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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/1874 G W Colton Map Thematic Screenshot_thumb.png2020-05-06T12:12:35-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61874 G .W. Colton AR Map, LawCo Detail7Perhaps the earliest map to feature Walnut Ridge; note the additions of the other railroad towns since the 1869 map as well.media/1874 G W Colton Map Thematic Screenshot.pngplain2020-05-08T14:07:03-07:001874Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1897-02 Walnut Ridge pg 2 of 2_thumb.jpg2020-05-03T15:22:51-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61897-02 Sanborn Map of WR, pg 2 of 27Map of the eastern half of Walnut Ridge, featuring numerous storefronts, dwellings, the first WR courthouse, and even a saloon at the corner of Main St. and Front St.media/1897-02 Walnut Ridge pg 2 of 2.jpgplain2020-05-07T21:25:47-07:0002/1897Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Street View Front St Circa 1890s - Betty Davidson FB WR-Hoxie Dec 2018_thumb.jpg2020-07-09T13:59:25-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Walnut Ridge 1891 Front Street Panorama, pt 3 of 37Part of a three-frame panorama taken by W. S. Hubbs; note the dozens of cotton bales in the street. Property of James Whitlow; I of A WR&H pg 13.media/WR Street View Front St Circa 1890s - Betty Davidson FB WR-Hoxie Dec 2018.jpgplain2020-12-02T09:52:04-08:0010/17/1891Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Street View Front St Circa 1890s Part Two - Betty Davidson FB WR-Hoxie Dec 2018_thumb.jpg2020-07-09T13:54:13-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Walnut Ridge 1891 Front Street Panorama, pt 2 of 37Part of a three-frame panorama taken by W. S. Hubbs; pictured from left to right are the Star Hotel, an unnamed building, the Yellow Front Restaurant, and a drugstore. Property of James Whitlow; I of A WR&H pg 13.media/WR Street View Front St Circa 1890s Part Two - Betty Davidson FB WR-Hoxie Dec 2018.jpgplain2020-12-02T09:55:20-08:0010/17/1891Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1897-02 Walnut Ridge pg 1 of 2_thumb.jpg2020-05-03T15:17:43-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61897-02 Sanborn Map of WR, pg 1 of 27A fire insurance map of the western half of Walnut Ridge; brick buildings are colored red and frame buildings yellow.media/1897-02 Walnut Ridge pg 1 of 2.jpgplain2020-05-07T21:22:20-07:0002/1897Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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/WR Hotel Lawrence - LCHS Pinterest_thumb.jpg2020-05-09T19:54:01-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Postcard, Hotel Lawrence in Walnut Ridge6A now-demolished hotel built in 1921 at the corner of SW Third St and Elm St in Walnut Ridge. Postcard courtesy of the Lawrence County Historical Society.media/WR Hotel Lawrence - LCHS Pinterest.jpgplain2020-07-08T20:56:14-07:001921Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Main St 1924 With Streetcar - AHPP Hist Dist Ntnl Register Form_thumb.jpg2020-05-10T21:52:53-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, West Main Street With Streetcar, Walnut Ridge, 19266Depicts a bustling day in downtown WR in 1926; photo from the National Register of Historic Places registration form for the WR Commercial Historic District, 2010.media/WR Main St 1924 With Streetcar - AHPP Hist Dist Ntnl Register Form.jpgplain2020-07-10T09:33:32-07:001926Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1908-04 Walnut Ridge pg 4 of 4_thumb.jpg2020-05-03T19:36:35-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61908-04 Sanborn Map of WR pg 4 of 45Map shows the Phoenix Cotton Oil Company's continued growth when compared to the survey done four years prior.media/1908-04 Walnut Ridge pg 4 of 4.jpgplain2020-05-07T21:51:38-07:0004/1908Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1924C Rand McNally AR Map, LawCo Detail_thumb.jpg2020-05-08T13:35:59-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61924 Rand McNally Map of AR, LawCo Detail5Map includes each county's townships; note the presence of the Cache Valley Railroad spur line at Sedgwick.media/1924C Rand McNally AR Map, LawCo Detail.jpgplain2020-05-09T15:40:20-07:001924Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1919-05 Walnut Ridge pg 5 of 8_thumb.jpg2020-05-04T12:59:24-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61919-05 Sanborn Map of WR pg 5 of 85Map reflects the construction of the Walnut Ridge Water Works at the corner of Vine St and W. 4th St.media/1919-05 Walnut Ridge pg 5 of 8.jpgplain2020-05-09T13:56:51-07:0005/1919Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1904-02 Walnut Ridge pg 1 of 4_thumb.jpg2020-05-03T15:41:28-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61904-02 Sanborn Map of WR pg 1 of 45Map with details of various WR buildings including houses, the newly constructed courthouse, the Turnbull Wagon Company, and W. R. Lane's distillery.media/1904-02 Walnut Ridge pg 1 of 4.jpgplain2020-05-07T21:30:48-07:0002/1904Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1904-02 Walnut Ridge pg 2 of 4_thumb.jpg2020-05-03T15:43:11-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61904-02 Sanborn Map of WR pg 2 of 45Map showing the first three blocks north and south of East Main St., including the original locations of the school building and the Methodist Church.media/1904-02 Walnut Ridge pg 2 of 4.jpgplain2020-05-07T21:33:34-07:0002/1904Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1919-05 Walnut Ridge pg 6 of 8_thumb.jpg2020-05-04T13:01:42-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61919-05 Sanborn Map of WR pg 6 of 85Map shows the area bounded by West 1st (Front) & 4th Streets and Elm & Free Streets, including First Baptist Church.media/1919-05 Walnut Ridge pg 6 of 8.jpgplain2020-05-09T14:08:22-07:0005/1919Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1904-02 Walnut Ridge pg 3 of 4_thumb.jpg2020-05-03T18:25:00-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61904-02 Sanborn Map of WR pg 3 of 45Map showing a mixture of businesses, houses, and even an opera house along West Main St in Walnut Ridge.media/1904-02 Walnut Ridge pg 3 of 4.jpgplain2020-05-07T21:35:35-07:0002/1904Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Baseball Team 1912 - Flickr AR Baseball Encyclopedia_thumb.jpg2020-05-11T07:48:06-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, 1912 Walnut Ridge Baseball Club Team5Photograph courtesy of the Arkansas Baseball Encyclopedia.media/WR Baseball Team 1912 - Flickr AR Baseball Encyclopedia.jpgplain2020-05-28T16:23:32-07:001912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Steam Laundry Second Building - FB WR-Hoxie LeAnne Jones Liscomb Sept 2011_thumb.jpg2020-06-23T12:43:45-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Walnut Ridge Steam Laundry, Circa 19155An undated photo of the WR Steam Laundry's second facility, reconstructed after the 1913 tornado. Property of Jon Walter; I of A WR&H pg 27.media/WR Steam Laundry Second Building - FB WR-Hoxie LeAnne Jones Liscomb Sept 2011.jpgplain2020-12-02T09:58:29-08:001915Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1904-02 Walnut Ridge pg 4 of 4_thumb.jpg2020-05-03T18:30:25-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61904-02 Sanborn Map of WR pg 4 of 45Map depicting blocks of dwellings all the way to E. Free St, and the layout of a cotton gin and cotton oil plant.media/1904-02 Walnut Ridge pg 4 of 4.jpgplain2020-05-07T21:39:20-07:0002/1904Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/Mule Car Line Circa 1890 - State Archives EofA_thumb.jpg2020-05-08T14:42:23-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, WR and Hoxie Mule-drawn Streetcar, Circa 18905The man just to the right of the numeral 2 is snacking on a banana, probably delivered by the railroad. In the background is a "Smoke Bull Durham" ad. Photo courtesy the Encyclopedia of Arkansas.media/Mule Car Line Circa 1890 - State Archives EofA.jpgplain2020-06-23T15:56:40-07:001890Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1908-04 Walnut Ridge pg 1 of 4_thumb.jpg2020-05-03T18:32:53-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61908-04 Sanborn Map of WR pg 1 of 45Insurance map showing various locations around WR, including the W. R. Lane Ice Plant and the Cache Valley Lumber Co.media/1908-04 Walnut Ridge pg 1 of 4.jpgplain2020-05-07T21:42:42-07:0004/1908Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1908-04 Walnut Ridge pg 2 of 4_thumb.jpg2020-05-03T18:39:51-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61908-04 Sanborn Map of WR pg 2 of 45Map of eastern Walnut Ridge featuring such businesses as a billiard hall, a bakery, and a theater.media/1908-04 Walnut Ridge pg 2 of 4.jpgplain2020-05-07T21:44:59-07:0004/1908Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Air View by R B Allison - MarylnMartin.com Google_thumb.jpg2020-05-10T19:39:16-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Postcard, Walnut Ridge Air View Circa 1915-19405Photo postcard of an undated aerial view of Walnut Ridge.media/WR Air View by R B Allison - MarylnMartin.com Google.jpgplain2020-06-23T12:04:06-07:001915 - 1940Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Barber Shop January 1926 - FB Jimmy Barksdale via Larry Dobbs July 2013_thumb.jpg2020-06-23T15:37:18-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Barber Shop in Walnut Ridge, January 19255Mose Weir is among those depicted; property of Helen Weir.media/WR Barber Shop January 1926 - FB Jimmy Barksdale via Larry Dobbs July 2013.jpgplain2020-12-02T10:44:26-08:0001/1925Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1908-04 Walnut Ridge pg 3 of 4_thumb.jpg2020-05-03T19:33:34-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61908-04 Sanborn Map of WR pg 3 of 45Map of West Main St. and environs, including establishments such as the Baptist and Presbyterian Churches and the Hotel Rhea.media/1908-04 Walnut Ridge pg 3 of 4.jpgplain2020-05-07T21:47:08-07:0004/1908Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Steam Laundry Circa 1890 - State Archives EofA_thumb.jpg2020-05-10T18:43:55-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Walnut Ridge Steam Laundry, Circa 19045Photograph of the facility with a horse & buggy and seven people, perhaps proprieters and staff, in front. Photo from the CALS Encyclopedia of Arkansas.media/WR Steam Laundry Circa 1890 - State Archives EofA.jpgplain2020-06-23T12:47:55-07:001904Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-03 Walnut Ridge pg 3 of 7_thumb.jpg2020-05-04T12:30:02-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-03 Sanborn Map of WR pg 3 of 74Map of downtown Walnut Ridge, with the Main Street crossing of the Iron Mountain Railroad at center.media/1914-03 Walnut Ridge pg 3 of 7.jpgplain2020-05-09T12:31:24-07:0003/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR FBC Sunday School Supertdnt G E, Bessie, and Elizabeth Henry, Lorraine Rainey, and employer seated - FBC WR_thumb.jpg2020-05-11T09:26:55-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Henry Family of Walnut Ridge With Car4Circa 1915 photo (see license plate) from "March We Onward: A History of First Baptist WR 1889-1989," which notes, "Sunday School Superintendent G. E. Henry out for an afternoon drive with his wife, Mrs. Bessie Henry, Sunday school teacher and active member of the W.M.U. Their daughter, Elizabeth, is the child in the photograph. Mrs. Lorraine Rainey, an active church member, is also in the picture. The man seated on the running board was Mr. H enry’s employer."media/WR FBC Sunday School Supertdnt G E, Bessie, and Elizabeth Henry, Lorraine Rainey, and employer seated - FBC WR.jpgplain2020-06-23T10:01:55-07:001915Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1919-05 Walnut Ridge pg 4 of 8_thumb.jpg2020-05-04T12:57:30-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61919-05 Sanborn Map of WR pg 4 of 84Map shows houses and churches from East Hazel St down to East Elm St.media/1919-05 Walnut Ridge pg 4 of 8.jpgplain2020-05-09T13:49:11-07:0005/1919Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-03 Walnut Ridge pg 4 of 7_thumb.jpg2020-05-04T12:31:27-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-03 Sanborn Map of WR pg 4 of 74Map depicts several churches, many houses, and the school building.media/1914-03 Walnut Ridge pg 4 of 7.jpgplain2020-05-09T12:38:11-07:0003/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/Murta Junction North of WR - UofMo STL Rail Library MP54_thumb.jpg2020-05-06T12:35:56-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, MoPac Railroad Tracks Near Murta Circa 1925-1940, Image 544Looking towards Walnut Ridge, date unknown; from the collection of the Barriger Railroad Library.media/Murta Junction North of WR - UofMo STL Rail Library MP54.jpgplain2020-06-23T10:19:59-07:001925 - 1940Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Alamo Tourist Court Circa 1940 - Betty Davidson FB WR and Hoxie Nov 2018_thumb.jpg2020-06-23T15:14:56-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Postcard, Walnut Ridge Alamo Tourist Court, Circa 19404Depicts the business's cottages that once served Highway 67 travelers.media/WR Alamo Tourist Court Circa 1940 - Betty Davidson FB WR and Hoxie Nov 2018.jpgplain2020-08-30T14:10:24-07:001940Edward 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/1914-03 Walnut Ridge pg 5 of 7_thumb.jpg2020-05-04T12:33:16-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-03 Sanborn Map of WR pg 5 of 74Details the Phoenix Cotton Oil Company complex, two cotton gins, several blocks of houses, and a steam laundry.media/1914-03 Walnut Ridge pg 5 of 7.jpgplain2020-05-09T12:44:29-07:0003/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/Early 1900s WR Courthouse Souvenir Plate - Tale of Two Towns_thumb.jpg2020-05-11T20:18:51-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Object, WR Lawrence County Courthouse Souvenir Plate, Circa Early 1900s4A Wheelock China Company plate made for Mrs. Ed Marx of Walnut Ridge; property of Lesa Walter. Details at http://ataleoftwotowns.com/early-1900s-walnut-ridge-courthouse-souvenir-plate/.media/Early 1900s WR Courthouse Souvenir Plate - Tale of Two Towns.jpgplain2020-12-02T09:29:28-08:001900Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/Greetings from WR Sheep Postcard - Hippostcard_thumb.jpg2020-05-08T14:22:02-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Postcard, "Greetings from Walnut Ridge" With Sheep, Circa 1930-19404Features either a scene from a pasture near Walnut Ridge or perhaps a stock image; undated.media/Greetings from WR Sheep Postcard - Hippostcard.jpgplain2020-06-23T12:27:52-07:001930 - 1940Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-03 Walnut Ridge pg 6 of 7_thumb.jpg2020-05-04T12:39:46-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-03 Sanborn Map of WR pg 6 of 74Depicts the blocks from West Elm St to West Free St; map notes which sheds have automobiles stored inside.media/1914-03 Walnut Ridge pg 6 of 7.jpgplain2020-05-09T12:49:46-07:0003/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1919-05 Walnut Ridge pg 7 of 8_thumb.jpg2020-05-04T13:03:15-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61919-05 Sanborn Map of WR pg 7 of 84Map shows residences on the town's southeast side, including houses within the bounds of Ponder's southern addition.media/1919-05 Walnut Ridge pg 7 of 8.jpgplain2020-05-09T14:14:34-07:0005/1919Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Levit Stores Replacing Rhea - Butler Center EofA_thumb.jpg2020-05-11T16:41:55-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Walnut Ridge Main Street Businesses Circa 1920s-1940s4Date taken unknown; shows the Sam Levit dry goods store and other one-story shops built on the site of the Hotel Rhea, which burned in 1914. Photo courtesy CALS Encyclopedia of AR.media/WR Levit Stores Replacing Rhea - Butler Center EofA.jpgplain2020-06-23T08:54:49-07:001920 - 1940Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-03 Walnut Ridge pg 7 of 7_thumb.jpg2020-05-04T12:41:35-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-03 Sanborn Map of WR pg 7 of 74Illustrates the houses on the east side of the tracks from E Elm St to E Free St; many sheds and outhouses are present on the lots.media/1914-03 Walnut Ridge pg 7 of 7.jpgplain2020-05-09T12:57:11-07:0003/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1919-05 Walnut Ridge pg 8 of 8_thumb.jpg2020-05-04T13:07:10-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61919-05 Sanborn Map of WR pg 8 of 84Map shows the enormous Hoxie & WR Compress Co complex, two cotton gins, two oil companies, a sawmill, and a powerhouse.media/1919-05 Walnut Ridge pg 8 of 8.jpgplain2020-05-09T14:23:49-07:0005/1919Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Baseball Team 1913 - Flickr AR Baseball Encyclopedia_thumb.jpg2020-05-11T07:51:47-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, 1913 Walnut Ridge Baseball Club Team4Photograph courtesy of the Arkansas Baseball Encyclopedia.media/WR Baseball Team 1913 - Flickr AR Baseball Encyclopedia.jpgplain2020-06-23T09:41:01-07:001913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1919-05 Walnut Ridge pg 1 of 8_thumb.jpg2020-05-04T12:45:14-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61919-05 Sanborn Map of WR pg 1 of 84Map shows the location of the other map pages and several blocks north and south of West Main St between 5th and 7th Streets.media/1919-05 Walnut Ridge pg 1 of 8.jpgplain2020-05-09T13:10:01-07:0005/1919Edward 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/1912-03-20 Shirey Great-Niece Wins Suit for 10K From His Estate - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-11T13:35:46-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-03-20 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 24A. W. Shirey's great-niece wins an appeal to collect $10,000 from Shirey's estate for having recaptured her great-uncle's sensitive personal letters for him.media/1912-03-20 Shirey Great-Niece Wins Suit for 10K From His Estate - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 2.pngplain2020-06-11T13:44:50-07:0003/20/1912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1902-05-16 LawCo Letter for Timber Showcase at St Louis 1904 Expo - Arkansas Democrat pg 7_thumb.png2020-06-03T17:34:07-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61902-05-16 Arkansas Democrat pg 74The Lawrence County World's Fair board sends a memo to the state's board requesting that Arkansas gum timber be represented in the fair's buildings.media/1902-05-16 LawCo Letter for Timber Showcase at St Louis 1904 Expo - Arkansas Democrat pg 7.pngplain2020-06-03T17:39:59-07:0005/16/1902Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-03 Walnut Ridge pg 1 of 7_thumb.jpg2020-05-04T12:24:45-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-03 Sanborn Map of WR pg 1 of 74Shows the distribution of the other six maps, as well as various cotton gins and sawmills and the WR Light, Power, & Transit Company's powerhouse.media/1914-03 Walnut Ridge pg 1 of 7.jpgplain2020-05-09T12:04:17-07:0003/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1919-05 Walnut Ridge pg 2 of 8_thumb.jpg2020-05-04T12:50:32-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61919-05 Sanborn Map of WR pg 2 of 84Map of West Main St and the courthouse environs shows the advent of two more auto garages and even a vulcanizing shop since the 1914 map.media/1919-05 Walnut Ridge pg 2 of 8.jpgplain2020-05-09T13:25:12-07:0005/1919Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1895 LawCo Bank Ad - Geneology Trails_thumb.jpg2020-05-06T20:37:54-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Document, 1895 Lawrence County Bank of WR Ad4Advertisement card lists the names of its directors and officers at the time. Sourced from www.genealogytrails.com/ark/law/WALNUTRIDGEcomm.htmmedia/1895 LawCo Bank Ad - Geneology Trails.jpgplain2020-05-09T14:54:11-07:001895Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1878C GLO AR Map, LawCo Detail_thumb.jpg2020-05-08T12:48:12-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61878 GLO Map of Arkansas, LawCo Detail4Depicts Walnut Ridge as well as several now-vanished outlying communities such as Rhea and Buncombe Ridge.media/1878C GLO AR Map, LawCo Detail.jpgplain2020-05-08T14:05:59-07:001878Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-03 Walnut Ridge pg 2 of 7_thumb.jpg2020-05-04T12:27:29-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-03 Sanborn Map of WR pg 2 of 74Shows the county courthouse and the blocks along Main St and Walnut St between W 2nd St and W 5th St.media/1914-03 Walnut Ridge pg 2 of 7.jpgplain2020-05-09T12:15:53-07:0003/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Ark-Mo Power and Ice Co - Pinterest_thumb.jpg2020-05-11T20:04:19-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Postcard, Arkansas-Missouri Power and Ice Company Circa 1920s4Shows the company's building, the smokestack of which is still visible in WR, after the company had changed its name; it was previously known as the Walnut Ridge & Hoxie Light, Power, and Transit Company.media/WR Ark-Mo Power and Ice Co - Pinterest.jpgplain2020-06-23T09:45:41-07:001920-1930Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1919-05 Walnut Ridge pg 3 of 8_thumb.jpg2020-05-04T12:52:30-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61919-05 Sanborn Map of WR pg 3 of 84Map of downtown Walnut Ridge shows numerous new businesses including a marble works, a candy factory, and an ice cream factory.media/1919-05 Walnut Ridge pg 3 of 8.jpgplain2020-05-09T13:44:39-07:0005/1919Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Dowell House - AR Democrat-Gazette_thumb.jpg2020-05-08T15:25:16-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Swan C. Dowell House, Walnut Ridge, Circa 1895-19054An undated photo of the stately Dowell abode, covering the block formed by SW 2nd St, SW 3rd St, Ash St, and Maple St.media/WR Dowell House - AR Democrat-Gazette.jpgplain2020-06-23T12:15:48-07:001895 - 1905Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1888-11-06 Racist Snub of Featherston in WR Telephone - Memphis Avalanche pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-17T14:58:03-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61888-11-06 Memphis Avalanche TN pg 44The Walnut Ridge Telephone newspaper prints a racist editorial snub against L. P. Featherstone, 1888 Union Labor candidate for Arkansas's First Congressional District, near election day. (See Featherstone's Encyclopedia of Arkansas entry at https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/lewis-porter-featherstone-4621/ for additional information.)media/1888-11-06 Racist Snub of Featherston in WR Telephone - Memphis Avalanche pg 4.pngplain2020-05-31T19:53:19-07:0011/06/1888Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1900-07-20 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/1926-09-24 WR Area Farmers Expect Lean Growing Year - Tampa Times FL pg 7_thumb.png2020-06-16T21:36:06-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61926-09-24 Tampa Times FL pg 73Lawrence County farmers brace for a lean 1927 growing season; it is estimated that "less than 40 per cent of farmers in this county are able to pay their debts this year."media/1926-09-24 WR Area Farmers Expect Lean Growing Year - Tampa Times FL pg 7.pngplain2020-06-16T21:42:40-07:0009/24/1926Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1892-11-10 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/WR Street View 1910 Main St Looking East - City of WR via Larry Dobbs_thumb.jpg2020-07-10T14:33:49-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, West Main Street Looking East, Walnut Ridge, 19103The Hotel Rhea is pictured at right. Image property of James Whitlow; I of A WR&H pg 72.media/WR Street View 1910 Main St Looking East - City of WR via Larry Dobbs.jpgplain2020-12-02T11:04:03-08:001910Edward 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/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/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/WR Baseball Team 1894 - State Archives EofA_thumb.jpg2020-05-10T20:40:54-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, 1894 Walnut Ridge Baseball Club Team3According to "Images of America: Walnut Ridge & Hoxie," team members pictured are, from left to right, Dr. Clinton Meriwether, Montie Sharum, David Bloom, Caroll McCaroll, and Solon Crook, first row; Bert Israel, George Ponder, Berg Israel, C. W. Cooper, and Bob Cooper, second row. Image courtesy of CALS Encyclopedia of AR.media/WR Baseball Team 1894 - State Archives EofA.jpgplain2020-06-23T19:01:49-07:001894Edward 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/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/1909C Ellis Davis AR Map, LawCo Detail_thumb.jpg2020-05-08T13:24:55-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61909 George Cram & Ellis Davis Map of AR, LawCo Detail3Original map is part of the David Rumsey Historical Map Collection, at www.davidrumsey.com.media/1909C Ellis Davis AR Map, LawCo Detail.jpgplain2020-05-08T14:11:08-07:001909Edward 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/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/WR Frisco Depot Photo Detail - Ebay_thumb.jpg2020-07-09T13:34:19-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Frisco Depot, Walnut Ridge, Circa 1896-19143A later photograph of the depot built along Main Street in Walnut Ridge for the rail line from Hoxie to Pocahontas. Image property of James Whitlow; I of A WR&H pg 68.media/WR Frisco Depot Photo Detail - Ebay.jpgplain2020-12-02T11:21:11-08:001896 - 1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1893-04-06 African-American Cook Confesses to Fire, Says Others Guilty Too - Memphis TN pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-26T16:01:48-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61893-04-06 Memphis Commercial TN pg 43The Star Hotel cook confesses to starting the deadly fire but changes his story on who the other guilty parties are, and detectives are enlisted to investigate the matter.media/1893-04-06 African-American Cook Confesses to Fire, Says Others Guilty Too - Memphis TN pg 4.pngplain2020-05-26T16:07:14-07:0004/06/1893Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-10-22 Arkansas Democrat pg 8 - Dr Hughes Brought to Prison Since Mob Violence Feared_thumb.png2020-07-07T14:46:19-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-10-22 Arkansas Democrat pg 83Dr. Hughes is brought to Little Rock to stay at the state penitentiary until the time of his trial, as "mob violence is feared" in Walnut Ridge.media/1914-10-22 Arkansas Democrat pg 8 - Dr Hughes Brought to Prison Since Mob Violence Feared.pngplain2020-07-07T14:49:28-07:0010/22/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/Greetings from WR that looks like stock image - Google_thumb.jpg2020-05-08T14:32:01-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Postcard, "Greetings from Walnut Ridge" With Road on Slope, Circa 1930-19403Perhaps a road on a hill leading to Walnut Ridge, or more likely a generic image.media/Greetings from WR that looks like stock image - Google.jpgplain2020-06-23T12:27:25-07:001930 - 1940Edward 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/Early 1900s Walnut Ridge Cotton Gin Spoon - Ebay_thumb.jpg2020-07-08T13:08:25-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Object, Walnut Ridge Cotton Gin Souvenir Spoon, Circa 1900-19103Depicts one of the cotton gins built in Walnut Ridge; spoon found via online auction.media/Early 1900s Walnut Ridge Cotton Gin Spoon - Ebay.jpgplain2020-07-08T13:14:05-07:001900 - 1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR First Presbyterian Church, 1883 - FPC WR_thumb.jpg2020-05-10T10:15:22-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, First Presbyterian Church WR 1883 Sanctuary3Shows the congregation's first sanctuary, built of pine in 1883 and later destroyed by fire. Courtesy of FPC WR 130th Anniversary Commemorative Book.media/WR First Presbyterian Church, 1883 - FPC WR.jpgplain2020-06-23T19:03:19-07:001883Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Rhea Hotel - City of WR_thumb.jpg2020-05-11T08:17:27-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Rhea Hotel, Walnut Ridge3Photo of the two-story Rhea Hotel on West Main Street taken sometime between its construction in 1904 and its destruction by fire in 1914. Photo courtesy City of Walnut Ridge website.media/WR Rhea Hotel - City of WR.jpgplain2020-06-23T11:54:03-07:001904Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Methodist Church - City of WR and MarlynMartin_thumb.jpg2020-05-09T20:34:45-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Postcard, Walnut Ridge First Methodist Church3Depicts the current sanctuary built in 1922 at the corner of Vine and Southwest 2nd Streets.media/WR Methodist Church - City of WR and MarlynMartin.jpgplain2020-05-10T06:56:59-07:001922Edward 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/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/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/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/1912-05-15 WR Mayor Swears in 100 Special Officers to Stop Citizen Attacks - Hutchinson KS pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-11T15:17:19-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-05-15 Hutchinson Gazette KS pg 13The Walnut Ridge mayor swears in one hundred special officers "to repel any further attacks of night riders on negro farmers."media/1912-05-15 WR Mayor Swears in 100 Special Officers to Stop Citizen Attacks - Hutchinson KS pg 1.pngplain2020-06-11T15:23:45-07:0005/15/1912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1913-04-05 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/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/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/WR Old Presbyterian Church- Pinterest_thumb.jpg2020-05-10T10:12:12-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, First Presbyterian Church WR 1917 Sanctuary3Color photograph of the second sanctuary of FPC WR that was completed in 1917, replaced by the current sanctuary built in 1967. Courtesy of FPC WR 130th Anniversary Commemorative Book.media/WR Old Presbyterian Church- Pinterest.jpgplain2020-06-23T19:03:29-07:001917Edward 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/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/WR Sexton and Andews Prescription Circa 1893-1915 - Tale of Two Towns FB May 2016_thumb.jpg2020-07-08T14:41:26-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Document, Sexton & Andrews Prescription, Circa 1893-19153A presciption including menthol, cocaine, acid tonic, powdered opium, and Vaseline. Property of Bob Rainwater; image courtesy of Jon Walter.media/WR Sexton and Andews Prescription Circa 1893-1915 - Tale of Two Towns FB May 2016.jpgplain2020-12-02T09:31:39-08:001893 - 1915Edward 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/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/1885 Walnut Ridge Postmark - Ebay_thumb.jpg2020-05-11T20:31:29-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Document, Envelope With 1885 Walnut Ridge Postmark3Addressed to H. J. Shirk, Peru, Indiana, with an April 15, 1885 postmark; found at auction.media/1885 Walnut Ridge Postmark - Ebay.jpgplain2020-05-11T20:35:11-07:0004/15/1885Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/Grimes Soda Co WR - Ben Johnson FB WR-Hoxie Aug 2018_thumb.jpg2020-07-08T13:34:24-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Object, Grimes Drinks Sign, Circa 1920-19353A sign from Grimes Soda Company of Walnut Ridge, advertising their Cinderella drink; image courtesy of Ben Johnson.media/Grimes Soda Co WR - Ben Johnson FB WR-Hoxie Aug 2018.jpgplain2020-07-08T13:39:37-07:001920 - 1935Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1877-12-13 Brief Assessment of WR, Lawyer Col. Coffin, and LawCo Journal Editor - AR Gazette pg 4_thumb.jpg2020-05-13T14:46:09-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61877-12-13 Arkansas Gazette pg 43The Gazette gives a brief assessment of Walnut Ridge's timber and prospects, of Col. Charles Coffin, and of the Walnut Ridge Journal & its editor.media/1877-12-13 Brief Assessment of WR, Lawyer Col. Coffin, and LawCo Journal Editor - AR Gazette pg 4.jpgplain2020-05-13T15:04:00-07:0012/13/1877Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/Circa 1920s Train Wreck at or near Walnut Ridge - Ebay_thumb.jpg2020-05-08T14:51:39-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Train Wreck Near Walnut Ridge, Circa Early 1900s3A crowd surveys the damage; date taken and photographer unknown.media/Circa 1920s Train Wreck at or near Walnut Ridge - Ebay.jpgplain2020-05-08T14:54:19-07:00Edward 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/R L Bailey Cotton and Cotton Seed Stenciled Door - Tale of Two Towns_thumb.jpg2020-05-11T19:53:56-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Robert L. Bailey Cotton and Cotton Seed, Door Stencilling Circa 1920s3Office door in use from circa 1920s to early 1930s; photo by Jon Walter and James Whitlow and details at http://ataleoftwotowns.com/1920s-1930s-robert-l-bailey/media/R L Bailey Cotton and Cotton Seed Stenciled Door - Tale of Two Towns.jpgplain2020-06-23T12:01:18-07:001920 - 1935Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Baptist Church - City of WR2_thumb.jpg2020-05-10T07:30:17-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Postcard, Walnut Ridge First Baptist Church3Depicts the church's second building, constructed after the previous building burned in 1908, occupied in 1910, and demolished in turn in the 1950s.media/WR Baptist Church - City of WR2.jpgplain2020-05-10T10:18:59-07:001910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Sexton and Andews Prescription Col Ponders Liniment - Tale of Two Towns FB Jun 2016_thumb.jpg2020-07-08T14:50:27-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Document, Sexton & Andrews Prescription for Colonel Ponder, Circa 1886-19043A prescription for "Colonel Ponder's Liniment" made sometime before Ponder's death in 1904. Property of Bob Rainwater; image courtesy of Jon Walter.media/WR Sexton and Andews Prescription Col Ponders Liniment - Tale of Two Towns FB Jun 2016.jpgplain2020-12-02T09:34:39-08:001886 - 1904Edward 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/WR Street View 1909 - Larry Dobbs FB June 2010 and City of WR_thumb.jpg2020-07-10T10:10:00-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Postcard, West Main Street, Walnut Ridge, 19093A postcard image looking west on W. Main; note the drugstore ad on the wall at right. Image courtesy of the City of WR website.media/WR Street View 1909 - Larry Dobbs FB June 2010 and City of WR.jpgplain2020-07-10T11:54:56-07:001909Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Phoenix Cotton Oil Co - City of WR_thumb.jpg2020-05-10T19:46:13-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Postcard, Phoenix Cotton Oil Company, Walnut Ridge3An undated postcard of the sprawling complex, which opened in 1903; image courtesy City of Walnut Ridge website.media/WR Phoenix Cotton Oil Co - City of WR.jpgplain2020-06-23T12:36:16-07:001903Edward 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/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/WR Post Office and TD Postcard- MarlynMartin_thumb.jpg2020-05-06T12:31:25-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Postcard, 1935 WR Times-Dispatch Building/Former Post Office3Depicts the post office built on West Main St in Walnut Ridge in 1935; postcard date unknown.media/WR Post Office and TD Postcard- MarlynMartin.jpgplain2020-05-08T10:26:46-07:001935Edward 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/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/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/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/WR and Hoxie 1932 Map Thematic Screenshot_thumb.png2020-05-03T20:38:18-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61932 USGS WR and Hoxie Map, Detail3U. S. Geological Survey Map that shows road layouts, creeks and sloughs, utility lines, and houses.media/WR and Hoxie 1932 Map Thematic Screenshot.pngplain2020-05-09T14:45:56-07:001932Edward 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/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/May 9 1903 Walnut Ridge Spoon - Jon Walter WR and Hoxie FB Jan 2018_thumb.jpg2020-07-08T14:03:58-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Object, Walnut Ridge Souvenir Spoon, May 9, 19033A souvenir spoon with the date engraved on the back side; property of Jon Walter.media/May 9 1903 Walnut Ridge Spoon - Jon Walter WR and Hoxie FB Jan 2018.jpgplain2020-12-02T09:37:16-08:0005/09/1903Edward 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/WR Street View Main St 1918 - AHPP Hist Dist Natl Register Form_thumb.jpg2020-07-10T09:41:55-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, West Main Street, Walnut Ridge, 19213A view down Main Street, with the Lawrence County Courthouse in the background and a gazebo in the middle of the road. Photo from the National Register of Historic Places registration form for the WR Commercial Historic District, 2010; cropped from the original square photo owned by Jon Walter.media/WR Street View Main St 1918 - AHPP Hist Dist Natl Register Form.jpgplain2020-12-02T10:42:15-08:001921Edward 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/1893-04-01 Portia Lumber Mill Burns Along with Downtown WR - Vicksburg MS pg 2_thumb.png2020-05-26T15:17:08-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61893-04-01 Vicksburg Daily Commercial Herald MS pg 23A news brief notes the burning of a Portia lumber mill, the same day a fire hits Walnut Ridge.media/1893-04-01 Portia Lumber Mill Burns Along with Downtown WR - Vicksburg MS pg 2.pngplain2020-05-26T15:22:38-07:0004/01/1893Edward 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/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/WR Portrait by W.S. Hubbs Unknown Woman Circa 1880s-1890s - Larry Dobbs FB WR-Hoxie Nov 2013_thumb.jpg2020-06-23T14:09:53-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, WR Portrait of Unknown Woman, Circa 1880-19003Another portrait by W. S. Hubbs; photo courtesy Larry Dobbs.media/WR Portrait by W.S. Hubbs Unknown Woman Circa 1880s-1890s - Larry Dobbs FB WR-Hoxie Nov 2013.jpgplain2020-06-23T14:15:55-07:001880 - 1900Edward 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/WR Street View Main St Blooms before 1930 - Betty Davidson FB WR-Hoxie Jan 2018_thumb.jpg2020-07-10T09:57:40-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Bloom's Department Store, Walnut Ridge, Circa 1905-19303The department store was located on West Main Street, and burned in 1930; what appear to be several dogs and a hog are roaming in the street.media/WR Street View Main St Blooms before 1930 - Betty Davidson FB WR-Hoxie Jan 2018.jpgplain2020-08-30T13:51:21-07:001905 - 1930Edward 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/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/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/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/WR Street View Front St Circa 1890 - Gilbert S Rainey FB WR and Hoxie Jul 2015_thumb.jpg2020-07-09T13:51:11-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Walnut Ridge 1891 Front Street Panorama, pt 1 of 33Part of a three-frame panorama taken by W. S. Hubbs; image courtesy of Gilbert S. Rainey. The book "Images of America: Walnut Ridge & Hoxie" notes for this photograph that "the view in this picture is looking down West Main Street at the intersection of SW and NW Front Streets. Visible are, from left to right, the Rhea Stables, owned by John A. Rhea; Z. C. Phelps & Company General Merchandise; and, partly, the Star Hotel across Main Street, with S. Ruffner's Groceries on the first floor."media/WR Street View Front St Circa 1890 - Gilbert S Rainey FB WR and Hoxie Jul 2015.jpgplain2020-07-09T20:16:08-07:0010/17/1891Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Street View Main St Circa 1940 - AHPP Hist Dist Form_thumb.jpg2020-07-10T12:34:46-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, West Main Street, Walnut Ridge, Circa 1933-19403Photo from the National Register of Historic Places registration form for the WR Commercial Historic District, 2010.media/WR Street View Main St Circa 1940 - AHPP Hist Dist Form.jpgplain2020-07-10T12:45:59-07:001933 - 1940Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Ladies of the Maccabees Brass Piece Circa 1896-1926 - Jon Walter FB WR and Hoxie Oct 2014_thumb.jpg2020-07-08T12:30:46-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Object, Ladies of the Maccabees Brass Piece, Circa 1896-19263Found in Stewart Park in fill dirt likely transported from a Main Street construction site in WR; image courtesy of Jon Walter.media/WR Ladies of the Maccabees Brass Piece Circa 1896-1926 - Jon Walter FB WR and Hoxie Oct 2014.jpgplain2020-07-08T12:38:53-07:001896 - 1926Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR 1933 Football Team - FB Lori Prater WR-Hoxie Apr 2014_thumb.jpg2020-06-23T14:01:13-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, 1933 Walnut Ridge Football Team3Depicts twenty-three members of the team; photo courtesy of Lori Prater.media/WR 1933 Football Team - FB Lori Prater WR-Hoxie Apr 2014.jpgplain2020-06-23T18:55:59-07:001933Edward 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/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/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/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/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/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/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/1882-01-08 KKK in Lawrence County - Topeka Daily Commonwealth KS pg 1_thumb.jpg2020-05-13T21:02:46-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61882-01-08 Topeka Daily Commonwealth KS pg 13A Lawrence County KKK member refuses to take part in a plot to kill four people, but in a subsequent attempt to arrest the KKK members, three people are killed.media/1882-01-08 KKK in Lawrence County - Topeka Daily Commonwealth KS pg 1.jpgplain2020-05-13T21:07:59-07:0001/08/1882Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1898-02-23 Mail Clerk Hobo Robber and Disguised Wife Arrested in WR - Springfield MO pg 3_thumb.png2020-05-30T19:32:23-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61898-02-23 Springfield Leader and Press MO pg 33A St. Louis mail clerk turned robber and his disguised wife are detected in Walnut Ridge as hobos, and the robber arrested.media/1898-02-23 Mail Clerk Hobo Robber and Disguised Wife Arrested in WR - Springfield MO pg 3.pngplain2020-05-30T19:42:17-07:0002/23/1898Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1895 S C Dowell Land Ad - Geneology Trails_thumb.jpg2020-05-06T21:12:58-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Document, 1895 S. C. Dowell Land Ad3The card notes that Dowell is land agent for the Little Rock & Fort Smith RR as well as the Iron Mountain RR. Sourced from www.genealogytrails.com/ark/law/WALNUTRIDGEcomm.htmmedia/1895 S C Dowell Land Ad - Geneology Trails.jpgplain2020-05-09T14:55:37-07:001895Edward 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/WR Houses West Second St - 1950s photo but earlier houses - Larry Dobbs FB May 2010_thumb.jpg2020-07-10T14:25:05-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Houses on West Second Street, Walnut Ridge, Circa 1910-19253A 1950s photo of a row of Craftsman-style houses built in the 1910s or 1920s; image property of James Whitlow.media/WR Houses West Second St - 1950s photo but earlier houses - Larry Dobbs FB May 2010.jpgplain2020-12-02T10:47:08-08:001910 - 1925Edward 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/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/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/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/Old WR Courthouse With Trees - CourthouseHistory_thumb.jpg2020-05-10T19:23:07-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, 1900 Walnut Ridge Courthouse View With Trees3Depicts the second courthouse built in WR after the first one on East Main St burned. Photo courtesy of courthousehistory.com.media/Old WR Courthouse With Trees - CourthouseHistory.jpgplain2020-06-23T19:01:34-07:001900Edward 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/1902-05-22 Concern about WR Getting RR Switch Yards - Poplar Bluff MO pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-03T17:51:40-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61902-05-22 Poplar Bluff Citizen MO pg 12A Poplar Bluff newspaper expresses its concern that the town may lose the Iron Mountain Railroad division point to Walnut Ridge.media/1902-05-22 Concern about WR Getting RR Switch Yards - Poplar Bluff MO pg 1.pngplain2020-06-03T17:55:02-07:0005/22/1902Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1873-06-07 Young Boy Has Both Legs Cut Off by Train Near WR, Dies Later - Arkadelphia AR pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-13T12:34:06-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61873-06-07Arkadelphia Southern Standard AR pg 12A twelve-year-old boy has both legs cut off by a train, and dies that evening despite efforts by several surgeons to save him.media/1873-06-07 Young Boy Has Both Legs Cut Off by Train Near WR, Dies Later - Arkadelphia AR pg 1.pngplain2020-05-13T12:40:06-07:0006/07/1873Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1921-04-21 Ad for Fifteen Hundred Bushels Honduras Rice for Sale - AR Gazette pg 12_thumb.png2020-06-16T09:01:31-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61921-04-21 Arkansas Gazette pg 122Fifteen hundred bushels of Honduras seed rice are advertised for sale in Walnut Ridge.media/1921-04-21 Ad for Fifteen Hundred Bushels Honduras Rice for Sale - AR Gazette pg 12.pngplain2020-06-16T09:02:13-07:0004/21/1921Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1894-01-05 Vandals Attempt to Burn WR - St Joseph MO pg 2_thumb.png2020-05-27T15:38:25-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61894-01-05 St Joseph Gazette-Herald MO pg 22Arsonists attempt to burn businesses throughout Walnut Ridge in the early hours of the morning.media/1894-01-05 Vandals Attempt to Burn WR - St Joseph MO pg 2.pngplain2020-05-27T15:40:42-07:0001/05/1894Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1935-06-15 Salesmans Car Struck at Hoxie RR Tracks (More Details)- St Louis MO pg 20_thumb.png2020-06-18T12:44:06-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61935-06-15 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 202Another article on the death of a man at a Hoxie railroad crossing notes that a plane was chartered to bring the body to St. Louis.media/1935-06-15 Salesmans Car Struck at Hoxie RR Tracks (More Details)- St Louis MO pg 20.pngplain2020-06-18T12:45:55-07:0006/15/1935Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1877-09-30 LawCo Personal Property Increases 12K; Dried Peaches into WR - AR Gazette pg 3_thumb.jpg2020-05-13T14:19:45-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61877-09-30 Arkansas Gazette pg 32Taxable property in Lawrence County increases $12,000 year over year, and bounties of dried peaches and cotton are noted.media/1877-09-30 LawCo Personal Property Increases 12K; Dried Peaches into WR - AR Gazette pg 3.jpgplain2020-05-13T14:22:36-07:0009/30/1877Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/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/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/1937-03-26 Obituary of Thayer Man Mentions Early WR as Campsite - Thayer News MO pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-18T13:41:04-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61937-03-26 Thayer News MO pg 12The obituary of a Thayer man mentions that, after the Civil War, he had brought his wagon to a camp yard at what became Walnut Ridge.media/1937-03-26 Obituary of Thayer Man Mentions Early WR as Campsite - Thayer News MO pg 1.pngplain2020-06-18T13:45:18-07:0003/26/1937Edward 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/1922-07-27 Moving Fever Strikes Walnut Ridge - St Albans VT pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-16T18:52:43-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61922-07-27 St Albans Daily Messenger VT pg 52A "moving fever" spreads throughout the citizenry of Walnut Ridge.media/1922-07-27 Moving Fever Strikes Walnut Ridge - St Albans VT pg 5.pngplain2020-06-16T18:54:33-07:0007/27/1922Edward 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/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/1879-09-24 WR Refuses to Accept New Orleans Mail Due to Yellow Fever Threat - AR Gazette pg 8_thumb.jpg2020-05-13T19:43:22-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61879-09-24 Arkansas Gazette pg 82Despite the state board of health's order that it is safe to do so, the people of Walnut Ridge refuse to allow in any mail from New Orleans due to the threat of yellow fever.media/1879-09-24 WR Refuses to Accept New Orleans Mail Due to Yellow Fever Threat - AR Gazette pg 8.jpgplain2020-05-13T19:44:56-07:0009/24/1879Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1923-06-13 Accusations that Woman Gave Away Whiskey Dismissed - Poplar Bluff MO pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-16T20:09:24-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61923-06-13 Poplar Bluff Weekly Citizen Democrat MO pg 32Accusations that a Lawrence County woman gave away whiskey are dismissed in a court hearing.media/1923-06-13 Accusations that Woman Gave Away Whiskey Dismissed - Poplar Bluff MO pg 3.pngplain2020-06-16T20:10:50-07:0006/13/1923Edward 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/1905-02-26 WR Health Board Refuses to Remove Smallpox Patient from Depot - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-04T18:11:15-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61905-02-26 Arkansas Gazette pg 22The Walnut Ridge Board of Health refuses to remove a smallpox patient from the Iron Mountain Railroad depot.media/1905-02-26 WR Health Board Refuses to Remove Smallpox Patient from Depot - AR Gazette pg 2.pngplain2020-06-04T18:13:41-07:0002/26/1905Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1882-07-04 Death by Sunstroke in WR - Memphis Avalanche TN pg 2_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T08:18:16-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61882-07-04 Memphis Avalanche TN pg 22A man dies of sunstroke in Walnut Ridge, and his wife cuts short her visit in Tennessee upon receipt of the news.media/1882-07-04 Death by Sunstroke in WR - Memphis Avalanche TN pg 2.jpgplain2020-05-14T08:30:40-07:0007/04/1882Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1905-06-04 Travelers Passing Through Walnut Ridge - Arkansas Democrat pg 16_thumb.png2020-06-05T12:07:55-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61905-06-04 Arkansas Democrat pg 162Another list of travelers to and from Walnut Ridge includes businessmen, those visiting friends, and one man just passing through.media/1905-06-04 Travelers Passing Through Walnut Ridge - Arkansas Democrat pg 16.pngplain2020-06-05T12:10:46-07:0006/04/1905Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/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/1927-12-15 Drunken WR Hunter Says He Just Happened to Find Liquor - Poplar Bluff MO pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-17T08:57:16-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61927-12-15 Poplar Bluff Weekly Citizen Democrat MO pg 4 article 22A hunter charged with drunkenness says he "just happened" to find a bottle of liquor when he came to town.media/1927-12-15 Drunken WR Hunter Says He Just Happened to Find Liquor - Poplar Bluff MO pg 4.pngplain2020-06-17T08:59:09-07:0012/15/1927Edward 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/1905-08-13 No Yellow Fever in WR or Hoxie - St Louis Republic pg 30_thumb.png2020-06-05T13:11:06-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61905-08-13 St Louis Republic MO pg 302The board of health of eastern Lawrence County reassures the public that there are no cases of yellow fever in WR or Hoxie.media/1905-08-13 No Yellow Fever in WR or Hoxie - St Louis Republic pg 30.pngplain2020-06-05T13:12:27-07:0008/13/1905Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1886-12-05 Saloon Owner Slashed With Knife - St. Louis Globe-Democrat pg 4_thumb.jpg2020-05-17T13:43:42-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61886-12-05 St. Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 42A Walnut Ridge saloon owner is slashed with a knife by an out-of-town customer.media/1886-12-05 Saloon Owner Slashed With Knife - St. Louis Globe-Democrat pg 4.jpgplain2020-05-17T13:46:24-07:0012/05/1886Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1930-01-30 Medicine Testimonial from WR - Selma Times-Journal pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-17T10:13:02-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61930-01-30 Selma Times-Journal AL pg 52The medicine Thedford's Black Draught runs an ad featuring a testimonial from Walnut Ridge.media/1930-01-30 Medicine Testimonial from WR - Selma Times-Journal pg 5.pngplain2020-06-17T10:13:46-07:0001/30/1930Edward 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/1889-06-26 WR Wins Baseball Game Against Jonesboro - AR Democrat pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-17T15:33:27-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61889-06-26 Arkansas Democrat pg 12Walnut Ridge wins a baseball game against Jonesboro by a score of 18 to 11.media/1889-06-26 WR Wins Baseball Game Against Jonesboro - AR Democrat pg 1.pngplain2020-05-17T15:36:57-07:0006/26/1889Edward 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/1915-01-20 WR Blade Recounts How Kids Had Not Seen Blue Civil War Coats - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-12T16:12:28-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61915-01-20 Arkansas Gazette pg 62The Walnut Ridge Blade recounts how several local kids had never seen blue Civil War coats before.media/1915-01-20 WR Blade Recounts How Kids Had Not Seen Blue Civil War Coats - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-12T16:14:16-07:0001/20/1915Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1891-06-20 Traveling Salesman Attacked and Robbed Between WR and Hoxie - Topeka KS pg 8_thumb.png2020-05-17T20:43:54-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61891-06-20 Topeka Daily Capital KS pg 82A medicine salesman is attacked and robbed when traveling between Walnut Ridge and Hoxie.media/1891-06-20 Traveling Salesman Attacked and Robbed Between WR and Hoxie - Topeka KS pg 8.pngplain2020-05-17T20:46:16-07:0006/20/1891Edward 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/1901-01-24 Fiends Wreck a Tourist Train at WR - Davenport IA pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-03T09:20:46-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61901-01-24 Davenport Morning Star IA pg 12Criminals attempting to wreck an express train near Walnut Ridge instead wreck a St. Louis to Mexico tourist train.media/1901-01-24 Fiends Wreck a Tourist Train at WR - Davenport IA pg 1.pngplain2020-06-03T09:39:10-07:0001/24/1901Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1917-11-11 WCTU Convention in WR, 2nd Wife of WR Blade Editor is Delegate - AR Gazette pg 10_thumb.png2020-06-15T09:53:59-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61917-11-11 Arkansas Gazette pg 102The state convention of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union is held at Walnut Ridge.media/1917-11-11 WCTU Convention in WR, 2nd Wife of WR Blade Editor is Delegate - AR Gazette pg 10.pngplain2020-06-15T09:57:00-07:0011/11/1917Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61892-11-08 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.pngplain2020-05-26T14:03:05-07:0011/08/1892Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1931-03-26 WR Man Sells Mortgaged Equipment With Restaurant, Indicted - Poplar Bluff MO pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-17T15:47:15-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61931-03-26 Poplar Bluff Republican MO pg 82A former WR restaurant owner is indicted for failing to mention, when selling the business, that the equipment is still mortgaged.media/1931-03-26 WR Man Sells Mortgaged Equipment With Restaurant, Indicted - Poplar Bluff MO pg 8.pngplain2020-06-17T15:53:40-07:0003/26/1931Edward 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/1874-09-26 Horses Traveling Between WR and Powhatan Run Away With Vehicle - AR Gazette pg 4_thumb.jpg2020-05-12T12:50:59-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61874-09-26 Arkansas Gazette pg 42A woman and her two children are injured when the horses towing their vehicle between WR & Powhatan run away.media/1874-09-26 Horses Traveling Between WR and Powhatan Run Away With Vehicle - AR Gazette pg 4.jpgplain2020-05-12T12:54:40-07:0009/26/1874Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/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/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/1911-10-16 Charter train from WR to BR for Baptisms - Shreveport Times LA pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-11T12:17:13-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61911-10-16 Shreveport Times LA pg 12A special train is chartered from Walnut Ridge to Black Rock to transport 500 people attending a baptismal service at the Black River.media/1911-10-16 Charter train from WR to BR for Baptisms - Shreveport Times LA pg 1.pngplain2020-06-11T12:19:13-07:0010/16/1911Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1912-10-21 Jonesboro Daily Tribune pg 4 - Col Surridge Says Things Have Quieted Down in WR_thumb.png2020-07-07T10:43:18-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-10-21 Jonesboro Daily Tribune pg 42Colonel Surridge of Walnut Ridge, visiting Jonesboro, remarks that "things have about quieted down since the shooting of Bagley by Benningfield" several days prior.media/1912-10-21 Jonesboro Daily Tribune pg 4 - Col Surridge Says Things Have Quieted Down in WR.pngplain2020-07-07T10:44:06-07:0010/21/1912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Courthouse Postcard - Larry Dobbs FB WR and Hoxie Dec 2014_thumb.jpg2020-07-09T12:54:42-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Postcard, Lawrence County Eastern District Courthouse, 19002Depicts the brick courthouse constructed in 1900, with numerous houses behind it; image courtesy of Larry Dobbs.media/WR Courthouse Postcard - Larry Dobbs FB WR and Hoxie Dec 2014.jpgplain2020-07-09T12:55:45-07:001900Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1912-01-27 Classified Ad, Tharp of WR Still Wants Bookkeeper Postion - AR Gazette pg 15_thumb.png2020-06-11T13:06:24-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-01-27 Arkansas Gazette pg 152J. J. Tharp of Walnut Ridge takes out another classified ad to seek a bookkeeper position.media/1912-01-27 Classified Ad, Tharp of WR Still Wants Bookkeeper Postion - AR Gazette pg 15.pngplain2020-06-11T13:08:02-07:0001/27/1912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1913-03-24 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Second Trial for Benningfield Begins_thumb.png2020-07-07T13:05:11-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-03-24 Arkansas Gazette pg 22A second trial for Wolf Benningfield is set to begin; "great crowds are expected to attend the trial."media/1913-03-24 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Second Trial for Benningfield Begins.pngplain2020-07-07T13:07:00-07:0003/24/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1908-01-30 Rev Connell Praised Upon Move to WR - Baptist and Reflector Nashville TN pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-07T09:50:39-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61908-01-30 Nashville Baptist & Reflector TN pg 52Reverend Joseph Connell is congratulated by Tennessee friends on the occasion of his becoming pastor of First Baptist Church of Walnut Ridge.media/1908-01-30 Rev Connell Praised Upon Move to WR - Baptist and Reflector Nashville TN pg 5.pngplain2020-06-07T09:54:59-07:0001/30/1908Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1912-05-09 WR Race War of 1912 Article - Bamberg SC pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-11T14:35:36-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-05-09 Bamberg Herald SC pg 32A newspaper account describes a sequence of conflicts between a group of violent nightriders and an anti-nightrider coalition of black and white citizens, local law enforcement, and the state militia, in what became known as the Walnut Ridge Race War of 1912 (see https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/walnut-ridge-race-war-of-1912-7418/ for details).media/1912-05-09 WR Race War of 1912 Article - Bamberg SC pg 3.pngplain2020-06-11T14:57:28-07:0005/09/1912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1913-07-15 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - Senator Going Found Guilty by State Supreme Court_thumb.png2020-07-07T13:55:40-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-07-15 Arkansas Gazette pg 12Senator Going and others involved in Wolf Benningfield's first trial find their charges of contempt of court upheld by the Arkansas Supreme Court.media/1913-07-15 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - Senator Going Found Guilty by State Supreme Court.pngplain2020-07-07T13:56:35-07:0007/15/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1908-07-31 WR Blade Editor Gets Nice Bass Fish Caught on a Sunday - Batesville Guard pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-07T12:50:44-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61908-07-31 Batesville Guard pg 42The Walnut Ridge Blade editor acknowledges a gift made to him of a large bass caught on a Sunday.media/1908-07-31 WR Blade Editor Gets Nice Bass Fish Caught on a Sunday - Batesville Guard pg 4.pngplain2020-06-07T12:52:38-07:0007/31/1908Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Street View Northeast Front Street Circa 1920 - AHPP Hist Dist Form_thumb.jpg2020-07-10T09:34:14-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Northeast Front Street, Walnut Ridge, Circa 1893-19202Shows businesses on the corner of Northeast Front and East Main Streets; photo from the National Register of Historic Places registration form for the WR Commercial Historic District, 2010.media/WR Street View Northeast Front Street Circa 1920 - AHPP Hist Dist Form.jpgplain2020-07-10T09:36:02-07:001893 - 1920Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1912-06-22 Ad, Jaggers and Hall of WR Advertise Saying 200 Farms to Sell - Topeka KS pg 19_thumb.png2020-06-11T15:52:26-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-06-22 Topeka Kansas Farmer & Mail & Breeze KS pg 192The firm Jaggers & Hall of Walnut Ridge advertises that they have "200 farms to dispose of at once in Arkansas."media/1912-06-22 Ad, Jaggers and Hall of WR Advertise Saying 200 Farms to Sell - Topeka KS pg 19.pngplain2020-06-11T15:55:53-07:0006/22/1912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1909-01-12 WR Mans Leg Cut Off By Freight Train - Poplar Bluff MO pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-07T18:28:06-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61909-01-12 Poplar Bluff Weekly Citizen Democrat MO pg 22A Walnut Ridge man has his leg severed by a freight train.media/1909-01-12 WR Mans Leg Cut Off By Freight Train - Poplar Bluff MO pg 2.pngplain2020-06-07T18:30:07-07:0001/12/1909Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Street View East Front St Looking North 1920s - Larry Dobbs FB May 2010_thumb.jpg2020-07-10T13:10:18-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Postcard, Northwest Front Street, Walnut Ridge, Circa 1922-19302Image courtesy of Larry Dobbs.media/WR Street View East Front St Looking North 1920s - Larry Dobbs FB May 2010.jpgplain2020-07-10T13:11:01-07:001922 - 1930Edward 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/1914-12-01 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Dr Hughes Trial to Open Thursday_thumb.png2020-07-08T05:13:44-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-12-01 Arkansas Gazette pg 22Approximately one hundred witnesses are subpoenaed for the trial of Dr. Hughes concerning the double murder of Alf and Isom Bagley.media/1914-12-01 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Dr Hughes Trial to Open Thursday.pngplain2020-07-08T05:14:35-07:0012/01/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1909-08-16 Ad for Lady Wanted as Singer and Lecturer Assistant - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 10_thumb.png2020-06-07T19:35:01-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61909-08-16 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 102A help wanted ad from Walnut Ridge asks for a "good singer, who has some money to assist me in my work as a lecturer."media/1909-08-16 Ad for Lady Wanted as Singer and Lecturer Assistant - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 10.pngplain2020-06-07T19:38:19-07:0008/16/1909Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-12-05 St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 3 - Woman Indicted as Accessory in Feud Murder_thumb.png2020-07-08T06:51:46-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-12-05 St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 32The Post-Dispatch describes the circumstances leading to the fallout between Lizzie Burell and Isom Bagley, and notes that Isom's sons "were ready fighters when occasion demanded action."media/1914-12-05 St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 3 - Woman Indicted as Accessory in Feud Murder.pngplain2020-07-08T07:01:03-07:0012/05/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-12-09 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Awaiting Verdict, Dr Hughes Jests_thumb.png2020-07-08T07:55:00-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-12-09 Arkansas Gazette pg 22When asked if he thought his case would result in a hung jury, Dr. Hughes replies that "it may be a hung doctor" instead.media/1914-12-09 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Awaiting Verdict, Dr Hughes Jests.pngplain2020-07-08T07:57:30-07:0012/09/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1910-09-28 WR Watermelon Ad - Chicago Tribune pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-10T09:57:09-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-09-28 Chicago Tribune IL pg 42An advertisement for the Lawrence County exhibits at a land show in Chicago declares that the county is the "greatest watermelon district in Arkansas," and identifies other successful crops in the county as "berries of all sorts, muskmelons, sweet and Irish potatoes."media/1910-09-28 WR Watermelon Ad - Chicago Tribune pg 4.pngplain2020-06-10T10:00:02-07:0009/28/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1915-03-17 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Dr Hughes Given Change of Venue to Batesville_thumb.png2020-07-08T09:04:44-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61915-03-17 Arkansas Gazette pg 22The Gazette notes that "Dr. Hughes' attorneys asserted that sentiment is so strong against the doctor in this county that a fair trial would be impossible."media/1915-03-17 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Dr Hughes Given Change of Venue to Batesville.pngplain2020-07-08T09:05:45-07:0003/17/1915Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1910-10-26 Langston of SD Alibi in Shirey Murder - Brainerd Daily Dispatch MN pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-10T11:52:14-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-10-26 Brainerd Daily Dispatch MN pg 12Another news account describes why the now-acquitted Langston had been considered a suspect in the Shirey murder case.media/1910-10-26 Langston of SD Alibi in Shirey Murder - Brainerd Daily Dispatch MN pg 1.pngplain2020-06-10T11:55:01-07:0010/26/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/First National Bank of WR Jan 4 1909 Ten Dollars Both Sides - Larry Dobbs FB WR-Hoxie Apr 2014_thumb.jpg2020-06-23T14:40:11-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Document, First National Bank of Walnut Ridge $10 Banknote2A Walnut Ridge banknote featuring a portrait of President McKinley on the front; image courtesy Larry Dobbs.media/First National Bank of WR Jan 4 1909 Ten Dollars Both Sides - Larry Dobbs FB WR-Hoxie Apr 2014.jpgplain2020-06-23T14:42:43-07:0001/04/1909FBMD01000aa6030000121b00002f4b0000544c0000405000001c8d000067e300005ce8000097ec0000fef30000278c0100Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1911-04-16 Girl stabs another in Alicia - Hutchinson KS pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-10T13:07:48-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61911-04-16 Hutchinson Gazette KS pg 82A jury fails to convict an Alicia woman who stabbed another woman to death on a sidewalk.media/1911-04-16 Girl stabs another in Alicia - Hutchinson KS pg 8.pngplain2020-06-10T13:15:20-07:0004/16/1911Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1906-05-30 Woman Aged 96 Dies From Fall Injuries - Arkansas Democrat pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-06T08:40:11-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61906-05-30 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.pngplain2020-06-06T08:42:43-07:0005/30/1906Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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 Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61911-07-15 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.pngplain2020-06-11T08:26:57-07:0007/15/1911Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1910-10-25 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Mystery Shrouds Bagley Killings_thumb.png2020-07-07T09:41:41-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-10-25 Arkansas Gazette pg 22A number of witnesses testify in the coroner's inquiry on the Bagley murders, but the murderer of Isom Bagley remains a mystery nevertheless.media/1910-10-25 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Mystery Shrouds Bagley Killings.pngplain2020-07-07T09:43:12-07:0010/25/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/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/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/1876-08-29 Highlights From Letter Give Rare Details of Early WR - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.jpg2020-05-13T12:46:12-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61876-08-29 Arkansas Gazette pg 22A letter from WR to the Jonesboro Times discusses Walnut Ridge's improvements and its anticipation of a rail connection to Jonesboro.media/1876-08-29 Highlights From Letter Give Rare Details of Early WR - AR Gazette pg 2.jpgplain2020-05-13T12:50:35-07:0008/29/1876Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1921-05-21 Plate Glass Window in WR Attorneys Office Broken - Pittsburgh PA pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-16T14:40:03-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61921-05-21 Pittsburgh Daily Post PA pg 62A recently installed window at the office of a Walnut Ridge attorney is mysteriously broken.media/1921-05-21 Plate Glass Window in WR Attorneys Office Broken - Pittsburgh PA pg 6.pngplain2020-06-16T14:42:03-07:0005/21/1921Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/N1894-03-22 Man Sentenced for WR Arson - Memphis Commercial pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-27T15:56:47-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61894-03-22 Memphis Commercial TN pg 42Ad Cain, charged with starting the fire that burned the Star Hotel and other WR businesses in April 1893, is sentenced to two years in prison.media/N1894-03-22 Man Sentenced for WR Arson - Memphis Commercial pg 4.pngplain2020-05-27T15:59:20-07:0003/22/1894Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1909-03-22 Jonesboro Daily News pgs 1 and 8 - Alf Bagley on Trial, Important Case_thumb.png2020-05-08T08:51:52-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61909-03-22 Jonesboro Daily News pgs 1 & 82Alf Bagley's murder trial begins, "one of the most important cases to be tried in this part of the state in months."media/1909-03-22 Jonesboro Daily News pgs 1 and 8 - Alf Bagley on Trial, Important Case.pngplain2020-05-08T08:56:06-07:0003/22/1909Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1938-11-19 Blytheville Wins Over WR in High School Football - NW AR Times pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-18T12:51:23-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61938-11-19 Fayetteville NW Arkansas Times pg 62Blytheville wins 19-7 over Walnut Ridge in high school football.media/1938-11-19 Blytheville Wins Over WR in High School Football - NW AR Times pg 6.pngplain2020-06-18T12:52:08-07:0011/19/1938Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1877-10-21 WR Business Z Phelps and Sons Included in Steel Plow Ad - AR Gazette pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-13T14:29:29-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61877-10-21 Arkansas Gazette pg 42Walnut Ridge merchants Z. Phelps & Sons are among the Arkansas outlets listed in an ad for Deere, Mansur, & Co. steel plows.media/1877-10-21 WR Business Z Phelps and Sons Included in Steel Plow Ad - AR Gazette pg 4.pngplain2020-05-13T14:31:52-07:0010/21/1877Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/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/1910-03-23 Jonesboro Daily Tribune pg 1 - Bagley Trial is On, Great Interest in Case_thumb.png2020-05-08T09:51:29-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-03-23 Jonesboro Daily Tribune pg 12A jury is secured for Alf Bagley's second trial, a full year after the first trial.media/1910-03-23 Jonesboro Daily Tribune pg 1 - Bagley Trial is On, Great Interest in Case.pngplain2020-05-08T09:53:03-07:0003/23/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/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/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/1901-07-31 Heavy Rainfall in Walnut Ridge - Arkansas Democrat pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-13T18:57:30-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61901-07-31 Arkansas Democrat pg 12A remarkably heavy rain falls on Walnut Ridge over the course of two days.media/1901-07-31 Heavy Rainfall in Walnut Ridge - Arkansas Democrat pg 1.pngplain2020-05-13T18:59:22-07:0007/31/1901Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1922-06-09 JACKPOT List of LawCo Newspapers Up to 1922 - AR Gazette pg 10-min_thumb.png2020-06-16T19:01:06-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61922-06-09 Arkansas Gazette pg 102The Arkansas Gazette publishes a list of all known Lawrence County newspapers through 1922, giving a brief summary of each paper.media/1922-06-09 JACKPOT List of LawCo Newspapers Up to 1922 - AR Gazette pg 10-min.pngplain2020-06-16T19:15:29-07:0006/09/1922Edward 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/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/1879-11-27 Impressive Letter from WR - Fayetteville Gazette NC pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-13T19:48:33-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61879-11-27 Fayetteville Gazette NC pg 12A North Carolina newspaper gets a letter from a former resident that includes a description of Walnut Ridge and tips on how to prosper as a citizen of Arkansas.media/1879-11-27 Impressive Letter from WR - Fayetteville Gazette NC pg 1.pngplain2020-05-13T19:57:16-07:0011/27/1879Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1923-06-13 Gravel on Road Between WR and Egypt Begins - Poplar Bluff MO pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-16T20:14:29-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61923-06-13 Poplar Bluff Weekly Citizen Democrat MO pg 32Preliminary work begins on a gravel road between Walnut Ridge and the town of Egypt.media/1923-06-13 Gravel on Road Between WR and Egypt Begins - Poplar Bluff MO pg 3.pngplain2020-06-16T20:15:59-07:0006/13/1923Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1897-07-21 WR Pigeons Update 3 - Green Bay WI pg 5_thumb.png2020-05-30T12:42:42-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61897-07-21 Green Bay Press-Gazette WI pg 52A third update on the pigeons released from Walnut Ridge notes that only six out of thirteen birds have returned after almost two weeks.media/1897-07-21 WR Pigeons Update 3 - Green Bay WI pg 5.pngplain2020-05-30T12:44:45-07:0007/21/1897Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1905-03-14 WR Blade Editor Comments About Progress in WR - AR Gazette pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-04T18:21:26-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61905-03-14 Arkansas Gazette pg 42The editor of the Walnut Ridge Blade comments on commerce, transportation, and smallpox in WR.media/1905-03-14 WR Blade Editor Comments About Progress in WR - AR Gazette pg 4.pngplain2020-06-04T18:24:45-07:0003/14/1905Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1882-07-19 RR Track to Memphis Begins - Memphis Public Ledger pg 1_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T08:44:27-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61882-07-19 Memphis Public Ledger TN pg 12A Walnut Ridge dispatch notes, "the track laying on the Springfield and Memphis road, between a crossing below here and Black River, begins tomorrow."media/1882-07-19 RR Track to Memphis Begins - Memphis Public Ledger pg 1.jpgplain2020-05-14T08:46:59-07:0007/19/1882Edward 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/WR Rhea Hotel - Larry Dobbs WR and Hoxie FB Apr 2015 - Postcard Front_thumb.jpg2020-07-10T14:41:26-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Postcard, Rhea Hotel, Walnut Ridge, 1914, Front of Card2Front side of a postcard dated September 10, 1914; image courtesy of Larry Dobbs.media/WR Rhea Hotel - Larry Dobbs WR and Hoxie FB Apr 2015 - Postcard Front.jpgplain2020-07-10T14:42:41-07:0009/10/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1905-06-08 Portia Man Leases Land in MO for Ore Mining - Van Buren MO pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-05T12:13:10-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61905-06-08 Van Buren Current Local MO pg 42A Portia man leases land in Southern Missouri for ore mining.media/1905-06-08 Portia Man Leases Land in MO for Ore Mining - Van Buren MO pg 4.pngplain2020-06-05T12:27:25-07:0006/08/1905Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1884-02-11 John Rhea Stabbs Mr. Bottoms in Saloon - Alton IL pg 2_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T12:14:18-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61884-02-11 Alton Evening Telegraph IL pg 22A fight in a Walnut Ridge saloon results in a man stabbed in the neck with a penknife.media/1884-02-11 John Rhea Stabbs Mr. Bottoms in Saloon - Alton IL pg 2.jpgplain2020-05-14T12:15:46-07:0002/11/1884Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1928-09-12 Woman Dies at WR Recital While Singing of Death - Talladega AL pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-17T09:18:58-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61928-09-12 Talladega Mountain Home AL pg 42A woman collapses and dies of a heart attack at a Walnut Ridge recital while singing "Death Let Me In."media/1928-09-12 Woman Dies at WR Recital While Singing of Death - Talladega AL pg 4.pngplain2020-06-17T09:20:03-07:0009/12/1928Edward 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/1913-03-24 Electric Light and Street Car Service Resume in WR Following Storm - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-12T10:48:20-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-03-24 Arkansas Gazette pg 22Electric light and streetcar services resume in Walnut Ridge following post-storm/tornado cleanup efforts.media/1913-03-24 Electric Light and Street Car Service Resume in WR Following Storm - AR Gazette pg 2.pngplain2020-06-12T13:56:02-07:0003/24/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1887-06-02 Early Baseball Game between BR and WR - Arkansas Gazette pg 1_thumb.jpg2020-05-17T13:55:23-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61887-06-02 Arkansas Gazette pg 12A baseball game is scheduled between the Walnut Ridge and Black Rock club teams.media/1887-06-02 Early Baseball Game between BR and WR - Arkansas Gazette pg 1.jpgplain2020-05-17T13:56:38-07:0006/02/1887Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/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/WR High School - MarlynMartin_thumb.jpg2020-05-10T18:57:47-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Postcard, Walnut Ridge High School and Grammar School2A picturesque view focusing on the high school building, constructed in 1923; postcard date unknown.media/WR High School - MarlynMartin.jpgplain2020-05-10T19:00:43-07:001923Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-02-23 Alvis Meyer Store at Walnut Ridge Burns - Jonesboro Evening Sun pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-12T15:11:16-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-02-23 Jonesboro Evening Sun pg 12A fire destroys the back section of a Walnut Ridge store after spreading from a nearby restaurant.media/1914-02-23 Alvis Meyer Store at Walnut Ridge Burns - Jonesboro Evening Sun pg 1.pngplain2020-06-12T15:12:44-07:0002/23/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1900-06-29 Prehistoric Cask of Maize Was Actually Found Near Marked Tree - AR Democrat pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-02T19:37:30-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61900-06-29 Arkansas Democrat pg 62The Walnut Ridge Telephone newspaper remarks on the discovery near Marked Tree of a stone cask of ancient corn.media/1900-06-29 Prehistoric Cask of Maize Was Actually Found Near Marked Tree - AR Democrat pg 6.pngplain2020-06-02T19:38:21-07:0006/29/1900Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR First Baptist WMU Circle Meeting Circa 1940 - FBC WR History_thumb.jpg2020-05-11T08:27:27-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, First Baptist Church WR, Woman's Missionary Union Circle Meeting Circa 19402From "March We Onward: A History of First Baptist WR 1889-1989," which states, "This photograph of a W.M.U. circle meeting was made around 1940. Among those in the photograph are: Rev. and Mrs. Vermillion, Mabel Bridges, Mrs. Cora Andrus, Martha Downing, Florence Guthrie, Naomi Moore, Hannah Floyd, Mrs. Butler, Lola Mullen, and Lola Thomas."media/WR First Baptist WMU Circle Meeting Circa 1940 - FBC WR History.jpgplain2020-05-11T08:36:40-07:001940Edward 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/1888-02-02 QandA about Civil War Deserter Status - National Tribune Washington DC pg 8_thumb.png2020-05-26T09:22:33-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61888-02-02 National Tribune Washington DC pg 82A Walnut Ridge resident writes in to a Q & A column about Civil War veteran pensions and benefits.media/1888-02-02 QandA about Civil War Deserter Status - National Tribune Washington DC pg 8.pngplain2020-05-26T09:24:21-07:0002/02/1888Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/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/1901-05-09 Grand Ball Held in Walnut Ridge - Poplar Bluff Citizen MO pg 12_thumb.png2020-06-03T09:52:53-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61901-05-09 Poplar Bluff Citizen MO pg 122A festive ball is held in Walnut Ridge, with special invitations sent out to members of Elk lodges and the Travelers Protective Association (based at the time out of St. Louis).media/1901-05-09 Grand Ball Held in Walnut Ridge - Poplar Bluff Citizen MO pg 12.pngplain2020-06-03T09:55:07-07:0005/09/1901Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1918-02-07 AR Cattleman and Swine Breeders Assoc Auction Ads from WR - AR Gazette pg 11_thumb.png2020-06-15T11:24:07-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61918-02-07 Arkansas Gazette pg 112Two Walnut Ridge farms are represented in a spread of ads for the Arkansas Cattleman & Swine Breeders Association Auction.media/1918-02-07 AR Cattleman and Swine Breeders Assoc Auction Ads from WR - AR Gazette pg 11.pngplain2020-06-15T11:25:59-07:0002/07/1918Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1931-04-14 Frogs and Mushrooms Aid WR Farmers During Drought - Blytheville Courier News pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-17T15:57:31-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61931-04-14 Blytheville Courier News pg 12Walnut Ridge farmers turn to selling mushrooms and more than 200 crates of bullfrogs during a drought.media/1931-04-14 Frogs and Mushrooms Aid WR Farmers During Drought - Blytheville Courier News pg 1.pngplain2020-06-17T15:59:41-07:0004/14/1931Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1902-03-14 Man Goes to WR for Mules, Gets Bride Too - Arkansas Democrat pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-03T14:43:03-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61902-03-14 Arkansas Democrat pg 32A man goes to Walnut Ridge to buy mules, falls in love with the step-daughter of his Thanksgiving dinner host at WR, and the two are later married.media/1902-03-14 Man Goes to WR for Mules, Gets Bride Too - Arkansas Democrat pg 3.pngplain2020-06-03T14:50:13-07:0003/14/1902Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1874-11-10 Passenger Trains Begin Stopping for Supper in WR Instead of Moark - AR Gazette pg 4_thumb.jpg2020-05-12T13:01:10-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61874-11-10 Arkansas Gazette pg 42Northbound Cairo & Fulton passenger trains begin to stop for supper at Henry Boas's eating-house in WR.media/1874-11-10 Passenger Trains Begin Stopping for Supper in WR Instead of Moark - AR Gazette pg 4.jpgplain2020-05-12T13:04:29-07:0011/10/1874Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/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/1881-04-08 Chicago Daily Tribune - Ponder Hairbrush Testimonial - Taleoftwotowns_thumb.jpg2020-07-08T19:20:52-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61881-04-08 Chicago Daily Tribune, Hairbrush Testimonial2A testimonial for "Dr. Scott's Electric Hair Brush" mentions that Col. Ponder, mayor of Walnut Ridge, found the device able to cure his headache; further details available at http://ataleoftwotowns.com/1881-electric-hairbrush-testimonial/.media/1881-04-08 Chicago Daily Tribune - Ponder Hairbrush Testimonial - Taleoftwotowns.jpgplain2020-07-08T19:27:10-07:0004/08/1881Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1911-10-26 Classified Ad, Coatmaker Wanted in WR - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 12_thumb.png2020-06-11T12:21:39-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61911-10-26 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 122A classified ad notes that a coatmaker is wanted in Walnut Ridge.media/1911-10-26 Classified Ad, Coatmaker Wanted in WR - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 12.pngplain2020-06-11T12:23:00-07:0010/26/1911Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1913-03-14 Arkansas Democrat pg 18 - Notable Circuit Court Case of Benningfield_thumb.png2020-07-07T12:13:23-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-03-14 Arkansas Democrat pg 182The Lawrence County Eastern District's Circuit Court goes into session, with Wolf Benningfield's case expected to take up an entire week in itself.media/1913-03-14 Arkansas Democrat pg 18 - Notable Circuit Court Case of Benningfield.pngplain2020-07-07T12:14:15-07:0003/14/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR First National Bank Downtown Circa 1920s - Larry Dobbs FB Jul 2011_thumb.jpg2020-07-09T12:57:54-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, First National Bank Building in Walnut Ridge, Circa 1920s2Image courtesy of Larry Dobbs.media/WR First National Bank Downtown Circa 1920s - Larry Dobbs FB Jul 2011.jpgplain2020-07-09T12:58:48-07:001920 - 1930Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1913-03-25 Arkansas Gazette pg 12 - Benningfield Jurors Selected_thumb.png2020-07-07T13:14:12-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-03-25 Arkansas Gazette pg 122Ten jurors for the Benningfield re-trial are selected out of a venire of eighty men.media/1913-03-25 Arkansas Gazette pg 12 - Benningfield Jurors Selected.pngplain2020-07-07T13:14:45-07:0003/25/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1908-02-01 Watchmaker Help Wanted Ad - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-07T10:57:41-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61908-02-01 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 82A help wanted ad asks for a "watchmaker, optician, and engraver" in Walnut Ridge.media/1908-02-01 Watchmaker Help Wanted Ad - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 8.pngplain2020-06-07T10:59:31-07:0002/01/1908Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1913-10-09 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - Hughes Trial for Attempt to Kill Solon Crook _thumb.png2020-07-07T14:01:02-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-10-09 Arkansas Gazette pg 12A trial is prepared for Dr. Hughes of Walnut Ridge for his alleged attack on Solon Crook, a relative of the Bagleys, in September 1912.media/1913-10-09 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - Hughes Trial for Attempt to Kill Solon Crook .pngplain2020-07-07T14:02:37-07:0010/09/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1908-09-13 Ad for Tin Shop for Sale in WR - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 26_thumb.png2020-06-07T12:56:04-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61908-09-13 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 262A classified ad lists a Walnut Ridge tin shop for sale, the only one in town.media/1908-09-13 Ad for Tin Shop for Sale in WR - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 26.pngplain2020-06-07T12:57:01-07:0009/13/1908Edward 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/1909-02-04 Congregation Entreats Pastor Connell to Stay in WR - Baptist and Reflector TN pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-07T18:33:59-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61909-02-04 Nashville Baptist & Reflector TN pg 52The pastor of First Baptist Church in Walnut Ridge accepts a position in Fort Smith, but changes his mind after the congregation at WR entreats him to stay.media/1909-02-04 Congregation Entreats Pastor Connell to Stay in WR - Baptist and Reflector TN pg 5.pngplain2020-06-07T18:37:41-07:0002/04/1909Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Street View 1904 - State Archives EofA_thumb.jpg2020-07-10T13:15:45-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, West Main Street, Walnut Ridge, 19042Image courtesy of the CALS Encyclopedia of Arkansas (https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net).media/WR Street View 1904 - State Archives EofA.jpgplain2020-07-10T13:17:25-07:001904Edward 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/1914-12-03 Arkansas Democrat pg 9 - Sensational Testimony in Hughes Case_thumb.png2020-07-08T05:21:36-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-12-03 Arkansas Democrat pg 92The first seven witnesses examined in the Hughes trial "swear to alleged facts which are damaging" to Hughes and Mrs. Lizzie Burell.media/1914-12-03 Arkansas Democrat pg 9 - Sensational Testimony in Hughes Case.pngplain2020-07-08T05:22:50-07:0012/03/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/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/1914-12-10 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Jury in Hughes Case Disagrees_thumb.png2020-07-08T08:04:59-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-12-10 Arkansas Gazette pg 22After being out 26 hours, the jury in the Hughes murder trial finds that it still cannot agree on a verdict, as a charge of second degree murder is barred by the statute of limitations.media/1914-12-10 Arkansas Gazette pg 2 - Jury in Hughes Case Disagrees.pngplain2020-07-08T08:05:41-07:0012/10/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1910-09-29 Classified Ad Hupmobile Car Wanted - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 21_thumb.png2020-06-10T10:04:36-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-09-29 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 212A classified ad from Walnut Ridge announces a request for a 1910 Hupmobile car.media/1910-09-29 Classified Ad Hupmobile Car Wanted - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 21.pngplain2020-06-10T10:06:14-07:0009/29/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR First Baptist Church Under Construction - FB Larry Dobbs Post Jun 2010_thumb.jpg2020-06-23T13:48:27-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Postcard, Walnut Ridge First Baptist Church Sanctuary Under Construction, Circa Early 19102Depicts the construction of the church's second sanctuary after the first structure burned in 1908; image courtesy Larry Dobbs.media/WR First Baptist Church Under Construction - FB Larry Dobbs Post Jun 2010.jpgplain2020-06-23T13:50:39-07:0011/1909 - 1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1905-08-30 Lane Ice Plant Retrofitted for Residences - Reading Times PA pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-05T13:18:06-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61905-08-30 Reading Times PA pg 42Buildings at W. R. Lane's ice plant in Walnut Ridge are retrofitted for residences.media/1905-08-30 Lane Ice Plant Retrofitted for Residences - Reading Times PA pg 4.pngplain2020-06-05T13:19:54-07:0008/30/1905Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1915-04-19 Arkansas Gazette pg 8 - Two Special Coaches to Carry Witnesses from WR_thumb.png2020-07-08T09:20:15-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61915-04-19 Arkansas Gazette pg 82Two special Iron Mountain Railroad cars are reserved to transport the multitude of witnesses from Lawrence County to Batesville for the trial of Dr. Hughes.media/1915-04-19 Arkansas Gazette pg 8 - Two Special Coaches to Carry Witnesses from WR.pngplain2020-07-08T09:22:43-07:0004/19/1915Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1910-10-27 WR Blade to Issue Special Industrial Edition - Monticello AR pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-10T12:05:22-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-10-27 Monticello Monticellonian AR pg 12The Walnut Ridge Blade is said to be making "extensive preparations" to issue a special industrial edition.media/1910-10-27 WR Blade to Issue Special Industrial Edition - Monticello AR pg 1.pngplain2020-06-10T12:07:09-07:0010/27/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1911-04-23 Classified Ad, Cigar Stand Fixtures for Sale - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 44_thumb.png2020-06-10T13:18:42-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61911-04-23 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 442A Walnut Ridge business lists for sale a "dandy set of cigar stand fixtures."media/1911-04-23 Classified Ad, Cigar Stand Fixtures for Sale - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 44.pngplain2020-06-10T13:20:17-07:0004/23/1911Edward 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/State of AR Vs Red, NEARA Court Record (WRCC B89 F12)_thumb.jpg2020-07-08T14:58:23-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Document, State of Arkansas v. Red, Lawrence County Circuit Court Indictment, March 19282Accuses a man named Red of selling liquor; document and image courtesy of the Northeast Arkansas Regional Archives, WRCC B89 F12.media/State of AR Vs Red, NEARA Court Record (WRCC B89 F12).jpgplain2020-07-08T15:00:05-07:0003/1928Edward 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/1910-10-26 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - Jury Exonerates Hughes of Charge_thumb.png2020-07-07T09:47:10-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-10-26 Arkansas Gazette pg 12The coroner's jury exonerates Dr. Hughes of the murder of Alf Bagley, due to Hughes' plea of self-defense.media/1910-10-26 Arkansas Gazette pg 1 - Jury Exonerates Hughes of Charge.pngplain2020-07-07T09:48:21-07:0010/26/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1906-12-21 Man Dies Not Long After Daytime Drinking - Pine Bluff Daily Graphic pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-06T10:05:49-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61906-12-21 Pine Bluff Daily Graphic pg 62A Minturn-area man dies not long after daytime drinking, and his stomach is brought to Walnut Ridge for further analysis.media/1906-12-21 Man Dies Not Long After Daytime Drinking - Pine Bluff Daily Graphic pg 6.pngplain2020-06-06T10:14:08-07:0012/21/1906Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1893-04-15 Thirteen Houses Destroyed by Fire WR - Mendocino CA pg 1_thumb.png