Image of newspaper article chronicling the end of the strike; The Evening Bulletin 1899
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The newsboy strike of 1899, which lasted for two weeks, was led by the children who received no compensation for their labor of hawking the Pulitzer and Hearst published newspapers (the Journal and the World). The newspaper publishers attempted to hire older men to continue selling newspapers, but the men would have no part until the children were paid what they owed. The strike resulted in a decrease in newspaper circulation and was successful in increasing the wages of these child laborers.
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