The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-03
gresham James F. Watson, Mrs. Heller
M. Cougar and others.

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M. Cougar and others.
DETROIT, Mich, Sept. 2-Business
was SUSPENDED hare TODAY and long pa
rade of labor unions was the feature of
the Labor day celebration this morning.
This afternoon general picnic was III.
dulged in at Belle Isle, where pro-
gramme of athletic sports was carried
out.
SAVANNAH, Ga, Sept 2-Business of
all KINDS was practically suspended at
noon for Labor day. There was pa
rade of organized labor through the
streets, in which both races participated
A feature of the parade was the fact
that the line was led by the negro union
of brickiayers. After the parade the
unions took trains for Tybee island,
twenty miles distant, where the pginci-
pal events of the day were to occur. Dur
ing the afternoon there was much bois-
terousnesS at the island and number
of individual fights occurred.
AT night there occurred what promises
to be general and dangerous riot be-
tween civilians and soldiers from Fort
Sereyen. A call was sent to the fort for
troops to quell the disturbance, but for
some reason there was no response. Ar
ter. the rioting subsidized 1t was found
there were many broken heads and noses
but no fatalities.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 2-Labor day
IN this city was celebrated by the labor
ul1ioHS. L WenIy unOuSa0Q men were mar
/ shaied. inelGd ng nearly every union in
! the city and great majority of the
union men, Congressman Mcguire being
the orator of the day.
WILKESBARRE; Pa, Sept. 2.-Labor
day was more generally observed in the
anthracite coal region today than for
years past There was an entire sus-
tories, the employees all taking part in
big parades in this city and Pittston.
TIE weather was fine ard thousands
| CT people gathered to witness the pa
rades, which were made up principally
of United Mine workers and trade
un-onists. -
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.-Labor day
was extensively observed here TODAY.
The government departments and most
business places were closed, and the Ia
Dor or organizations held picnics and exeur-
sions IN various directions out OF the
city. ~
OSWEGO. N Y, Sept. 1.-The eelebra-
tho of Labor day here was married by
two accidents. Policeman Frank Milo's
horse ran away throwing the officer to
! the ground with such force as to Gauss
conclusion of the brain. The collapse ef
a truck in the parade on which was a
huge boiler, injured seven men, FRANK
Roarway had his leg broken and it IS
thought he received internal Injuries.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Sept. 2-LoeaI
labor unions celebrated Labor day for
the eleventh time today There were 1853
persons in the parade, including 1,5C0
women.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept. 2.-Ten. thou
sand Iatoring men and women, eompriszz
Ing the members, of the several classes
Of union labor. marched through the
principal streets today. The Interna-
tional Longshoremen's union had 12O1
sic.
The afternoon is being spent at tha
pleasure resorts. Mayor Jones, of To-
ledo, spoke at the Longshoremen's picnic
at Forest City park and Mother Mary
Jones, of coal strike fame
NEW YORK. Sept 2-Labor dav was
observed in this city by a general sus
pension of business There, was no pa
rada of labor organizations, the day be-
Ing given over to Dicnics and outdoor
sports. The air was chilly and rain fell
at intervals
f. LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept. labor day
was observed here with parade this faf-
ternoon, and with speeches and general
festivities at local parks at night. Fifty
one unions We're represented in the line
OF parade, and it is estimated that there
We're 5000 mafchers.
ATLANTA, Ca, Sept. a-Labor dav
| was celebra ted here today on. an eIabo-
rate scale. Over 5000 persons partici-
| pated in the parade.
MEMPHIS. Tenn. Sept. a-Tbe Labor
| day parade IN this city embraced about
1850 marehers lin uniform, the greatest
number on record. The day was gen.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Sept. 2-Today's
was the largest Labor day celebration in
knoxville IN many years. The parade
fn6 in Nv mix
men and women.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala. Sept. 2-Labor
DAY was vas celebrated eaa3 here today on more
5,000 men We're in the parade
ST. LOUIS, Sept 2-Labor day in 81.
LOUIS was celebrated with two great
tended by thousands of laboring men and
their families. This is a legal holiday
and banks and exchanges. municipal and
government offices as well as the down
town stores, factories, etc, were closed
all day
In East ST. Louis all the labor organi-
cations joined in street parade and
demonstration, in which several thous-
ands participated
OMAHA, Sept. labor day was fiji
tingly celebrated in this city today. Three
cities, Omaha, South Omaha and Council
Bluffs. Joined in the ceremonies. and
practically every business place in the
three towns was closed. There was a
parade at 1880, composed of eight diyis-
IONS, and representing every labor or
gan1zatien of the three cities In the
afternoon there was a number of sporr
ing events, pienicks and kindred events.
Inc Iaoor unions gathered at Krug
park. where there was programmes of
speeches. and music.
DENVER, Sept. 2-Today's labor ma.
DnnXrny xxrocy f1oo Ia-
for this city. The weather was nerfect
and over 10000 union men were in line
The parade was followed by pfcnick
and sports
SALT LAKE CITY. Utah. Sept. LA
Dor day was celebrated in Salt Lake by
parade IN which all the labor orga nfza
lions took part, including the EMPLOYEES
CT the big shelters, several thousand
men being i'll line. Public speaking and
annette sports We're included in the af-
ternoon programme.
BOSTON, Sept. 2-1t has been a dav Of
Dand music, marching men and athletics
parades, the total number of marebarS
approaching 25,Ge0. Among the MANY
sporting events in and near the CITY wevs
the New England Amateur Rowing as
SQefatfon regatta on the Charles river ,t
II O'Clock, and the fishermen,s races off
Boston harbor, for prizes aggregatino-
$5,eV0 III value, offered by Thomas w
Lawson Independence went over the
course with the fishermen. o
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 2-Labor dav
was generally observed in this civ
There was big demonstration by the
TRACES unions at Washington park. on
the Delaware river, where spOrts and
speeehmaking Were the order of the day.
Among the speakers We're Carrie Nation
and Max S. Hays, of Cleveland.
BUFFALO, Sept. 2.-Thousands of mo-
ChanlCS and La hArerS turned