The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-09-03
LABOR DAY IN OTHER CITIES.
General Observance of the Day All Over
the Country.
(By the Associated Press.>

(By the Associated Press)
Washington, September 2.-Labor Day
was generally observed throughout the
country. There were fewer paradcs and
more picnics and outdoors sports than
heretofore.
In Washington the Government Offices
and the labor organizations held picnics
and excursions.
The holiday in Boston was usual a
day Of band music marching men and
athletics. There were no less than four
separate parades, the total number of
marchers approaching $4,000.
Labor Day was observe din New York
by general suspension of business.
There was no parade of labor oganiza-
tions, the day being given to picnics
and outdoor sports. The air was chilly
and rain fell at intervals.
Labor Day was extensively observed
in Washington The Government de.
velOpments and most business places
were closed, and the labor organizations
held picnics and excursions.
Labor Day was generally observed in
Philadelphia. Business was practically
suspended and the stock exchange, COM
mercial institutions and municipal de-
partments were closed There was a big
demonstration by the trades unions az
Washington Park on the Delaware river,
where sports, speech making and joli-
ficatiOn were the order during the en-
tire day. Among the speakers was
Max s. Hayes, of Cleveland. 1t is esti-
mated that 100000 union workmen par
ticipated in the celebration.
Twenty thousand men included in
nearly every union in San Francisco
and a great majority of the nom union
men, turned out in the parade honor
of Labor Day. Congressman Mcguire
addressed the crowd when the parade
disbanded.
, Labor Day was celebrated in Atlanta
on an elaborate scale. Over 5000 per-
sons participated in the parade.
Labor Day was celebrated with the
largest and most elaborate industrial
parade in the history of Nashville,
Tenn. Exercises were conducted by the
several labor organizations.
Labor Day was celebrated more elab-
orately than ever before in Dallas, Tex
as. Three thousand men were in line
All business was suspended. Large
cities.
Labor Day parade in Memphis EN-.
braced about $500 marchers in uniform
the greatest number on record. The day
was generally observed.
The Labor Day celebration was the
largest held in Knoxville for many
years. which was perhaps due to the
fact that two union strikes are on here,
the Stree Railway union and the Rail.
way Machinists. The parade was par
ticipated in by fully 1000 laboring men
and women.
Labor Day was celebrated in Birming-
ham, Ala, on more extensive scale
than usual. Upwards of 5000 men were
in the parade. Many unique trades dis
plays were in line. The afternoon was
spent at the State fair grounds where
horse racing and other sports took
place.
Labor Day celebration at Newport
News, aV., resulted in the closing OF
the shipyard and all business houses,
and athletic events at Buckroe Beach,
under the auspices of the Central Labor
Union.
Labor Day was generally observed in
Maryland. 1t is estimated that between
$500 and 10000 workmen in Baltimore
participated in parade, meetings and
picnic and other festivities arranged by
the labor unions in honor of the day.