- Chicago Daily Tribune: "Anarchists Cause a Bloodshed: Seven Policemen Killed - Many Wounded."
- New York Times: "Riot and Fire in Chicago: Bomb Thrown Among Police - Many Killed and Wounded."
- Washington Post: "Fatal Clash at Chicago: Rioters Fight Police - Several Dead and Injured."
- Boston Globe: "Bombs Kill Chicago Officers: Anarchist Outrage at Haymarket Square."
- Buffalo Evening News: "Wholesale Murder in Chicago: Horrible Explosion - Many Police Killed."
- Philadelphia Inquirer: "Dynamite Hurls Death at Police: Anarchy's Bloody Deed at Chicago."
Details and Tone:
- Newspapers presented the incident as an act of violence perpetrated by anarchists. Words such as "anarchist outrage," "wholesale murder," and "horrible explosion" conveyed a strong sense of sensationalism and fear-mongering.
- Reports portrayed the police as victims and heroes who risked their lives to maintain law and order.
- The newspapers portrayed the incident as an isolated event carried out by a small group of radicals rather than a manifestation of broader social and economic issues faced by the labor movement.