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WHOA: Walnut Ridge & Hoxie Online ArchiveMain MenuIntroduction & NavigationArchive CrossroadsView Archive By Source LocationsView Archive By Source TypeView Archive By Source ThemeView Archive By Timeline of SourcesView Research on Pre-WWII WR & HoxieEdward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/Hoxie Highc School - Flickr.jpg2020-05-02T10:14:27-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743Life Experiences TagsEdward Harthorn7structured_gallery9919882020-05-28T14:06:04-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
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1media/Goodspeed Title Page.png2020-05-03T20:14:35-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431889-10 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."plain2020-05-07T16:19:38-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1910-03-09 Wealthy Shirey Calls Himself Lothario After Being Shot - Cincinnati OH pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-10T08:22:28-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431910-03-09 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.pngplain2020-06-10T08:36:46-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
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 Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431930-05-26 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.pngplain2020-06-17T12:09:49-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
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 Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431901-10-25 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.pngplain2020-05-13T16:21:21-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1912-09-25 Woman dies near WR at age 122 - Manning SC pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-11T18:38:28-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431912-09-25 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.pngplain2020-06-11T18:49:35-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1894-04-29 Deputy US Marshal Doubles Down on Statement on Hoxie Crime - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-05-28T06:57:18-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431894-04-29 Arkansas Gazette pg 62Deputy Marshal J. L. White doubles down on his statement about Hoxie crime, and explains how the town's robbers work.media/1894-04-29 Deputy US Marshal Doubles Down on Statement on Hoxie Crime - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-05-28T07:03:15-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1910-03-09 Shireys Life Had Been Threatened Before - Natchez MS pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-10T08:30:05-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431910-03-09 Natchez Democrat MS pg 12The murdered A. W. Shirey of Minturn had garnered enemies from multiple lawsuits, and "his life is said to have been threatened on numerous occasions."media/1910-03-09 Shireys Life Had Been Threatened Before - Natchez MS pg 1.pngplain2020-06-10T08:35:43-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1919-06-16 Killow Marries Twelfth Wife - Boston Globe MA pg 18_thumb.png2020-06-15T13:34:34-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431919-06-16 Boston Globe MA pg 182S. J. Killow of Walnut Ridge marries his twelfth wife, setting "what may be the marriage record of the United States."media/1919-06-16 Killow Marries Twelfth Wife - Boston Globe MA pg 18.pngplain2020-06-15T13:36:11-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1935-06-18 Civil War Veteran Age 107 Dies in WR with 212 Descendants - Carlisle PA pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-17T19:58:57-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431935-06-18 Carlisle Sentinel PA pg 22A 107-year-old Civil War veteran dies in Walnut Ridge, with 212 descendants surviving him.media/1935-06-18 Civil War Veteran Age 107 Dies in WR with 212 Descendants - Carlisle PA pg 2.pngplain2020-06-17T20:00:24-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1897-07-22 Fairly Detailed Account of KKK Activity in Richwoods - Brooklyn NY pg 5_thumb.png2020-05-30T15:26:56-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431897-07-22 Brooklyn Standard Union NY pg 52A local group of the Ku Klux Klan commits atrocities in Randolph and Lawrence Counties, including the area of Richwoods north of Walnut Ridge.media/1897-07-22 Fairly Detailed Account of KKK Activity in Richwoods - Brooklyn NY pg 5.pngplain2020-05-30T15:45:19-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
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 Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431921-06-30 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.pngplain2020-06-16T15:10:24-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1936-02-13 Partially-Deaf Blacksmith Killed by Train in Fog in WR - Hope Star AR pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-18T13:07:51-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431936-02-13 Hope Star pg 32A partially-deaf blacksmith is killed by a passing train while crossing the tracks in the fog.media/1936-02-13 Partially-Deaf Blacksmith Killed by Train in Fog in WR - Hope Star AR pg 3.pngplain2020-06-18T13:09:29-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1897-09-26 Wonderful Account of Pearl Rush - St. Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 16_thumb.png2020-05-30T16:15:17-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431897-09-26 St. Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 162Walnut Ridge merchant T. J. Sharum gives a detailed account of the pearl rush on the Black and Cache Rivers, and promotes the prospects of the region for agriculture.media/1897-09-26 Wonderful Account of Pearl Rush - St. Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 16.pngplain2020-05-30T16:29:45-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1911-07-15 LawCo Judge Marries Two People Each Married Five Times - Monroe LA pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-11T08:25:29-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431911-07-15 Monroe News-Star LA pg 12The Lawrence County Judge marries two people who have each been married four times previously.media/1911-07-15 LawCo Judge Marries Two People Each Married Five Times - Monroe LA pg 1.pngplain2020-06-11T08:26:57-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1940-12-05 WR Furniture Dealer Helps Stuck Trucker, Dies of Heart Attack - NW AR Times pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-18T15:05:53-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431940-12-05 Fayetteville NW Arkansas Times pg 62A Walnut Ridge furniture dealer helps a truck out a mudhole near Bono, but in doing so dies of a heart attack.media/1940-12-05 WR Furniture Dealer Helps Stuck Trucker, Dies of Heart Attack - NW AR Times pg 6.pngplain2020-06-18T15:07:15-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1902-01-28 Pitzele Hurt by Train, Elderly Man Falls on Sleet - Arkansas Democrat pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-03T14:15:28-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431902-01-28 Arkansas Democrat pg 12Two men are injured in Walnut Ridge, one by an impact with a train while walking on railroad tracks and the other by slipping on frozen sleet.media/1902-01-28 Pitzele Hurt by Train, Elderly Man Falls on Sleet - Arkansas Democrat pg 1.pngplain2020-06-03T14:18:43-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1912-05-12 Killow Marries Tenth Wife - St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 7_thumb.png2020-06-11T15:04:23-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431912-05-12 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 72Samuel J. Killow of Imboden marries his tenth wife, after having been bereaved four times and divorced five times.media/1912-05-12 Killow Marries Tenth Wife - St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 7.pngplain2020-06-11T15:12:07-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1930-06-10 Justices Car Has 50K Miles and Bullet Holes - Sacramento Bee CA pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-17T12:19:13-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431930-06-10 Sacramento Bee CA pg 62A justice of the peace drives a car with bullet holes and sections missing due to thievery, but "insists to ambitious motor salesmen that it is only beginning to perform."media/1930-06-10 Justices Car Has 50K Miles and Bullet Holes - Sacramento Bee CA pg 6.pngplain2020-06-17T12:22:56-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1910-10-23 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - Both Bagleys Shot 100 Yards Apart_thumb.png2020-07-07T09:12:16-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431910-10-23 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.pngplain2020-07-07T09:18:36-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1906-05-12 Familys Horses Scared by Electric Street Car - Arkansas Democrat pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-05T15:24:52-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431906-05-12 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.pngplain2020-06-05T15:28:17-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
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 Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431931-04-14 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.pngplain2020-06-17T18:00:02-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1914-12-09 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Awaiting Verdict, Dr Hughes Jests_thumb.png2020-07-08T07:55:00-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431914-12-09 Arkansas Gazette pg 22When asked if he thought his case would result in a hung jury, Dr. Hughes replies that "it may be a hung doctor" instead.media/1914-12-09 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Awaiting Verdict, Dr Hughes Jests.pngplain2020-07-08T07:57:30-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1906-05-30 Woman Aged 96 Dies From Fall Injuries - Arkansas Democrat pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-06T08:40:11-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431906-05-30 Arkansas Democrat pg 82A 96-year-old Walnut Ridge woman dies from fall injuries.media/1906-05-30 Woman Aged 96 Dies From Fall Injuries - Arkansas Democrat pg 8.pngplain2020-06-06T08:42:43-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1933-06-06 Half-Century-Old Rose Bush Near WR Still Blooming - Hope Star pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-17T18:43:28-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431933-06-06 Hope Star pg 4 article 12A nearly half-century-old rose bush near Walnut Ridge sends out over 150 rose buds.media/1933-06-06 Half-Century-Old Rose Bush Near WR Still Blooming - Hope Star pg 4.pngplain2020-06-17T18:45:19-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/May 12 1927 Piggly Wiggly TD Ad and Clipping - Jon Walter FB WR and Hoxie Nov 2014_thumb.jpg2020-07-08T19:10:28-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431927-05-12 Walnut Ridge Times-Dispatch, Piggly Wiggly Store Ad & Clipping2A total of 1,676 people enter the Walnut Ridge Piggly Wiggly during its opening day; images courtesy of Jon Walter.media/May 12 1927 Piggly Wiggly TD Ad and Clipping - Jon Walter FB WR and Hoxie Nov 2014.jpgplain2020-07-08T19:12:12-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1892-11-08 Elderly Lady Dies Walking Around WR Train - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 3_thumb.png2020-05-26T14:01:14-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431892-11-08 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 32An elderly lady dies when trying to walk around a passenger train in Walnut Ridge.media/1892-11-08 Elderly Lady Dies Walking Around WR Train - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 3.pngplain2020-05-26T14:03:05-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1909-09-02 Gibson of Hoxie Addresses Civil War Reunion - Fayetteville NC pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-07T19:44:29-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431909-09-02 Fayetteville Weekly Observer NC pg 42John S. Gibson of Hoxie delivers an address at the Blue & Gray Reunion in Mammoth Springs that brings back vivid memories to the Civil War veterans present.media/1909-09-02 Gibson of Hoxie Addresses Civil War Reunion - Fayetteville NC pg 4.pngplain2020-06-07T19:48:06-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1913-07-07 WR Blade Remarks on 2 Old-Timers That Have Stuck With LawCo - AR Gazette pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-12T14:09:47-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431913-07-07 Arkansas Gazette pg 42The Walnut Ridge Blade remarks on the fact that two old-timers "had grown old gracefully in Lawrence County and were still willing to stay with it."media/1913-07-07 WR Blade Remarks on 2 Old-Timers That Have Stuck With LawCo - AR Gazette pg 4.pngplain2020-06-12T14:11:06-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
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 Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431935-04-25 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.pngplain2020-06-17T19:06:15-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1894-04-20 Epic Article About Hoxies Curse of Chronic Robbers - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-05-27T16:12:26-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431894-04-20 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.pngplain2020-05-27T16:19:00-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1914-07-29 Mother Dies from Overjoy - Chillicothe MO pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-12T15:38:12-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431914-07-29 Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune MO pg 12A Walnut Ridge woman dies "from overjoy, ...her long cherished hope realized when she was told her daughter had professed religion."media/1914-07-29 Mother Dies from Overjoy - Chillicothe MO pg 1.pngplain2020-06-12T15:39:30-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743
1media/1935-08-16 Total of 578 LawCo Residents Apply for Old Age Pensions - Winona MS pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-17T19:47:39-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec17431935-08-16 Winona Times MS pg 12578 Lawrence County residents apply for old age pensions.media/1935-08-16 Total of 578 LawCo Residents Apply for Old Age Pensions - Winona MS pg 1.pngplain2020-06-17T19:49:10-07:00Edward Harthorn37aa49169a51b77c4dbfed8a58fe8a8724ec1743