Galveston Journal. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 4, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 9, 1905 Page: 1 of 4
four pages : ill. ; page 26 x 19 in. Scanned from physical pages.View a full description of this newspaper.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
Galveston Journal
•All Kinds of Job Printing
Neatly Executed
t the Journal Office.
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE GALVESTON LABOR COUNCIL AN D AFFILIATED UNIONS.
GALVESTON, TEXAS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9,1905
MONSTER LABOR PARADE
LABOR DAY ELSEWHERE
HATS
AT HOUSTON.
1
.25
Honey Cake,2 lbs for.
$1.50 tO $7.50
Soda Crackers, 6 five cent pkgs for.... .25
View of the Parade Countermarching on Tremont Street.
“T Better drop in early.
.10
cents,3 packages for.
Fancy Messina Lemons, per dozen.... -30
AT WOOLLAM’S LAKE.
•55
Two dozen.
Robt. L Cohen
Fancy Rio Coffee, parched and ground,
.15
per pound
Correct Clothes for Men and Boys.
•000000000400000000000004000004004000000000000000000
Grafton T. Austin
Alphonse Kenison, Jr.
Old Hampton Rye Whiskey, a good
•75
medicine, per quart.
Moore Bros
Two Phones—400 and 412
Office, %oody ^uildinj.
BOddeker & Lyons
44
SPECIAL attention to
Telephone 132
Model Laundry & Dye Works,
0
Telephones 79 and 143
2
-
-3
(
■y-
•n
e
1
«
-
a:
s
It is new and not to be duplicated. Try it and
you double the life of your shirts and collars
50
10
■10
•50
cent
...25
a
no falling off from the standard here-
tofore set.
Was Largesl Seen Here in a Num-
ber of Years—5,000 in Line.
P
a
Indications Show That the Day Was Ob-
served Well in All Cities.
packages for.......
Toothpicks, 1000 in
!
Carpenters’ Tools and Cutlery
2211 Postoffice Street.
^ire Insurance Agents
5
H-2
Saa,
g
' e x
1
SATURDAY
BARGAINS
SAVES
the
GOODS
Yes, we sometimes have scraps among
ourselves—and serious ones but when we
set sail after the common enemy the fur
which flies comes not from us.
FRESH FRUITS.
Apples, per peck.............................
Kelsey Plums, per dozen.............
Grapes, per lb.................................
California Table Claret, gallon.
ll
a box, rsgular five
- -
..
A
laket
MSS-Ge
P
.8
LABOR DAY COMMITTEES.
The committees upon whom devolv-
ed the responsibility for making suc-
cessful Monday’s celebration were as
follows:
<!<
Builders'
Hardware
o J
g8g8892-g 1:.
111
Frotana, the new wafer, 3 ten
- me"
8 - 1
2*- rl
Western Creamery Butter, per lb.....25
Sweet Clover Butter, 1 lb O.K. print .30
Wanted to Buy.
Second hand furniture and household
goods. Old Time Furniture, Brass and
Metal Ornaments, Vases etc. We make
a specialty of Antiques. 90 per cent of
value paid for articles that are worth-
less to you. Phone 548, we will call.
Galveston Faction a- Com. Co.
cotleot.
-- e
SHOE SATISFACTION
Always comes to the wearer of our
ROYAL $3.50 SHOE
We are putting them on everybody’s feet
E. S. LEVY & CO.
Uncommon Outfitters.
-
' 187
3
z-iaz.
form worn was white shirt, blue
trousers, black tie and steel gray hats.
This section was headed by the union
banner and in the middle of it was
carried the United States flag.
The marshal of the letter carriers
Ii1.7
m2 s 1
--------0--------
Kress’ Enamel Ware Sale, Friday,
Sept. 15. Values up to $1.50, sale
price, 25 cents each.
---------0--------
BIG TRACTION DEAL RUMORED.
The strength of unionism, the high
character of its membership, the inter-
est of the individual in his particular
order, and the enthusiasm of the great
body of the city in organized labor
was amply evidenced this morning in
the magnificent parade and the great
crowds that thronged the street to
witness the spectacle.
The affair was the finest pub-
lic celebration participated in by the
labor unions since acquiring their
handsome home on Congress avenue.
Long before the hour appointed for
the parade crowds began to gather on
Main street and then overflow onto
the other streets along which the line
of march had been indicated. Second,
third and fourth story windows were
filled with men, women and children
eager to see the various unions march
by in lodge formation. The sidewalks
soon grew overburdened with human-
ity and the streets began to fill so
thickly that vehicles had the greatest
difficulty in securing passageway.
Promptly at the appointed hour, for
organized labor is very punctual, the
great phalanx began to move away
from the Labor Temple, headed by J.
E. Chestnutt, the grand marshal of
the day.
The Fayetteville City Brass Band,
composed of twenty pieces, came next
in line.
The Galveston Labor Council, com-
posed of delegates from the different
labor organizations, followed. There
were about fifty men in this section,
and above the delegation floated the
Labor Council banner and a United
States flag.
Following the Labor Council came
the delegation of Texas City Long-
men, the guests of the Labor Council.
There were about a hundred members
of the Texas City organization in line,
and they were uniformed in jumpers
and overalls of blue. The Texas City
Longshoremen’s banner headed this
section of the parade. This is the first
time the Texas City men have joined
in the Galveston Labor Day celebra-
tion, and theshowing made by them
was considered good.
The Women’s Label League follow-
ed in six carriages, Mrs. M. Saliba,
Mrs. J. H. Fricke, Mrs. B. Smith and
Mrs. Frank Sieverts as officers of the
organization occupying the front carri-
age.
Next following were the Journey-
men Bakers, uniformed in white and
carrying staffs made of bread. This
section was under charge of Mr. A.
R. Weber.
Theatrical Stage Employes, ten in
number, followed in buggies, in charge
of Mr. Robert J. McKee.
Members of the Cooks’ and Waiters’
Union, forty-eight strong, were next
in the line of march, and the showing
of the men in their uniforms of solid
white was very creditable. This sec-
tion was marshalled by Mr. Charles
Jones, and was headed by the presi-
Plan Afoot to Buy Street Railways in
Texas.
Special to The Chronicle.
Fort Worth, Texas, Sept. 5.—There
is an unconfirmed report here that a
big company is being formed of East-
ern and Western capitalists for the
purpose of buying up all the street
can lines in Fort Worth, Dallas, Hous-
ton and Galveston, and merging them
into one big combine. It is said a
meeting is to be held this week in St.
Louis to further the plans. The ru-
cludes the interurban line between
Fort Worth and Dallas.
d,
course constituted the greatest pleas-
ure of the day, and other matters
were only incidents of the celebration.
There were various athletic events,
all taking place in regular order ac-
cording to the program. Following
The picnic at Woollam’s Lake dur-
ing the afternoon and evening was a
fitting conclusion for the celebration
of the fourteenth anniversary of or-
ganized labor in Galveston. A large
number of men, women and children
assembled on the grounds early in the
afternoon and by 5 o’clock the pa-
vilions and open space were well filled.
However, what can be properly term-
ed the crowd did not arrive until after
sundown, at which time the grounds,
were literally packed, but for all that
every one was in the best of spirits
and showed in many ways that it was
proving a most enjoyable holiday to
all.
While perfect arrangements for
carrying out the program had been
made, there was some delay in getting
started with the races, but though
there was a delay of more than an
hour from the set program there were
but few who noticed it. In fact, only
those who were directly concerned as
members of the committee and those
who were to engage in the entertain-
ment were cognizant of the fact that
everything was not according to
schedule. This was in the main due
to the splendid music furnished by the
bands, the opportunity for dancing
$1.00 PER YEAR.
vag
n_2 m 1
a
. ■■■
bgha6wg
—a,.
" That’s the kind our Fall Stock
contains, in all the new shapes.
If We’ve a Hat that will fit your
features exactly, at a very nominal
price.
= burg, Harrisburg and other large cities
of Pennsylvania included parades and
। outings, with speeches, outdoor games
and athletic contests.
The labor organizations of Indian-
apolis held a big celebration on the
fair grounds and several prominent
labor leaders addressed the crowds.
I Celebrations on a smaller scale were
held in many cities of Indiana.
I Cincinnati and Cleveland, as well as
several other cities in Ohio, report
large labor day parades, followed by
outings in the afternoon.
Chicago had an enormous Labor
Day parade and a number of outings
and excursions. There were also a
I numbers of meetings, which were ad-
I dressed by prominent labor leaders.
Albany, Buffalo, Binghampton and
I other cities in the State of New York
Labor Day in Galveston was this
year one of the most generally cele-
brated than in many years. In point
of numbers in the parade it was not
larger than that of Labor Day, 1900,
but at that time there were many
decorated floats in the parade which
were contributed by merchants friend-
ly to the organized labor movement.
This year, however, there were no
floats and the number of men actually
in the labor day parade line numbered
not less than 2,800 to 3,000.
Every feature was well worked out
and when all was over there were few
persons who did not declare it the
most impressive of any former parade
in this city.
“Honest labor bears a lovely face,”
said Dekker. This observation must
have been the result of participating in
such a celebration as that which oc-
curred here last Monday. Labor Day
is always a gala day in Galveston.
This probably arises from the fact
that there is more organized labor in
this city than in any other in the
State.
However that may be, the citizens
of Galveston always enter into the
spirit of the occasion with the proper
zest, and this, with good generalship,
is what commands success. The
people were in a holiday humor. Many
of the staffs of commercial institu-
tions and of private residences floated
the red, white and blue, and in this
way assisted in making the occasion
all the more pleasant. Some of the
ships in the harbor were gaily deco-
rated.
With the exception of drug stores
and saloons practically all the busi-
ness houses and the municipal, coun-
ty, State and Federal offices were
closed and employer and employe
alike enjoyed the festivities of the day.
Even the restaurants did not cater to
customers during the three hours that
the parade was marching through the
city. The Police and Fire depart-
ments of the city were, of course, on
duty all the time, and to the credit of
the former it must be said that there
was a minimum of disturbances dur-
ing the day to mar its pleasures.
The celebration was carried out
with remarkable fidelity to plans that
had been formulated days before.
dent of the local union, Mr. Charles
Siercovich.
Employes of the City Railway, mem-
bers of No. 78 of Amalgamated Asso-
ciateion of Street Railway Employes
of America, were next in line. There
were about seventy-five of the men
and they wore their working uniform
with suitable badges.
Next in line was the Plumbers’
Union No. 200. There were twenty-
five members of this union in line, in
charge of Marshal C. Estelle. They
wore white shirts and ties and blue
overalls and carried black umbrellas.
The union banner was carried.
Just behind the plumbers were the
typos, Local No. 28, International
Typographical Union, had about
seventy-five men in line. The men
wore no uniform but marched in citi-
zen’s clothes. The union banner was
carried. Mr. Thomas Hussion was
the marshal of this section. This, it
is stated by the members of the Typo-
graphical Union, was the finest show-
ing ever made by Galveston Typo-
graphical Union on any Labor Day.
The Bricklayers’ Local No. 1, in
charge of Mr. C. J. Parker, marshal,
followed the typos. There were about
twenty-five men in line. The only em-
blem carried was the union banner.
Their uniform was white shirt and
trousers and brown hat.
Carpenters’ Union, Local 526, follow-
1
General Committee—J. H. Fricke;
chairman; B. L. Appleby, secretary;
J. A. Levine, financial secretary; C.
A. Gehret, treasurer.
Grounds Committee—T. W. Dee,
Miss Soloman, J. D. McCormick, Louis
Ricci, Charles Nelson.
Printing Committee—Charles Nel-
son, B. L. Appleby, Tony Puccairello.
Amusement Committee—J. A. Le-
vine, R. Marquardt, Charles Nelson, A.
H. Grahn, E. Frasch.
Finance Committee—J. W. Bennet,
F. M. Wagstaff, James Broughton, W.
A. Smith, J. H. Fricke.
Parade Committee—T. W. Dee,
F. U. Baldy, F. M. Wagstaff, Ed. Pye,
C. Morgan.
Music Committee—Ed. Pye, C. Mor-
gan, W. A. Smith, Tony Pucciarello.
FLOOR COMMITTEES.
PLATFORM No. 1.
Ebenezer Pye, Chairman; Wm. Block,
Charles Morgan, A. H. Grahn,
Geo. Wilson.
PLATFORM No. 2.
Claude Pond, Chairman ;H. McClusky,
John Symington, J. B. Fretwell,
John Dorman.
--0--
Kress’ enamel ware sale, Friday,
Sept. 15. Royal Granite Steel Ware.
No kitchen is complete without enamel
ware it is easy cooking when you
have the right things with which to
work. Up-to-date cooking utensils
save work in the kitchen. You’ll find
here in immense quantites white lin-
ed kettles, dish pans, tea kettles, all
at Kress’ 5 and 10 cent store. 25c.
---------0--------
The packing trust cases are about to
be tried in Chicago; will Secretary Root
resign from cabinet and accept a retain-
er from the defense, as he did from the
Northern Securities Company?
1
Austin & Aenison
t.c,
. -
" 6
F 4
Ia .7
was Mr. C. A. Huntington. There
were ten members in line. The uni-
form was the regular Uncle Sam
clothes.
Local No. 130, of the Brewery
Workers, followed the letter carriers.
There were between forty and forty-
five members in line. They had no
uniform but each member carried a
red, white and blue umbrella. The
union banner was carried in the lead.
The biggest representation of union
labor was next in line. It was the
Southern Pacific Dockworkers, Local
385, in charge of Mr. Jos. Parr, mar-
shal. This was the second division of
the parade and was preceded by the
Hitchcock Band of seventeen pieces.
There were approximately 800 of the
dockworkers in line. They wore blue
shirts and -trousers and brown hats.
Their local banner and a United States
flag were carried.
Retail Clerks, Local No. 130, in car-
riages, followed the dockworkers.
There were ten carriages full.
The Journeymen Barbers, Local
100, also rode in carriages. There
were thirty-two members of this union
who were in line.
The Galveston band of twenty-five
pieces preceded the third division of
the parade, which consisted of the
Longshoremen, No. 310. There were
400 men in line. The uniform worn
was blue-black shirts, black trousers
light yellow beltes, black initial ties and
brown hats. The union banner,
United States flag and the Texas flag
were carried.
Approximately 450 Screwmen, head-
ed by the LaGrange band, constituted
the fourth and last division of the pa-
rade. They carried their union ban-
ner and the United States flag.
The music heard in the parade was
excellent. There were four bands
and at no time was there a lack of
martial strains.
Taken altogether, the representation
of the labor organizations of Galves-
ton was good, and since Galveston
holds first place in the number of or-
ganized men in the State of Texas, it
is little wonder, that there would be
I -
m. - I
,,, i
-
.. . -
4
fry
tPhone 7/J.
1 ~ '
are the events and the winners of
each:
One -hundred-yard dash for boys
over 10 years of age—won by Master
Miles Sedgwick; prize, a pair of union
label shoes.
Girls’ race, under 15 years—won by
Miss Laura Null, who received the
prize, a pair of misses’ shoes.
The three-legged race was won by
Tom Lucas, who got the prize, a box
of union made cigars.
The boys’ race, over 10 years, was
won by Walter Golder, who received
a union label hat.
The onion eating contest was won
by Tom Hines. The prize was a fine
pocket knife.
The young ladies’ race was won by
Miss Lizzie Eckert, who got a fine fan
as a prize.
Mike Hussey won the standing
broad jump contest and received the
first prize, which was a pair of Re-
gent shoes. A pair of union label
suspenders, the second prize, was won
by John Sedgwick.
J. C. Beaver was first and Fred
Johnson was second in the boat race.
Mr. Adam Wolstein was awarded
the prize, twenty pounds of sugar,
and a large ham, for having the largest
family on the ground. There were ten
members of his family present.
Every child on the ground received
a present of some sort. The enter-
tainment committee estimated that
there were in the neighborhood of
2,000 prizes distributed.
Following the completion of the ath-
letic events the crowd scattered to
different parts of the ground, many
taking walks, some sitting around on
the benches and a great many going
to the pavilions to dance. These
amusements continued until near the
midnight hour, thus ending one of the
most pleasant and successful Labor
Day celebrations in the history of
Galveston.
24
The day dawned beautifully. It was
the day of a smiling providence and
when the expectant hearts of old and
young awoke from sleep, from dreams
perchance of the scenes that day
would bring forth, there was a pulsa-
tion of joy through every vein. It was
not only clear, but cool enough to be
inspiring and invigorating.
As has been the case for many cele-
brations gone by, among the first evi-
dences of the gala occasion were
horsemen hurrying to and fro dis-
charging the responsibilities of form-
ing the parade to start at the appoint-
ed time. The ribbons fluttered, the
rosettes gleamed and the sashes
flashed in the bright sunlight, evidenc-
ing the kaleidoscopic mental bright-
ness pervading the public mind, es-
pecially the minds of the thousands
who have a hearty interest in the
success of the day. Later music from
the several bands arose to add en-
thusiasm to the occasion. Music al-
ways on a gala occasion has that ef-
fect. About the formations of music
the crowds gathered, apparently to get
a better quality by being nearer the
source.
In the meantime the several organi-
zations had formed and moved near
the base of formation. Everything
about every man of every organization
was bright and shining in harmony
with the brilliancy of the event. This
same harmony of brightness emanated
from the thousands of faces that re-
joiced over the success of the event.
In the meantime the streets and
sidewalks had filled with people of all
ages and sexes and from all parts of
the city. The street cars as they
rolled in from the outer districts were
crowded to their full capacity and un-
loaded to swell the already large
crowds. On many of them standing
room was at a premuim. In addition
to these participants, hundreds came
riding in buggies and carriages until
the sidewalks were so crowded that
a line was formed in the streets to
watch the parade as it passed along.
The parade started from the corner
of Strand and Rosenberg avenue
promptly at 10 o’clock.
An unusual and hence noticeable
feature of the parade was that there
was only one or two displays in it of
any of the merchantile or manufactur-
ing institutions of the city represent-
ed, as has been the usage for the cele-
brations in the past.
Of the organizations booked for the
parade eleven were missing.
The parade in the morning, not in-
cluding vehicles, was the longest, or
at least as long, as any Labor Day
procession ever witnessed in Galves-
ton, and it is estimated that about
3,000 men and women participated.
While it did not excel in gorgeousness
and display many of the Labor Day
turnouts of recent years, in point of
numbers there were more men and
women in line than in any parade of
times past in Galveston. It could not
be called a beautiful picture, nor a
magnificent spectacle, but it was im-
pressive and reflected the prosperity
of Galveston and her army of sons of
toil—the men who make “the wheels
go round.”
The line of march was from Strand
and Rosenberg avenue to Mechanic
street and east to Tremont, south on
Tremont to Mechanic, east on Me-
chanic to Twentieth, south on Twenti-
eth to Market, west on Market to
• A6805g3 ¥ 6
Te
"-d-
-oe
’ » ame
VOL. 8- NO. 4
T—— 1........ .....
Union Label
ed the Bricklayers. Mr. J. A. John- and the pleasures of free conversation
stone was marshal of this section. | between old and new friends. To
There were 130 men in line. The uni- many the opportunity for social inter-
, ,msulih
I -e -
—
hgig, o—.- .
h.2,i.
eeete
snbg
New York, Sept. 4.—Nearly 50,000
members of labor unions marched in
the great Labor Day parade, which
formed the principal features of to-
day’s celebration. Among the
strongest unions were those of the
Teamsters, with about 10,000 men,
the United Housesmiths, with about
5000, and the Carpenters with nearly
6000. The parade marched up and
down Fifth avenue and disbanded at
Union Square.
Another feature of the celebration
was the laying of the corner-stone of
a new East Side labor temple, which
is to be erected on Eighty-fourth
street, near Second avenue. It will
occupy a lot 60x102 feet, will be five
stories in height and will cost $135,-
000.
Reports from all parts of the coun-
try indicate that Labor Day is cele-
brated with more than ordinary enthu-
siasm wherever organized labor has
gained a foothold. Most of the cele-
brations were of a purely local charac-
ter, and only in large cities was an
attempt made to celebrate the day on
a larger scale. The day was generally
observed and every kind of work was
stopped for the day, to give the work-
ingmen an opportunity to enjoy the
day.
In Boston a big parade was held in
the morning, while the afternoon was
given up to picnics and outings.
The principal feature of the day in
Washington, D. C. was a labor outing
on the grounds of the Washington
Jockey Club, with automobile races
athletics and gymnastic contests and
other outdoor entertainments. Thou-
sands went on excursions to River
View and other points in the vicinity.
The celebration in Philadelphia, Pitts-
Express Brand Jams, 1 lb tins, a regular
ten cent seller, 4 cans for...............25
Soups, Campbell’s and Nabob Brands,
regular 10 cent sellers,4 cans for .25
Fancy Cakes, assortment comprises Fig
bars, Raspberry bars, News Boy,
Pomona Squares, Lemon Gems and
-
7 . 1 22G-7 : 22 .
-2 J
2’-,.'
: 1801
s .u ,,
Twenty-Fourth, south on Twenty-
Fourth to Postoffice, east on Postoffice
to Twentieth, south on Twentieth to
Avenue I, west on Avenue I to Tre-
mont, north on Tremont and dis-
banded.
The parade was headed by an escort
of ten mounted police officers, who
were followed in line by the grand
marshal of the parade, Mr. J. H. Fricke,
and his aides, Messrs. Henry McClus-
ky and Charles Moi n.
mi
2
-ea
5 1
—e
« •
d
e9”, * " e"
9
1g
4 "
■ v/ ■ •
2
0e
< g, /
■ ■ —
n
■ ■ •
report unusually large Labor Day pa-
rades, and the customary outdoor cele-
brations.
Little Rock, Ark., had no parade,
but merely a large labor day cele-
bration in Forest Park. Owing to
the quarantine conditions the program
for the Labor Day celebration in
many cities in Texas, Louisiana and
Mississippi had to be changed. There
were no parades and in few instances
limited excursions were possible.
Santa Rosa, N. M., had a big parade
and in the afternoon a large outing
and barbecue, with balloon ascension,
races and athletic sports.
San Jose, Cal., had a fine parade,
with industrial floats, and in the after-
noon a barbecue and general cele-
bration.
There was no parade in Knoxville,
Tenn. The principal feature was a
grand celebration, with speeches, ath-
letic contests, races and other forms
of entertainment. Eugene V. Debs
was the orator of the day.
Oklahoma City had a big parade in
the morning, followed by numerous
outings in the afternoon.
A monster picnic at Spring Park,
Minnetonka, was the principal feature
of the Labor Day celebration in Min-
neapolis, Minn. William Templeton,
president of the Federation of Labor,
and Albert H. Hall were the principal
speakers of the day.
Ottawa, Ont., and Winnepeg, Man.,
had parades in the forenoon and out-
ings in the afternoon. One of the
features of the celebration in Ottawa
was a vaudeville show in the evening.
On account of the yellow fever the
celebration in New Orleans and other
cities of Louisiana and other Southern
states were not as elaborate as orig-
inally planned. As a rule there were
no parades, but outings with speeches,
races, athletic contests, etc., formed
the features of the celebration.
Atlanta, Ga., had a big day, with a
celebration in Grand Park. Charles S.
Barrett of the Farmers’ Co-operative
and Educational Union, and Judge C.
N. Ramsey were the principal speak-
ers of the day. The parade in the
forenoon was the largest ever held
there.
Richmond and Norfolk, Va., had big
parades, followed by outings. The
program includes athletic contests,
races and dancing.
Nashville, Tenn., Birmingham, Ala.,
Columbia, S. C., Savannah, Ga., Jack-
sonville, Fla., Charlotte, N. C., Raleigh,
N. C., and other Southern cities also
report large and enthusiastic celebra-
tions, in many cases with parades.
L - '
■
.a .. 1
"e
h ,c.
(y"e,u
12
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
Lynch, Morris J. Galveston Journal. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 4, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 9, 1905, newspaper, September 9, 1905; Galveston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1410907/m1/1/: accessed July 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rosenberg Library.