WATCH THE CHAUFFEUR AND THE RISK OF BAD DRIVERS
A historical critique urges stricter chauffeur standards as automobile fatalities rise, arguing many crashes stem from unfit drivers. It cites lax licensing, alcohol and drug use, and compares motorist safety to rail and maritime requirements, predicting 1909 reforms.
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Phine
Lancet
London
New York
Hobbs and Blobbs Swap Quips Over Miss Gobbs
A brief comic exchange ends with Hobbs refusing to heed Miss Gobbs after her remarks last night. The dialogue appears in a Cleveland Leader clipping.
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Blobbs
Miss Gobbs
Hobbs
Cleveland
Too Warm. Clothes for All Climates Quip
A wry exchange ponders wardrobe needs and billing realities. The joke contrasts prepared clothing for varying climates with a husband’s bill as the missing climate.
Senior State Judge Haight Renominated for Court of Appeals
Albert Haight, longtime Court of Appeals judge born 1842 in Ellicottville, faces renomination after 36 years on the bench. The article notes his public life, family, a famous anecdote about a brick and lantern, and his cautious stance on murder trials.
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Albert Haight
Court of Appeals
Judge Haight
Ellicottville
Erie County
N. Y
Springville Academy
Buffalo Law
Angeline Waters
West Falls
Haight
J. Arthur Hayes
United States Cast Iron Pipe Company
Burlington
N. J
Hayeses
Main Street
Buffalo
Batavia
Saratoga
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