Title: Letter from William F. Cody to John H. Tait
Date: 1915
Author: Cody, William Frederick, 1846-1917
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Klopp & Bartlett Co. Omaha LAMH UACHTAR LAIDIRAN
The Henshaw Hotel
Absolutely Fireproof
European Plan
T. J. O' Brien, Proprietor. Omaha, Neb.
[1]
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Show notices to John Brisbin Walker. Dutton Fred Hutch and others. [2]
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Winter Quarters and General Office-—Symes Building—Denver Colo.
Two Big Institutions Joined Together at One Price of Admission
Route Card Season 1915
The Sells-Floto Circus Buffalo—Bill's Original Wild West
No. 9
| Date | Town | Railroad | Miles |
| Mon. Aug. 2 | Ottawa, Ill. | Rock Island | 44 |
| Tues. Aug. 3 | Streator, Ill. | Burlington | 16 |
| Wed. Aug. 4 | Princeton, Ill | Burlington | 51 |
| Thurs. Aug. 5 | Galesburg, Ill. | Burlington | 59 |
| Fri. Aug. 6 | Keokuk, Iowa | Burlington | 86 |
| Sat. Aug. 7 | Ft. Madison, Iowa | Burlington | 24 |
| Mon. Aug. 9 | Oskaloosa, Iowa | Burlington | 124 |
| Tues. Aug.10 | Washington, Iowa | Rock Island | 53 |
| Wed. Aug. 11 | Ottumwa, Iowa | Rock Island | 58 |
| Thurs. Aug. 12 | Kirksville, Mo. | Wabash | 74 |
| Fri. Aug. 13 | Columbia, Mo. | Wabash | 103 |
| Sat. Aug. 14 | Moberly, Mo. | Wabash | 46 |
| Mon. Aug. 16 | Clinton, Mo. | M. K. & T. | 113 |
| Tues. Aug. 17 | Sedalia, Mo. | M. K. & T. | 50 |
| Wed. Aug. 18 | Jefferson City, Mo. | Mo. Pac. | 3 |
| Thurs. Aug. 19 | Marshall, Mo. | Mo. Pac. | 79 |
| Fri. Aug. 20 | Lexington, Mo. | Mo. Pac. | 43 |
| Sat. Aug. 21 | Warrensburg, Mo. | Mo. Pac. | 85 |
| Mon. Aug. 23 | Nevada, Mo. | Mo. Pac. | 100 |
| Tues. Aug. 24 | Webb City, Mo. | Mo. Pac. | 57 |
| Wed. Aug. 25 | Aurora, Mo. | Mo. Pac. | 49 |
| Thurs. Aug. 26 | Springfield, Mo. | Mo. Pac. | 45 |
| Fri. Aug. 27 | Carthage, Mo. | Mo. Pac. | 84 |
| Sat. Aug. 28 | Vinita, Oklahoma | Mo. Pac. | 99 |
Note 1: This undated note was probably written before August 1915, based on the presence of the attached route card for the Sells-Floto Circus' scheduled performances in that month. [back]
Note 2: John Brisben Walker (1847-1931) had a varied career in manufacturing, ranching, real estate speculation, and journalism. His ranching and real estate activities were centered around Denver, Colorado, from about 1879 to 1889; he then moved to New York. From 1889 to 1915 he owned Cosmopolitan magazine. In June 1894 the magazine published an article signed by Cody entitled "Famous Hunting Parties on the Plains." Walker sold Cosmopolitan to William Randolph Hearst in 1915 for a large profit. "Dutton" may refer to either Samuel F. Dutton (born c. 1869), who was then the proprietor of the Albany Hotel in Denver, or his younger brother Frank R. Dutton, who helped manage the hotel. The Dutton brothers were pallbearers at Cody's funeral in 1917. "Fred Hutch" is probably Frederick Bailey Hutchinson, nephew of the famous showman James A. Bailey (1847-1906). Hutchinson served as manager for Buffalo Bill's Wild West during its final European tour, 1902-1906. [back]
Title: Letter from William F. Cody to John H. Tait
Source: McCracken Research Library, MS231.1.15a, John H. Tait Collection
Date: 1915
Author: Cody, William Frederick, 1846-1917
Topic: Buffalo Bill's Wyoming
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