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THE NEWSBOYS STRIKE OF 1899
By: Amy Norton
THE NEWSBOYS STRIKE OF 1899
NEWISE
Newsies were boys or girls.
They were generally between the ages of 6-16
S Michael McNelisAge 8
THE NEWSBOYS STRIKE OF 1899
NEWISE
They were usually orphaned and lived on the streets
They worked all day most of the time trying to make a living
S
THE NEWSBOYS STRIKE OF 1899
GIANTS
Pulitzer was the owner of The World
Hearst was the owner of The Journal
They constantly competed. They lost money in “the war”.
THE NEWSBOYS STRIKE OF 1899
REASON
The “World” & “The Journal” prices rose from 50¢ to 60¢ per 100
Occurred in the Spanish-American War when headlines were good.
Newsies felt the increase when the war, the headlines, & sales ended.
THE NEWSBOYS STRIKE OF 1899
LEADER
Unorganized & weren’t employees so they formed their own union.
Some strike leaders were “Kid” Blink
Orator & Moral Leader
“Racetrack” Higgins VP of Union & Orater
Dave Simonds Ex. President Of Union
THE NEWSBOYS STRIKE OF 1899
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GOAL Change the price back
Have their rights respected To do this they had to
STICK TOGETHER
THE NEWSBOYS STRIKE OF 1899
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SCAB
Some people wouldn’t strike or joined after the others left
To get them to join the Newsies would beat them up and tear papers
This resulted in a lot of violence The boys wouldn’t hit girls
THE NEWSBOYS STRIKE OF 1899
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SCAB
The boys would also attack newspaper wagons by beating up the driver and ripping up papers.
Police would be sent to guard newspaper carts, but few arrests were ever made.
THE NEWSBOYS STRIKE OF 1899
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RALL
To help bring the boys together they held a rally at New Irving Hall.
“Kid” Blink encouraged boys not to attack wagons & steal papers
The boys decided to make a change. Although it helped people respect them, it also backfired
THE NEWSBOYS STRIKE OF 1899
RESULT
The Strike ended up falling apart.
The scabs weren’t afraid to go to work with the decrease in violence
Some of the newsies were bribed into working for the papers “Kid” Blink David Simonds
THE NEWSBOYS STRIKE OF 1899
DEALS
Although the newsies had “lost the strike” conditions improved
Price remained at 60¢ per 100
The “big guys” would buy back any unsold Newspapers.
Despite the loss it showed how a group of kids could make a big difference.
THE NEWSBOYS STRIKE OF 1899
CITED
Newsies [VHS]. Dir. Kenny Ortega. Perf. Christian Bale, Bill Pullman, Robert Duvall. Walt Disney Video, 1994. DVD.
http://www.nieman.harvard.edu/reportsitem.aspx?id=100463
http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/childlabor/
EXTRA! EXTRA! HOT OFF THE PRESS!
EXTRA
MRS. SHAPIRO,DON’T FORGET OUR FINAL EXAMS!!!!!