Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-09-10
vsLsoaApH,c NEWS.

D4ye t80 0o1Aiu8mAu nohuay, bei
apast In nearly every state OF the I'M
10 BY legislation. Ia perhaps the most
universally observed. although II may
rot be celebrated. Of any legal boil
day. The frat celebration of Labor
Day took place In New York City,
6spt. 9, 1882. NO that Labor Day as
IN institution may be said to become
of Age this year. The Knights OF La
Dor were then secretly working in
New York and many OF the local as
usnblies were afiliated with the Cen
tral Labor Union. When the FIRST gen
ef1i assembly of the Knights of La
b0r began on Sept. s, 1882. the Central
Labor Union was invited 10 witness
tie parade from the stand =, Union
1quAre. That was the + ,st Labor
DAY parade. While the parade was
passing Robert Price. OF Homecoming.
Md-. turned to Richard Griffiths. the
general worthy foreman Of the Knights
0f Labor. and said This is labor
day In earnest, Uncle Dick" The
event was aftcrward alluded to as the
Labor Day Parade" and subsequent.
" the day became known az Labor
Day.
For time many of the states chose
different days as Labor Day. In Cali
fornia II was fixed on the first Mon
day In October, in Louisiana, Novem-
her rs. Wisconsin left II optional with
the governor to tx and some selected
other dates. Gradually the first Mon
day In September has become the rec
ognixed Labor Day. and is SO fixed
by the executives of states where fl
ia not designated by law. as the labor
ing mans legal holiday.
DENVER. Sept. 1.-THE largest and
finest parade In the history OF the city
occurred today celebrating Labor Day.
Thousands of union men and women
were In line. Teh weather was ideal
and the uniforms were neat and more
general than they have ever been.
There were no Indications of striking
troubles in the army OF marchers.
there being a general air Of prosper
ity. Manhattan Beach is packed this
afternoon where monster picnic Is
being held.
KANSAS CITY, Sept Eight
thousand men belonging TO 10U labor
unions paraded the streets today and
held celebration this afternoon.
Men were hired by the Employers
association to count the marching IN
lonists to get q line on their strength
CINCINNATI. o.. Sept. 7.--Orga-
mixed labor demonstrated its strength
In Cincinnati today by giving a Labor
Day parade twenty thousand strong
1t was the best appointed Labor Day
parade ever seen here. The streets
plauding spectators.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Sept. T.
President Samuel Gompers OF the
American Federation OF Labor, today
reviewed an immense parade OF or
gRnixed labor, and ntterward was the
chief speaker al a monster demonsura-
tion.
CLEVELAND. o.. Sept 7.--Between
twenty and twenty-five thousand men
participated in Cleveland's Labor Day
celebration. The principal feature
was the parade. which marched over
ive miles OF the city streets and was
cheered by thousands OF spectators
The organizations most largely repre-
scented were the longshoremen, tail
ors, painters and decorators.
TORONTO, Ont, sept. 1.-THE
workers OF Toronto ce.eprated Labor
Day today quite as generally as in any
city ON the American continent A
procession through the principal
streets was followed by speeches.
games, etc. 1t was the biggest turn
out Of union men ever known here.
WACO. Tex. Sept. Labor Day
was celebrated here more generally
than ever before. All business was
practically suspended and the entire
city was Interested in the big parade,
Walton Petest of San Antonio was
the principal speaker OF the day.
GAN FRANCISCO. Sept. Labor
Day was extensively observed here
today. Hanks and city offices were
closed, and the labor unions held a
big parade, followed by outings and
other festivities in various part OF
the city and suburbs.
CHICAGO, Sept Chicago. the
greatest center OF organized labor in
the world, held its Labor Day celebra
ton on the customary large scale.
The parade occupied the greater part
Of the day. every organized trade be
ing represented by large numbers Of
men or women. In accordance with
custom the Board of Trade. Stock Ex-
change. banks and public Offices were
closed for the day.
AEMPHlS. Tenn. Sept. Labor
Day was observed in Memphis as a
general holiday, the banks and many
business houses being closed. In the
forenoon there was parade of the
labor bodies, followed by an outing ut
East End park. The demonstration
was one OF the largest In the history
Of organized labor in Memphis.
SYRACUSE. N. Y. Sept Priest
dent Roosevelt's special arrived here
1t $3.50 this morning. having made the
run from New York without stops ex-
cept for water. Mayor Kline and cit
liens committee greeted Roosevelt at
the station. The President addressed
an immense crowd at State fair here
ON good citizenship.
SYRACUSE, N. Y, Sept. 7.-Twen-
ty-dye thousand people listened to
the President when he began his ad-