#newsies strike anniversary

[nycnewsgirl]

It’s that time of year again…happy strike day fansies

[the-sky-the-stars-the-sea]

August 1, 1899

On this day 124 years ago, the newsies and the New York World made a compromise.

After two weeks of striking, after less successes, scabbing leaders, and many getting arrested, the newsies were weary. Yet they refused to give up.

And yet the newspaper companies were weary too. They were losing thousands of dollars because of the low circulation. They decided enough was enough.

The newsies did not get the price of the papers back down to fifty cents per hundred. However, they made a compromise with The World: the price stays at 60 cents per hundred, but the newsies could sell back their unsold papers at full price. The newsies used to have to eat whatever they didn’t sell, but now with this compromise they had the security of knowing that that will never happen again, that they would be fully compensated for their unsold papers.

And so, the newsies did something that no one saw coming from a bunch of kids. They showed the world that kids should not be underestimated.

This was not the first newsies strike, nor was it the last. However, it was the most successful, because of the way they stuck together, and held strong.

And so, here we are, 124 years later, still talking about it.

Here’s to the newsies: the bravest kids New York has ever seen.

Let’s never forget them.

[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!"

[spinningerster]

🗞

[extra-sketch]

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

[megz-rose]

HAPPY NEWSIES DAY

Today is the 124th anniversary of the beginning of the Newsies strike, So put on your Newsies' caps and tap dance on tables in honor of the young boys who paved the way for child labor laws

[yourlegacysnotyourstosee]

Anyways in honor of the Newsie strike anniversary, reminder that the strike was led by the disabled son of Italian immigrants. Reminder that girls were newsies as well. Reminder that MOST newsies were the children of Irish, Italian, or Russian immigrants. Quite a few were not born in America, and english was not their first language. Reminder that they were mostly catholic and jewish at a time when antisemitism and anti-catholicism was the norm. Reminder that many were disabled and homeless and sold papers in order to support their families. These kids were minorities that fought for their rights! Don’t forget that!

[saysflora]

A year after the strike the Newsies throw a roaring party to celebrate. It's a huge success, with delicious food, boisterous games, and alcohol.

Lots of alcohol.

OR: Jack and David both get drunk during the Newsies anniversary party

[swimmingnewsie]

So 10 years ago, I joined the newsies fandom. I don't even remember how I ended up here, but I'm oh so happy that I did. In that fandom, I found myself in a subset of folks who loved Jack and Katherine just as much as I did. @writetheniteaway and @hoshigomi were two really good friends of mine who I'm happy to still keep in contact with to varying degrees to this day. We had a ship full of love, but no ship name that we really liked. (I don't know why we didn't jive with Jatherine, it's been 10 years, things and opinions fade). So these two were far too late working on school work and at some point Katherine Plumber was called a fluffy lamb and a fic of 'lamb cuddles' was requested.

Next day comes around (April 6, 2013) and there is a semi-joking post asking us to all tag our Jack/Katherine fic as lambcuddles. And then we did. And then more people did. And more. And more until even the National Touring Cast called Jack/Katherine 'lambcuddles' (that was a hell of a day, let me tell you).

I love the lamb fam with all my heart and invite all of the Jatherine folks who caught on board with the west endsies/uksies to share in the love with us and the tag.

Happy Anniversary Lambcuddles. To celebrate, here's a small drabble of our favorite cocky-son-of-a- newsboy sneaking into see Katherine well past working hours.

Enjoy!

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Tap tap

Katherine’s eyes darted from where she was brushing her unruly curls out for the evening towards the dimly lit window. This was the third time she had heard that damned tapping. At first she had figured it was a bird or bug knocking against her window, lost in the muggy summer night; but there it was again.

Tap tap

That’s when she saw two pebbles hit the pane of her window. Who could want her attention this time of night? Carefully, she opened the window looking to see who was below. 

“Well hiya there, sweetheart. Didn’t thinks youse was ever gonna open your window.”

Two stories below, there was Jack Kelly with a cocky grin on his face, eyes beaming up at her.

“Jack Kelly, what are you doing here? “ she called down, trying her best not to shout and blow their cover. “Are you trying to get us caught?!”

It had only been two weeks since the strike had been settled, but Katherine’s father had made it painfully aware of how much he disdained her choice in romantic partner. Their meetings had been limited to daytime walks and stolen kisses in alleyways, far from her father’s prying eyes. It wasn’t easy, but they were managing. 

“I missed ya,” he said impishly, running a hand through his hair. “I ain’t seen ya in days.”

“It’s hardly been 36 hours,” she scoffed, unable to resist her own smile. “I got caught up with work today, I’m sorry.”

“They gives ya anything good?” 

“A piece at the Navy Yard Pier. Not too much to it yet, but it’s better than engagement news at least.” Katherine shrugged her shoulders, turning to give a quick look at her bedroom door. She didn’t hear anyone coming. Carefully, she crawled through her window and out onto the fire escape. “Gave your love to Spot Conlon.”

“Glad someone’s getting my love,” he teased, looking up at her far above. “Just wishin’ it was you instead, Ace.”

“Jack,” she laughed, “it’s late. I’ll give you plenty in the morning, I'm sure.”

Jack wandered over to the base of the fire escape, careful to hide from the windows and any possible on-lookers. “Is that a promise, Plumber?” he asked, tilting his head back with a cheeky grin. 

He really was the most impossible boy.

“For sure.”

[be-more-chill-evan-hansen]

I think part of what brought back my Newsies hyperfixation was the anniversary of the strike. Anyone who knew me knows that it was such a strong special interest for me. I can tell you the entire timeline from start to end with little details in between. I love it so much.

[the-sky-the-stars-the-sea]

Happy Strikeversary Everyone!!

This day 124 years ago, the Long Island newsies found out that the wagons bringing them their papes would bring them bundles of nineteen papers instead of twenty—even though they were still paying for twenty. Outraged, when they saw the wagon come that day, they tipped it over, refusing to be cheated out of their papes. This was the first event of the strike.

Word got out to other boroughs, such as Manhattan and Brooklyn. What the Long Island newsies did inspired them all, and motivated them to strike too.

This was the first day of a two week strike.

And it was powerful.

[ao3feed-newsies]

Get Lost and Let the Good Times Roll

by, SaysFlora by SaysFlora A year after the strike the Newsies throw a roaring party to celebrate. It's a huge success, with delicious food, boisterous games, and alcohol. Lots of alcohol. (OR: Jack and David both get drunk during the Newsies anniversary party) Words: 4014, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English Fandoms: Newsies (1992) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Categories: M/M Characters: Jack Kelly, David Jacobs, Newsies Ensemble Relationships: David Jacobs/Jack Kelly Additional Tags: Underage Drinking, one (1) innuendo, Drunken Shenanigans read : https://ift.tt/OM4Jvp5 - September 03, 2023 at 10:25AM

[what-goesaround-comesaround]

Pulitzer @ The Newsies

[crutchie-with-a-y]

on the morning of #strikestrikestrikeday

Me: *wakes up*

Me: *sits straight up in bed*

Me: NOW IS THE TIME TO SEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEIZE THE DAY

Me: *procedes to apologize to the original strikers while still in bed for making a reference to a show about them which they would not get and then starts to explain the plot of the show and how I know how it's different and similar to actual events because I'm totally an amature

historian*

Me: *gives an emotional speech on how inspiring and incredible the strike and strikers were and how their story impacted me personally and how frustrating it is that they do not get mentioned much in textbooks and how little known the strike is despite its historical immportance*

Me:

Me: I should probably get dressed.

Me: I mean it is dark outisde

Me: I MEAN THE NEWSIES WERE UP AND DRESSED AT LIKE FOUR AM WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME

Me: *gets distracted after putting on newsboy cap and dances around and speaks in a terrible manhattan accent to my walls*

Me: *acts out a day of a newsie who's had a hard life*

Me: *breaks down and tries not to cry thinking about how rough their lives really were*

Me: *opens window and gives another speech of thanks to the strikers thinking maybe they'll hear me from where I imagine they are writing insane headlines in the stars*

Me: *climbs back in bed and reads the wikipedia page on the Newsboy Strike of 1899 for the thousandth time and feels like an expert*

Me: *get's lost in the amazing universe of #strikestrikestrikeday posts*

Me:

Me: *gets passionately motivated to spread the story of the newsies and the strike to everyone on this earth*

Me:

Me:

Me: I love you newsies and strikers.

we all do

[historyofchildhood]

July 18-August 1 1899

To commemorate the Newsboys Strike of 1899 I’ll be trying to post things in relation to the strike, other strikes organized by children, and things relating to child labor and urban life in the industrial era.

[rustic-space-fiddle]

NEWSIES STRIKE ANNIVERSARY IS COMING YALL GET READY YOU KNOW I AINT GONNA WEAR NUTHIN BUT BUTTON DOWNS WITH SUSPENDERS AND STRIPY SOCKS FOR LIKE TWO WEEKS