When was it published?

January 2, 1894 in Semi Weekly Interior Journal

Domestic News January 2, 1894

Semi Weekly Interior Journal

Q: What keywords are associated?

Chicago Soup House, Tramps Work Requirement, Idle Men, Begging Scamps

Stanford, Lincoln County, Kentucky

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What is this article about?

In Chicago, a soup house offered free soup to tramps in exchange for street work. Over 2,000 men ate on the first day, but only 450 returned to work, with most sneaking away and being denied seconds without a work ticket, highlighting many idle beggars unworthy of aid.

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The proportion of idle men who wouldn't work if they had a chance is shown in the experience of Chicago. A soup house was erected for the benefit of the tramps which infest that city, and they were to be given all the soup they could drink, provided they would work on the streets a sufficient time to pay for it. The first day over 2,000 rushed in and got their fill, but only 450 showed up for the work. The rest sneaked away, to return again at night, but they were informed that a ticket from the working boss was necessary for a second charge on the soup. Most of the sneaking scamps who tramp about the country and beg for a living are deserving of no consideration and often it is an imposition to help them.

What sub-type of article is it?

Charity Or Relief Economic

What keywords are associated?

Chicago Soup House Tramps Work Requirement Idle Men Begging Scamps

Where did it happen?

Chicago

Domestic News Details

Primary Location

Chicago

Outcome

over 2,000 tramps received soup on the first day, but only 450 worked as required; the rest were denied seconds without a work ticket.

Event Details

A soup house in Chicago provided soup to tramps in exchange for sufficient street work to pay for it. On the first day, over 2,000 rushed in and ate, but only 450 showed up for work, with the rest sneaking away and attempting to return at night.