The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-09-04
labor day.
General Observance of the Holiday
in the Principal Cities.
Public Buildings Closed and Decorated
in Honor Of the Occasion.

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I'm Now York, Boston and Chicago.
NEW York, Sept. 3.-Labor Day was gen
orally observed Business was almost
wholly suspended. Extraordinary efforts
were made by the various labor organiza-
tons in this city to fittingly celebrate the
day. At an early hour in the morning the
labor andtrade Organizations Of all branches
assembled at their various headquarters
and marched to the starting point Of the
great parade, Washington Square. The sig
nal to start was given shortly after ten
o'clock and some &c, 900 wage earners moved
along Washington Square TO Fifth avenue.
A detail of the Broadway squad headed
the paraders and cleared the way through
the crowds that lined the streets. Along
the line Of march a total Of $50 policemen
were stationed, but the crowds were order
ly and no occasion arose for their services.
The stars and stripes were displayed from
many Of the buildings and the shipping in
the harbor had their colors hoisted In honor
Of the day.
Boston, Sept 8-The observation Of
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ness was entirely suspended. The big pro
session, which was the feature Of the fore
noon. was viewed by thousands who
crowded the sidewalks and windows along
the route. The procession was in two grand
divisions and sub divided into smaller divi-
sions, the first grand division being COM
posed Of representatives Of all the labor
unions and the Amslgamated Building
Trades Council, while the second grand diyi-
sion was made up Of Knights Of Labor as
Jemblies exclusively. The procession made
. fine appearance. Each organization had
It's own band and a fine display OF bunting,
with notices and banners.
CHICAGO, Sept. 3.-Yesterday, labor's ma
ional holiday, was observed by two pa
rades, one by the Knights Of Labor and the
other by the Trades Assemblies. The
Knights Of Labor, after parade through
the principal streets, took trains at the Chi
cago a. Alton depot for Willow Springs,
where the afternoon was spent In games,
dancing and speech-maldng. Their parade
was success, there being fully 5000 men
In line. f.tn
The Trades Assembly parade started
about 1890 o'clock at their headquarters at
Bricklayers' Hall, and after line Of march
through the principal West Side streets
ended at Kuhn'se Park, where elaborate
preparations were made for their entertain
ment. II Is estimated that 1000 men were
In line. A feature Of the parade was pony
engine made OF wood, which the switchmen
Of Unions No. and IS made. The novelty
attracted much attention.
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for the wretched weather there would have
been general Observance Of Labor Day.
As IL was number Of business houses and
factories closed in the morning and many
more shut down at noon. A steady rain
fell during the forenoon but iucleared up at
one o'clock, at which TIME the various or
CARNATIONS were beginning to form in line
for the parade. There was picnic at the
Bellevue House in the evening, where Hon.
d. A Fassett, Labor Commissioner Of Ohio,
made an address.
PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 3.-Labor Day was
generally observed throughout the city as q
holiday, particularly by the wage-worlfers.
The banks and nearly all the other public
institutions, together with the large indus
trial establishments, were kept closed all
day, while many others ceased operations
at noon. The various trade and financial
exchanges were all closed and wholesale
business was generally suspended.
BROOKLYN, N. Y, Sept. 3.-Labor Day
was generally observed In this city. All OF
the public buildings were decorated with
flags and bunting. Nearly all the labor or
ganizations formed in procession and
marched through the principal streets, ac-
companied by bands of music. They were
loudly cheered as they passed along and
were much commented on for the orderly
manner in which they paraded.
DETROIT, Mich, Sept. 3.-Labor day was
generally observed by the laboring classes
A split between the Union men and Knights
Of Labor resulted in two parades. Neither
faction, however, made the display they
have done hitherto, but the ranks OF the
Knights showed the greatest depletion.
Factories were closed and the city hall and
some stores and private residences were
decorated.
PITTsBURGH, Sept 3.-There was compar-
atively little interest taken In the celebra-
ton OF Labor Day In this city. Save pa
rade Of ] 800 carpenters and ioiners, there
was no public demonstration. A number OF
labor assemblies held picnics, but the occa-
sion was not marked by general cessation
OF toll.
ST. LOUIS, Sept 8.-Labor Day was OBJ
served in this city. The public building:
were closed. About 5000 members OF the
various labor organizations paraded the
principal streets. In the afternoon large
picnic was held at Lindcll Park.