#Newsboy strike

[crystaltreebee]

And so the Strike begins

“I think we’ll win this fight all right. I ain’t made 20 cents this week, but I can stand a heap of that and so can all the Brooklyn boys. Don’t you touch Worlds or Journals until they give us a decent deal. We’re putting them out of business fast and they know it.” -Race Track Higgins at the Strikers Rally, July 24 1899

Today 125 years ago the Newsboy Strike in New York began.

Prominent leaders include

Race Track Higgins leader of the Brooklyn boys, who spoke commonly in horse and race metaphors,

Louis ‘Kid Blink’ Balletti, an 18 year old Italian American who was later accused of scabbing (he wrote a Newboy poem because of this),

David Simmons, a 21 year old who’d been selling papers since age 8 who stepped down as union president after being accused of betraying the strike,

Morris Cohen, little is known but he stepped up after Kid Blink and David Simmons were accused of scabbing,

Henry Butler, leader of the upper manhattan Newsies after Kid Blink, was arrested for blackmail for telling executives at New York World he wouldn’t stop the strike for anything less than $600

Annie Kelly, one of the few Newgirls loyal to the strike, she spoke at the rally after being pulled on stage by other newsboys.

[extra-sketch]

The Newsies (happy 125th anniversary to the end of the Newsboys' Strike of 1899)

[wekiaam]

"One for all, and all for one!"

Today marks 125 years since the start of the newsboy strike against The World and The Journal! Here's my revamped version of the strike picture that I made last year!

Last year's version and which newsie is which under the cut 🗞🪧👞

[lighten-up-no-one-died]

Y’ALL HEAR ME OUT

What if Newsies like had a series? Like it’s one of those series where you don’t gotta start on season one because each season tells a different story? Like there will be around like 10-15 seasons. Like each year, they would pick some fans head cannons so they become cannon? And it would be about a newsies life, like it starts from them becoming a newsie to what will happen after the strike. For example, a popular one is that the woman in Carrying The Banner is Spot’s mother, LIKE what happened between them?! LIKE TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK

[military-newsboys]

Jack: I was afraid you’d stop thinking I was cool. Davey: Jackie, I have never once thought you were cool.

[kellyscowboy]

the world: we're raising the paper price

the newsboys of 1899:

[1zzyth3wizzy]

Underrated lines from Newsies Live

“All right, take it easy. It’s a bunch’a trees.” -Jack (After Medda talks about Jacks artistry)

“Miss Medda, you’re on!” “I am? How am I doin’? Aha! Ugh. *turns to Jack/Davey* Aha!” -Medda

“-And I never lied… I didn’t tell you everything.” -Katherine

“-Well I’ll call you sweetheart if you spot me 50 papes, huh?” “Drop the cash, and move it along!” “Oh, well whatever happened to romance?” -Race (that entire scene is probably one of my favourites)

“Hey Jack, you still thinkin’?” “Sure he is. Can’t you smell smoke?” -Les and Race

“You have a very interesting face. Ever think about gettin’ into moving pictures?” “You really think I could?” “Sure, buy a ticket, they let anyone in!” -Albert

And many more but i cant remember them 😢

[highfalutin-son-of-a-gun]

July 18, 1899

125 years ago, a group of newsboys in Long Island City went on strike against Joesph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst after the price for papers was raised.

125 years ago, these kids changed the futures for years of children to come.

Happy Newsies Strike Day <3

[this-is-ali]

Happy 125th anniversary of the end of the Newsboys' Strike of 1899 to all who celebrate! 🎉🗞️

Those newsies paved the way for so many child-welfare practices across America. (And a damn good musical!) They are my heroes.

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"Nothing can break us, no one can make us give our rights away!"

[crystaltreebee]

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[newsiesautismfrfr]

Happy Strike day!! Today the Newsboy strike of 1899 start in Long Island New York after a group of boys saw a distribution wagon, turned it over, chased the driver down the street and proceeded to tear up all the papers inside the wagon!

Everyone single newsie deserves a big round of applause 👏🏻

[wekiaam]

"One for all, and all for one!"

124 years ago today, the newsies of New York started their strike against The World and The Journal!! To celebrate I made my own version of the front page picture<33

Here's which newsie is which!

Edit: here's this year's revamped version!

[lighten-up-no-one-died]

Felt like posting because it’s almost my birthday

Race is somewhat mildly good with kids. LIKE FIGHT ME ON THIS ONE. LOOK AT HOW MOVIE RACE IS TREATING LES IN THE WORLD WILL KNOW REPRISE, YOU SEE?

[military-newsboys]

Spot: I have one simple philosophy in life. Davey: And that is… Spot: If it ain’t broke, it soon will be. Break shit, and have fun.

[chaosfairy18]

Today a pic with a little less going on :) Have a Kid Blink re-draw of a scene in the movie! Isn't he great, our actual leader of the strike in real 1899? Yes he is Love to draw his hair btw, it looks so cool

[scottyzoomz]

Once and For All makes me really emotional for some reason.

Like imagine being newsies who feel like their rights aren't being validated. They're not being heard and they're fighting back, sure there are ups and downs but look at them! They know they're at the finale of the war they're in and the things they went through to get there makes it memorable.

Its not just newsies that can do this, it also reminds me that anyone can do this. Not just adults but us minors too. JUST BECAUSE WE'RE YOUNGER THAN THEM DOESNT MEAN WE DONT HAVE RIGHTS!! IT DOESNT MEAN WE CANNOT BE HEARD!! IT DOESNT MEAN THAT WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO STATE OUR OPINIONS!! THEY DONT WANT TO HEAR US?? THEN WE'LL MAKE THEM.

And because of that? We could change the future. We CAN do it, it's scary at first yeah but history also proves that we can do it.

Newsies has opened up a new world for me, and for others too. Newsies had helped me tried out new things, it had also helped me gain confidence.

Without Newsies, this blog wouldn't had been created. Without Newsies, I wouldn't had tried out theatre. Without Newsies a lot of us might not have been here.