Whatever Happened to the Newsies?
Spot's Story
By Hope Denton
In honor of the fifteenth anniversary of the Newsboy Strike I have been tracking down the leaders of the Strike. So far I have found Kid Blink, now a Vaudeville performer and Racetrack Higgens who made it big in gambling and now owns champion racehorses. Racetrack was able to arrange for me to meet with another former newsie: Spot Conlon.
I was to meet him in a small restaurant in the heart of Manhattan. I had arrived early and saw Mr. Conlon enter; he was well dressed and carried a walking cane in one hand. Two men followed him closely; they were large men who spent the whole meeting at a nearby table, glaring at anyone who walked in the room. When I asked Spot what he did for a living he answered only vaguely and said only that he was a businessman. When I asked about his family life he was less vague. He told me that he had two daughters Christine age 6 and Laura age 4. When I asked about his wife he told me that she had died during Laura's birth.
The meeting left me with little information and I wanted more. I went on a search for more information. I found that Mr. Conlon has been involved in several questionable activities. The police keep a close watch on Mr. Conlon for it is suspected that these questionable activities could be termed illegal.
I have now hit a dead end in my newsie search but I will just have to find new avenues of search. I will have new information as soon as possible.
Author's Note: In other words, he's a crime boss…don't you think that seems to fit! Well if you don't, feel free to tell me about it and if you do think so feel free to tell me about that too. Anyway, a few replies:
Kora: thanks and the medda/dave thing was a joke…don't worry I also feel that's…well ::shudders::
Ann Valentine: hmm, Dutchy? Okay that's two on my brainstorm list…hmm, thanks for the suggestion.
Lissa/Sigah: see above
VinylNoMiko: Thanks cause I don't like to share anyway!
Rae Kelly and Sparkles: thanks for the reviews!
Spot's Story
By Hope Denton
In honor of the fifteenth anniversary of the Newsboy Strike I have been tracking down the leaders of the Strike. So far I have found Kid Blink, now a Vaudeville performer and Racetrack Higgens who made it big in gambling and now owns champion racehorses. Racetrack was able to arrange for me to meet with another former newsie: Spot Conlon.
I was to meet him in a small restaurant in the heart of Manhattan. I had arrived early and saw Mr. Conlon enter; he was well dressed and carried a walking cane in one hand. Two men followed him closely; they were large men who spent the whole meeting at a nearby table, glaring at anyone who walked in the room. When I asked Spot what he did for a living he answered only vaguely and said only that he was a businessman. When I asked about his family life he was less vague. He told me that he had two daughters Christine age 6 and Laura age 4. When I asked about his wife he told me that she had died during Laura's birth.
The meeting left me with little information and I wanted more. I went on a search for more information. I found that Mr. Conlon has been involved in several questionable activities. The police keep a close watch on Mr. Conlon for it is suspected that these questionable activities could be termed illegal.
I have now hit a dead end in my newsie search but I will just have to find new avenues of search. I will have new information as soon as possible.
Author's Note: In other words, he's a crime boss…don't you think that seems to fit! Well if you don't, feel free to tell me about it and if you do think so feel free to tell me about that too. Anyway, a few replies:
Kora: thanks and the medda/dave thing was a joke…don't worry I also feel that's…well ::shudders::
Ann Valentine: hmm, Dutchy? Okay that's two on my brainstorm list…hmm, thanks for the suggestion.
Lissa/Sigah: see above
VinylNoMiko: Thanks cause I don't like to share anyway!
Rae Kelly and Sparkles: thanks for the reviews!