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Ruth Eschwege 1896 - 1984

Ruth Eschwege of Buffalo, Erie County, NY was born on April 26, 1896, and died at age 88 years old in November 1984.
Ruth Eschwege
Buffalo, Erie County, NY 14221
April 26, 1896
November 1984
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  • 04/26
    1896

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    April 26, 1896
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  • 11/dd
    1984

    Death

    November 1984
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    Ruth Eschwege lived 5 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 88.
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In 1896, in the year that Ruth Eschwege was born, on January 28th, the first ticket for speeding - called "furious driving" - was issued. Walter Arnold of Kent England was fined 1 shilling plus costs - for going 8 mph. The speed limit was 2 mph.
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In 1925, at the age of 29 years old, Ruth was alive when in July, the Scopes Trial - often called the Scopes Monkey Trial - took place, prosecuting a substitute teacher for teaching evolution in school. Tennessee had enacted a law that said it was "unlawful to teach human evolution in any state-funded school". William Jennings Bryan headed the prosecution and Clarence Darrow headed the defense. The teacher was found guilty and fined $100. An appeal to the Supreme Court of Tennessee upheld the law but overturned the guilty verdict.
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