So, you're doing a report on the newsie strike, and have no idea where to start looking for information. You've come to the right place.

First off, if you have access to mircofilm viewers, you might want to find microfilm records of New York City newspapers between the dates of July 21-August 2. Some suggested ones are the New York Sun, the New York Tribune, and the New York Herald. Articles from The New York Times and the New York Daily-Tribune can be found here: http://www.fortunecity.com/meltingpot/offord/192/articles/index.html. If you're library doesn't have the microfilm, you can get it through Interlibrary Loan. Just make sure you allow yourself plenty of time for it to come in. (In otherwords, don't ask for it on a Wednesday when you need it by Friday!)

Some books to look at are Jacob Riis' How the Other Half Lives, which can be found on-line here: http://www.cis.yale.edu/amstud/inforev/riis/title.html. Chapter 17, "The Street Arabs," has a lot of information concerning newsies and how they lived. Don't expect to find information about the strike here, because the book was first published in 1890. Children of the City, by David Nasaw, has a lot of information about the strike, as well as life on the streets. If you can't get your hands on a copy of the book, look in the April/May 1985 issue of "American Heritage." Nasaw wrote the article about the strike, and he also wrote the summary found here: http://www.mostnewyork.com/manual/news/bigtown/chap9.htm.

MLA On-Line explains how to qoute something from the internet, and list it in a works cited page. HERE is a quick tutorial in how to quote something from this site, giving most of the information you need, like author's name.

"Dirty Faced Davids and the Twin Goliaths" is a researched paper about the strike I wrote for a class last semester. If you would like to read it, E-mail me and I will let you. Copy it, and turn it in as your own work, and Phil, the Prince of Insufficiant Light, Dogbert, and their minions will wreck havok on you and your computer. Or I'll ask Pearl Forrester to send you into the far reaches of space to watch movies that even Mike, Crow, and Tom Servo wouldn't be sent. So, I REALLY don't think you want to try that. (Don't think I'm not that evil, either!) Plus, it's fraud. I shouldn't have to remind you about that. That's what teachers are for. Again, please don't try to turn it in as yours! How would you like it if someone took something you spent a lot of time and effort working on and then claimed that they did it all by themselves?

If you have any questions, E-mail me at NewspaperAnnie@yahoo.com. Be warned that if you ask something that I've mentioned on this page, I will chuck your e-mail in the trash can.

Also, if you come across another good source of information about the strike, please let me know and I will post it here with credit to you.