Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-09-28
RECORD ATTENDANCE FOR THE FIRST DAY
dsal Weather Serves to Bring Out People
and Start the Fun Early.
aoeRAM OF VARIED WONDERS At HAND
Free Shows of High Order and Prove
Great Attraction,
'THER EXHIBITIONS WORTH THE MONEY
Eleventh Year of the Fcstivities Of
Quivera Promises to Exceed
Any of Its Prede-
cessOrs.

Gates open from "a. III until midnight
Band concerts. 1 and p. m.
| Free Attractions-Mme Ami, aerial artist,
snd AND M P9 Pnae orseR FoutPaGsey Psss tOSsF high
wire acts 2lO and p. m; slide for life,
| Ali shows open at 80 and 7:so p. m.
Babeock loops the loop in the stadium
Douglas County Agricultural society ex-
hibit will be opened this afternoon.
Today Is odd Fellows and Ancient Or
der OF United Workmen's day on the Kings
Highway.
Attendance at Kings Highway.
1906. 1904.
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One OF the iolliest first day crowds that
ever greeted the opening of the Ak-sar-Ben
fall festivities passed through the stiles
of the Kings Highway yesterday and lent
genuine holiday cheer to the carnival
grounds. Everyone entered into the spirit
| of the occasion with a zest that augurs
we'll for the success of the enterprise.
Promptly at 1 o'clock in the afternoon
Dimmick's band and Busheas Ballaho
| Buglers struck up few lively airs and
then the ticket sellers began to reel of
the strips of coupons until well along into
the evening hours Propitious weather had
much to do with the splendid showing
made on the first day, and those in charge
OF the Highway made good the promises
that the attractions would he ready at the
advertised time for the opening OF the
gates.
Free Attractions Good.
Nine. Ami, aerial artist; Prince Youtuc-
key. the clever Japanese high wire and
slide for life performer. and Phil Green.
spiral tower actor. gave afternoon and even
ing free entertainments that were witnessed
by large crowds. Mime. Ami's human fly
act, with a sunburst of fireworks in the
evening, Is an unusually clever one, while
Mr. Green's act is added to in the evening
by pyrotechnical display. These free acts
will be repeated this afternoon and evening
and twice every day during the carnival.
AS for the other shows on the Kings
| Highway c. n. Robinson of the Ak-Sar- Ben
committee on amusement, said last evening:
IT have seen all the shows and ] must say
they are the highest class of entertainment
ever furnished at an Ak-sar-Ben street fair.
The amusement committee is more than
, pleased with the shows being given on the
Highway"
A number OF thrilling acts with animals
are being given at the trained wild animal
| show. In this concession Nine. Floraine
/ and NJ. Ricardo enter dens of ferocious
, lions and tigers and make these animals OF
the jungles do their bidding in a manner
that is little short of startling.
In the Grecian stadium Oscar BabcocS
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same time on a bicycle. Mr.. BabcoclI
courts death every time he does this act.
the loop being equipped with an automatic
death trap that must move to the estma-
ton of a hair to allow the rider 10 pass
through TO the runaway. Babcock makes
the revolution in two-nfths OF a second.
during which time section Of the loop
must swing fifteen feet.
Long Jump for Water.
: feet from a tower to a tank OF water In
| the stadium. while e number Of other high
{ class acts complete the program in this
3 show.
There is not duh moment in any of the
attractions. There Is Peggy from Paris.
; Clark's Roberta, Zelda dog, monkey and
l pony show Under and over the Sea, Ping
Pong girls. Hotel Topsy-Turvy, Ferris
wheel. glass blowers and others making
in all over a score of shows for the enter
tainment of the carnival visitors,
| James Walsh is installing the moving
picture show of Nebraska scenes. which
! will prove something out OF the ordinary
run of moving picture shows.
The Board Of Governors OF the knights
of Ak-Sar- Ben expressed themselves last
evening highly pleased with the way the
Kings Highway was opened.
This afternoon all the Douglas County
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. been placed and ready for exhibition.
Queen Lii and Holy Moses, jr.. the riding
" elephant and camel, were kept busy yester-
day with hundreds who rode these patient
i. animals. The elephant. particularly, seems
: to enjoy totlng passengers around the
. grounds
Last evening Harold A. Bushea. superin-
tendent Of amusements. escorted a party
n OF newspaper men through the shows and
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( Booths for Nursery.
J. L. Brandeis & Sons have generously
provided two booths on the Highway for
the care OF Infants and small children OF
mothers who may visit the Highway with-
} out escort. This feature the first of the
s kind TO be provided at an Ak-sar- Ben
d street fair is lntended.specialy for the OUT
y of-town visitors, although all mothers are
invited to leave their little ones at the
booths while they enjoy the attractions OF
,e the fair. Retiring rooms FOR mothers will
Al be provided and every convenience for the
a little folks will be furnished These booths
. / will be in charge Of trained attendants from
the Child Saving institute.
2 All shows on the Highway will be In fun
r swing this evening. The booths are being
Il rapidly filled by local merchants.
,r The FIRST OF the special DAYS on the High
way was designated as Grand Army of
s. the Republic day and shriners' day, while
! Thursday will be the special day for MEM
- bers OF the Odd Fellows lodges and the
l. Ancient order Of United Workmen.
Chief Donahue has assigned Sergeant
~ Vanous for special duty on the Highway.
" Sergeant VaLous will be in charge OF the
police on the grounds and the usual good
N order viii be maintained. While Chief
m Donahue realizes the occasion is one OF
merrlment. yet he says he will see that no
M boisterous conduct is tolerated The police
,- force on the grounds will be increased as
the crowds Increase.
m NO FLUBDUBBERY FOR MAYOR