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4 Hurt as Auto Strikes Pole Strewing Live Wires on Road

Camden Courier-Post – Feburary 4, 1938 Four persons in a small coupe were injured last night when…

Up until today it appeared that James Patrick Sullivan (shown [here] with his mother, Mrs. Cornelius Sullivan) was the first baby to be born in Camden during the New Year. James Patrick arrived at 8:00 o’clock on January.1. Today, however, it became known that Doris Ruth Stackhouse arrived in East Camden at 2:00 o’clock Sunday morning, beating James Patrick to it by six hours. As they used to say in the old circus chariot races: "The lady wins."
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Not 1928’s First Born After All

A contest which nearly every employee of the city health department is earnestly watching has been started in the bureau of vital statistics in city hall.

Mystery of a Swamp
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Mystery of a Swamp

Harrisburg Patriot – July 17, 1899
Philadelphia, July 16—Walter S. Jones, colored, is locked up in Camden Jail under a chain of weird circumstances. On Friday night a horse and empty wagon were found standing in a clump of bushes near Seventeenth and Mickle streets, a sparsely settled part of Camden’s annexed district. Almost simultaneous with its discovery wild cries of “Murder” and “Help” were heard from the vicinity of Cooper’s creek. The team was taken in charge and Police Captain Albert with Policemen Flick, Abbott and Horner, began an investigation.

The Camden police yesterday raided the alleged poolroom at 25 South Third street, where Walter H. Keefer, former manager of the Merchantville Light and Power Company, claims he lost $254, belonging to his employers. Seven-men were captured in the raid, including W. Harry Getty and Charles Metz, who were committed in default of $1500 bail each as principals. The others were James Boone, of Fourth and Benson streets; George Armstrong, Charles Loriaux, George Smith and Victor Thompson. Each furnished $300 bail except Thompson, who was unable to get surety up to a late hour.
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In Police Dragnet

The Camden police yesterday raided the alleged poolroom at 25 South Third street, where Walter H. Keefer, former manager of the Merchantville Light and Power Company, claims he lost $254, belonging to his employers. Seven-men were captured in the raid, including W. Harry Getty and Charles Metz, who were committed in default of $1500 bail each as principals. The others were James Boone, of Fourth and Benson streets; George Armstrong, Charles Loriaux, George Smith and Victor Thompson. Each furnished $300 bail except Thompson, who was unable to get surety up to a late hour.