Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-04
LABOR IS
ON PARADE.
Marches in Grand Array Down
Michigan Avenue in
Chicago.
CANDIDATES ARE THERE
Bryan and r, + sslt Review the Pa
rade From game Balcony and
Afterwards Il 2: s,uncheon Togcth-
er-No Politics ?, I'lowed Today.

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Chicago, Sept. g. &organized Ia
Dor of Chicago today 4 in review
before Bryan and Ro cit. Hour
after hour the labor unions marched
down Michigan avenue past the Audi
torium hotel on the Loggia of which
stood the democratic nominee for pres
ident and the republican vice-presi-
Dental candidate, together with
Charles A. Towne. Senator Mason and
a dozen other political leaders. Fully
$4,000 men took part in the parade.
Both Bryan and Roosevelt were heart
lily greeted by the men as they march
ed past the hotel. When the last man
of the long line marched past, Bry-
an and Roosevelt went inside the ho-
tel where soon after they sat down to
tives. 1t was flag of truce" lunch
con for the trades union men had de-
clared that in the celebration of labor
day there should be no politics. While
the parade was moving a host of peo-
pie, mostly the families of working
men, gathered in Electric park, where
the speeches of the day were deliver
ed. The program of speeches follows:
2 p. m. to p. M, Roosevelt, Charles
A. Towne, Samuel Alschuler, democra-
tic candidate for governor of Illinois,
Richard Yates, republican gubernato-
rial nominee, William e. Mason, May
or Rose, of Milwaukee, Mayor Harri-
son, of Chicago, r. M. Patterson and
+ P. j. O'Donnell in the order given;
p. M, Bryan. This evening there
will be more speaking. Roosevelt will
leave late this afternoon and Bryan
tonight. The latter goes to Cumber-
land, Nd, where he will open the CAM
paign in that state tomorrow.
Dayton Celebrates the Day.
Dayton, Sept. 3.-Never before has
Labor Day been observed with great
uniformed knights of Labor marched
in a parade which was the most i'm
posing in the history of the city.
Twenty thousand people attended the
festivities at the park.
Columbus Has a Parade.
Columbus, Sept. 3.-Labor day was
observed as holiday here. The
morning was given up to a parade
of unusual size This afternoon a
picnic at Andrews grove with speech
es by former Attorner General Mon
nett and others made up the program
Rain interferred with the exercises
somewhat.
The Day at Cleveland.
Cleveland, Sept 3.-Notwithstand-
ing the heavy rain there were prob
ably eight thousand in today's labor
parade. AT the conclusion thousands
of workingmen and their families
went to the Scenic park where Sam
; uel Gompers delivered an address.
and big picnic followed
Politicians Heard at Kansas City.
Kansas City, Sept. 3.-Labor day
here was field day for the poll
ticians. Joseph Flory and Hon. A. M.
Dickery, the republican and demo-
cratic candidates for governor spoke
to large crowds at The Labor day PIC
mic in one of the parks.
Labor Day at Memphis.
Memphis, Tenn, Sept. 3.-Labor
day was generally celebrated here and
more largely than ever before. The
parade was the largest and most cred
liable in the history of the city trades.
Big Celebration at Atlanta.
Atlanta, Ga, Sept. 3.-The largest
celebration of labor day which ever
occurred in this city and probably in
the south took place here today. Five
Thousand men We're in line, represent
ing every organization and large deie-
cations from adjoining towns partici-
pated.
st. Louis Celebrates the Day.
st. Louis, Sept 3.-This is a legal
holiday. The day was celebrated by
a labor parade in which more than
twenty thousand men participated.
First Labor Day at Charleston.
Charleston, S. c., Sept. s. Labor
day was celebrated here today for the
nrst tlme with any distinction
Government Observes the Day.
Washington. Sept. 3.-All the gov
ernment departments closed today
There was no street parade or public
demonstration.