River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-09-05
t-AROR'S OUTING.
Long Lines OF ToiIerI Parade the Streets
OF Various Cities ON the Natiohal Holi-

LARoR'S OUTING.
Long Lines OF ToiIerl Parade the Streets
of Various Cities ON the National Holi-
day.
CHICAGO. Sept 8-Labor Dav was cele-
brated in this city by two large parades.
In which nearly all the various trades
unions took part The Trades Assembly
turned ont about 1000 men and the
knights OF Labor 1850 The former held
a picnic at kuhns Park and the latter at
Willow Springs. Transparencies unique in
design and sentiment and provocative of
much applause, were p.ent'lul in both pro-
I cessions
The Trades Assembly picnic at Kuhn's
/ Park was great success The large crowd
enjoyed itself thoroughly with cannes Of
every description, foot racing and dancing
I There was no speech making
The Knights OF Labor held their picnic
at Willow Springs There were fully 600
I people on the grounds when Judge Prem
dergast was introduced 20 them. The
Judge spoke at some length on the rela-
+ ton Of labor 10 society and on the nece ISL
/ " OF education Tor the masses Judge
1uthill followed and entertained the large
company until il was time FOR The games
TO begin The games aud races proved
very popular. and dancing boating ana
other amusements kept the company busy
T up TO the leaving OF the last train at
I clock
4 CHICAGO Sept 3 Dispatches announce
the Observance of Labor Day in the usual
manner at Joliet Rock Island. Peoria. Au-
rora and other Illinois towns, and at Fort
Wayne, Ind, Toledo, O., and Des Moines
la
4 MuwAUKrE. Sept s. On Saturday last
Mayor Brown issued a proclamation re-
L
of business yesterday so that their en-
4 ployes might participate in the observa-
tons of Artisans Day, and the re-
quest was generally oheyed At >
+ o'clock a parade composed Of stone
cutters. painters, Gig armakers carpenters,
shoemakers. mOulders tanners and others
formed, and after going through the prin-
I cipal street, marched 10 Milwaukee garden,
where a grand picnic was held Paul
/ Grottkau, the German orator, and Charles
+ Leib, the English orator, delivered speeches
/ there
I DETROIT, Mich, Sept. 3-Labor day was
generally observed by the laboring classes.
A split between the union men and the
Knights of Labor resulted in two parades
+ Neither faction, however, made the dis
/ play they have made hitherto but the ranks
+ of the Knights showed the greatest deple-
ton. Factories were closed. and the city
hall and some stores and private residences
were decorated in honor of the day
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Sept 3 Notwith-
standing showers which fell ,.C intervals
throughout the day 2CgO men paraded
Monday and afterward listened to speeches
at picnic
COLUMBUS. O.. sept &-Labor Day was
observed here by parade of the trades
and labor assemblies Monday afternoon
and a monster mass meeting IL the STATE
House square in thu evening when the
working people were addressed by Hon.
John 4. Lawlor, Hon. Charles l. Young
and others
81. LOUIS. Sept 3-Labor Day was gen
orally observed in this city. The pGblic
buildings were closed About COCO mem
bers ofthe various labor organ cations made
a parade on the principal streets In the
afternoon a large picnic was held at Lindeu
PARK
OMAHA Neb., Sept 3-Labor Day was
celebrated here by procession composed
of 5000 trade unionists nearly every
branch OF labor being represented. The
parade was followed by a picnic in Has
calls Park, where an address was delivered
by ex-senator G. II. Van Wyck
KANSAS CITY, No, sept 3.-Dispatches
from points in Kansas say that Labor Day was
generally observed At Topeka oOl men
tlalEutA IN the ram carr Wing na4h anu
wearing suntiowers At Wichita there was
4 large parade and picnic At Leayenworth
and Atchison p2rades and picnicg were the
order of the day.
NEW YoHK, Sept labor Day here was
ushcred in by bright sunsl inc. From early
morning the streets were crowded by
sturdy sons of toll 1t was noticed
however, that large numbers of work
ing girls trudged along as usual with
their lunch in hand In the majority Of
cases il was found they worked in concerns
the owners of which had no respect tor La
Dor Day. All the exchanges were closed,
and the custom house, purely for clearance
purposes, was kept open from to 10 O'clock
The procession began TO move from
Washington parade ground at 1880
O'Clock The parade was not nearly as
large as last year.
About =. 90 people attended mass meet /
Ing at night At the Cooper Institute, at
which a number of recognized labor lead
ars spoke in favor Of a law making eight
hours a working day Resolutions 20 the
same effect were offered and adopted
Prof Gunton and s. T.. Scheyitch were
among the speakers. Resolutions offered
by Mr Scheyitch were adopted expressing
sympathy with the London strikers and
pledgng them financial aid collection
Tor that purpose was taken up, amounting
10 a considerable sum-
New YORK. sept 3-Ex-G Governor Albeit
and N ster Workman Powderly addressed
4 large mass-meeting Of working men at
Newark n. j.
PITTsBURGH Pa, Sept 3.-Labor Day
was celebrated in Western Pennsylvania
for the first time. Business was generally
suspended. but the only public dcmonsSTa-
ton in this city was parade
of the United Carpenters and Joiners'
Brotherhood, in which about 1000 men
participated Picnics were held by the
painters. marble-cutteTs slate-roofers and
ule-layers unions, and were largely at
tended
At Greensburg the local labor o-Caniga-
tons and CHANGERS paraded. and aftorward
ED a monster meeting. at which addresses
were made by prominent labor leaders ia
vorirrs the eight-hour movement
PHuADEIPHIA sept 3 Delightful wealth
sr favored the first observance in this city
Of Labor Day The banks and exchanges
were closed as also were nearly all mills
and factories Nearly all stores and other
business establishments in the city were
closed in the afternoon
BosToH, Sept 3 - The observance Of
Labor Day was more general in Boston than
In the Iast two years Business was en-
tirely suspended. The weather was cloudy
and cool and the big procession, which
was the feature Of the forenoon, was re
viewed by thousands who crowded the
sidewalks and windows along the route.
GlnnCEC