Sunday, November 13, 2011

William F Kirk

William F Kirk

William Frederick Kirk (1877-1927) was a well-known poet, songwriter, humorist and baseball writer. A longtime newspaperman, he first worked at The Chippewa Falls Herald and The Milwaukee Sentinel. In 1905 he signed a contract with the Hearst organization and moved to New York, where he was employed at two of William Randolph Hearsts papers: The New York American and The New York Evening Journal. After returning to Chippewa Falls in 1918 he continued working as a nationally syndicated columnist.



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