Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-09-02
Business Quite Generally Suspend
ed in Chicago Today.
MITCHELL At PHILADELPHIA
Over 5000 Men in Parade in Quaker
city-Rain at Pittsburg pisarranaes
Plans But Does Not Dampen Ardor
OF the Labor Day Celebration.

CehtefFllle, Sept. -(SpeciaD-
The members of thirteen labor un.
ions, large delegations from otganiza.
tions in neighboring towns and thous-
ands of visitors enjoyed holiday to.
day in this city and joined in the cele-
bratlon of Labor day. at an early
hour this morning the visitors began
arriving and by the time for the exer-
'cises to begin thousands of people
thronged the streets. At 10 O'Clock
the parade formed under the direction
OF Carl Bradley. president of the
clerks union as master of ceremonies.
and headed by the Fiftieth Regiment
band from Ottumwa. Nearly 700 la
boring men marched through the
streets of this city. All of the thirteen
local unions were represented and del
egatons from Brazil, Seymour. and all
the mining camps in this vicinity Join
ed in the parade. The bands from
Brazil and jerome We're also present
and the entire march of the parade
was enllvcn2d by the discourse of soul
inspiring music by the various music
al organizations.
Afternoon Exercises.
After the parade the remainder Of
the morning was devoted to various
enloEments and picnic dinners were
enjoyed by many of the visitors AT
O'Clock the exercises We're opened in
the city park. S. Y. Stockman of
Sioux City delivered the principal ora
ton OF the afternoon. He was follow
ed by an address by j. T. Byrne,
prominent labor leader of Ottumwa.
AT the close of the exercises the re.
mainder of the afternoon was taken up
with various athletic sports and con-
tests.
Business Stops in Chicago.
Chicago, Sept. More than half of
the usual business of Chicago is at
standstill today in honor of labor. The
plants of nearly every industry are
represented in the parade, and over
300 local labor unions as well All
banks, the stock exchange, and the
board OF trade are closed. During the
morning great throng of working
men passed in review through the
down town streets. A novel feature
OF the parade was the contribution of
money for the striking anthracite min
ers miners thrown into a number OF
the outstretched American flags which
We're borne along the route by several
unions In the afternoon picnics were
held at many of the adjacent parks,
where addresses on labor questions
were made by prominent speakers.
E'tchel at Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, Sept II Labor Day
was generally observed here by the
mi t,oJ
ordinary interest was displayed in the
celebration from the fact that John
Mitchell, president of the United Mine
Workers of America, was the central
figure of the demonstration. The
weather was perfect. 1t is estimated
hat $4,000 men participated in the
street parade of the labor orlsaniza-
ions. The principal event of the day
was tho picnic at Washington uark on
he Delaware river, where two ad-
dresses We're made by Mitchell. All
The money collected during the festiv-
ties will be devoted to the cause Of
the striking miners.
Rain Falls at Pittsburs.
Pittsburg, Sept. Frequent show.
ars interfered greatly with the cele-
bration of labor day in Pittsburg. In
The morning there was large parade
Of the members of the various organi-
cations, including the United Mine
Workers of America, the Amalgamat-
ed association Of Iron, Steel and Tin
workers and the building trades. In
the afternoon speaking and athletic
sports We're had at Schenley park All
the manufacturing plants of this sec.
ton We're closed today and business
western Pennsylvania was