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1media/Goodspeed Title Page.png2020-05-03T20:14:35-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61889-10 Goodspeed's Memoirs of NEA, Lawrence County Excerpts10A leading source of info on late-18th-century Lawrence County, featuring a detailed sketch of the county's history and economy as well as numerous biographical sketches. Taken from the larger work, "Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Northeast Arkansas."plain2020-05-07T16:19:38-07:0010/1889Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/Hoxie Donaghey-Bryan Train Sept 1910 - Larry Dobbs FB WR and Hoxie Dec 2014_thumb.jpg2020-07-10T09:04:13-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Donaghey-Bryan Special Train at Hoxie, 19104Depicts the crowd at Hoxie gathered around the train that carried Governor George Donaghey and William Jennings Bryan through Arkansas in September 1910. Image courtesy of the Arkansas State Archives; I of A WR&H pg 71.media/Hoxie Donaghey-Bryan Train Sept 1910 - Larry Dobbs FB WR and Hoxie Dec 2014.jpgplain2020-12-02T10:06:03-08:0009/1910Edward 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/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/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/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/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/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/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/1911-07-18 AR Senator Again Calls on Taft to Approve WR Postmistress - Washington DC pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-11T08:36:51-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61911-07-18 Evening Star Washington DC pg 22Both Arkansas senators call on President Taft to persuade him to sign the commission for a nominee for Walnut Ridge postmistress.media/1911-07-18 AR Senator Again Calls on Taft to Approve WR Postmistress - Washington DC pg 2.pngplain2020-06-11T08:37:56-07:0007/18/1911Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1915-04-30 Apparent Start of Competition Between Salem Sun and WR Blade - Batesville pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-12T18:44:13-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61915-04-30 Batesville Daily Guard pg 32The Walnut Ridge Blade pokes fun at editor John Hall of the Salem Sun in what appears to set off a war of words between the newspapers.media/1915-04-30 Apparent Start of Competition Between Salem Sun and WR Blade - Batesville pg 3.pngplain2020-06-12T18:47:17-07:0004/30/1915Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/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/1889-07-17 Black Mason Speaks in Hoxie About Division of the Negro Vote - AR Democrat pg 5_thumb.png2020-05-17T16:00:22-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61889-07-17 Arkansas Democrat pg 52An African-American freemason from Newport is scheduled to go to Hoxie to give "an oration upon the division of the negro vote."media/1889-07-17 Black Mason Speaks in Hoxie About Division of the Negro Vote - AR Democrat pg 5.pngplain2020-05-17T16:04:05-07:0007/17/1889Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1896-01-27 Second, Varied Account of Populist Meeting Tragedy - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 2_thumb.png2020-05-29T14:15:07-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61896-01-27 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 22A second, varied account of the Populist Meeting tragedy in Powhatan notes that the son of the sheriff that was involved was sixteen, that he and the other boys had been shooting stones, and other details.media/1896-01-27 Second, Varied Account of Populist Meeting Tragedy - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 2.pngplain2020-05-29T14:16:50-07:0001/27/1896Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/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/1905-01-26 Hoxie-WR Bill Decried and Condemned by People of LR - AR Democrat pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-04T16:10:06-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61905-01-26 Arkansas Democrat pg 12The 1903 Hoxie-Walnut Ridge Act passed by the Arkansas legislature is claimed to have been "secured by confessedly false and foul means" as a way to allow for Argenta's split from Little Rock.media/1905-01-26 Hoxie-WR Bill Decried and Condemned by People of LR - AR Democrat pg 1.pngplain2020-06-04T17:47:12-07:0001/26/1905Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/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/1906-02-02 Hoxie Liquor License Fight in Court Today - AR Democrat pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-05T14:10:43-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61906-02-02 Arkansas Democrat pg 22A Hoxie liquor license debate goes to the courts; meanwhile a saloon opens in South Hoxie three miles from town.media/1906-02-02 Hoxie Liquor License Fight in Court Today - AR Democrat pg 2.pngplain2020-06-05T14:12:15-07:0002/02/1906Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1911-11-26 Times-Dispatch Endorses Former LawCo Sheriff Surridge - AR Gazette pg 22_thumb.png2020-06-11T12:29:50-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61911-11-26 Arkansas Gazette pg 222The Times-Dispatch endorses former Lawrence County Sheriff W. K. Surridge in his candidacy for a state commissioner position.media/1911-11-26 Times-Dispatch Endorses Former LawCo Sheriff Surridge - AR Gazette pg 22.pngplain2020-06-11T12:33:36-07:0011/26/1911Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1915-05-21 Apparent News Feud Between WR Blade and Salem Sun - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-12T18:53:36-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61915-05-21 Arkansas Gazette pg 62The Salem Sun fires back at the Walnut Ridge Blade in what is apparently a bit of a newspaper feud.media/1915-05-21 Apparent News Feud Between WR Blade and Salem Sun - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-12T18:56:14-07:0005/21/1915Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1891-03-23 WR Telephone Against Constitutional Convention - Memphis TN pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-17T20:37:10-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61891-03-23 Memphis Appeal-Avalanche TN pg 42The Walnut Ridge Telephone declares that the Arkansas people do not want another constitutional convention (the fourth, and current, state constitution had been adopted in 1874).media/1891-03-23 WR Telephone Against Constitutional Convention - Memphis TN pg 4.pngplain2020-05-17T20:38:50-07:0003/23/1891Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1902-02-19 LawCo Telephone Comments on Boer War - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-03T14:33:09-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61902-02-19 Arkansas Gazette pg 62The Lawrence County Telephone newspaper comments on the Boer War in South Africa.media/1902-02-19 LawCo Telephone Comments on Boer War - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-03T14:34:42-07:0002/19/1902Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1905-02-04 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/1906-05-29 Farmers Union Meets Near Portia - Arkansas Democrat pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-05T15:55:26-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61906-05-29 Arkansas Democrat pg 62The Farmer's Union holds a county meeting at Portia, including speeches and a dinner where "everything good to eat was there."media/1906-05-29 Farmers Union Meets Near Portia - Arkansas Democrat pg 6.pngplain2020-06-05T15:58:11-07:0005/29/1906Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1912-03-22 WR Mayor Issues Statement for Surridge to Quell Rumors - AR Democrat pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-11T13:49:02-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-03-22 Arkansas Democrat pg 52The mayor of Walnut Ridge issues a statement in support of W. K. Surridge's candidacy to quell rumors that he was the author of a recent broadside against Surridge.media/1912-03-22 WR Mayor Issues Statement for Surridge to Quell Rumors - AR Democrat pg 5.pngplain2020-06-11T13:51:38-07:0003/22/1912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/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/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/1897-07-19 Railroad Workers Laid Off at Hoxie RR - Shreveport Journal LA pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-30T12:35:57-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61897-07-19 Shreveport Journal LA pg 12Many Kansas City, Fort Scott, & Memphis Railroad employees at Hoxie and beyond are laid off due to hard times.media/1897-07-19 Railroad Workers Laid Off at Hoxie RR - Shreveport Journal LA pg 1.pngplain2020-05-30T12:38:15-07:0007/19/1897Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1902-05-21 Ten Thousand Dollar School for WR - Arkansas Democrat pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-03T17:43:15-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61902-05-21 Arkansas Democrat pg 52Walnut Ridge votes to build a $10,000 school building, and the Hoxie school district votes to add a 1-mill tax for a building fund.media/1902-05-21 Ten Thousand Dollar School for WR - Arkansas Democrat pg 5.pngplain2020-06-03T17:47:25-07:0005/21/1902Edward 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/1912-03-26 WR Blade Discusses Donaghey Third Term - AR Gazette pg 10_thumb.png2020-06-11T14:01:39-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-03-26 Arkansas Gazette pg 102The Walnut Ridge Blade writes an editorial explaining its support for Governor Donaghey's re-election.media/1912-03-26 WR Blade Discusses Donaghey Third Term - AR Gazette pg 10.pngplain2020-06-11T14:03:57-07:0003/26/1912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1918-02-21 Portia Doctor Responds to Supreme Court Ruling in WR Blade - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-15T11:35:12-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61918-02-21 Arkansas Gazette pg 62A Portia doctor comments on a Supreme Court ruling regarding a "bone dry" alcohol law.media/1918-02-21 Portia Doctor Responds to Supreme Court Ruling in WR Blade - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-15T11:37:26-07:0002/21/1918Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/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/1892-11-10 Cleveland Carries Election in Results for Campbell Township - Memphis TN pg 7_thumb.png2020-05-26T14:07:51-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61892-11-10 Memphis Commercial TN pg 72Election results from Campbell Township show majorities for Cleveland for president and for McCulloch for Congress.media/1892-11-10 Cleveland Carries Election in Results for Campbell Township - Memphis TN pg 7.pngplain2020-05-26T14:10:32-07:0011/10/1892Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1898-08-06 Detailed Account of Gov Candidates Speaking at WR - Arkansas Democrat pg 6_thumb.png2020-05-31T15:56:22-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61898-08-06 Arkansas Democrat pg 62Three Arkansas gubernatorial candidates speak at Walnut Ridge during a barbecue held at the WR fairgrounds.media/1898-08-06 Detailed Account of Gov Candidates Speaking at WR - Arkansas Democrat pg 6.pngplain2020-05-31T16:00:01-07:0008/06/1898Edward 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/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/1922-03-09 Hoxie Man on Murder Trial Nominated for Alderman - Oklahoma City OK pg 21_thumb.png2020-06-16T17:46:35-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61922-03-09 Oklahoma City Times OK pg 212A murder suspect, later acquitted of the charges against him, is nominated to be a Hoxie alderman.media/1922-03-09 Hoxie Man on Murder Trial Nominated for Alderman - Oklahoma City OK pg 21.pngplain2020-06-16T17:54:16-07:0003/09/1922Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1905-06-14 WR Blade Editor Says WR-Hoxie Will Grow But Never Consolidate - AR Gazette pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-05T12:31:03-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61905-06-14 Arkansas Gazette pg 42The editor of the Walnut Ridge Blade predicts that Walnut Ridge and Hoxie will soon "grow together," but never consolidate.media/1905-06-14 WR Blade Editor Says WR-Hoxie Will Grow But Never Consolidate - AR Gazette pg 4.pngplain2020-06-05T12:33:45-07:0006/14/1905Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1907-08-02 WR Blade Editor Explains Why He Declines to Run for Office - Batesville Guard pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-07T09:10:18-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61907-08-02 Batesville Guard pg 62The editor of the Walnut Ridge Blade explains why he declines to run for government office.media/1907-08-02 WR Blade Editor Explains Why He Declines to Run for Office - Batesville Guard pg 6.pngplain2020-06-07T09:14:44-07:0008/02/1907Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1912-10-28 AR Democrat Makes Quip About WR Blade - AR Democrat pg 10_thumb.png2020-06-11T19:10:17-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-10-28 Arkansas Democrat pg 102The Arkansas Democrat and Walnut Ridge Blade make quips about the upcoming election day.media/1912-10-28 AR Democrat Makes Quip About WR Blade - AR Democrat pg 10.pngplain2020-06-11T19:10:53-07:0010/28/1912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1884-04-16 WR Postmaster and Mayor Steals Away - Decatur IL pg 1_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T12:28:30-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61884-04-16 Decatur Herald and Review IL pg 12The Walnut Ridge postmaster/mayor skips town with a stolen $800.media/1884-04-16 WR Postmaster and Mayor Steals Away - Decatur IL pg 1.jpgplain2020-05-14T12:30:18-07:0004/16/1884Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1893-03-02 WR Telephone Against State Whisky Ban - Alton KS pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-26T14:44:31-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61893-03-02 Alton Empire KS pg 42A correspondent of the Walnut Ridge Telephone newspaper mocks the state legislature's proposed whisky ban.media/1893-03-02 WR Telephone Against State Whisky Ban - Alton KS pg 4.pngplain2020-05-26T14:47:15-07:0003/02/1893Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1904-01-22 Taxable Property and Livestock in LawCo - Arkansas Democrat pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-04T14:42:10-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61904-01-22 Arkansas Democrat pg 12A list of taxable values in Lawrence County notes property values, livestock quantities, and the number of people liable for poll taxes.media/1904-01-22 Taxable Property and Livestock in LawCo - Arkansas Democrat pg 1.pngplain2020-06-04T14:45:03-07:0001/22/1904Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/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/1907-12-03 WR Blade Has Correspondent in Little Rock - Batesville Daily Guard pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-07T09:47:01-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61907-12-03 Batesville Daily Guard pg 12The Walnut Ridge Blade has a correspondent stationed in Little Rock to survey the political landscape there.media/1907-12-03 WR Blade Has Correspondent in Little Rock - Batesville Daily Guard pg 1.pngplain2020-06-07T09:48:09-07:0012/03/1907Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/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/1888-09-20 LR Election Returns Theft Condemned in LawCo - Arkansas Gazette pg 3_thumb.png2020-05-17T14:34:57-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61888-09-20 Arkansas Gazette pg 32A theft of election results in Pulaski County is condemned as a "burning shame" by the people of Lawrence County in a letter to the editor of the Arkansas Gazette.media/1888-09-20 LR Election Returns Theft Condemned in LawCo - Arkansas Gazette pg 3.pngplain2020-05-17T14:37:28-07:0009/20/1888Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1893-04-05 Australian (Preferential) Voting in WR - Memphis Commercial TN pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-26T15:52:43-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61893-04-05 Memphis Commercial TN pg 12A municipal election in Walnut Ridge features Australian (preferential) voting.media/1893-04-05 Australian (Preferential) Voting in WR - Memphis Commercial TN pg 1.pngplain2020-05-26T15:54:39-07:0004/05/1893Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1901-09-24 AR Democrat Correspondent Visits, Describes WR and Pocahontas - AR Democrat pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-03T10:11:26-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61901-09-24 Arkansas Democrat pg 52An Arkansas Democrat correspondent visits Walnut Ridge and Pocahontas and describes the two towns.media/1901-09-24 AR Democrat Correspondent Visits, Describes WR and Pocahontas - AR Democrat pg 5.pngplain2020-06-03T10:18:33-07:0009/24/1901Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/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/1905-10-10 More Political Speeches Made in Walnut Ridge - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-05T13:26:07-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61905-10-10 Arkansas Gazette pg 22Political speeches are made at Walnut Ridge by the Arkansas Attorney General, a senator and two congressional candidates, and a candidate for governor.media/1905-10-10 More Political Speeches Made in Walnut Ridge - AR Gazette pg 2.pngplain2020-06-05T13:28:20-07:0010/10/1905Edward 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/1915-01-22 Imboden Correspondent to WR Blade Has Politics Anecdote - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-12T18:37:45-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61915-01-22 Arkansas Gazette pg 62The Imboden correspondent to the Walnut Ridge Blade tells an anecdote about politics.media/1915-01-22 Imboden Correspondent to WR Blade Has Politics Anecdote - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-12T18:39:14-07:0001/22/1915Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1928-06-25 Al Smith Campaign Stops in Hoxie - Brooklyn Daily Eagle NY pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-17T09:10:58-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61928-06-25 Brooklyn Daily Eagle NY pg 32The Al Smith presidential campaign stops in Hoxie on its way through Arkansas and Missouri.media/1928-06-25 Al Smith Campaign Stops in Hoxie - Brooklyn Daily Eagle NY pg 3.pngplain2020-06-17T09:14:02-07:0006/25/1928Edward 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/1904-07-03 Republican Ticket in LawCo - Arkansas Democrat pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-04T15:23:35-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61904-07-03 Arkansas Democrat pg 32The Arkansas Democrat notes Lawrence County's Republican ticket for the upcoming election.media/1904-07-03 Republican Ticket in LawCo - Arkansas Democrat pg 3.pngplain2020-06-04T15:24:12-07:0007/03/1904Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/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