#but it was in 1992 in Brooklyn

[racetrackmybeloved]

i would give anything to watch a full movie on how the entirety of brooklyn came to be "spot conlon's territory". half of the brooklyn newsies are practically grown ass men, and they answer to this scrawny blond fifteen year old??

like come on

[military-newsboys]

Jack: Spot still won’t come out of his room. Race: Just tell him I said something. Jack: Like what? Race: Anything factually incorrect. Spot, a few minutes later: Did you say the fucking sun is a planet-

[thefandomchaos]

Newsies Musical where everything is the same but the Brooklyn comes during/After ‘Seize the Day’ like they do in the movie.

Brooklyn’s Here would need to be slightly reworked, and probably a new song made for when all the newsies unite; but imagine if Brooklyn had joined them prior to Act 2 like they do in the movie? Slingshot’s and all?

Brooklyn Newsies during King of New York? Spot getting a line like he does in the movie?

BROOKLYN NEWSIES ACTUALLY MEETING KATHERINE-

Also a lot more chance for Sprace content 👀

[one-highfalutin-sonuva-gun]

Newsie: Bleach

Bleach is a stealthy Brooklyn Newsie with an intense glare and wavy bleach blond hair.

He dresses in a black fedora, white undershirt, and beige pants with his calves exposed. He doesn't wear any socks and has his laces undone so he can quickly remove his shoes and go for a dip at any time.

When he's not carrying the banner, he's carrying a fishing pole

which he gently places against a different sort of pole.

He's Spot Conlon's watchdog, always keeping an eye out for people who don't see eye to eye with him, such as Jack.

Bleach is light on his feet, moving from one place to another in the blink of an eye.

He sneaks up behind Jack, watching his every move. Bleach has one eye on Jack's back and the other eye on his surroundings.

Deep down, Bleach respects Jack because they both wear black, brimmed hats.

[above-the-foldd]

Jack: Wait for it, wait for it.. 9:01, Davey Jacobs is officially late for the first time ever.

Jack: Alright, let’s do this. Who’s got theories?

Crutchie: Uh.. alarm didn’t go off?

Jack: All three alarms, all with battery backup? Cmon, who wants to take this seriously?

Albert: He was taken in his sleep!

Jack: That’s what I’m talking about! Super dark, Al, but way more plausible than Crutchie’s idiotic alarm clock theory.

Race: I bet he tucked himself into bed too tight and got stuck.

[corpusdiem-seizethedead]

Race: My biggest talent is being stress!

Mush: Don’t you mean stressed?

Race: No

Davey, Jack, and Spot: *tired* No.

[courseyoulovemeyoudontknowme]

Scent of a Woman (1992, Martin Brest)

09/08/2024

[doththymayo]

Jack: C'mon Davey, we're friends. I was building up to call you "Day-Day" one of these days. Davey: That will never happen. In fact, you just lost "Davey" privileges. From now on, you can call me "Jacobs" or "hey you". Jack: Come on Davey... Davey, glaring: Jack: Come on hey you....

[newsiesrewritten]

boots and spot are best friends in the “i’m going to call you the worst possible names every time you’re mentioned or i even see a glimpse of you.” kind of way..

[chaosfairy18]

Obey the Captain's Code

Long live the King

I was feeling bad about art so naturally the only logical choice is to draw Spot covered in blood. One of these days I really need to write him going a bit insane... I read one fic with the tag batshit crazy Spot Conlon and that changed me on a molecular level

The text "Obey the Captain's Code" is from the song Captain's Code by Joshua Turchin. It fits Spot really well :)

[brooklynbadboys]

A History of Girlsies

After a rise popularity of the 'girlsies' after Newises UK introduced Brooklyn as an all-female group of Newises, I decided to look deeper into the history of newsgirls at the time.

This is only for fun and a way for me to acknowledge the women at the time who until Newsies UK, were rarely given a spotlight in Newsies media.

Late 1800s

In 1868, there were roughly 300 newgirls and 2000 newsboys living in New York, but exact numbers were hard to state as newsies were 'at all hours in all public places’

Prior to mid 1800s, many newsgirls had to dress as boys in order to bypass social prohibitions

There were newsgirls of different backgrounds, education, class and age, but most were age 8-20

Many newsgirls were expert sellers, making names for themselves, having their own territories and gaining devoted customers

Multiple sources state the intelligence of the newsgirls being higher than that of the newsboys, likely having to work more than the newsboys to make the same wage

The media at the time presented newsgirls as pretty, witty and resourceful, whilst the newsgirls described themselves as real people in unfortunate situations

People within society had opposing reports on newsgirls, as some stated them to be stylish, respectable and intelligent, whilst others stated their crudeness, and raggedness and coarseness

There are many more mixed accounts, as others report newsgirls as heroic, behaving far better than the newsboys, respecting the city more and going out of their way to help civilians

The newsgirls were widely disliked as the idea of girls working on the streets was seen as evil and it was believed that the girls would put the newsboys out of business

It was also believed that the girls would be corrupted and lose their innocence and therefore should leave the work to the boys

This led many newgirls to work in less seen areas of the city, as the newsboys ran the city, making their presence known

What was most loved about the newsboys, such as their camaraderie and hardwork, was hated about the newsgirls

The girls often faced injustices and dangers far greater than the boys. Newsgirls as young as eleven were often harassed, robbed by male street workers, abducted and assaulted. This was used in the defence of banning all newsgirls under sixteen

The New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children

In the late 1880s, the community disliked the newsgirls so deeply that they wanted to get the girls off the street for good. It was passed that girls under 16 were no longer allowed to sell papers

They disguised this cruelty as an act of kindness to protect the girls and guide them to a life of motherhood and domesticity

The girls listened before one day fighting back, all swarming to the streets

A few years later, another attack on the newsgirls occured due to complaints from newsboys, publishers and patrons

Newsgirls were given warnings, and if they were to return to selling papers, then and their parents would be arrested and punished severely

By the end of the 19th century as few as 12 newsgirls under 16 were left in New York City

This ban extended to the newsboys in 1899, but little consequence was given and enforcement was low, unlike the ban on newsgirls

Newsgirls in New York:

Notable New York Newsgirls

Winnie and Sadie Horn (‘the soubrette newsgirls’)

In the late 1800s, they were two of the most famous newsgirls, working from 3pm to 3am everyday

Winnie was blind in one eye and dressed eccentrically, reporting to have spoken in Shakespearean English. She would scribble quotes from literature, such as the bible and Shakespeare, on her newspapers

Winnies loyal customers ranged from the New York City mayor to Theodore Roosevelt

Winnie was known as ‘winsome Winnie’ and ‘queen of the newsies’

They stated that them and their sisters were ‘born newsgirls’

Winnie was notable and had many mentions in the papers up until her death:

Mary Welter

Marywent to school until she was 13 and wanted to continue, but she had to support her family

She sold papers at twenty-third street ferry and upwards of 10 dollars a week ($328)

She would stay focused on business when and the competing newsboys inevitably began to act up throughout the day, she would take their customers

Newsies the musical

Before Newsies UK, there were no newsgirl characters. Despite claims of characters such as Smalls being women, they were dressed as newsboys and the Smalls Broadway actress, Laurie Veldheer, stated that Smalls is a boy.

Smalls in Newsies OBC:

With characters as old as 17 (Jack Kelly), and newsgirls of over 16 being allowed to work at this time, along with evidence of newsgirls taking part in the strike, there is no reason for newsgirls to have been left out of the story. There are arguments that may be made about Brooklyn being all women and the inaccuracies of this, but I pose to that how accurate is it for the newsies to be singing, dancing, and flying.

Brooklyn in Newsies UK:

A final note: This may seem redundant after titling this post ‘the history of girlsies’, but I feel the need to point it out: ‘Newsies’ isn’t a gendered term. Newsgirls throughout history have referred to themselves as ‘newsies’. There is no need to other newsgirls and separate them from the term. They are newsies and their gender doesn’t change that.

I hope this can shed some light on newsgirls and their history, and why their stories should be heard alongside the retellings of the newsboys.

Sources:

Extra: The history of America’s girl newsies

Backstage at “newsies” with Ben fankhauser and Tommy bracco

“The newsgirl question”: competing frames of progressive era girl newsies

Newsies vs. The World

[racetrackmybeloved]

whoever decided to remove the gay pirate vibes from the brooklyn newsies ... why

[military-newsboys]

Air horn sound Second air horn sound Sleep deprived Jack: This isn’t deodorant.

[scopophilic1997]

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[one-highfalutin-sonuva-gun]

Newsie: Chattery

Chattery is a Newsie who keeps his clothes stained by never washing them. He rolls his sleeves up high to air the sweat out. Being a Brooklyn Newsie, he's never seen a porcelain tub with boiling water nor has his body ever made contact with any water.

This lanky Newsie is on Team Pink (consisting of Swifty, Skittery, Boots and many more).

He charges into battle with his lightsaber.

Unfortunately, the lightsaber is actually just light reflecting off a bar. (Disney didn't have the rights to Star Wars when this movie was made so they couldn't do a cross-over).

Chattery is the Brooklyn counterpart to Skittery:

But unlike Skittery, who's always in a bad mood,

Chattery is always in a good mood.

[chaotic-starlight24]

The Newsies fixtation is coming back, so expect some content soon. But I need a heck of a lot more practice when writing the newsies characters and I need it for my fanfic, so please do requests ficlets or headcanons.

(IM STILL WORKING ON THE OUTSIDERS HEADCANONS I SWEAR, I AIN'T LEAVING Y'ALL HANGING!)