 Bold Rebuke By Hoxie Marshal Against False Robbery Reports - AR Gazette pg 8.pngplain2020-05-27T16:34:27-07:0004/25/1894Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1922-07-10 Railroad Strikebreakers Forced from Hoxie - Muskogee OK pg 12_thumb.png2020-06-16T18:43:07-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61922-07-10 Muskogee Times-Democrat OK pg 122Fifty Missouri Pacific strikebreakers are forced out of Hoxie by those striking.media/1922-07-10 Railroad Strikebreakers Forced from Hoxie - Muskogee OK pg 12.pngplain2020-06-16T18:47:40-07:0007/10/1922Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1877-10-21 WR Business Z Phelps and Sons Included in Steel Plow Ad - AR Gazette pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-13T14:29:29-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61877-10-21 Arkansas Gazette pg 42Walnut Ridge merchants Z. Phelps & Sons are among the Arkansas outlets listed in an ad for Deere, Mansur, & Co. steel plows.media/1877-10-21 WR Business Z Phelps and Sons Included in Steel Plow Ad - AR Gazette pg 4.pngplain2020-05-13T14:31:52-07:0010/21/1877Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1923-04-05 Ad for WR Woman Looking for Work as Stenographer - Joplin Globe MO pg 11_thumb.png2020-06-16T20:04:55-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61923-04-05 Joplin Globe MO pg 112A Walnut Ridge woman advertises to seek a job as a stenographer and bookkeeper.media/1923-04-05 Ad for WR Woman Looking for Work as Stenographer - Joplin Globe MO pg 11.pngplain2020-06-16T20:05:37-07:0004/05/1923Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1905-03-14 WR Blade Editor Comments About Progress in WR - AR Gazette pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-04T18:21:26-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61905-03-14 Arkansas Gazette pg 42The editor of the Walnut Ridge Blade comments on commerce, transportation, and smallpox in WR.media/1905-03-14 WR Blade Editor Comments About Progress in WR - AR Gazette pg 4.pngplain2020-06-04T18:24:45-07:0003/14/1905Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1890-10-23 Twenty-Two-Year-Old Transplant to Hoxie Dies - Houston MO pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-17T20:18:37-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61890-10-23 Texas County Sentinel Houston MO pg 12A twenty-two-year-old transplant to Hoxie dies and is mourned by his hometown.media/1890-10-23 Twenty-Two-Year-Old Transplant to Hoxie Dies - Houston MO pg 1.pngplain2020-05-17T20:19:49-07:0010/23/1890Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1900-06-29 Prehistoric Cask of Maize Was Actually Found Near Marked Tree - AR Democrat pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-02T19:37:30-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61900-06-29 Arkansas Democrat pg 62The Walnut Ridge Telephone newspaper remarks on the discovery near Marked Tree of a stone cask of ancient corn.media/1900-06-29 Prehistoric Cask of Maize Was Actually Found Near Marked Tree - AR Democrat pg 6.pngplain2020-06-02T19:38:21-07:0006/29/1900Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1909-07-01 Ad for Brick Hotel for Sale in WR - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 11_thumb.png2020-06-07T19:07:51-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61909-07-01 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 112A two-story brick hotel building goes up for sale in Walnut Ridge.media/1909-07-01 Ad for Brick Hotel for Sale in WR - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 11.pngplain2020-06-07T19:09:06-07:0007/01/1909Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1894-12-13 Heavy Rainfall Breaks Long Drought at Hoxie - Calera AL pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-28T11:42:35-07:00