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Buffalo Bill's Wild West show is indeed a world beater. It is the best attraction in the city and thousands are testifying to this fact every day by witnessing the incomparable performances. A great feature of the show is the wonderful shooting of Annie Oakley, "Little Sure Shot." Much of Miss Oakley's success before the public can be attributed to the fact that she is original in all she does; while her style and dress have been copied by her imitators it is safe to say the feats she accomplishes on horseback have not yet been attempted by any of her sex. What makes her work more surprising is the fact that she is small in stature and weights only 110 pounds.

Journal Aug 21st
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BUFFALO BILL is to entertain a lot of newsboys this afternoon. This will give the Indians a chance to learn several new kinds of ear-splitting yells that are as artistic in their way as any war whoop.
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Herald Aug 21

A curious combination of people saw Buffalo Bill's Wild West yesterday afternoon. Among those who saw the last charge of the gallant Custer were 800 newsboys who attended in a body as Col. Cody's guests, and made things rather lively in their section of the grand stand. There were also present a number of deaf mutes from Philadelphia, who had been brought here to study the beauties of the fair, but stranger yet was the presence in the party of a number of blind people from the institution at Jacksonville in this state.

Record Aug 22
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The Custer feature in Buffalo Bill's Wild West show has made a hit and will be continued until the close of the season in November. It will be interesting during chilly October to see the Indians dressed in something thicker than a coat of paint.
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Newsboys See the Wild West Show.

Buffalo Bill and his performers played to an enthusiastic crowd of 800 of THE TRIBUNE newsboys yesterday afternoon. The show was heartily appreciated by the youngsters, who were not at all backward in making demonstrations of approval when any particular part of the show seemed to be especially adapted to their taste. Buffalo Bill, of course, was the grand star, and the welcome he received when he made that grand bow of his was enough to turn the head of the average man, but "Bill," as the boys called him, seemed to take it all as a matter of course. The pony express, the fun of the cowboys, the Deadwood coach ride, and the battle of the Little Big Horn were the especially pleasing features.

Journal Aug 22

"Custer's Last Rally and the Battle of the Little Big Horn" has added greatly to the attractiveness of Buffalo Bill's Wild West show. Since being put on last Wednesday it has attracted some pretty big crowds to the great ampitheater at Sixty-third street. As a realistic production of a great battle between soldiers and Indians it is certainly a success and has helped to swell the already large receipts of the Wild West show in a very noticeable manner.

Past Aug 23

Custer's last charge, the new feature of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, has made a great impression, and it is cheered afternoon and evening by the immense crowds that witness the unique entertainment in the arena at Stony Island avenue and Sixty-third street.

Record Aug 24
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Buffalo Bill to Lead the Labor Parade.

The novelty of this year's labor parade will be at the head of the procession. Arrangements have been completed to have Buffalo Bill and twenty-six aids, representing as many different countries, lead the procession.
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Journal Aug 24

General Miles to Visit "Buffalo Bill"

To-morrow General Miles and the entire corps of West Point cadets will attend Buffalo Bill's "Wild West," and will be joined at the grounds by a large number of regular army officers from Fort Sheridan and a battalion of the famous Seventh Cavalry, United States Army, as well as Capron's Battery, both troops of which are noted Indian fighters, the Seventh being known as Custer's regiment, figuring prominently and bravely both at the battle of the Little Big Horn and at Wounded Knee.
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Dispatch Aug 24
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TO SEE THE WILD WEST SHOW.

Tomorrow General Miles and the entire corps of the West Point cadets will attend "Buffalo Bill's" wild west and will be joined at the grounds by a large number of regular army officers from Fort Sheridan and a battalion of the famous Seventh cavalry U. S. A., as well as Capron's battery, both of which troops are noted Indian fighters, the Seventh being known as Custer's regiment, figuring prominently and bravely both at the battle of the Little Big Horn and Wounded Knee.
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Post Aug 24

Buffalo Bill Couldn't Parade.

The crowd was too much for the Wild West to-day, and the parade of the cowboys, Mexicans, scouts and Indians had to be abandoned, or, rather, postponed until to-morrow. The Illinois commissioners began to get nervous early in the morning. The crowd was going clear beyond expectations, and with three parades there was apt to be an accident. The Midway Plaisance people were under war early, and there was little danger of them coming in conflict with those of the other processions. But Buffalo's Bill's cowboys and Indians and the Illinois National Guard were to parade at the same hour, and there did not seem to be enough room on the grounds for two parades in addition to the crowd. The Wild West people were to march north on the west side of the grounds while the militia was marching north on the east side, and they were to meet at the Illinois Building. The crowd around that building made it seem almost a certainty that there would be an accident of some sort in the confusion that would arise if this plan were carried out. Two bodies of troops, many of them mounted, coming upon such a mass of people from different directions would, it was believed, almost certainly precipitate a panic.

At first an attempt wa made to clear the space around the building, but that was about as easy a task as it would have been to push back Lake Michigan. The crowd grew bigger and bigger, and the commissioners grew more and more nervous as to the outcome if both parades were allowed to march to the building simultaneously. Finally they dispatched a committee to wait upon Nate Salsbury, of the Wild West Show. Mr. Salsbury wanted to parade, but he was willing to abandon it if the commissioners thought there was any danger. The committee did think there was danger, because the crowd was too big be handled, and it was willing to give Mr. Salsbury the privilege of parading at any other time he might see fit if he would keep his people off the grounds to-day. Mr. Salsbury agreed to abandon his parade to-day and chose to-morrow at 11 o'clock as the time for it.

The following will be the line of march: The Procession will enter the ground at the Sixty-second street gate, go north along the lagoon past the west entrance to the Illinois Building to state row, east to the lake and then south past the foreign buildings. It will then cross the lagoon, pass the cadets' camp and go to the north entrance of the Manufactures Building, thence west to lagoon and south to the bridge. Thence it will go west past the north entrance of the Electricity Building, south betwen the Electricity and Mining buildings to the Administration Building and then out of the Sixty-fourth street gate.

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Aug 26.

TWO GREAT SCOUTS
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"Buffalo BIll,' or Bill Cody, and "Wild Bill," of Bill Hicocks, as they were known 27 years ago, were two of the most daring and adventurous frontiersmen of that day, and are entitled to honorable and conspicuous metnion in the history of Kansas and Nebraksa, along with such pioneers as Boone, Crocket, Carson, and Fremont. There are still many men living to bear witness to the noble achievements and services of these two men. Twenty-seven years ago when the aggressions of the Sioux, Cheyennes and Araphaho Indians had reached their highest degree of lawlessness and murder, and the hundreds of white men frmo the South and North, who had acquired vicious motives, natures and designs during our late civil war, now sought the Western frontier as the safest to carry on their evil designs of murder and robbery. Safety and peace were at this time only to be found in the unerring aim of Colt's pistols from the steady hands of Cody and Hickock, always in the interest of law and order. Many of these outlaws and murderers were made to "bite the dust," and Indians were made to sue for peace--always defending the innocent against the vicious. THey were not cowards and "run no bluffs." Other Scouts whom I remember were parr, Clark, Romeo, Comstock, Bauruster, Baker and others whose names I have at this time forgotten, were all honorable and trusty. But the most conspicious of all were Cody and Hicock. Being not only trusty scouts and guides for the army, but they were officers of peace and good order. I have seen the deadly effect of their prompt and steady aim more than once, and in the history of Topeka, Saline, Harker, Elsworth, Hayes City, and Rome, Kansas, Cody and Hicock will live as protectors of the lives of good people and promoters of peace and good order. i knew them personally, and studied their characters well and know of their honor, for I have seen them tried in battle: and while dwelling on the characters of these two celebrated frontiersmen, I want to relate a buffalo-hunt with Cody and Hicock. It was on Sunday, and I think on the 10th of November, 1867, I happened to be the only officer at Fort Hayes, the others had been detached and away on some duty. Hicock was mounted on Lieutenant Reed's horse, Cody was mounted on his never-failing roan pony called "Brigham." (I have seen Cody's wife ride this pony and do as good shooting in the chase as any man). Our course was West from Hayes City, and we had gone perhaps six or seven miles when we sighted a herd of seven or eight buffalo, quietly grazıng. We approached under cover of the undulations of the country until we were as close as we could get unobserved by the herd, when within about 300 yards we gave chase. Each was to select his own buffalo, and "stay with him." We shot out from undercover yelling like Cheyenne Indians, and it so happened that in dividing we had ridden fairly into them. Hicock's buffalo ran directly North, Cody's directly West and mine coursed due South, running directly on divergent lines. In making my run on a downward plane, my horse, raw-boned and awkward, struck a prairie dog hole with one forefoot and with the force or velocity we had gained, I knew he could not keep his feet, and we performed the remarkable and difficult feat of double summersault on hard, dry ground. I never know who stuck first, the horse or myself, I only know that I struck on all fours. It seemed that every joint in me was shoved-to about an inch, so that I couldn't move a hand or foot. The old horse was ly-about fifteen feet away with his bead under him. I supposed he had broken his neck--would have been glad if he had. My pistol was twenty or thirty feet away, and I was totally unable to get to it, while I could see Cody and Hicock going farther and farther away, until I saw Cody down his buffalo. About this time my horse made a lurch and turned over and flipped up his head like a "Jumping Jack." My buffalo, with three balls in him, had stopped about 150 yards away and was lying down, and when the old horse got sight of him, he turned his course due East and started for Ft. Hayes, as fast as he could run. Good for me, Cody happened to see my horse going riderless, he at once knew there was something wrong, and started at full gallop in my direction. He vas not long in getting to me, and found me unable to move. Dismounting, he assisted me on "Brigham's" back and we started for Fort Hayes. It seems my old horse carried the news to the Fort and raised quite an alarm. Several troopers had seen us start and knew the horse, and several of the officers, who had returned to the Fort, hurriedly hitched up an ambulance and started West on the run and met us out about, four miles. I was put in the ambulance and hauled to the Fort, and it took me four weeks before I got out of my room. I have been in many hunts with large parties, lead by one or the other of these two great Scouts, but this will end my story.

I have not seen either of them since 1869. Hicock is dead, while Cody is running his great show of Wild West at the World's Fair, Chicago. I would advise anyone who is desirous of seeing genuine frontier life not to fail when at the great fair to go and see Bill Cody's show. It is the only I have chance you will ever have. I have seen the real, but will surely see his exhibition when I attend the World's Fair.

J. A. SOUDERS.

Chicago Herald
8-19

. . . a relief after a hard day's work in sight-seeing to spend an evening at Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, and one never grows weary of watching the wonderful feats of horsemanship of the cowboys, Indians and Mexicans, the no less wonderful markmanship of that Queen of the Rifle, charming Annie Oakley, the wildly exciting representation of life on the plains in the early frontier days and the amusing antics of the bucking bronchos. The thousands who daily and nightly fill the vast ampitheatre are not slow in telling others of the great attractions found here and it is safe to say that few who visit the exposition grounds fail to call at this great show. The Hon. William F. Cody is no less a true gentleman under his familiar title of "Buffalo Bill," by which he is known and loved throughout the country than under the title won in Legislative halls. Under his broad sombrero is a level head and inside his buckskin jacket beats a loyal and gentle heart and no one who meets him wonders at the place he holds in the affections of the people.

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Buffalo Bill Not in Line.

Buffalo Bill's Wild West show failed to take part in the festivities of Illinois day. For hours the people stood in masses waiting for the "Rough Riders of the World" to make their appearance, but somebody feared an accident, and for that reason this feature of the parade was called off. Under the arrangements a collision would have occurred between the Wild West and State militia in the vicinity of the Illinois Building, and in order to prevent trouble it was deemed advisable to have Col. Cody keep out and make it a special parade today. Col. Cody sent word to the Illinois Commissioners that if his soldiers and Indians and Cossacks were to ride into the midst of the throngs of people on the grounds their wild horses would get frightened, become unmanageable, and probably injure a number of people. The program provided a parade by the Wild West from the Sixty-second street entrance to the Illinois Building. At the same time the militia was moving in the opposite direction over at least a portion of the same route. To make a change in the program at such late hour was found to be out of the question. Therefore a committee of the State board, composed of President Lafayette Funk, J. Irving Pearce, and Col. J. W. Judy, went over to Col. Cody's camp and explained the situation to him and Mr. Salsbury. They readily agreed to give up the parade and make one at 11 o'clock today. In the meantime permission was secured from the Council of Administration. Mr. Salsbury mapped out the line of march. It will be:

From the Service Building north along the west side of the lagoon, past the Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan Buildings to State row, thence east to the lake shore, south past the French, German, Canadian, and British Buildings and the cadet camp to the north end of Manufactures Building, west to the lagoon , south to the bridge at the west entrance of Manufactures Building, west along the north end of Electricity Building, south between Electricity and Mines Buildings, to the plaza, make a circle of Administration Building, and leave the grounds at the Sixty-fourth street gate.

In the afternoon the soldiers of the past, present, and future will attend the Wild West show. Gen. Miles and staff, the officers from Fort Sheridan, two companies of the Seventh Cavalry Veterans, Capron's battery, and the West Point cadets will be in the company.
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Aug 27
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WILD WEST PARADES TO-DAY.
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Owing to Fear of Congestion of the Crowd Buffalo Bill Did Not Appear Yesterday.

There was some excitement in the Illinois State building owing to the report that Buffalo Bill's rough riders of the world had been refused admittance to the grounds by the council of administration. But Colonel Cody said later that he had not been denied admittance, but that the commissioners had requested him to postpone his parade until 11 o'clock to-day, as it was feared that so great a congrestion of people would occur that a great many accidents might happen.

"There is no truth," said Buffalo Bill, "in the report that my troopers were denied admittance or that there has been any conflict between me and the administration. I readily saw the wisdom of their course and therefore postponed my parade until to-day."

The council of administration yesterday passed an order assigning the Wild West parade to the following route upon the grounds:

The Wild West troupe will enter the exposition grounds at the Sixty-second street gate at 11 o'clock. It will be preceded by a platoon of the Columbian guards, and the procession will be as follows:

From Sixty-second street gate east to the avenue leading north along the lagoon, thence north to the east of the Woman's building, between the Illinois and Public Comfort buildings, and along the avenue between the States of California and Indiana to Fifty-seventh extended, thence east on Fifty-seventh street to the plaza on the lake front, thence south along the plaza to a point therein near the northeast corner of the Manufactures building, thence westerly to the lagoon, thence south to the avenue leading west from the central door of the Manufactures building; thence westerly along the said last mentioned avenue to the avenue between the Electricity and Mining buildings, thence along the said last mentioned avenue southerly to the grand court, thence passing to the east, south, and west of the Administration building by the most direct route to the Sixty-fourth street gate, whence exit will be made.

The procession will be led by Colonel William F. Cody and Nate Salsbury, and old veterans from Illinois who served during the late war.

Herald Aug 25.

The failure of Buffalo Bill's fighters of all nations to parade past Governor Altgeld as he stood on the portico of the Illinois Building caused some comment yesterday morning. The outfit had been advertised to ride by the big building after the state troops had filed by, but before the guardsmen trooped through the gate down back of the Forestry Building and started on their tramp on the north end of the grounds, word was sent over to Colonel Cody not to bring his parade in the park. The crowd was already so big that no more paraders could be safely handled. There was a disposition on the part of some at first to censure President Higinbotham's action, but when the reasons became generally known his course was commended. President Higinbotham said last evening that members of the Illinois world's fair board had called at his office during the afternoon and thanked him for his action. "The fact of the matter was that we could not handle the two parades satisfactorily," said President Higinbotham. "The national guard alone attracted an enormous crowd to the north end of the park, and if we had added any to this by Introducing Colonel Cody's show, serious results might have followed. I do not know how the statement came to be made that that Indians would take part in the procession. They were not invited to on Wednesday evening, to my certain knowledge. I do know, however, that Colonel Cody's entire show will give a parade Friday morning.

"The members of the state board deserve great credit for their successful efforts in bringing people to the exposition from all parts of the state. They have every reason for being proud of Illinois day, and I congratulate them most heartily on the success of their plans."
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