Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-09-12
LABOR pAx
It Il Generally Observed Throughout the
Nation-Parades, PicnIcs and Speeches
In, Nyapy ftAto.

In Many Cities. f
CHICAGO, Sept S.--Between $4,000
and 10000 workmen marched in the
labor day parade to the music of thirty
orforty brass bands. The crowd was too
big to be accommodated at one park,
and as result there were various meet
ings, the one at Sharpshooters park be-
ngi addressed by Jerry Simpson and the
others by lesser labor lights. All manu-
featuring establishments were closed.
dispatches from other places in Illinois
show that the day was generally observed. At
Jacksonville there was parade mile long,
winding up with exercises Mt the fair grounds
At Decatur ten trades paraded and addresses
were made by Ethelbert Stewart and his wife.
At Rockford 1000 men paraded and business
was suspended. G S. Darrow of Chicago and
others made speeches at the fair grounds in
the afternoon. AT Joliet 1000 men paraded and
were reviewed by the mayor. Az Ottawa all
the labor organizations of La Sale county par.
ticipated md 1900 men were In line. Senator
O'Conor and David Ross addressed the crowd
aftcrward at Aliens park,
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Sept. s.-The
labor day parade here was participated
in by $4,000 wage-workers. 1t was the
first legal labor day that Indiana has
had. The Knights of Labor held
monster celebration at the fair grounds,
and were addressed by Senators Turpie
and PETER. AT Garfield park the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor had a counter
attraction, with Judge Howe, Morris
Ross and Philip Rappaport as speakers.
KEoKUK, Ia, Sept S.-Labor day
here was magnificently celebrated, the
demonstration being the largest and
al 1,n, t, -, IL
A monster trade and industrial parade
took place during the morning. Every
labor organization was fully repre-
sented and hundreds of worlSingmen
not members of any organized body
were in line. 1t is estimated that fully
10. 600 people were at Rand park in the
afternoon listening to the addresses of
Gov. Boies, Candidate Westfall and
Mrs. Lease, of Kansas. All of the
speakers avoided any reference to pol
itics, their remarks being upon the la
Dor question. ..,
| MILWAUKEE, Sept. s.-Between 49,
900 and $4,000 representing the unions
paraded the streets about noon. Floats
representing the various trades were
distributed through the line. In the
afternoon a picnic was held in Schlitz
park.
| DETROIT, Mich, Sept. s.-Twelve
thousand men participated in the labor
| day parade here. A picnic was the
| feature of the afternoon.
| [The sday was generally observed in other
| Michigan towns. AT Jackson the labor unions
| of Battle Creek joined in celebrating the day
| and sent a delegation several hundred strong.
| A nj nrCr md nl,
Beaumont made addresses after the
parade, and monster picnic was held
| in the afternoon. AT Muskegon not u
wheel turned in any of the mills or factories
| and after n fine parade in the morning, followed
by speeches, picnic was held at Lake Michi
gan park, concluding with pyrotechnical dis.
play in the evening. At Grand Rapids after
the morning parade, picnic with athletic
| games was held in the afternoon. Business
was virtually suspended in the city.l
\ ST. LOUIS, Sept. S.-Labor day waa
celebrated here with big parade, fol.
lowed by picnic participated in by
all the local labor associations of this
cith, East st. Louis and Belleville.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. SAIL bust
ness was suspended here. The advent
of labor day was celebrated by numer
Gus labor organizations, singing socie.
ments of troops. -...'
BUFFALO, n. Y, Sept. &-Gov. Hill
reviewed the labor parade from the
4 balcony of the Iroquois house. He also
delivered an address at the labor pic
mic in the afternoon.
lin other cities of New York state the do,
was becomingly celebrated. In New York tw,
parades-that of the Federation of Labor ant
L ,,,,tN
women were in the ranks Of marehers- In tn
afternoon Senator PETER and others made ad
dresses. At Troy there were mammoth pa
rade and picnic in the afternoon
Lieut.. Gov. Jones reviewed the parad
and made q speech. At Rochester there wa
an entire cessation OF business and parade
and picnicS were the order of the day. a
Utica every mandatory WIS closed and near
ly all the stores. The labor unions paraded an
made q fine display. AT Albany oil the labo
unions Joined in joint parade and picnic il
the afternoon.
ELSEWHERE.
Business in San Francisco was partially sus
pended and 3 800 men were in the line of pi
rade.
In Canada, Montreal, Ottawa and Toront
observed the day rs holiday and parades an
picnics were general.
J The parade at Denver, Co had $4,000 men 1
line, and was reviewed by the governor an
mayor. business was suspended
After the parade ut Cincinnati the variou
unions went to Woodsdale park, where Ma
Mckinley and John Sietz made addresses.
At St. Paul most of the business house
, were closed. After the morning parade tn
afternoon was devoted to picnic and games
AT Cleveland business was suspended, IN
after the morning parade athletic contest
, were held at Forest City park in the afternoon
At Memphis, Tenn, the Farmers Allianc
joined in the parade on horseback, each ma
carrying wisp of hay or cotton boil in his ha
, At Boston, Portland, Me-, and Concord !
, H., n heavy storm marred the day and pr
4 vented the parade. The day was gener
holiday
The parade In Minneapolis was the large
ever held Mayor Winstone and other speake
addressed the unions in the afternoon at At
, letic park.
In Kansas City, Mo-, the various unions p
raded but few OF the business houses wei
! closed. A ball at the exposition bnildir
: wound up the day 49,
AT Pittsburgh the day was not observed e
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