Author's Note: This was a strange little idea I had…tell me what you think
of it. Oh yeah, I don't own any of the newsies, Medda, or Bryan Denton. I
only own Hope Denton.
While cleaning out her family's attic ace reporter, Hope Denton came across some of her father, Bryan Denton's, old newspaper clippings. In them she found old articles her father had written about during his days as ace reporter for the New York Sun. There were his articles about Col. Teddy Roosevelt in Cuba and other such things, but it was the clipping she found at the bottom of the pile that interested her the most.
This article was about the newsboy strike of 1899. During the strike Hope had been staying with her mother but she had heard of the strike and all the interesting people her father had met. He had loved telling her those stories more than any other. The article began Hope to wondering whatever happened to those boys? Where were they now?
Having followed in her father's footsteps, Hope had become the best reporter in the history of the Sun. So she decided that since it was the fifteenth anniversary of the newsies she would do an article on each of the newsies, or at least the ones who were key figures in the strike. She started with the receipts her father had been given the day he had paid the newsies's court fees; each had the boy's full name and nickname.
Whatever happened to the newsies?
Series by Hope Denton
I began to wonder since this is the fifteenth anniversary of the Newsboy Strike, just whatever happened to those boys. They challenged the authority of one of the most powerful men in New York City and they won. Now where are they? Did they go off and make a fortune? Did they end up in jail? Are they family men? Whatever happened to Jack Kelly? Where are David and Les Jacobs? What about the rest of the newsies? This reporter set out to find answers.
My first stop was Irving Hall; better know as Medda's. Medda's, a Vaudeville performance hall, was a popular hangout for the newsboys and the site of their first rally. While I was there I met up with the owner, Medda Larkson, the Swedish Meadow Lark. Though she has not performed in years, her outward appearance is the same as it was years ago. She is just graceful and talented as when she performed on stage. Irving Hall is still a renowned Vaudeville theatre and still puts on shows every weeknight. Miss Larkson was able to tell me where one newsie was. To find out his story read my next article.
While cleaning out her family's attic ace reporter, Hope Denton came across some of her father, Bryan Denton's, old newspaper clippings. In them she found old articles her father had written about during his days as ace reporter for the New York Sun. There were his articles about Col. Teddy Roosevelt in Cuba and other such things, but it was the clipping she found at the bottom of the pile that interested her the most.
This article was about the newsboy strike of 1899. During the strike Hope had been staying with her mother but she had heard of the strike and all the interesting people her father had met. He had loved telling her those stories more than any other. The article began Hope to wondering whatever happened to those boys? Where were they now?
Having followed in her father's footsteps, Hope had become the best reporter in the history of the Sun. So she decided that since it was the fifteenth anniversary of the newsies she would do an article on each of the newsies, or at least the ones who were key figures in the strike. She started with the receipts her father had been given the day he had paid the newsies's court fees; each had the boy's full name and nickname.
Whatever happened to the newsies?
Series by Hope Denton
I began to wonder since this is the fifteenth anniversary of the Newsboy Strike, just whatever happened to those boys. They challenged the authority of one of the most powerful men in New York City and they won. Now where are they? Did they go off and make a fortune? Did they end up in jail? Are they family men? Whatever happened to Jack Kelly? Where are David and Les Jacobs? What about the rest of the newsies? This reporter set out to find answers.
My first stop was Irving Hall; better know as Medda's. Medda's, a Vaudeville performance hall, was a popular hangout for the newsboys and the site of their first rally. While I was there I met up with the owner, Medda Larkson, the Swedish Meadow Lark. Though she has not performed in years, her outward appearance is the same as it was years ago. She is just graceful and talented as when she performed on stage. Irving Hall is still a renowned Vaudeville theatre and still puts on shows every weeknight. Miss Larkson was able to tell me where one newsie was. To find out his story read my next article.