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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/1902-05-16 LawCo Letter for Timber Showcase at St Louis 1904 Expo - Arkansas Democrat pg 7_thumb.png2020-06-03T17:34:07-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61902-05-16 Arkansas Democrat pg 74The Lawrence County World's Fair board sends a memo to the state's board requesting that Arkansas gum timber be represented in the fair's buildings.media/1902-05-16 LawCo Letter for Timber Showcase at St Louis 1904 Expo - Arkansas Democrat pg 7.pngplain2020-06-03T17:39:59-07:0005/16/1902Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1912-03-20 Shirey Great-Niece Wins Suit for 10K From His Estate - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-11T13:35:46-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-03-20 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 24A. W. Shirey's great-niece wins an appeal to collect $10,000 from Shirey's estate for having recaptured her great-uncle's sensitive personal letters for him.media/1912-03-20 Shirey Great-Niece Wins Suit for 10K From His Estate - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 2.pngplain2020-06-11T13:44:50-07:0003/20/1912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/1892-08-18 Tramp Adams Killed in WR Train Wreck - Memphis Avalanche pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-26T13:39:12-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61892-08-18 Memphis Avalanche TN pg 43A tramp is killed when part of a freight train wrecks at Walnut Ridge.media/1892-08-18 Tramp Adams Killed in WR Train Wreck - Memphis Avalanche pg 4.pngplain2020-05-26T13:42:29-07:0008/18/1892Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1893-04-06 African-American Cook Confesses to Fire, Says Others Guilty Too - Memphis TN pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-26T16:01:48-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61893-04-06 Memphis Commercial TN pg 43The Star Hotel cook confesses to starting the deadly fire but changes his story on who the other guilty parties are, and detectives are enlisted to investigate the matter.media/1893-04-06 African-American Cook Confesses to Fire, Says Others Guilty Too - Memphis TN pg 4.pngplain2020-05-26T16:07:14-07:0004/06/1893Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/1931-01-15 Frisco RR Pays LawCo After US Supreme Court Appeal Fails - Poplar Bluff MO pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-17T15:24:04-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61931-01-15 Poplar Bluff Republican MO pg 43The Frisco Railroad pays Lawrence County a fine of $7834 (more than $125,000 today) after an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court fails.media/1931-01-15 Frisco RR Pays LawCo After US Supreme Court Appeal Fails - Poplar Bluff MO pg 4.pngplain2020-06-17T15:27:28-07:0001/15/1931Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1903-11-19 LR vs NLR Debate Hinges on the 1903 Hoxie-Walnut Ridge Act - AR Democrat pg 1-min_thumb.png2020-06-04T14:30:46-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61903-11-19 Arkansas Democrat pg 13A Little Rock vs. North Little Rock legal debate hinges on the Hoxie-Walnut Ridge Act, passed in March 1903 by the state legislature.media/1903-11-19 LR vs NLR Debate Hinges on the 1903 Hoxie-Walnut Ridge Act - AR Democrat pg 1-min.pngplain2020-06-04T14:37:03-07:0011/19/1903Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1936-04-11 Ad for National Sales Company of Walnut Ridge - Pittsburgh Courier PA pg 7_thumb.png2020-06-17T20:28:15-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61936-04-11 Pittsburgh Courier PA pg 73The National Sales Company of Walnut Ridge advertises a free thirty-day trial of their expertise.media/1936-04-11 Ad for National Sales Company of Walnut Ridge - Pittsburgh Courier PA pg 7.pngplain2020-06-17T20:31:46-07:0004/11/1936Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1925-09-21 Night Marshal Thrown in Cell, Prisoner Dies in Fight - St Louis Star and Times pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-16T21:01:51-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61925-09-21 St Louis Star & Times MO pg 23A deputy sheriff throws a night marshal into a Walnut Ridge jail cell as a joke, but a resulting fight with a prisoner results in the prisoner's death.media/1925-09-21 Night Marshal Thrown in Cell, Prisoner Dies in Fight - St Louis Star and Times pg 2.pngplain2020-06-16T21:13:20-07:0009/21/1925Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1910-03-09 Wealthy Shirey Calls Himself Lothario After Being Shot - Cincinnati OH pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-10T08:22:28-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-03-09 Cincinnati Enquirer OH pg 13Minturn resident A. W. Shirey, "perhaps the wealthiest man in Northeast Arkansas," is shot to death at his store.media/1910-03-09 Wealthy Shirey Calls Himself Lothario After Being Shot - Cincinnati OH pg 1.pngplain2020-06-10T08:36:46-07:003/09/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/1929-12-10 WR Man Fined for Ignoring Stop Sign, But Cop Fined Too - Lincoln NE pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-17T09:56:35-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61929-12-10 Lincoln Journal Star NE pg 33A man is fined for ignoring a stop sign in Walnut Ridge, but he convinces the court that the officer who chased him should be fined for ignoring the sign as well.media/1929-12-10 WR Man Fined for Ignoring Stop Sign, But Cop Fined Too - Lincoln NE pg 3.pngplain2020-06-17T10:00:18-07:0012/10/1929Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1930-05-26 WR Old-Timers Say Crawfish Predicting Dry Weather - Seminole Producer OK pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-17T12:06:55-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61930-05-26 Seminole Producer OK pg 53"Oldtime weather prophets" in Walnut Ridge predict a spell of dry weather based on observing crawfish burrows.media/1930-05-26 WR Old-Timers Say Crawfish Predicting Dry Weather - Seminole Producer OK pg 5.pngplain2020-06-17T12:09:49-07:0005/26/1930Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1907-05-27 Non-English Speaker Exits Train in WR and Memphis, Not PB - Pine Bluff AR pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-06T15:31:44-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61907-05-27 Pine Bluff Daily Graphic AR pg 53A man with limited English proficiency deboards his train at Walnut Ridge instead of Pine Bluff, but is then brought to Memphis instead.media/1907-05-27 Non-English Speaker Exits Train in WR and Memphis, Not PB - Pine Bluff AR pg 5.pngplain2020-06-07T08:46:37-07:0005/27/1907Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1935-08-23 Powhatan Jail Turned Into Community House - Ogden UT pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-17T19:52:14-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61935-08-23 Ogden Standard-Examiner UT pg 43The Powhatan jail is turned into a community house.media/1935-08-23 Powhatan Jail Turned Into Community House - Ogden UT pg 4.pngplain2020-06-17T19:55:24-07:0008/23/1935Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1908-10-21 Candy Pull Smoking Shooting Account II - Sedalia Democrat MO pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-07T18:18:51-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61908-10-21 Sedalia Democrat MO pg 33Another article notes that the murder of a man for smoking took place at a candy pull in Walnut Ridge.media/1908-10-21 Candy Pull Smoking Shooting Account II - Sedalia Democrat MO pg 3.pngplain2020-06-07T18:21:15-07:0010/21/1908Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1906-02-15 Newsboy Shoots at Passenger on Train Near WR - Poplar Bluff Citizen MO pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-05T14:27:07-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61906-02-15 Poplar Bluff Citizen MO pg 83A newsboy shoots at a passenger on a train near Walnut Ridge, but misses him and leaves a hole in the hat of another passenger instead.media/1906-02-15 Newsboy Shoots at Passenger on Train Near WR - Poplar Bluff Citizen MO pg 8.pngplain2020-06-05T14:30:53-07:0002/15/1906Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/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/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/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/1896-07-03 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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/1884-08-09 Juvenile Murder in WR - Bloomfield MO pg 3_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T13:30:01-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61884-08-09 Bloomfield Vindicator MO pg 33A nine-year-old boy shoots a five-year-old during a quarrel with the boy's brother.media/1884-08-09 Juvenile Murder in WR - Bloomfield MO pg 3.jpgplain2020-05-14T13:35:24-07:0008/09/1884Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/County Officers Nov 18 1910 Blade_thumb.jpg2020-05-09T15:12:21-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-11-18 WR Blade, County Officers Photo3Group portrait of Lawrence County officers. Source: http://ataleoftwotowns.com/1910-county-officers/media/County Officers Nov 18 1910 Blade.jpgplain2020-05-10T17:30:15-07:0011/18/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/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/1922-03-10 WR Blade Makes Quip About Groundhog, Harding, and a Coon - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-16T18:02:51-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61922-03-10 Arkansas Gazette pg 63The Walnut Ridge Blade makes a Groundhog Day quip about President Harding.media/1922-03-10 WR Blade Makes Quip About Groundhog, Harding, and a Coon - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-16T18:15:28-07:0003/10/1922Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1935-01-29 WR City Marshals Badge Taken From His Home - Decatur AL pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-17T18:59:40-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61935-01-29 Decatur Daily AL pg 83A thief breaks into the Walnut Ridge city marshal's house and takes the marshal's badge.media/1935-01-29 WR City Marshals Badge Taken From His Home - Decatur AL pg 8.pngplain2020-06-17T19:01:48-07:001/29/1935Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1910-02-06 Brinkley Cyclone Relief Donors from WR - Arkansas Gazette pg 30_thumb.png2020-06-07T20:48:40-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-02-06 Arkansas Gazette pg 303Walnut Ridge citizens and a WR business are among those donating to tornado relief efforts for the town of Brinkley.media/1910-02-06 Brinkley Cyclone Relief Donors from WR - Arkansas Gazette pg 30.pngplain2020-06-07T20:55:56-07:0002/06/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1927-05-12 Picture 3 of Hoxie-WR Tornado Damage - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 39_thumb.png2020-06-17T08:27:08-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61927-05-12 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 39 pt 33A third picture of Hoxie-Walnut Ridge tornado damage in the Post-Dispatch shows a wrecked Walnut Ridge house.media/1927-05-12 Picture 3 of Hoxie-WR Tornado Damage - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 39.pngplain2020-06-17T08:29:59-07:0005/12/1927Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/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/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/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/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/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/1939-10-06 Details on 1939 WRHS Football Team, Before Game Against Hope - Hope Star pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-18T14:45:20-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61939-10-06 Hope Star pg 12The Hope Star gives a description of the 1939 Walnut Ridge football team before game day.media/1939-10-06 Details on 1939 WRHS Football Team, Before Game Against Hope - Hope Star pg 1.pngplain2020-06-18T14:46:42-07:0010/06/1939Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1910-07-21 Grand Jury in Langston-Shirey Case - Pine Bluff Daily Graphic pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-10T09:11:21-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-07-21 Pine Bluff Daily Graphic pg 42A grand jury is impaneled for the case against J. C. Langston in the murder of A. W. Shirey.media/1910-07-21 Grand Jury in Langston-Shirey Case - Pine Bluff Daily Graphic pg 4.pngplain2020-06-10T09:13:40-07:0007/21/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1928-09-27 Robinson Addresses Crowd From Grocery Porch - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-17T09:32:23-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61928-09-27 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 32U.S. Senator from Arkansas and vice-presidential candidate Joseph T. Robinson gives an impromptu campaign speech in Hoxie.media/1928-09-27 Robinson Addresses Crowd From Grocery Porch - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 3.pngplain2020-06-17T09:34:16-07:0009/27/1928Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1906-03-23 Help Wanted of Pants and Vest Makers - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-05T15:08:02-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61906-03-23 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 82A classified ad states that "two pants and vest makers" are wanted in Walnut Ridge.media/1906-03-23 Help Wanted of Pants and Vest Makers - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 8.pngplain2020-06-05T15:08:52-07:0003/23/1906Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1910-10-20 Ad for WR Man Asking for a Loan to Improve Town Property - Davenport IA pg 12_thumb.png2020-06-10T11:35:31-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-10-20 Davenport Quad-City Times IA pg 122A Walnut Ridge man advertises to ask for a loan "to improve town property on ten years time at 6 per cent."media/1910-10-20 Ad for WR Man Asking for a Loan to Improve Town Property - Davenport IA pg 12.pngplain2020-06-10T11:37:27-07:0010/20/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1930-01-31 Man Kills Himself After Being Blackmailed - Nashville Banner TN pg 13_thumb.png2020-06-17T10:17:51-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61930-01-31 Nashville Banner TN pg 132A man commits suicide after grappling with a blackmail plot against him and his son.media/1930-01-31 Man Kills Himself After Being Blackmailed - Nashville Banner TN pg 13.pngplain2020-06-17T10:20:37-07:0001/31/1930Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1906-05-31 Democratic Committee Meets at BR - Arkansas Democrat pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-06T08:45:16-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61906-05-31 Arkansas Democrat pg 52The Lawrence County Democratic Committee meets in Black Rock to elect officers and hear speeches by delegates.media/1906-05-31 Democratic Committee Meets at BR - Arkansas Democrat pg 5.pngplain2020-06-06T08:55:59-07:0005/31/1906Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1920-02-27 WR Blade makes wisecrack about soft drinks - Winona Times MS pg 9_thumb.png2020-06-15T13:55:23-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61920-02-27 Winona Times MS pg 92The Walnut Ridge Blade makes a wisecrack about inventors' changing priorities.media/1920-02-27 WR Blade makes wisecrack about soft drinks - Winona Times MS pg 9.pngplain2020-06-15T13:55:59-07:0002/27/1920Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1906-11-28 Portia Old-Timer Recalls Lots of Deer, Bear vs Yellow Jackets - Montgomery AL pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-06T09:47:00-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61906-11-28 Montgomery Times AL pg 82A resident of Lawrence County since 1852 speaks of seeing herds of twenty-five deer and bears fighting yellow jackets in years past.media/1906-11-28 Portia Old-Timer Recalls Lots of Deer, Bear vs Yellow Jackets - Montgomery AL pg 8.pngplain2020-06-06T09:50:46-07:0011/28/1906Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1921-01-22 Man Wanders Into Courthouse as Spectator But Arrested - Augusta KS pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-16T08:47:54-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61921-01-22 Augusta Daily Gazette KS pg 12A man enters the Powhatan courthouse as a spectator, but is soon arrested instead.media/1921-01-22 Man Wanders Into Courthouse as Spectator But Arrested - Augusta KS pg 1.pngplain2020-06-16T08:49:38-07:0001/22/1921Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1902-06-02 Iron Mtn RR Spends 100K for WR Improvements - Arkansas Democrat pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-03T17:58:33-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61902-06-02 Arkansas Democrat pg 52It is reported that $100,000 will be spent by the Iron Mountain Railroad on various improvements at Walnut Ridge.media/1902-06-02 Iron Mtn RR Spends 100K for WR Improvements - Arkansas Democrat pg 5.pngplain2020-06-03T18:00:20-07:0006/02/1902Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1930-11-01 Waives Murder Hearing on Her Brothers Death - Courier News Blytheville pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-17T13:15:17-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61930-11-01 Blytheville Courier News pg 12The young woman from Walnut Ridge who shot her brother waives her murder hearing.media/1930-11-01 Waives Murder Hearing on Her Brothers Death - Courier News Blytheville pg 1.pngplain2020-06-17T13:17:15-07:0011/01/1930Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1907-04-23 Womans Enigmatic Quest to Find Missing Daughter - Sedalia MO pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-06T12:41:07-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61907-04-23 Sedalia Democrat MO pg 12A woman goes on an enigmatic eighteen-year-long quest to find her missing daughter, who was born in Walnut Ridge.media/1907-04-23 Womans Enigmatic Quest to Find Missing Daughter - Sedalia MO pg 1.pngplain2020-06-06T12:46:08-07:0004/23/1907Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1921-06-16 WR Arrests Suspected Knoxville Murderer - Selma Times-Journal AL pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-16T15:01:56-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61921-06-16 Selma Times-Journal AL pg 52A woman suspected to be a criminal wanted in Knoxville, Tennessee, is arrested in Walnut Ridge.media/1921-06-16 WR Arrests Suspected Knoxville Murderer - Selma Times-Journal AL pg 5.pngplain2020-06-16T15:02:52-07:0006/16/1921Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1931-01-14 WR Justice Says Starvation Plea From Thieves Rarely Credible - Bridgewater NJ pg 11_thumb.png2020-06-17T14:52:56-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61931-01-14 Bridgewater Courier-News NJ pg 112J. F. Israel, Lawrence County officer of the peace for fifty years, says that while he would excuse a thief with a genuine starvation plea, he has found such claims to be rarely credible.media/1931-01-14 WR Justice Says Starvation Plea From Thieves Rarely Credible - Bridgewater NJ pg 11.pngplain2020-06-17T14:55:44-07:0001/14/1931Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1907-09-19 Children Find Body in Hoxie Culvert - Atlanta Constitution GA pg 7_thumb.png2020-06-07T09:18:03-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61907-09-19 Atlanta Constitution GA pg 72A group of children at play discover a dead body in a Hoxie culvert.media/1907-09-19 Children Find Body in Hoxie Culvert - Atlanta Constitution GA pg 7.pngplain2020-06-07T09:20:41-07:0009/19/1907Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1921-12-30 Odd Fellows Sell Remaining Shirey Land for Nearly 60K - AR Democrat pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-16T15:45:13-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61921-12-30 Arkansas Democrat pg 62The Odd Fellows organization sells more than 2,000 acres of land bequeathed to them by A. W. Shirey of Minturn.media/1921-12-30 Odd Fellows Sell Remaining Shirey Land for Nearly 60K - AR Democrat pg 6.pngplain2020-06-16T15:47:19-07:0012/30/1921Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1903-09-06 Heavier Steel for Hoxie-Pocahontas RR, WR Blade Editor Says - AR Democrat pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-04T14:16:31-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61903-09-06 Arkansas Democrat pg 82The Walnut Ridge Blade notes that the HP&N Railroad may replace the steel rails between Hoxie and Pocahontas.media/1903-09-06 Heavier Steel for Hoxie-Pocahontas RR, WR Blade Editor Says - AR Democrat pg 8.pngplain2020-06-04T14:17:27-07:0009/06/1903Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1931-04-14 Old WR Blacksmith Optimistic of His Trade, Installs Gas Pumps - Richmond IN pg 13_thumb.png2020-06-17T16:05:34-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61931-04-14 Richmond Palladium-Item IN pg 132A WR blacksmith remains optimistic about the future of his trade fifty years after he started in it, though he installs some gas pumps as well.media/1931-04-14 Old WR Blacksmith Optimistic of His Trade, Installs Gas Pumps - Richmond IN pg 13.pngplain2020-06-17T18:00:02-07:0004/14/1931Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1908-03-26 Rev Connell Camp Meeting Success - Baptist and Reflector Nashville TN pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-07T12:16:16-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61908-03-26 Nashville Baptist & Reflector TN pg 42A camp meeting hosted by First Baptist Church of Walnut Ridge results in 77 conversions and 67 new church members.media/1908-03-26 Rev Connell Camp Meeting Success - Baptist and Reflector Nashville TN pg 4.pngplain2020-06-07T12:18:02-07:0003/26/1908Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1922-03-12 Letter from WR 10-yr-old on Childrens News Page - AR Democrat pg 29_thumb.png2020-06-16T18:23:18-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61922-03-12 Arkansas Democrat pg 292A ten-year-old from Walnut Ridge writes in to the children's page of the Arkansas Democrat.media/1922-03-12 Letter from WR 10-yr-old on Childrens News Page - AR Democrat pg 29.pngplain2020-06-16T18:24:40-07:0003/12/1922Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1935-04-25 94-Year-Old WR Woman Walks Mile a Day for Exercise - Menasha WI pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-17T19:04:40-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61935-04-25 Menasha Record WI pg 42A 94-year-old Walnut Ridge woman walks a mile a day, "just for the exercise."media/1935-04-25 94-Year-Old WR Woman Walks Mile a Day for Exercise - Menasha WI pg 4.pngplain2020-06-17T19:06:15-07:0004/25/1935Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1908-10-16 Reception for Newlyweds Judge and Mrs Ponder in WR - Columbia TN pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-07T13:04:37-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61908-10-16 Columbia Herald & Mail TN pg 62An elaborate reception is held in Walnut Ridge for newlyweds Judge and Mrs. Harry Lee Ponder.media/1908-10-16 Reception for Newlyweds Judge and Mrs Ponder in WR - Columbia TN pg 6.pngplain2020-06-07T13:06:29-07:0010/16/1908Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1922-11-25 Kidney and Bladder Remedy Testimonial from WR - Arkansas Democrat pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-16T19:27:36-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61922-11-25 Arkansas Democrat pg 82An advertisement for Bond's Kidney & Bladder Remedy features a testimonial from a Walnut Ridge customer.media/1922-11-25 Kidney and Bladder Remedy Testimonial from WR - Arkansas Democrat pg 8.pngplain2020-06-16T19:28:57-07:0011/25/1922Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1905-02-02 Hoxie and WR May Quarantine Against Argenta Due to Smallpox - AR Democrat pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-04T17:52:12-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61905-02-02 Arkansas Democrat pg 62Officials from Walnut Ridge and Hoxie visit Argenta (North Little Rock) to investigate whether a quarantine against the city is necessary due to smallpox.media/1905-02-02 Hoxie and WR May Quarantine Against Argenta Due to Smallpox - AR Democrat pg 6.pngplain2020-06-04T17:54:52-07:0002/02/1905Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1935-05-04 Gibson in Denial of Pocahontas Hotel Arson Charge - Hope AR pgs 1 and 3_thumb.png2020-06-17T20:15:12-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61935-05-04 Hope Star pgs 1 & 32John K. Gibson of Hoxie denies involvement in the burning of the Hotel Randolph in Pocahontas, and notes that he is not to be confused with the former owner of the Boas Hotel, John S. Gibson.media/1935-05-04 Gibson in Denial of Pocahontas Hotel Arson Charge - Hope AR pgs 1 and 3.pngplain2020-06-17T20:19:48-07:0005/04/1935Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1909-02-05 First National Bank of WR Established - Wall St Journal New York NY pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-07T18:41:14-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61909-02-05 New York Wall Street Journal NY pg 82The First National Bank of Walnut Ridge is formally established.media/1909-02-05 First National Bank of WR Established - Wall St Journal New York NY pg 8.pngplain2020-06-07T18:42:01-07:0002/05/1909Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1923-08-26 Man Killed Near Cache River Said to Have Killed 7 Himself - Montgomery AL pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-16T20:36:13-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61923-08-26 Montgomery Advertiser AL pg 12A man killed on the Cache River is said to have killed seven people himself.media/1923-08-26 Man Killed Near Cache River Said to Have Killed 7 Himself - Montgomery AL pg 1.pngplain2020-06-16T20:40:22-07:0008/26/1923Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1905-05-21 WR Column, Social and Travel News Briefs - AR Democrat pg 15_thumb.png2020-06-05T11:49:15-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61905-05-21 Arkansas Democrat pg 152Another collection of travel and social news briefs from Walnut Ridge describes everything from a recital at the courthouse hall to a man coming from San Francisco to sell lands at Sedgwick.media/1905-05-21 WR Column, Social and Travel News Briefs - AR Democrat pg 15.pngplain2020-06-05T11:53:57-07:0005/21/1905Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1936-08-01 Classified Ad Cotton Duster for Sale in WR - Blytheville Courier News pg 7_thumb.png2020-06-18T12:56:49-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61936-08-01 Blytheville Courier News pg 72A Niagara cotton duster (used for insecticides, etc) is listed for sale in Walnut Ridge.media/1936-08-01 Classified Ad Cotton Duster for Sale in WR - Blytheville Courier News pg 7.pngplain2020-06-18T12:57:52-07:0008/01/1936Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1909-10-22 First Baptist WR Construction - Poplar Bluff Weekly Citizen Democrat MO pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-07T19:56:23-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61909-10-22 Poplar Bluff Weekly Citizen Democrat MO pg 12A Poplar Bluff architect/contractor is enlisted to help build the new sanctuary for First Baptist Church of Walnut Ridge.media/1909-10-22 First Baptist WR Construction - Poplar Bluff Weekly Citizen Democrat MO pg 1.pngplain2020-06-07T19:58:37-07:0010/22/1909Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1927-03-04 WR Merchant Has Old Coin from 1795 - Dothan Eagle AL pg 7_thumb.png2020-06-16T21:50:19-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61927-03-04 Dothan Eagle AL pg 72A Walnut Ridge merchant possesses an old U.S. half-dollar coin from 1795.media/1927-03-04 WR Merchant Has Old Coin from 1795 - Dothan Eagle AL pg 7.pngplain2020-06-16T21:52:50-07:0003/04/1927Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1905-06-29 Farmer Shoots Brother-in-Law Over Money - AR Democrat pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-05T12:50:33-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61905-06-29 Arkansas Democrat pg 12A farmer near Walnut Ridge shoots his brother-in-law over a spat about money he owed.media/1905-06-29 Farmer Shoots Brother-in-Law Over Money - AR Democrat pg 1.pngplain2020-06-05T12:53:19-07:0006/29/1905Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1938-03-22 Two Men Killed While Walking Along Pocahontas-WR Hwy 67 - Hope Star pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-18T13:47:52-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61938-03-22 Hope Star pg 12Two men are struck and killed while walking along Highway 67 between Walnut Ridge and Pocahontas.media/1938-03-22 Two Men Killed While Walking Along Pocahontas-WR Hwy 67 - Hope Star pg 1.pngplain2020-06-18T13:50:51-07:0003/22/1938Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1910-02-25 Thieves in Hoxie from Ohio - Cincinnati Enquirer OH pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-10T08:08:59-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-02-25 Cincinnati Enquirer OH pg 12A trio of thieves from Ohio, captured in Hoxie, tried to hide their stolen goods in a boxcar at the Hoxie rail yards.media/1910-02-25 Thieves in Hoxie from Ohio - Cincinnati Enquirer OH pg 1.pngplain2020-06-10T08:11:51-07:0002/25/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1927-05-12 Picture 4 of Hoxie-WR Tornado Damage - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 39_thumb.png2020-06-17T08:32:50-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61927-05-12 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 39 pt 42A fourth picture of tornado damage in Lawrence County shows an overturned car outside a Hoxie house.media/1927-05-12 Picture 4 of Hoxie-WR Tornado Damage - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 39.pngplain2020-06-17T08:33:45-07:0005/12/1927Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1906-01-12 Walnut Ridge Turns Dry - Leighton AL pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-05T13:53:46-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61906-01-12 Leighton News AL pg 22Walnut Ridge once again turns dry, and petitions circulate both for and against the renewal of the saloons' licenses.media/1906-01-12 Walnut Ridge Turns Dry - Leighton AL pg 2.pngplain2020-06-05T13:55:58-07:0001/12/1906Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/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/1888-01-05 WR and Hoxie Turn Dry Towns - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 2_thumb.png2020-05-17T14:20:13-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61888-01-05 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 22A news brief notes that "Walnut Ridge, Hoxie, and all other towns in Lawrence County have gone dry by petition" for a period of two years.media/1888-01-05 WR and Hoxie Turn Dry Towns - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 2.pngplain2020-05-17T14:24:24-07:0001/05/1888Edward 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/1885-07-22 Ad, Rattan Sulky Cart Wanted in Hoxie - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 6_thumb.jpg2020-05-12T13:47:18-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61885-07-22 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 62A "second hand whalebone or rattan sulky [two-wheeled lightweight horse cart]" is wanted in Hoxie.media/1885-07-22 Ad, Rattan Sulky Cart Wanted in Hoxie - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 6.jpgplain2020-05-12T13:56:51-07:0007/22/1885Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1919-01-11 Two Men Talk On Streets of WR About Their Unluckiness - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-15T13:13:05-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61919-01-11 Arkansas Gazette pg 62Two men talk on the streets of Walnut Ridge about feeling unlucky.media/1919-01-11 Two Men Talk On Streets of WR About Their Unluckiness - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-15T13:14:45-07:0001/11/1919Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Blade 1927 Chevy Ad - FB WR-Hoxie Dwight Lane Oct 2012_thumb.jpg2020-07-08T18:53:04-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61927 Walnut Ridge Blade Chevrolet Ad2An advertisment for Carter Chevrolet of Hoxie showcases a new Imperial Landau model; image courtesy of Dwight Lane.media/WR Blade 1927 Chevy Ad - FB WR-Hoxie Dwight Lane Oct 2012.jpgplain2020-07-08T18:54:22-07:001927Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/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/1910-10-23 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - Both Bagleys Shot 100 Yards Apart_thumb.png2020-07-07T09:12:16-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-10-23 Arkansas Gazette pg 12The Arkansas Gazette's account of the double murder of Alf and Isom Bagley notes that Isom had come downtown to buy a suit to bury his son in, but was then murdered on the street as well.media/1910-10-23 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - Both Bagleys Shot 100 Yards Apart.pngplain2020-07-07T09:18:36-07:0010/23/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1889-06-30 WR and Hoxie Street Car Company Incorporated - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.png2020-05-17T15:40:47-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61889-06-30 Arkansas Gazette pg 22The Walnut Ridge & Hoxie Street Car Company is incorporated.media/1889-06-30 WR and Hoxie Street Car Company Incorporated - AR Gazette pg 2.pngplain2020-05-17T15:42:55-07:0006/30/1889Edward 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/1877-06-22 WR Spelling Bee, Col Ponder Harvests Clover Crop - AR Gazette pg 3_thumb.jpg2020-05-13T13:55:29-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61877-06-22 Arkansas Gazette pg 32Walnut Ridge hosts spelling bees, perhaps at the school, and Colonel Ponder harvests a crop of clover.media/1877-06-22 WR Spelling Bee, Col Ponder Harvests Clover Crop - AR Gazette pg 3.jpgplain2020-05-13T13:57:39-07:0006/22/1877Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1913-07-09 LawCo Sheriff shot by Pocahontas Robbers - Brazil Daily Times IN pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-12T14:14:01-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-07-09 Brazil Daily Times IN pg 22The Lawrence County Sheriff is shot in a gunfight with four bandits who had blown open a post office safe.media/1913-07-09 LawCo Sheriff shot by Pocahontas Robbers - Brazil Daily Times IN pg 2.pngplain2020-06-12T14:15:17-07:0007/09/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1912-10-11 Arkansas Democrat pg 6 - John Bagley Declared Dead_thumb.png2020-07-07T10:29:16-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-10-11 Arkansas Democrat pg 62John Bagley is later declared dead after having been shot by Wolf Benningfield.media/1912-10-11 Arkansas Democrat pg 6 - John Bagley Declared Dead.pngplain2020-07-07T10:31:08-07:0010/11/1912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1910-12-18 Classified Ad, Tharp of WR Wants Bookkeeper Position - AR Gazette pg 35_thumb.png2020-06-10T12:33:12-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-12-18 Arkansas Gazette pg 352A Walnut Ridge man advertises to seek a position as a bookkeeper.media/1910-12-18 Classified Ad, Tharp of WR Wants Bookkeeper Position - AR Gazette pg 35.pngplain2020-06-10T12:34:45-07:0012/18/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/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/1879-12-18 Woman Burned to a Crisp - Topeka State Journal KS pg 1_thumb.jpg2020-05-13T15:15:28-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61879-12-18 Topeka State Journal KS pg 12A Lawrence County man arrives home after being gone two days and finds his wife's charred remains in the fireplace.media/1879-12-18 Woman Burned to a Crisp - Topeka State Journal KS pg 1.jpgplain2020-05-13T15:17:49-07:0012/18/1879Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1913-12-18 Powhatan Farmer in WR Taking Christmas Tree Orders - AR Democrat pg 16_thumb.png2020-06-12T14:56:02-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-12-18 Arkansas Democrat pg 162A Powhatan farmer visits Walnut Ridge to take Christmas tree orders.media/1913-12-18 Powhatan Farmer in WR Taking Christmas Tree Orders - AR Democrat pg 16.pngplain2020-06-12T14:58:32-07:0012/18/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/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/1891-08-25 Cause of Death Unknown for Man Found Dead on RR Tracks - Vicksburg MS pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-17T20:50:04-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61891-08-25 Vicksburg Daily Commercial Herald MS pg 12A coroner's jury declares that the cause of death is unknown for a man who was found dead on the railroad tracks at Hoxie.media/1891-08-25 Cause of Death Unknown for Man Found Dead on RR Tracks - Vicksburg MS pg 1.pngplain2020-05-17T20:52:05-07:0008/25/1891Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1911-06-09 AR Senator Goes to Taft to Override WR Postmaster Selection - AR Gazette pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-10T13:42:38-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61911-06-09 Arkansas Gazette pg 12Arkansas senator Jeff Davis goes directly to President Taft to override the selection of the new Walnut Ridge postmaster.media/1911-06-09 AR Senator Goes to Taft to Override WR Postmaster Selection - AR Gazette pg 1.pngplain2020-06-10T13:44:06-07:0006/09/1911Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/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/1878-06-08 WR Woman Burned to Death Kindling Fire With Coal Oil - Osceola Times AR pg 3_thumb.jpg2020-05-13T19:08:17-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61878-06-08 Osceola Times AR pg 32A Walnut Ridge woman burns to death when starting a fire.media/1878-06-08 WR Woman Burned to Death Kindling Fire With Coal Oil - Osceola Times AR pg 3.jpgplain2020-05-13T19:10:33-07:0006/08/1878Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-08-12 Great Description of Increase in Autos in WR in 1 Year - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-12T15:43:28-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-08-12 Arkansas Gazette pg 62The Walnut Ridge Blade describes the increase in autos in WR in a year's time, declaring that "the auto fad or craze has come to stay."media/1914-08-12 Great Description of Increase in Autos in WR in 1 Year - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-12T15:45:01-07:0008/12/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/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/1913-04-03 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - AR Senator and Four Others Cited for Contempt of Court_thumb.png2020-07-07T13:38:10-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-04-03 Arkansas Gazette pg 12State Senator Clyde Going and four others are cited for contempt of court in Walnut Ridge, but appeal the ruling to the Arkansas Supreme Court.media/1913-04-03 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - AR Senator and Four Others Cited for Contempt of Court.pngplain2020-07-07T13:39:32-07:0004/03/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1891-07-11 Update- Kansas Man Makes it to Texas on Express Train - Brooklyn NY pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-26T11:35:35-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61891-07-11 Brooklyn Times Union NY pg 12An update to the tale of the Kansas businessman's mad rush notes that "he interviewed the engineer and crossed the fireman's palm with gold," and only had a two-minute layover in Hoxie.media/1891-07-11 Update- Kansas Man Makes it to Texas on Express Train - Brooklyn NY pg 1.pngplain2020-05-26T11:36:57-07:0007/11/1891Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1911-08-10 German-Born Baker in WR Dies, Stores Close for Funeral - Ironton MO pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-11T08:55:30-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61911-08-10 Ironton County Register MO pg 52The proprietor of Walnut Ridge's city bakery, born in Germany, passes away, and all the stores in town close out of respect during the funeral.media/1911-08-10 German-Born Baker in WR Dies, Stores Close for Funeral - Ironton MO pg 5.pngplain2020-06-11T09:00:54-07:0008/10/1911Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/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/1880-01-12 Mountain Home Complains That No Mail from WR in 2 Weeks - AR Democrat pg 4_thumb.jpg2020-05-13T20:11:37-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61880-01-12 Arkansas Democrat pg 42The Arkansas Democrat reports that Mountain Home has not received mail from Walnut Ridge for over two weeks.media/1880-01-12 Mountain Home Complains That No Mail from WR in 2 Weeks - AR Democrat pg 4.jpgplain2020-05-13T20:13:01-07:0001/12/1880Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1915-09-24 WR Blade Describes Always-Legendary AR Mosquitos - Atlanta Constitution GA pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-12T19:12:00-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61915-09-24 Atlanta Constitution GA pg 62The Walnut Ridge Blade shares anecdotes about the near-legendary Arkansas mosquito.media/1915-09-24 WR Blade Describes Always-Legendary AR Mosquitos - Atlanta Constitution GA pg 6.pngplain2020-06-12T19:14:51-07:0009/24/1915Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/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/1914-10-20 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - Hughes Held for Earlier Murders_thumb.png2020-07-07T14:29:39-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-10-20 Arkansas Gazette pg 12Dr. J. C. Hughes of WR is arrested for the murders of Alf and Isom Bagley four years prior, an action "said to be the result of investigations made recently by five Pinkerton detectives."media/1914-10-20 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - Hughes Held for Earlier Murders.pngplain2020-07-07T14:31:53-07:0010/20/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1892-03-06 Walnut Ridge Telephone Recommends Democrats Hill and Gray - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-05-26T12:38:35-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61892-03-06 Arkansas Gazette pg 62The Walnut Ridge Telephone newspaper recommends Democrat candidates Hill and Gray in an editorial.media/1892-03-06 Walnut Ridge Telephone Recommends Democrats Hill and Gray - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-05-26T12:40:39-07:0003/06/1892Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1911-12-07 Jonesboro Pastor Continues at WR Church Half-Time - Nashville TN pg 15_thumb.png2020-06-11T12:37:34-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61911-12-07 Nashville Baptist & Reflector TN pg 152A Jonesboro pastor also serves at Walnut Ridge First Baptist Church on a half-time basis.media/1911-12-07 Jonesboro Pastor Continues at WR Church Half-Time - Nashville TN pg 15.pngplain2020-06-11T12:38:24-07:0012/07/1911Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1882-12-08 Enigmatic Fatal Fight between WR Women - Harrisburg, PA pg 1_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T08:49:51-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61882-12-08 Harrisburg Telegraph PA pg 12A Pennsylvania paper describes an enigmatic, and apparently fatal, fight between Walnut Ridge women.media/1882-12-08 Enigmatic Fatal Fight between WR Women - Harrisburg, PA pg 1.jpgplain2020-05-14T09:00:24-07:0012/08/1882Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1917-02-27 Hoxie RR Car Sealer Struck and Killed By Switch Engine - Batesville Daily Guard pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-13T13:24:10-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61917-02-27 Batesville Daily Guard pg 22A Hoxie railroad car sealer is struck and killed by a switch engine.media/1917-02-27 Hoxie RR Car Sealer Struck and Killed By Switch Engine - Batesville Daily Guard pg 2.pngplain2020-06-13T13:26:09-07:0002/27/1917Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/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/1914-11-29 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - Rich Woman Held On Serious Charge_thumb.png2020-07-08T05:03:38-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-11-29 Arkansas Gazette pg 12Lizzie Burell, "a woman of considerable wealth," is charged with being an accessory in Isom Bagley's murder.media/1914-11-29 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - Rich Woman Held On Serious Charge.pngplain2020-07-08T05:05:07-07:0011/29/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1912-03-10 Classified Ads, Properties for Sale by WR Firm - AR Gazette pg 37_thumb.png2020-06-11T13:27:57-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-03-10 Arkansas Gazette pg 372The Walnut Ridge firm Jaggers & Hall lists two properties for sale in the Arkansas Gazette.media/1912-03-10 Classified Ads, Properties for Sale by WR Firm - AR Gazette pg 37.pngplain2020-06-11T13:29:52-07:0003/10/1912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1883-10-06 Clouds of Migrating Butterflies Pass Town - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 5_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T10:02:07-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61883-10-06 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 52Millions of butterflies, probably monarchs migrating south for the winter, pass through Walnut Ridge.media/1883-10-06 Clouds of Migrating Butterflies Pass Town - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 5.jpgplain2020-05-14T10:03:45-07:0010/06/1883Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1905-03-14 Jonesboro Evening Sun pg 1 - Lee Ridgeway Indicted_thumb.png2020-05-07T20:14:55-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61905-03-14 Jonesboro Evening Sun pg 12Lee Ridgeway is indicted for the murder of Ed Bagley, and bond is furnished.media/1905-03-14 Jonesboro Evening Sun pg 1 - Lee Ridgeway Indicted.pngplain2020-05-07T20:18:05-07:0003/14/1905Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1917-05-25 Hoxie Banker Gone Six Weeks in Hot Springs, Feared Drowned - AR Gazette pg 12_thumb.png2020-06-14T09:57:57-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61917-05-25 Arkansas Gazette pg 122Hoxie banker William McCrawn, missing for six weeks and counting, is feared to have drowned in the Ouachita River.media/1917-05-25 Hoxie Banker Gone Six Weeks in Hot Springs, Feared Drowned - AR Gazette pg 12.pngplain2020-06-14T09:59:43-07:0005/25/1917Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-12-05 Arkansas Democrat pg 1and6 - Mrs Lizzie Burel Makes Star Witness_thumb.png2020-07-08T06:37:05-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-12-05 Arkansas Democrat pgs 1 & 62More witnesses come forth in defense of Dr. J. C. Hughes, in a courtroom "so crowded that plaster began to fall below."media/1914-12-05 Arkansas Democrat pg 1and6 - Mrs Lizzie Burel Makes Star Witness.pngplain2020-07-08T06:38:26-07:0012/05/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1884-05-02 Horse Thief Captured Near WR But Escapes From Captors - AR Democrat pg 1_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T12:33:13-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61884-05-02 Arkansas Democrat pg 12A news brief notes, "A horse thief was captured near Walnut Ridge yesterday, but managed to throw himself from his horse and escape from his captors before they reached the jail."media/1884-05-02 Horse Thief Captured Near WR But Escapes From Captors - AR Democrat pg 1.jpgplain2020-05-14T12:35:23-07:0005/02/1884Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1908-11-04 Jonesboro Weekly Sun pg 4 - Bagley Admits to Killing Ridgeway_thumb.png2020-05-07T21:04:02-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61908-11-04 Jonesboro Weekly Sun pg 42The examining trial is held for Alf Bagley's murder of Ridgeway, and "a trial of more than ordinary importance is expected" the following March.media/1908-11-04 Jonesboro Weekly Sun pg 4 - Bagley Admits to Killing Ridgeway.pngplain2020-05-07T21:06:11-07:0011/04/1908Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1917-09-21 Political News Brief from Hoxie News Newspaper - Batesville Guard pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-15T09:24:26-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61917-09-21 Batesville Guard pg 32A newspaper called the Hoxie News tells of a potential upcoming political campaign announcement.media/1917-09-21 Political News Brief from Hoxie News Newspaper - Batesville Guard pg 3.pngplain2020-06-15T09:25:46-07:0009/21/1917Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-12-08 Arkansas Gazette pg 7 - No Guns Allowed in Hughes Hearing_thumb.png2020-07-08T07:42:09-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-12-08 Arkansas Gazette pg 72Judge Jeffery warns that anyone caught with a pistol in the courtroom during the Hughes trial would get three months in jail and a $200 fine.media/1914-12-08 Arkansas Gazette pg 7 - No Guns Allowed in Hughes Hearing.pngplain2020-07-08T07:43:21-07:0012/08/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1912-07-12 WR Resident Writes in Roosevelt Party Naming Contest - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-11T16:12:04-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-07-12 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 22A Walnut Ridge resident writes in to a St. Louis newspaper's naming contest for Col. Roosevelt's new political party.media/1912-07-12 WR Resident Writes in Roosevelt Party Naming Contest - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 2.pngplain2020-06-11T16:14:44-07:0007/12/1912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/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/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/1909-04-28 Vicksburg Herald MS pg 8 - Editorial, Thinks Judge Will Go Easy on Bagley Case_thumb.png2020-05-08T09:36:46-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61909-04-28 Vicksburg Herald MS pg 82The Vicksburg Herald editorializes on the Bagley murder trial.media/1909-04-28 Vicksburg Herald MS pg 8 - Editorial, Thinks Judge Will Go Easy on Bagley Case.pngplain2020-05-08T09:40:11-07:0004/28/1909Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1917-12-09 Private Fritz Fultz of Hoxie Wounded in WWI Battle - Pine Bluff Daily Graphic pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-15T10:10:42-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61917-12-09 Pine Bluff Daily Graphic pg 12Private Fritz Fultz of Hoxie is wounded in a WWI battle.media/1917-12-09 Private Fritz Fultz of Hoxie Wounded in WWI Battle - Pine Bluff Daily Graphic pg 1.pngplain2020-06-15T10:11:59-07:0012/09/1917Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1915-03-16 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Dr Hughes to Again Go On Trial_thumb.png2020-07-08T08:52:24-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61915-03-16 Arkansas Gazette pg 22Dr. Hughes is scheduled to once again go on trial, three months after his bond was granted.media/1915-03-16 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Dr Hughes to Again Go On Trial.pngplain2020-07-08T08:53:42-07:0003/16/1915Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1912-10-26 Impressive stories of Boas Hotel Fire - Tampa Times FL pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-11T18:57:46-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-10-26 Tampa Times FL pg 32A 6 am fire at the Boas Hotel in Hoxie results in several guests jumping from second-story windows to escape the flames.media/1912-10-26 Impressive stories of Boas Hotel Fire - Tampa Times FL pg 3.pngplain2020-06-11T19:02:21-07:0010/26/1912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/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/1886-10-28 Classified Ad Pug Pups for Sale in Hoxie - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 9_thumb.jpg2020-05-17T13:31:46-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61886-10-28 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 92A classified ad from Hoxie advertises thoroughbred English pug pups for sale.media/1886-10-28 Classified Ad Pug Pups for Sale in Hoxie - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 9.jpgplain2020-05-17T13:33:21-07:0010/28/1886Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1888-08-05 Suicide by Arsenic in WR - Louisville KY pg 5_thumb.png2020-05-12T12:15:30-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61888-08-05 Louisville Courier-Journal KY pg 52A Miss Dalton of Walnut Ridge commits suicide by taking arsenic, with her motive unknown.media/1888-08-05 Suicide by Arsenic in WR - Louisville KY pg 5.pngplain2020-05-12T12:17:53-07:0008/05/1888Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1918-05-03 Espionage Act Violators Tarred and Feathered - Spokane WA pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-15T12:04:27-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61918-05-03 Spokane Spokesman-Review WA pg 82Four men charged with violating the Espionage Act are tarred and feathered by a Walnut Ridge mob.media/1918-05-03 Espionage Act Violators Tarred and Feathered - Spokane WA pg 8.pngplain2020-06-15T12:10:03-07:0005/03/1918Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1915-04-24 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Hughes Acquitted of Alf Bagleys Murder_thumb.png2020-07-08T09:46:53-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61915-04-24 Arkansas Gazette pg 22Dr. Hughes is acquitted of Alf Bagley's murder by a Batesville jury, but must still return that November for his retrial concerning Isom Bagley's murder.media/1915-04-24 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Hughes Acquitted of Alf Bagleys Murder.pngplain2020-07-08T09:47:47-07:0004/24/1915Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1939-10-06 Hope Star Headlines Include Hitler Peace Plan and WR Football Team_thumb.jpg2020-06-18T14:50:49-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61939-10-06 Hope Star pg 1- Headline2The Hope Star's headlines include an announcement of the upcoming football game against Walnut Ridge, and a development in an ill-fated attempt at peace with Nazi Germany.media/1939-10-06 Hope Star Headlines Include Hitler Peace Plan and WR Football Team.jpgplain2020-06-18T14:52:23-07:0010/06/1939Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1910-08-25 Langston and His Lawyer Indicted for Shirey Murder - Osceola Times AR pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-10T09:26:23-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-08-25 Osceola Times AR pg 42J. C. Langston, and his lawyer, are indicted by a jury for the A. W. Shirey murder.media/1910-08-25 Langston and His Lawyer Indicted for Shirey Murder - Osceola Times AR pg 4.pngplain2020-06-10T09:28:08-07:0008/25/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1929-06-21 WR Blade Makes Wisecrack About WR Skyline - Rutland VT pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-17T09:36:50-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61929-06-21 Rutland Daily Herald VT pg 42The Walnut Ridge Blade makes a wisecrack about the ever-growing WR skyline.media/1929-06-21 WR Blade Makes Wisecrack About WR Skyline - Rutland VT pg 4.pngplain2020-06-17T09:39:20-07:0006/21/1929Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1906-04-07 Listing of WR Residents Visiting Other Towns - Arkansas Democrat pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-05T15:13:12-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61906-04-07 Arkansas Democrat pg 52A news list of Walnut Ridge residents' travels and social events includes a card club gathering hosted by Mrs. Charley Brown.media/1906-04-07 Listing of WR Residents Visiting Other Towns - Arkansas Democrat pg 5.pngplain2020-06-05T15:19:47-07:0004/07/1906Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1910-10-22 Dowell in WR 43 Years Now and Oldest Real Estate Dealer in WR - Topeka KS pg 27_thumb.png2020-06-10T11:40:55-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-10-22 Topeka Kansas Farmer & Mail & Breeze KS pg 272Another real estate ad for S. C. Dowell of Walnut Ridge notes that "he is the oldest real estate dealer in Walnut Ridge."media/1910-10-22 Dowell in WR 43 Years Now and Oldest Real Estate Dealer in WR - Topeka KS pg 27.pngplain2020-06-10T11:42:48-07:0010/22/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1930-02-13 WR Farmer Finds Spinach Profitable - Poplar Bluff Republican MO pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-17T10:24:05-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61930-02-13 Poplar Bluff Republican MO pg 42A Walnut Ridge farmer grows spinach and finds it to be the most valuable crop on his farm.media/1930-02-13 WR Farmer Finds Spinach Profitable - Poplar Bluff Republican MO pg 4.pngplain2020-06-17T10:28:17-07:0002/13/1930Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1906-06-05 WR Special Election for School Location - Arkansas Democrat pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-06T08:58:46-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61906-06-05 Arkansas Democrat pg 12A special election is held in Walnut Ridge to determine the site location for the new school building.media/1906-06-05 WR Special Election for School Location - Arkansas Democrat pg 1.pngplain2020-06-06T09:01:30-07:0006/05/1906Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1920-03-31 Classified Ad for Electrician and Lineman Wanted in WR - AR Gazette pg 22_thumb.png2020-06-15T22:06:11-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61920-03-31 Arkansas Gazette pg 222A classified ad asks for an electrician/lineman in Walnut Ridge.media/1920-03-31 Classified Ad for Electrician and Lineman Wanted in WR - AR Gazette pg 22.pngplain2020-06-15T22:07:17-07:0003/31/1920Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1906-12-20 Cache Valley Railroad Co Stockholders Mtg - Arkansas Gazette pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-06T09:53:56-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61906-12-20 Arkansas Gazette pg 82The Cache Valley Railroad Company of Walnut Ridge announces an upcoming stockholders' meeting.media/1906-12-20 Cache Valley Railroad Co Stockholders Mtg - Arkansas Gazette pg 8.pngplain2020-06-06T09:56:31-07:0012/20/1906Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1921-02-02 Craighead County Oil Company Does Test Drill Near Hoxie - AR Gazette pg 9_thumb.png2020-06-16T08:53:16-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61921-02-02 Arkansas Gazette pg 92The Craighead County Oil Company starts a test drill near Hoxie.media/1921-02-02 Craighead County Oil Company Does Test Drill Near Hoxie - AR Gazette pg 9.pngplain2020-06-16T08:54:48-07:0002/02/1921Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1902-06-24 Reports that Hoxie Will Get RR Shops, WR Will Be Ruined - Fort Smith Times pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-03T18:05:57-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61902-06-24 Fort Smith Times pg 52The Jonesboro Enterprise notes that the Iron Mountain Railroad division point might end up in Hoxie rather than Walnut Ridge, and declares that WR "will be ruined as a town" if that is the case.media/1902-06-24 Reports that Hoxie Will Get RR Shops, WR Will Be Ruined - Fort Smith Times pg 5.pngplain2020-06-03T18:08:04-07:0006/24/1902Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1930-11-05 Black Rocks 21-Year-Old Mayor Improves Town - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 30_thumb.png2020-06-17T13:25:47-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61930-11-05 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 302Percy Townsend, 21-year-old mayor of Black Rock, is praised for his administration's accomplishments, including reducing the town's debt.media/1930-11-05 Black Rocks 21-Year-Old Mayor Improves Town - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 30.pngplain2020-06-17T13:27:28-07:0011/05/1930Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1907-05-04 Fractured Arm After Accident Walking Near RR Tracks - Rock Island IL pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-06T12:50:29-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61907-05-04 Rock Island Argus IL pg 52A man fractures his arm after he walks too close to the railroad tracks and is struck by an object sticking out from a rail car.media/1907-05-04 Fractured Arm After Accident Walking Near RR Tracks - Rock Island IL pg 5.pngplain2020-06-06T12:52:37-07:0005/04/1907Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1921-06-30 Correspondent to WR Blade Says Its Tough Job When No News - Wilkes-Barre PA pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-16T15:08:21-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61921-06-30 Wilkes-Barre Record PA pg 82The Hoxie correspondent to the Walnut Ridge Blade says that "it is easy to write news when there is news," but declares that there is not much happening around Hoxie at the time of writing.media/1921-06-30 Correspondent to WR Blade Says Its Tough Job When No News - Wilkes-Barre PA pg 8.pngplain2020-06-16T15:10:24-07:0006/30/1921Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1931-01-15 Car Plunges 100 Ft from Bridge, Perhaps at Powhatan - Blytheville Courier pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-17T15:09:13-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61931-01-15 Blytheville Courier pg 12A car plunges one hundred feet from a bridge, perhaps at Powhatan, killing one and injuring another.media/1931-01-15 Car Plunges 100 Ft from Bridge, Perhaps at Powhatan - Blytheville Courier pg 1.pngplain2020-06-17T15:10:24-07:0001/15/1931Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1907-09-25 African-American Arrested for Wearing Elk Badge - Vicksburg MS pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-07T09:26:44-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61907-09-25 Vicksburg Herald MS pg 32An African-American man is arrested in Walnut Ridge for wearing an Elk lodge pin on his coat.media/1907-09-25 African-American Arrested for Wearing Elk Badge - Vicksburg MS pg 3.pngplain2020-06-07T09:29:16-07:0009/25/1907Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1922-01-01 Classified Ad WR Timberland for Sale - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 32_thumb.png2020-06-16T15:49:55-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61922-01-01 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 322360 acres of timberland near Walnut Ridge are listed for sale at $17 an acre.media/1922-01-01 Classified Ad WR Timberland for Sale - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 32.pngplain2020-06-16T15:50:40-07:0001/01/1922Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1903-09-17 XX Head-on Train Collision Between WR and Hoxie But Light Injuries - AR Gazette pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-04T14:20:36-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61903-09-17 Arkansas Gazette pg 32A head-on train collision occurs between Walnut Ridge and Hoxie, with light injuries reported.media/1903-09-17 XX Head-on Train Collision Between WR and Hoxie But Light Injuries - AR Gazette pg 3.pngplain2020-06-04T14:25:47-07:0009/17/1903Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1932-04-06 STL Cardinals Play Exhibition Game at Hoxie - Boston Globe MA pg 22_thumb.png2020-06-17T18:03:41-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61932-04-06 Boston Globe MA pg 222The St. Louis Cardinals play an exhibition game at Hoxie against local talent and win 6-3.media/1932-04-06 STL Cardinals Play Exhibition Game at Hoxie - Boston Globe MA pg 22.pngplain2020-06-17T18:04:17-07:0004/06/1932Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1908-04-16 WR Donations to Ntnl Jewish Hospital - American Israelite Cincinnati OH pg P8_thumb.png2020-06-07T12:24:51-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61908-04-16 American Israelite Cincinnati OH pg P82Several Walnut Ridge residents donate towards a National Jewish Hospital for tuberculosis in Denver.media/1908-04-16 WR Donations to Ntnl Jewish Hospital - American Israelite Cincinnati OH pg P8.pngplain2020-06-07T12:25:55-07:0004/16/1908Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1922-03-18 Man Gets Life in Prison for Murder During Alicia Bank Robbery - Bartlesville OK pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-16T18:27:46-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61922-03-18 Bartlesville Morning Examiner OK pg 12A Missouri man is sentenced to life in prison for murdering a man during an Alicia bank robbery.media/1922-03-18 Man Gets Life in Prison for Murder During Alicia Bank Robbery - Bartlesville OK pg 1.pngplain2020-06-16T18:29:13-07:0003/18/1922Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1904-04-24 Republican Congressional District Convention in WR - AR Democrat pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-04T15:19:06-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61904-04-24 Arkansas Democrat pg 62A Republican convention takes place in Walnut Ridge for Arkansas's Second Congressional District.media/1904-04-24 Republican Congressional District Convention in WR - AR Democrat pg 6.pngplain2020-06-04T15:20:45-07:0004/24/1904Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1934-06-08 History of 1853 Improved Road in Powhatan - Baxter Bulletin Mtn Home pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-17T19:09:02-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61934-06-08 Mountain Home Baxter Bulletin pg 12A former resident describes antebellum Powhatan, including former industries there and the fate of a planned road from Powhatan to Crowley's Ridge leading near what became Walnut Ridge.media/1934-06-08 History of 1853 Improved Road in Powhatan - Baxter Bulletin Mtn Home pg 1.pngplain2020-06-17T19:39:57-07:0006/08/1934Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1908-11-14 WR Three-Year-Old Confuses Snow for Cotton - Martinsville IN pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-07T13:10:45-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61908-11-14 Martinsville Reporter-Times IN pg 22A three-year-old from Walnut Ridge confuses the first snow he's ever seen for cotton.media/1908-11-14 WR Three-Year-Old Confuses Snow for Cotton - Martinsville IN pg 2.pngplain2020-06-07T13:12:02-07:0011/14/1908Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1905-02-04 McCall Keeps Explaining Difference of WR and Hoxie at AR Senate - AR Democrat pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-04T18:04:27-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61905-02-04 Arkansas Democrat pg 32Senator McCall of Portia brings up a bill in the AR legislature that requires trains to stop in Walnut Ridge, and is quizzed about the 1903 Hoxie-Walnut Ridge Act by other senators.media/1905-02-04 McCall Keeps Explaining Difference of WR and Hoxie at AR Senate - AR Democrat pg 3.pngplain2020-06-04T18:06:43-07:0002/04/1905Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1936-11-07 WR Bobcats Football Defeat Paragould 6-0 - Blytheville Courier News pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-17T20:24:09-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61936-11-07 Blytheville Courier News pg 62The Walnut Ridge Bobcats defeat Paragould 6-0 in high school football.media/1936-11-07 WR Bobcats Football Defeat Paragould 6-0 - Blytheville Courier News pg 6.pngplain2020-06-17T20:24:44-07:0011/07/1936Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1909-04-22 Streetcar Income per Capita - Wahpeton ND pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-07T18:46:55-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61909-04-22 Wahpeton Times ND pg 12A feasibility study for a North Dakota streetcar line notes that the Walnut Ridge-Hoxie streetcar has an income of $4.35 per capita.media/1909-04-22 Streetcar Income per Capita - Wahpeton ND pg 1.pngplain2020-06-07T18:49:07-07:0004/22/1909Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1925-06-30 Another Pigeon Race Starts from WR - Kenosha News WI pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-16T20:44:26-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61925-06-30 Kenosha News WI pg 82Another 500-mile pigeon race starts from Walnut Ridge.media/1925-06-30 Another Pigeon Race Starts from WR - Kenosha News WI pg 8.pngplain2020-06-16T20:48:06-07:0006/30/1925Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1905-05-25 Train Wrecked by Cow in WR, But Still Able to Continue to LR - AR Democrat pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-05T11:56:10-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61905-05-25 Arkansas Democrat pg 82A train is wrecked by a cow at Walnut Ridge, but is still able to continue to Little Rock.media/1905-05-25 Train Wrecked by Cow in WR, But Still Able to Continue to LR - AR Democrat pg 8.pngplain2020-06-05T12:00:17-07:0005/25/1905Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1936-02-21 Portia Man Killed When Leaping From Train - Hope Star AR pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-18T13:01:18-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61936-02-21 Hope Star pg 12A Portia man dies after leaping headfirst from a speeding train.media/1936-02-21 Portia Man Killed When Leaping From Train - Hope Star AR pg 1.pngplain2020-06-18T13:03:31-07:0002/21/1936Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1909-10-24 Ad for Agents Wanted for Staple Article By WR Firm - Washington DC pg 76_thumb.png2020-06-07T20:04:51-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61909-10-24 Evening Star Washington DC pg 762A classified ad from Walnut Ridge asks for agents to promote an unnamed staple article that "sells like wildfire."media/1909-10-24 Ad for Agents Wanted for Staple Article By WR Firm - Washington DC pg 76.pngplain2020-06-07T20:07:14-07:0010/24/1909Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1927-03-17 WR Business Opens New Store in Poplar Bluff - Poplar Bluff Republican pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-17T08:04:02-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61927-03-17 Poplar Bluff Republican MO pg 52A Walnut Ridge business opens an additional store at Poplar Bluff.media/1927-03-17 WR Business Opens New Store in Poplar Bluff - Poplar Bluff Republican pg 5.pngplain2020-06-17T08:05:05-07:0003/17/1927Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1905-07-16 WR Column, Social and Travel News Briefs - AR Democrat pg 10_thumb.png2020-06-05T12:54:51-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61905-07-16 Arkansas Democrat pg 102media/1905-07-16 WR Column, Social and Travel News Briefs - AR Democrat pg 10.pngplain2020-06-05T12:58:12-07:0007/16/1905Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1937-03-26 WR Woman Held in Houseboat Killing Charged With Murder - St Louis pg 28_thumb.png2020-06-18T13:55:03-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61937-03-26 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 282A Walnut Ridge woman is charged with murdering a snagboat engineer in his houseboat.media/1937-03-26 WR Woman Held in Houseboat Killing Charged With Murder - St Louis pg 28.pngplain2020-06-18T13:56:55-07:0003/26/1937Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1927-07-01 Another 600-Mile Pigeon Race Slated to Start at WR - Green Bay WI pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-17T08:37:42-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61927-07-01 Green Bay Press-Gazette WI pg 82Another 600-mile pigeon race to Wisconsin begins in Walnut Ridge on a Saturday morning.media/1927-07-01 Another 600-Mile Pigeon Race Slated to Start at WR - Green Bay WI pg 8.pngplain2020-06-17T08:38:39-07:0007/01/1927Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1906-02-01 Carrie Nation Coming to WR - Muskogee OK pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-05T14:00:11-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61906-02-01 Muskogee Phoenix OK pg 12Carrie Nation, "noted temperance lecturer and joint smasher," is invited to speak at Walnut Ridge.media/1906-02-01 Carrie Nation Coming to WR - Muskogee OK pg 1.pngplain2020-06-05T14:02:07-07:0002/01/1906Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1913-02-09 Pinnell Murder in Hoxie, Episode 1- AR Gazette pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-12T07:23:30-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-02-09 Arkansas Gazette pg 12C. G. Pinnell of Walnut Ridge resists arrest and attempts to shoot the Hoxie town marshal, but is fatally shot himself.media/1913-02-09 Pinnell Murder in Hoxie, Episode 1- AR Gazette pg 1.pngplain2020-06-12T07:28:18-07:0002/09/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/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/1888-02-23 Another Fire in WR - Ironton County Register pg 6_thumb.png2020-05-17T14:27:44-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61888-02-23 Ironton County Register MO pg 62A disastrous early morning fire strikes Walnut Ridge's business district.media/1888-02-23 Another Fire in WR - Ironton County Register pg 6.pngplain2020-05-17T14:31:34-07:0002/23/1888Edward 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/1919-02-03 Correspondent Notes Hunters Know Their Cows As Well as Game - AR Gazette pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-15T13:21:55-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61919-02-03 Arkansas Gazette pg 42A WR Blade correspondent from Alicia notes that hunters in the area are familiar with not only nearby wildlife, but also nearby milking cows.media/1919-02-03 Correspondent Notes Hunters Know Their Cows As Well as Game - AR Gazette pg 4.pngplain2020-06-15T13:23:53-07:0002/03/1919Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Blade 1927 Whippet Ad - FB WR-Hoxie Dwight Lane Oct 2012_thumb.jpg2020-07-08T18:58:55-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61927 Walnut Ridge Blade Whippet Ad2An advertisment for Lehman Auto Company of Hoxie lists Whippet brand cars starting at $713 (the equivalent of slightly over $10,000 today); image courtesy of Dwight Lane.media/WR Blade 1927 Whippet Ad - FB WR-Hoxie Dwight Lane Oct 2012.jpgplain2020-07-08T19:00:03-07:001927Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/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/1910-10-24 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - Detailed Account of Burial at Mt. Zion_thumb.png2020-07-07T09:22:59-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-10-24 Arkansas Gazette pg 12A multitude attends the double funeral for Alf and I. J. Bagley held at Mt. Zion Cemetery, located near the Bagley farm north of Walnut Ridge.media/1910-10-24 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - Detailed Account of Burial at Mt. Zion.pngplain2020-07-07T09:27:42-07:0010/24/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1889-07-08 Freight Car Accident Near Hoxie Leads to RR Delay - AR Democrat pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-17T15:45:31-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61889-07-08 Arkansas Democrat pg 12A freight car accident near Hoxie leads to a several-hour delay.media/1889-07-08 Freight Car Accident Near Hoxie Leads to RR Delay - AR Democrat pg 1.pngplain2020-05-17T15:47:06-07:0007/08/1889Edward 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/1877-08-03 Stock Shipments Arriving in WR From Izard County - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.jpg2020-05-13T14:01:34-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61877-08-03 Arkansas Gazette pg 22The Walnut Ridge Journal notes the frequency of livestock shipments in the town.media/1877-08-03 Stock Shipments Arriving in WR From Izard County - AR Gazette pg 2.jpgplain2020-05-13T14:03:11-07:0008/03/1877Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1913-07-16 Editors Warns That Times-Dispatch Should Be Handled With Tongs - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-12T14:19:00-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-07-16 Arkansas Gazette pg 62An Arkansas Gazette broadside against the Times-Dispatch declares that the Walnut Ridge newspaper "is unique in Arkansas journalism because it is about the only paper published in the state that should be handled with tongs."media/1913-07-16 Editors Warns That Times-Dispatch Should Be Handled With Tongs - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-12T14:21:32-07:0007/16/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1912-10-15 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - Wolf Benningfield Charged With First Degree Murder_thumb.png2020-07-07T10:38:09-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-10-15 Arkansas Gazette pg 12Wolf Benningfield is indicted, charged with first-degree murder in the killing of John Bagley.media/1912-10-15 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - Wolf Benningfield Charged With First Degree Murder.pngplain2020-07-07T10:39:10-07:0010/15/1912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1890-05-06 Trove of 130 of Coins from 1700s to 1830 Found near Black River - AR Gazette pg 8_thumb.png2020-05-17T20:00:54-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61890-05-06 Arkansas Gazette pg 82A trove of $130 of old coins from the 1700s to 1830 is found near Lauratown on the Black River.media/1890-05-06 Trove of 130 of Coins from 1700s to 1830 Found near Black River - AR Gazette pg 8.pngplain2020-05-17T20:02:52-07:0005/06/1890Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1911-02-06 Five-Year-Old Boy Accidentally Shoots Older Sister - Jackson Daily News MS pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-10T12:39:22-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61911-02-06 Jackson Daily News MS pg 12A five-year-old boy accidentally shoots and kills his older sister, and is seriously injured by the recoil.media/1911-02-06 Five-Year-Old Boy Accidentally Shoots Older Sister - Jackson Daily News MS pg 1.pngplain2020-06-10T12:41:05-07:0002/06/1911Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1878-01-19 LawCo Journal Says WR Likely to Join in Murphy Movement - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.jpg2020-05-13T15:24:34-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61878-01-19 Arkansas Gazette pg 22The Gazette remarks, "The Lawrence County Journal says the town of Walnut Ridge is liable to be 'taken in' by the Murphy movement."media/1878-01-19 LawCo Journal Says WR Likely to Join in Murphy Movement - AR Gazette pg 2.jpgplain2020-05-13T15:25:57-07:0001/19/1878Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-02-06 Sparring Match Occurs in Hoxie - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-12T15:02:27-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-02-06 Arkansas Gazette pg 62Two men fight at Hoxie, "and when separated, it looked as if both had been up against a buzz saw."media/1914-02-06 Sparring Match Occurs in Hoxie - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-12T15:03:49-07:0002/06/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/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/1886-02-10 Lovely Promotional Description of the Town of Black Rock - Memphis TN pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-26T08:25:20-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61886-02-10 Memphis Daily Appeal TN pg 42A visitor to Black Rock describes the state of the town and the surrounding countryside, including Bonita Springs.media/1886-02-10 Lovely Promotional Description of the Town of Black Rock - Memphis TN pg 4.pngplain2020-05-26T08:38:44-07:0002/10/1886Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1911-06-09 Classified Ad, Gulf Refining of WR Wants Stave Timber Lands - Chicago Tribune pg 18_thumb.png2020-06-10T13:55:50-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61911-06-09 Chicago Tribune IL pg 182A businessman associated with Gulf Refining Co. in Walnut Ridge advertises to buy thousands of acres of stave timber lands.media/1911-06-09 Classified Ad, Gulf Refining of WR Wants Stave Timber Lands - Chicago Tribune pg 18.pngplain2020-06-10T13:58:07-07:0006/09/1911Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1878-08-21 AR Board of Health Receives Letter from WR About Yellow Fever - AR Gazette pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-13T19:15:36-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61878-08-21 Arkansas Gazette pg 42The Arkansas Board of Health receives a letter from a Walnut Ridge doctor about preventing the spread of yellow fever in the town, especially via railroad passengers.media/1878-08-21 AR Board of Health Receives Letter from WR About Yellow Fever - AR Gazette pg 4.pngplain2020-05-13T19:18:42-07:0008/21/1878Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-12-15 Rhea Hotel Burns Arkansas Gazette pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-12T15:51:18-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-12-15 Arkansas Gazette pg 22The Gazette describes plans for a (never-built) three-story Hotel Rhea on Main Street in WR to replace the two-story edifice that burnt.media/1914-12-15 Rhea Hotel Burns Arkansas Gazette pg 2.pngplain2020-06-12T15:53:59-07:0012/15/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/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/1913-04-11 Arkansas Gazette pg 3 - Benningfield Goes to Prison_thumb.png2020-07-07T13:44:56-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-04-11 Arkansas Gazette pg 32Wolf Benningfield, in failing to pay a $12,500 bond, is taken to an Arkansas penitentiary.media/1913-04-11 Arkansas Gazette pg 3 - Benningfield Goes to Prison.pngplain2020-07-07T13:45:47-07:0004/11/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1911-08-13 Classified Ad, Blacksmith Wanted at Walnut Ridge - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 26_thumb.png2020-06-11T11:59:45-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61911-08-13 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 262A blacksmith is wanted in Walnut Ridge "to do general blacksmithing, shoeing, and some wood work."media/1911-08-13 Classified Ad, Blacksmith Wanted at Walnut Ridge - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 26.pngplain2020-06-11T12:00:41-07:0008/13/1911Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/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/1915-10-23 Another Gad Angle Story Out of BR, About Payday Man - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-12T19:19:16-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61915-10-23 Arkansas Gazette pg 62Another Black Rock story from Gad Angle tells of a man who got behind on his bills.media/1915-10-23 Another Gad Angle Story Out of BR, About Payday Man - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-12T19:22:42-07:0010/23/1915Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/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/1914-10-20 Batesville Daily Guard pg 1 - Hughes Indicted for Murder_thumb.png2020-07-07T14:34:42-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-10-20 Batesville Daily Guard pg 12The Batesville Guard notes that Solon Crook had been "assassinated at his home in Walnut Ridge while he was sitting in his room reading."media/1914-10-20 Batesville Daily Guard pg 1 - Hughes Indicted for Murder.pngplain2020-07-07T14:37:33-07:0010/20/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1892-03-17 Third Winter Storm Comes to Hoxie - Jackson MS pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-26T12:44:37-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61892-03-17 Jackson Clarion-Ledger MS pg 12A Hoxie news brief notes the arrival of "the third great storm of this winter."media/1892-03-17 Third Winter Storm Comes to Hoxie - Jackson MS pg 1.pngplain2020-05-26T12:46:22-07:0003/17/1892Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1911-12-17 Classified Ad, Experienced Lumber Mill Operator Wanted in WR - AR Gazette pg 50_thumb.png2020-06-11T12:42:16-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61911-12-17 Arkansas Gazette pg 502A Walnut Ridge lumber mill operator with twenty years' experience advertises to seek a job as a mill manager or superintendent.media/1911-12-17 Classified Ad, Experienced Lumber Mill Operator Wanted in WR - AR Gazette pg 50.pngplain2020-06-11T12:45:16-07:0012/17/1911Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1882-12-14 WR Man Gibson Goes Missing - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 2_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T09:05:56-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61882-12-14 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 22A Walnut Ridge newspaper editor, recently appointed postmaster, mysteriously goes missing.media/1882-12-14 WR Man Gibson Goes Missing - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 2.jpgplain2020-05-14T09:09:39-07:0012/14/1882Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1917-03-04 Snow at Hoxie Melting as it Falls to the Ground - Arkansas Gazette pg 25_thumb.png2020-06-13T13:28:36-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61917-03-04 Arkansas Gazette pg 252A flurry of snow at Hoxie melts as it falls to the ground.media/1917-03-04 Snow at Hoxie Melting as it Falls to the Ground - Arkansas Gazette pg 25.pngplain2020-06-13T13:29:15-07:0003/04/1917Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-11-30 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Solon Crook Case Again To Be Probed_thumb.png2020-07-08T05:09:20-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-11-30 Arkansas Gazette pg 22An adjourned court term begins at Walnut Ridge to decide the matter of the Solon Crook murder case.media/1914-11-30 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Solon Crook Case Again To Be Probed.pngplain2020-07-08T05:10:12-07:0011/30/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/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/1883-12-26 Man Kills His Uncle Near WR - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 4_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T10:09:28-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61883-12-26 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 42A man kills his uncle near Walnut Ridge in a violent exchange involving a knife, a shovel, and a pistol.media/1883-12-26 Man Kills His Uncle Near WR - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 4.jpgplain2020-05-14T10:12:14-07:0012/26/1883Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1917-05-29 WR High School Graduation Has Three Graduates - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-14T10:04:07-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61917-05-29 Arkansas Gazette pg 22Three students graduate from Walnut Ridge High School, with commencement week addresses by the Presbyterian minister and Senator Ponder.media/1917-05-29 WR High School Graduation Has Three Graduates - AR Gazette pg 2.pngplain2020-06-14T10:05:54-07:0005/29/1917Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-12-05 Arkansas Gazette pg 8 - Defense Says Alibi For Hughes is Sure_thumb.png2020-07-08T06:42:42-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-12-05 Arkansas Gazette pg 82Mrs. A. Vance of Hoxie and fifteen other witnesses testify that they saw Dr. Hughes at his office at the time of Isom Bagley's murder.media/1914-12-05 Arkansas Gazette pg 8 - Defense Says Alibi For Hughes is Sure.pngplain2020-07-08T06:43:42-07:0012/05/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/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/1884-05-29 Each Railroad Pays Half the Cost of Hoxie Depot - AR Gazette pg 5_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T12:40:29-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61884-05-29 Arkansas Gazette pg 52A new depot at Hoxie will be a joint effort between the Iron Mountain and Memphis & Kansas City railroads; it is noted, "the former furnished the plans, the latter will do the work, and each company pay half."media/1884-05-29 Each Railroad Pays Half the Cost of Hoxie Depot - AR Gazette pg 5.jpgplain2020-05-14T12:43:34-07:0005/29/1884Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1908-11-06 Batesville Daily Guard pg 1 - Alf Bagley Held For Murder_thumb.png2020-05-07T21:09:40-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61908-11-06 Batesville Daily Guard pg 12It is learned from Prosecuting Attorney R. D. Jeffrey that Lee Ridgeway had moved to Texas for a time due to the Bagleys' threats.media/1908-11-06 Batesville Daily Guard pg 1 - Alf Bagley Held For Murder.pngplain2020-05-07T21:12:01-07:0011/06/1908Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1917-10-14 Lumber Co Safe Blown Open at Hoxie But Robbers Get Only 13 - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-15T09:31:03-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61917-10-14 Arkansas Gazette pg 62Robbers blow open a Hoxie lumber company's safe, but find only thirteen dollars inside.media/1917-10-14 Lumber Co Safe Blown Open at Hoxie But Robbers Get Only 13 - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-15T09:32:28-07:0010/14/1917Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-12-08 Jonesboro Evening Sun pg 1and4 - Hughes Murder Case to Jury_thumb.png2020-07-08T07:49:10-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-12-08 Jonesboro Evening Sun pgs 1 & 42"There is much speculation as to the verdict of the jury" in the Hughes murder case as their decision is awaited.media/1914-12-08 Jonesboro Evening Sun pg 1and4 - Hughes Murder Case to Jury.pngplain2020-07-08T07:50:04-07:0012/08/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1912-07-15 Classified Ad, Cutter Wanted for WR Tailor - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 10_thumb.png2020-06-11T18:14:04-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-07-15 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 102A Walnut Ridge tailor advertises a search for a cutter to join the business.media/1912-07-15 Classified Ad, Cutter Wanted for WR Tailor - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 10.pngplain2020-06-11T18:15:15-07:0007/15/1912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1885-04-02 African-American Porter Shoots at Hoxie Safe-Crackers - Ironton MO pg 4_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T13:58:43-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61885-04-02 Ironton County Register MO pg 42Would-be burglars at a Hoxie hotel flee in the dark after the porter shoots at them through a smoke-filled room.media/1885-04-02 African-American Porter Shoots at Hoxie Safe-Crackers - Ironton MO pg 4.jpgplain2020-05-14T14:03:11-07:0004/02/1885Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/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/1909-05-12 Arkansas Democrat pg 6 - Alf Bagley Gets 10K Bail_thumb.png2020-05-08T09:42:58-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61909-05-12 Arkansas Democrat pg 62Alf Bagley is granted bail in the sum of $10,000, after the State warns that doing so would weaken its case against Bagley.media/1909-05-12 Arkansas Democrat pg 6 - Alf Bagley Gets 10K Bail.pngplain2020-05-08T09:44:32-07:0005/12/1909Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1915-03-16 Batesville Daily Guard pg 1 - Hughes Trial In Batesville Likely to Create Intense Interest_thumb.png2020-07-08T09:01:28-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61915-03-16 Batesville Daily Guard pg 12The Guard notes that the change of venue of Dr. Hughes' trial to Independence County "will bring a large number of witnesses and spectators to Batesville, and probably will create more interest than any case ever placed on the Independence circuit court docket."media/1915-03-16 Batesville Daily Guard pg 1 - Hughes Trial In Batesville Likely to Create Intense Interest.pngplain2020-07-08T09:02:20-07:0003/16/1915Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1912-10-27 Jackson TN Land Auction Company Stops in WR on Auction Tour - AR Gazette pg 12_thumb.png2020-06-11T19:05:16-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-10-27 Arkansas Gazette pg 122A Jackson, Tennessee, land auction company stops in Walnut Ridge on an auction tour.media/1912-10-27 Jackson TN Land Auction Company Stops in WR on Auction Tour - AR Gazette pg 12.pngplain2020-06-11T19:06:32-07:0010/27/1912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/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/1886-12-03 Group of Wild Game Hunters Buy Tickets to Hoxie - Paola KS pg 3_thumb.jpg2020-05-17T13:38:12-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61886-12-03 Miami Republican Paola KS pg 32A group of Kansas hunters head to Hoxie and "expect to kill deer, turkeys, a few head of 'bar' and similar game."media/1886-12-03 Group of Wild Game Hunters Buy Tickets to Hoxie - Paola KS pg 3.jpgplain2020-05-17T13:40:00-07:0012/03/1886Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1918-06-01 Another Gad Angle Anecdote in WR Blade - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-15T12:18:08-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61918-06-01 Arkansas Gazette pg 62Another Gad Angle anecdote in the Walnut Ridge Blade tells of a "whipping campaign that had been started in Hoxie," perhaps related to the Espionage Act.media/1918-06-01 Another Gad Angle Anecdote in WR Blade - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-15T12:20:19-07:0006/01/1918Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1915-04-26 St Louis Star and Times pg 1 - Paper Says Effort to Punish Slayers Has Failed-min_thumb.png2020-07-08T09:54:11-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61915-04-26 St Louis Star & Times pg 12The Star & Times notes that there might have been some connection between the Bagley-Ridgeway Feud and the murder of A. W. Shirey of Minturn.media/1915-04-26 St Louis Star and Times pg 1 - Paper Says Effort to Punish Slayers Has Failed-min.pngplain2020-07-08T09:56:53-07:0004/26/1915Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/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/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/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/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/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/1930-11-20 Huge Fire Destroys Block on Main St WR - Dexter Messenger MO pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-17T13:31:18-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61930-11-20 Dexter Messenger MO pg 42A fire destroys an entire city block on Main Street in Walnut Ridge.media/1930-11-20 Huge Fire Destroys Block on Main St WR - Dexter Messenger MO pg 4.pngplain2020-06-17T13:34:25-07:0011/20/1930Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1921-07-06 Anthrax Situation in LawCo Improving Slowly - Pine Bluff Daily Graphic pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-16T15:15:07-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61921-07-06 Pine Bluff Daily Graphic pg 32Federal veterinarians are brought to Lawrence County to help manage an outbreak of anthrax in the area.media/1921-07-06 Anthrax Situation in LawCo Improving Slowly - Pine Bluff Daily Graphic pg 3.pngplain2020-06-16T15:16:23-07:0007/06/1921Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/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/1922-01-13 Hoxie and WR Want New Gravel Road Between Them - AR Democrat pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-16T15:55:11-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61922-01-13 Arkansas Democrat pg 32Hoxie and Walnut Ridge investigate options for constructing a new gravel road between the two towns.media/1922-01-13 Hoxie and WR Want New Gravel Road Between Them - AR Democrat pg 3.pngplain2020-06-16T15:56:41-07:0001/13/1922Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1932-10-06 Hoxie Bank Robbers Start Downtown Fire - Poplar Bluff Republican MO pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-17T18:06:19-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6