The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-07
Celebration Is Combined With
Opening of Fall Festival.
BOTH SOUSA AND INNES
Many Other Bands and NHmer-
Gus Civic Societies.
Events of the Day in Other
Parts Of the Country

occasion The Cincinnati fall festival
opened today for twelve days. and the
opening, day was that of the labor or
CARNATIONS, to be followed by Itan-Nic-
Mic. Home Corners fraternal order
school children, Commercial Travellers,
German. Irish. Flower. business mems
and Cincinnati days. The many bands
engaged by the fall festival. including
lines and Sousa, participated in the
great demonstrate ton. also those con-
nected with the Venetian spectacle of
Marcopolo. Governor Nash and staff
will be here during the week. and many
distinguished persons have been invited
to the carnival.
AT PITTSBURG.
Pittsburg, Pa, Sep Labor Day
was fittingly celebrated here today with
a monster parade, followed by a mass
meeting and sports at Schnely park
Probably 10000 were in the parade,
which was composed of four divisions.
unique feature was the costumes
worn by the members of the different
unions represented The mass meeting
was attended by an immense throng
Addresses were made by w. c. Long OF
New York, president of the Commercial
Telegraphers' union; M. b. Carrick
general secretary of the Brotherhood
OF Painters. Paper Hangers and Dec
orators of Indianapolis; John r.
OBrien of Buffalo, n. Y. president Of
the Retail Clerks Protective associa-
ton; David Tobin, of the Boot and
Shoe Workers union and Patrick
Dolan OF the United Mine Workers.
Sporting events Of all kinds on the
Schnely park closed the day
OVER 100000 IN PARADE
Chicago, Sept Tt is estimated that
between 100000 and $4,000 trade union
lsts took part in the Labor Day parade
here, making it the greatest demon
stration in the history of Cook county
celebrations. The procession formed in
sections in two parts of the city, Joined
forces In Michigan avenue and march
ed past reviewing stand opposite the
Auditorium hotel. The day was gen
cry factory in the city, the banks.
board Of trade and stock exchange
suspendinG business. The parade dis
banded at noon and a majority of the
marchers hurried to various picnics in
outlying parks and groves where
number of locally prominent speakers
delivered addresses.
AT CLEVELAND.
Cleveland, O., Sept. THE feature
OF the celebration of Labor Day in this
city was the parade of $4,000 union
men, A large proportion of the march
ers were in uniform and every class of
organized labor was represented The
floats and banners were on an elab-
crate scale.
AT DENVER
Denver, Sept. THE local celebrat ton
of Labor day exceeded all former DEM
onstrations of the kind in Colorado.
More than 5000 working men, Including
number of visiting unions, marched
in the parade this forenoon. Nearly all
the unions were attired in natty uni
forms. An official labor picnic and a
barbecue were features Of the afternoon.
TWO PARADES N ST. LOUIS
St Louis, Mo-, Sept. 7.-Labor Day
was celebrated in st. Louis with two
parades, in which if is estimated AZ
least 40. 900 men participated. That of
the building trades council was held
nrst, followed Immediately by the pro-
cession held under the auspices of the
Central Trades and Labor Assembly
The celebration of the East side was
the greatest in the history of Labor
Day. In East ST. Louis $1,000 men were
IN line At Belleville the coal miners
participated in the celebration in which
several thousand men of all trades took
part.
AT MILWAUKEE,.
Milwaukee. Wis, Sept. Labor
generally. rested today and nearly ali
business was at standstill The mem
bers of Federated Trades council
marched over 10000 strong to Pabst
park where the day was spent in the
usual manner. Three thousand mem
bers of the Building Trades council
marched through the principal streets
TO Schlitz park where a picnic was held
At Oshkosh a procession. a picnic, a
water carnival and a fire run were the
features of the Labor Day celebration
At La Crosse and other Wisconsin
towns the day was also generally OBJ
served.
LARGEST EVER ATINDIANAPOLIs
indianapolis, Ind, Sept. The Labor
Day parade today was the largest ever
seen here. The address of the day was
delivered this afternoon by Samuel
Gompers, president of the American
Federation of Labor.
WOMEN A FEATURE.
Columbus O.. Sept. THE demon
stvation made by labor excelled any
thing ever before attempted. About 10
600 men were in line. The presence of
members of the Women's Union Label
league was also a feature of the parade
At the city park addresses were made
by Governor Nash and Frank S. Mon
nett.
AT NATIONS CAPITAL.
Washington. Sept Labor Day was
quietly observed in this city. All Off
ces of the federal and municipal gov
ernments and most of the business
houses were closed. Large crowds
spent the day at nearby excursion re-
sorts.
UNPRECEDENTED ENTHUSIASM
san Francisco. Cal. Sept Labor
Day was observed in this city with un-
precedentsd. enthusiasm. all stores
banks and business houses being closed,
The two branches of organized labor in
this city, the San Fran cisco labor couu-
Gil and the San Francisco building
trades council paraded the streets indie
pendently and il is estimated that forty
thousand men participated in two pa
rades. the AFTERNOON the building
trades unionists affiliated with the labor
unions of Alameda county in an oper
air celebration at Shell Mound park in
Alameda county and the San Fra nciscC
labor council held literary exercises al
the Chutes in this city. various iabo-
leaders and several prominent citizens
addressing the large gatherings OF
Workmen.
AT ARKANSAS CITY
Kansas Citv. Mo. Sept. 7.-LabDl
Day was celebrated here. today. In tbs