When Iâm writing Newsies fics sometimes the hardest part is finding headlines to put in so Iâd like to share some a couple things!Â
The first is this link itâs the library of congressâ archive of American newspapers 1777-1963. Itâs very handy. You can sort by state, year, and even by which newspapers articles were published in! You can also search for key words or phrases. All of the articles about the actual strike are on there and you can also just see what else was happening at the time. I usually use this to find headlines to include in fics haha!
The second thing I wanted to share is all the headlines that are in papers from UKsies! I got Crutchieâs cast paper and the Seize the Day âNew Newsies Priceâ paper. Iâm just going to include headlines on the post, but if you want to know more about any of them or want the full article just message me and Iâd be happy to send it :)
Crutchieâs paper front page:
The World. New Jersey Edition
Vol. XXVII., NO. 9,230 12 Pages. Saturday, November 27, 1886 12 Pages. Price Two Cents
âNEW YORK AND LONDON. Number of columns of Advertising Printed During the Month of October:
 London News... 631 Columns
London Standard... 863 Columns
London Times... 985 Columns
London Telegraph... 1,049 Columns
New York World... 1,648 Columns
LORD CAMPBELL IN COURT. A Sensational Divorce Case Which Stirs London Society. Terrible Charges Against the Brother of the Maquis of Lorne-Meeting of Husband and Wife-The Painful Details of the Latterâs Story-The Duke of Argyll Unable to Bear His Sonâs Disgrace. [Copyrighted by the Press Publishing Company (New York World), 1886.]
A MELANCHOLY HONEYMOON. The Story Told in Court of Miss Bloodâs Courtship and Marriage [Associated Press Despatch.]
DAVITTâS CANADIAN TOUR. Rousing Reception at Montreal-Hot Shot for OâDonovan Rossa. [Special To The World.]
The President and the Statue. [Special To The World.]
A Hurricane and Cold Wave. [Special To The World.]
Englandâs Prosecution of Dillon.
Drank Aconite for Whiskey.
BALKED BY THE PRESIDENT. He Orders Chief Walker Discharged. -Overhauling The Commissioners. [Special To The World.]
ANOTHER BIG RAID. Harry Hill, Billy McGlory, Tom Gould and Other Shining Lights Arrested.Â
RASCALITIES OF REED. Bostonâs Defaulter Discovered in More Over Issues of Stock. [Special To The World]
Telegraph Ticks.
FORTY-TWO MINERS BURNED. Explosion of Mine Gas Caused By Disregard Of Warnings. It Happens Before All the Men Have Entered the Working-The Very Air About Them Seems Turned to Flame-Rescuers Overcome-The Bodies Almost Unrecognizable-At Least Twelve Will Die. [Special To The World.]
ABBET HAS IT NOW. The Recount at Camden Elects Turley (Dem.) Instead of Haines (Rep.). [Special To The World.]
THEY DISAPPROVED OF MâNEILL. Nominated for Mayor of Boston on the L- (from here the ink didnât print well and I canât make out the headline) [Special To The World.]
A Rioterâs Queer Excuse.Â
Texas and the Cholera Scare. [Special To The World.]
Confessed to a Bogus Friend.
Stabbed by Her Insane Husband.
Jim Cummings, the Letter-WriterÂ
RESCUED FROM THE ROCKS. Gallant and Thrilling Feat Of The Life-Saving Heroes. After Lightning Dash by Rail of a Hundred Miles They rescue Twenty-four Men from Certain Death-An Incident of the Recent Storms on Lake Superior-Steam and Courage Carry the Day. [Special To The World.]
BELLIGERENT BAKER. Uncle John, After Beating Morrison, Beats Reporter Too. [Special To The World.]
Her Great-Grandchild at Her Wedding. [Special To The World.]
Canada Exchanging Swindlers. [Special To The World.]
Three Human Beings Roasted.Â
(Those last five are also In the Seize the Day Pape but I wonât be repeating them)
Weather IndicationsÂ
Vogel Brothersâ Perfect-Fitting OvercoatsÂ
Crutchieâs paper second page:
THE COMEIE FRANCAISE. Domestic Arrangements At The âHome Of The French Drama.â Mrs. Hooperâs Investigation of the Inner recesses of a Famous Historic Temple-Spacious Greenrooms and Artistic Loges-Manager Claretieâs Sanctum-Court-room of the Official Dramatic Jury. [Special Correspondence Of The World]
DEAD LETTER DRIFTWOOD. Annual Sale of Stray Trinkets in Uncle Samâs Curiosity Shop. [Special To The World.]
NORRISTOWN NIPPED. A Clever Swindler Bluffs and Borrows on Large Bogus Drafts. [Special To The World.]
RECOVERING FROM HIS FRIGHT. Patrick Loughran Almost Ready to Begin Digging Another Sewer Trench.Â
The George W. Cable Insult. [Special To The World.]
Assassinated for $65
Who Will Succeed Mr. Hoxie?
HOW WILSON PAID HIS DEBTS. His Accidental Acquaintance With The Engle Family. Various Facts Bearing on the Theory the He is Moonâs Legitimate Son-His Sudden Blossoming as a Capitalist-Pretense of a Marriage With Hattie Englee Kept Up- The Cemetery Lot. [Special To The World]
Cuttingâs Mexican Colonization Scheme.Â
Methodists Extending Their Work.
Stabbed by a Drunken CustomerÂ
THE TEST OF THE ATLANTA. Lieut. Bacon Says She Is As Good A Ship As She Floats. The Trial was Not a Fair One, He Declares, Because Her Machinery was New and She was Kept at High Speed Too Long-He Says that She Can Make Twenty Miles an Hour.
A CHINESE GAMBLER FAILS. Two Hundred Infuriated Celestial Policy-Players Clamoring for Their Winnings.
Printersâ Union Nominations
General Railway Notes
THE AMSTERDAM MILL PICKETS. Meeting of the Strikers in Their Behalf-The Trial Postponed. [Special To The World]
Organizing A Cavalry Squadron
Great Excitement on BroadwayÂ
New Publications (this section includes ads for subscriptions to magazines and newspapers and such, also a few ads for books and toys)
Seize The Day Paper Front Page:
(this one actually has a headline unlike Crutchieâs!)
NEW NEWSIES PRICE: SIXTY CENTS PER HUNDRED
CLOSE CONTEST FOR MAYOR. Four Candidates Will Struggle For The Honor At Plainfield. Some Sharp Republican Practices in the Deal for the Party Nomination-The Secret Caucus-The Fourth Ward Ignored-Inside History of the Campaign-Democratic Prospects Favorable. [Special To The World.]
WAKING UP OLD MORRISTOWN. Orange Soldiers Create Great Excitement in a Theater-A Plucky Spaniel.
NEWARK SCHOOL MATTERS. Change of Teachers and Dispute About the Site of a New School.
ONE STRIKER FOUND GUILTY. He was a Member of the Paterson âEscortâ and Too Officious.
The Police Want New Quarters.
Wanted to be Sent to Snake Hill.
KILLED ON HIS WEDDING DAY. Sad Circumstances Attending The Death Of Charles F. Gocker. He is Supposed to Have Met the Fatal Accident at the Erie Tunnel, Jersey City, While Temporarily Insane-His Death Announced to an Assembled Bridal Party-Interview with the Bride-Electâs Mother.Â
REDUCTION OF TAXES DEMANDED. Jersey City Householders Object to Paying Too High Prices for Privileges.Â
Last Night of the Fair.
DRINK MADE HIM A DEMON. Richard Dixon Went on a Thanksgiving Spree and Stabbed His Wife.Â
THOSE RED BANK SLOPES. They Will Arrive in Jersey City To-Morrow Evening-Warrants Ready. [Special To The World.]
AT THE POINT OF DEATH. George Mackay Fatally Injured on a Coach When Driving Under a Bridge.Â
IMPRISONED BY HER HUSBAND. A Wife Complains the She was Locked up for Two Days and Her Arm Broken.
IT WAS ALMOST A PANIC. A Can Of Naphtha Explodes And Injures The Forewoman. Fifty Girls Get Scared and Rush Into the Street-Five of Them Faint and Are Sent Home in Carriages-Miss Cummingâs Face Neck and Breast Badly Burned-Beyond This Little Damage is Done.
THE BONDSMEN COMPROMISE. Settling with the New Brunswick Insurance Company for Applegateâs Deficit.
DELANY TRIAL DELAYED. Convicted of Atrocious Assault Yet Still Retains His Liberty.Â
To Establish a Principle.
TALKING ABOUT WATER. Newark Officials Considering the Question of Filtering the Passaic.
CRIMINAL TRAILS CONCLUDED. Petit Jurors in the Essex Quarter Sessions Complimented and Discharged.Â
EDWARD RUTHâS FUNERAL. Many Organizations will Turn Out to Do Honor to the Dead Chief.Â
SUNDAY DRUG TRADE IN DANGER. Asbury Park Commissioners Are Making a Dead Set to Stop it. [Special To The World.]
Sentence Day in Court.
(Front page ends with the repeated five articles from crutchieâs pape)
Seize The Day Paper Page Two:
BUILDING NEW WAR SHIPS. Completing The Contract For Constructing The Cruisers. The Union Iron Works of San Francisco Secure the Heaviest Work-The Firm Fully Responsible-Terms Imposed by Secretary Whitney on the Contractors-Names and Dimensions of the New Vessels Ordered.
BICYCLES IN THE PARK. Wheelmen Want to Know Why The Cannot Use all the Drives.
The Women G.A.R Veteran Rescued Him.
The Workingman in Politics.
TALLMADGE TALKS OF ARTHURâS DEATH. And He Says All Ministersâ Sons Do Not Turn Out Bad.Â
A VERDICT OF $48,861 28. The Nice Little Bill that the Third Avenue Surface Road will Pay.Â
Haydenâs Slayer Loses His Bravado.
A Cannibalistic Murderer.
MADE NEGROES HIS HEIRS. Peculiar Will Of A Wealthy White Farmer Of Georgia. His Daughter by a Negro Woman Gets Most of His Estate-Surrounded by His Former Slaved and Dominated by One of Them-White Relatives Avoid Him-They Contest the Will. [Special To The World.]
THE CHICAGO HOTEL FIRE. Narrow Escape of Many Guests-Railroad Shops Burned-Other Fires.Â
Theatrical Menâs Hobbies [From The News Letter.]
A MUNICIPAL FARCE. The Grotesque Situation of a Divided Seaside City. [Special To The World.]
FRATRICIDE AND SUICIDE. Tragic End of the Prolonged Debauch of Two Atlanta Brothers. [Special To The World.]
THE RELIEF OF THE LYCOMING. Towed to Fort Disabled After Severe Lake Storms.
A New Woodbridge Industry.
The Heir to Millions. [From The Philadelphia Call.]
Obituary Notes
California Wines (Strictly Pure).
THE CRIME OF CLUVERIUS. Three Of His Jurymen Want The Death Sentence Commuted. They Contend that They Did Not Know a Verdict For a Less Offense Could be Rendered-Some Contradictory Attitudes-Juror Jowell Stands Firm and Carries the Others With Him for Hanging. [Special To The World.]
CHANGED COLOR. A Blonde Victim of âAddison's Diseaseâ Becomes Black. [from The Cincinnati Enquirer.]
Poor Brignoliâs Daughter. [New York Letter to Boston Globe.]
STRAY BERLIN NOTES. Death of an Eccentric Character-New York Enterprise. [Special Correspondence Of The World.]
Pittsburgh Stove Moulders Strike.Â
Lamson and Kilrain Matched
(The rest of the paper is ads for government bonds, calls for money donations, and shipping news)
Washington Star Building, Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Â Washington, DC, 1974.
I think the doomed newspaper had already abandoned this building for space in an industrial district near the SE Freeway. The paper went bankrupt and ceased publication in 1981 in the first great wave of newspaper consolidations and closures which left many cities with but a single paper. That is essentially true of Washington, though the last I checked the lunatic-fringe right-wing (Moonie) Washington Timeswas still publishing. Although I was once a compulsive newspaper reader, now I read the âpapersâ on the web and rarely look at news racks to see what is for sale in the dead tree format.
