Toilers Dedicate New Temple in Big Parade
A large crowd gathered to dedicate a handsome new temple with a parade and speeches. Dignitaries reviewed the crowd as local officials noted the occasion marks a milestone for the Toilers organization.
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1905
Page
1
A large crowd gathered to dedicate a handsome new temple with a parade and speeches. Dignitaries reviewed the crowd as local officials noted the occasion marks a milestone for the Toilers organization.
Dispatches from Portsmouth report officials indicating the peace treaty will be signed at 3 o clock after assistant secretary Piercé requested special red tape to complete engrossing. Japanese and Roentzens representatives labored overnight to finalize the document for action. Meanwhile Moscow newspaper Vremya claims an Anglo American Japanese alliance exists to secure Asia, and reports continued clashes with Japanese forces near Korea as of September 1.
Dr M A Matthews delivers a dedication speech praising organized labor and urging a Sabbath day of rest. He argues laboring men should influence public affairs, rejects excessive drinking, and envisions the temple as an ally of the church guiding universal brotherhood through Jesus Christ the carpenter.
Fr A Rust and Dr M A Matthews preside as numerous unions join a dedication of a temple with a public inspection planned. A procession of craftsmen and workers includes many locals and occupations from brew to longshoremen, followed by a labor Day parade in New York Chicago and other cities with speeches and celebrations.
A severe thunder storm swept through central New York on September 1 causing extensive damage in Utica and surrounding areas. Estimated losses exceed $260,000 as crews assess ruined properties and downed utilities across the region.
The 0 A. R. encampment opens with about 60 000 veterans in Denver as local rail officials expect double that number by Wednesday. A large Labor Day celebration caps the week with a morning parade. candidates for commander in chief include Corporal Taneer and General George Rice among others. a dispute over militia participation pits a New Jersey faction against the adjutant general while Governor McShield orders militia in the parade.
Benjamin Zelmer of Ah lend Pennsylvania who had a history of typhoid fever was struck by an engine and hurled about 20 feet. He rose, cheered, and doctors say he will likely have no lasting trouble. The incident occurred in Wilkes-Barre on September 4.
In San Francisco on September 44 crowds estimated at twenty thousand for the labor council march and forty six thousand for the building trades parade. Mayor Schmitz reviewed both events as officials reported on protests and labor activity.
A Saturday issue voices strong support for eight hour workdays and better treatment for labor, urging the Kernel to honor workers with fair wages and humane conditions while critiquing corporate power. The piece questions motives behind editorials favoring unions and defends labor against attempts to undermine their gains.
A garbled note recalls Seattle's Fourth of July as a labor day celebration. It laments neglect of workers and hints at a broader call to support labor, with scattered phrases about holidays, families, and community effort.
A fragmentary editorial voice celebrates a special day for union workers marking their contrast with industrial magnates. It reflects on the year’s routine grinding labor in manufacturing, transportation, and rail, noting limited public recognition and the chance to present a human, unglamorous side of labor.
A Labor Day roundup yields nine arrests since midnight including three common drunks and one assault case. A jail storming attempt at Storm the Jail MattH Mont is repulsed as Patrick Sanley a miner is shot by barber James F Barnes after a quarrel. Barnes has prior killings. Harry Otte, 24, faces assault charges after a Sunday morning fight with unknown details.
Arthur E. Naught aged 23 of Seattle is jailed in Tacoma on a bigamy charge. He was arrested in Sumner after Minnie Naught filed a complaint claiming marriage to Naught two years ago and a second marriage to a Sumner restaurant owner’s daughter, Coffenan. Naught cites blackmail attempts as the motive.
A burglar broke into the Olympic window at First and Yeeler Sunday night and stole a set of false teeth on display. No other items were taken.
Emil Rude, 80, registered at the Grand Central hotel in Tacoma and was found dead 40 feet below his fourth floor window. Officials suspect he wandered from his bed during the night in a sleepwalking episode. He wore underwear, a vest, and breachclout, weighed about 200 pounds, and held a gold watch and some cash. He belonged to the K of P and Odd Fellows, as shown by emblems on his watch fob. his directory listing could not be found.
The annual convention of the National Association of Letter Carriers began in Portland Oregon with unusually large turnout. Delegates will meet and be entertained as arrangements are made for events through September 10.
Detroit report says the gasoline launch Ben Hur burned at the St. Clair flats when a match ignited the magazine. August Mogg H J ee Miss Becker and Miss Newman were killed. Thirty passengers leaped overboard in the panic.
Lu Qoung and Lee Bing, two Chinese men, were picked up on the water front at 32a.m. Monday by Patrolmen Milly Carr and Mason and charged with unlawfully being in the country. Letters found will be used as evidence and they are turned over to immigration officials for deportation on the next steamer to the Orient.
Portland reports a trial flight of the airship Galatia from the exposition grounds this noon. The craft rose and then encountered trouble with the steering gear, prompting potential concern for the airship's control during the test.
The first section of Santa Fe passenger train No. 9 carrying G. A. R. excursionists derailed one mile east of Boone near Pueblo. Eight passengers were injured. the two most serious victims, Mrs. Mary R. Barley of Lawrence Kansas and Mrs. Martha E Woodward of Lawrence Kansas, were taken to St Mary's Hospital in Pueblo with head and spine injuries and a badly cut head respectively.
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