Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-09-08
LARoR,s OUTING.
General Observance OF the Toiiers' Annua
Holiday.


by the rain that fell internationally all
the morning, 10000 of Chicago's union
laborers fell into line, nd amid the
music of muffied drums and gurgling
| horns, beneath bedraggled BAN
ners, and with soaked clothing
marched through the city streets to
| Lincoln park, where they were addressed
by several speakers of local promi-
nence The programme further pro-
| vided for a march of those who cared
to go to Ogden's grove, where games
of various kinds were contemplated
and more speaking in prospect, but
the disagreeable downpour deferred
most of the men from attending.
New YORK, Sept. 4.-Labor made an
imposing demonstration here. The
weather was favorable for marching,
the sun being obscured by haze,
while a cool breeze from the east
made the air bracing. Not far
from 10000 men, representing near
| ly all the trades, were in
line and here and there in the process
| sion were bands of women from the
| various assemblies, such as the cloak
makers, of organized feminine labor.
/
| enue TO Union square, to Seventeenth
| street, to Fifth avenue, to Fifty
| ninth street, where the procession
| disbanded. Such of the march
ers as were so disposed proceeded
thence to the picnic of the Central La
| Dor union at Brommer's Union park,
| but at least as many others finished
their day in pleasure-seeklng with
| wives and children in other ways.
| WASHINGTON, Sept. AIN observance
| of Labor day all the government de-
| partments and public offices were
| closed, as were Il great many stores
| and public places. The labor organi-
cations paraded and spent the day at
| park in the outskirts.
BosToN, Mass, Sept. 4.-The observ-
| ance of Labor day was more ella bora te
| in the list of sports than in previous
years, and the big procession in the
| forenoon was the largest of the kind
ever seen here. There was a general
cessation of business, including the
publication of the evening papers, and
all the theaters gave special matinees.
| CLEVELAND, o., Sept. 4.-Labor day
was more generally observed here than
ever before. The city was in holiday
attire and nearly every business house
in the city was closed. Many of the
labor unions participated in a parade
in the morning, and in the afternoon
there was a monster picnic at Forest
City park.
! CINCINNATI, O., Sept. 4.-Labor day
was celebrated here by street parade
and picnic, in which the unions allied
with the building trades council took
part Although the assemblies affili-
ating with the Central Labor union did
not participate as organizations. many
| of their members joined the process
sion and devoted the day to merry
making.
LANSING, Mich, Sept. 4.--The Labor
| day demonstration was confined strict
ly to labor organizations and was a
success in every particular. Over TO-
900 strangers were here from neighbor
ing cities.
MILWAUKEE, Sept. 4.-There We're o.
500 men in line in the Labor day pa
rade, and they marched through a
drenching rainstorm. The day was
very generally observed, nearly every
factory and large business house in
the city being shut down for the day.
Every trade was represented, and while
there was not as many wagons and
tioate as on former occasions, more
men were in the procession than had
ever been seen on Labor day. The
parade wound up at Schlitz park,
where a picnic was held.
MOLINE, ILL.,, Sept. T. - Davenport,
Rock Island and Moline celebrated
Labor day here under labor union au.
spices. An immense concourse of peo-
pie witnessed the industrial parade,
which was about a mile and half in
length. At Prospect park in the after
noon speeches were made by NJ. H.
Madden. president of the American
Federation of Labor, Rev. A. r. Nor
gan, of Joliet, and others. Between
5000 and 10000 persons attended the
picnic at the park.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Sept. 4.-The
celebration of Labor day by the organ
lied workingmen of this city did not
attract so much attention as it had for
several years past. Last year there
were 5000 organized workingmen in
line. There were only 1000 in the
parade Monday. Labor leaders say
that the har,, times have driven many
men out of unions. After the parade
the workingmen held picnic in Lin.
coin park.
OMAHA, Neb., Sept. Fifty thou.
sand people participated in the Labor
day celebrations in Omaha Monday.
Thirty thousand representatives OF
Nebraska labor unions were in the
procession. The demonstration con.
cllded with picnic, with local speak
els, at Syndicate park.
TORONTO, Ont, Sept 4. - For the
first time in the history of the domin.
ion Labor day was celebrated by a
general suspension of business in diff.
terent cities and towns throughout
Canada. In this city big parade was
held, ending in "A picnic at the island,
where addresses were delivered by Sir
Oliver Mowat and Others