Louis Kirchan
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- Apr 8, 1909After the Fires, Newport's Young Businessmen Build a Fire DepartmentA city-hall meeting called by the Commercial Club elects Charles Luce chief and signs more than twenty volunteers, answering a season of business-district fires.City Hall, Newport, WA
- Jun 3, 1909A Knife on Union Avenue: Newport Lunch Wagon Owner Chases Down Cook Who Robbed HimH. McGraw, a cook at 'Red' Warren's lunch wagon, took the night's receipts and skipped town. Warren caught him, recovered the money, and then stabbed him between the ribs.Newport, WA
- Jul 8, 1909The Day Newport Showed Off: Fourth of July, 1909A rain-threatened holiday still drew crowds for an industrial parade, patriotic speeches, baseball, log-rolling and a dance—without a single arrest.Washington Avenue, Newport, WA
- Oct 14, 1909Chloroformed at the County Fair: A Naked Chase Through DavenportA Newport man woke to a thief in his hotel room, gave chase in his birthday suit, and let the night air—and a roll of bills—decide the outcome.Davenport, WA
- May 19, 1910The Butcher Who Wouldn't Count His CowsA census enumerator demanded Louis Kirchan report exactly how many animals his packing house slaughtered each year. Kirchan said no such records existed. The federal government arrested him.Newport, WA