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The fire house at Fifth and Arch strets is draped in mourning because of the death of Lieutenant Harry Anderson , who died last night in Cooper Hospital , from injuries sustained in an accident at Fourth and Arch streets .
Two Camden Firemen Hurled From Machine—Motorman of Car Removed to Hospital Two firemen and a motorman were injured in a collision betwen No. 1 motor truck from fire department headquarters and a trolley car at Fourth and Arch streets, Camden, last night.
Mrs. Theresa Mattix, 63, of 603 North Fourth Street, Camden, collapsed and died after doing a washing in July 1915; the coroner attributed her death to cerebral hemorrhage brought on by the heat.
Mrs. Alice Snell, 40, of 535 South Fourth Street was committed to jail in default of $500 bail in June 1915 after neighbours testified she was a common scold and general nuisance.
Five hundred invited guests attended the golden wedding reception of Dr. and Mrs. William H. Izard at their home at 411 North Fourth Street, Camden, in April 1915.
Mrs. Kate Evans, 60, of 1743 South Fourth Street died in Cooper Hospital after breaking her hip in a fall downstairs.
Sidney Walker of North Fourth Street was jailed in default of $300 bail on a charge of assault and battery after his wife Mabel alleged he attacked and beat her; a Philadelphia Inquirer follow-up ran the next day.
Mrs. Mamie Roselle, 37, of 722 South Fourth Street died in the Homeopathic Hospital following childbirth in January 1915; her baby daughter died moments later.
Fire Chief John A. Stockton and his chauffeur Martin Carrigan jumped clear as the chief's car skidded into a beer truck at Broadway and Kaighn Avenue while responding to a fire at the General Gas Mantle Company plant.
A December 1913 Philadelphia Inquirer news column reporting that John Comato, 18, of 1875 South Fourth Street was badly bruised in a fall from a step and taken to the Homeopathic Hospital.
Wilson James of 912 South Third Street had badly lacerated lips dressed at West Jersey Homeopathic Hospital after being struck with brass knuckles, among the cases treated there over a weekend in July 1913.
Bryan Lyanszky was sued for $2,000 by John T. Galligher over injuries received in a fight at Kelley's saloon at Fourth and Chestnut Streets.
Mrs. Mary Moore, 37, of 911 South Fourth Street broke her leg falling from the back step of her home and was taken to Cooper Hospital.
Fred Foy, 30, of 8 South Fourth Street was arraigned in February 1913 for failing to pay $28 owed under a former court order, and agreed to pay off the arrears at $3 a week.
Hundreds of Houses Ruined by Violent Wind and Rain and two Persons May Die; Streets Strewn with Debris Two lives will probably be sacrificed, property valued at at least a hundred thousand dollars, was virtually destroyed and the northwest section of the city was laid in ruin when a storm of cyclonic intensity swept over Camden last night.
Cooper Hospital cases reported July 19, 1911, including William May, 21, of 1819 Federal Street, treated for an incised wound of the lips cut by a piece of bottle.
Columbus Day was observed in Camden with a parade and ball by the Italian Knights of Columbus at the First Italian Republican League, 913 South Fourth Street, and a banquet at Columbus Hall.
A January 1911 New Jersey trade column in The Printing Trade News, noting that Charles A. Rose had started a new printing plant at Camden.
Three boys arrested on suspicion of robbing the home of Esther Mills at 1220 South Fourth Street were discharged from custody when no evidence was produced against them.
Captain Stanley and Sergeant Reader descended on two alleged disorderly houses in Camden's "Little Italy," arresting thirty-eight inmates and filling the city jail; crowds followed the patrol wagons to police headquarters.
A Philadelphia Inquirer death notice for Jeremiah Deneen of 708 North 4th Street, Camden, who died December 25, 1906, aged 56.
A December 1906 Philadelphia Inquirer news column from Camden, opening with the location in Brooklyn of William Lynch of 433 South Fourth Street, who had been missing from his home.
Thomas G. Fogarty of 2224 South Tenth Street fights off would-be robbers near Seventh and Bulson Streets; Miss Anne Larsen of 2222 South Fourth Street escapes a similar attack.
Camden police raided two alleged disorderly houses in August 1906, one on Pine Street above Second and one kept by Rose Cox on South Fourth Street.
Acting on Mayor Ellis's recent order, police under Captain Stanley raided four Camden places and seized slot machines; the proprietors were to be heard before Recorder Stackhouse.
Thomas H. Nichols of 703 South Fourth Street, a fireman at No. 3 engine house, was badly hurt when a fire horse stepped on his chest after he slipped from the sliding pole.
Human bones found on the meadows near Fourth Street and Atlantic Avenue were traced by Detective Hart and Captain of Police Stanley to a medical student who had left them in a building.
A Philadelphia Inquirer death notice for William J. Dawson of 46 North Fourth Street, Camden, who died June 16, 1902, aged 29.
Miss Florence M. Jaeckel of Camden and Frederick Genther of Philadelphia were married in a Camden parlor at 136 York Street, the residence of the bride's parents.
Camden householders and businessmen complained of poor gas and electric service at high prices, and of the Eastern Telephone and Telegraph Company's pole-raising. Philip Burch drove off a pole gang with hot and cold water, and property owners prepared to demand revocation of the company's franchise before City Council.
Successful Raid on an Alleged Pool Room in Camden Seven Men Captured Keefer, Who Says He Spent His Employers' Money in the Place, Identifies the Prisoners 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.
A Philadelphia Inquirer death notice for Harriet M. Farra, 27, wife of S. Louis Farra, who died the evening of March 17, 1899; the funeral was held at 314 South Fourth Street, Camden.
An 1897 Camden Post-Telegram report of the malt-drink licenses granted and refused by the Court of Common Pleas, including Henry Garren at 27 South 4th Street.
A Philadelphia Inquirer death notice for Ethel May Royal, aged 4, only daughter of A. S. and Marie H. Royal of 1113 South Fourth Street, Camden.
Chalkley Leconey, recently acquitted of murdering his niece, went before the grand jury seeking perjury indictments against Detective Patrick M. Gallagher and Garrett Murray; the jury refused to find a bill.
Burglars bored through the back porch shutter of John H. Rorer's home at 417 North Fourth Street in March 1886, but were frightened off before taking anything.
Camden police raided a policy (numbers) shop at 330 Joint Alley in August 1884, arresting proprietor John W. Baynard, policy writer George M. Johnson, and a player, Benjamin Stone.
A June 1880 Philadelphia Inquirer column of Camden news: the Decoration Day procession of G.A.R. Posts 5 and 37, the death of Lewis Werts, a runaway horse stopped on Federal Street near Broadway, and other local items.
The West Jersey News "Died" column of April 5, 1865, heading with Benjamin F. Brown, Principal of the Camden Colored School, who died in South Camden in his 33rd year.
The West Jersey Hotel at Delaware Avenue and Market Street was built by the West Jersey Ferry Company in 1849. The name was changed to new Camden Hotel in 1909.
City Council authorized the construction of a market house on Market Street at the intersection of Third Street on March 13, 1837. This market house containing 8 stalls was erected at a cost of $250, and was ready for use December 28, 1837.
Cholera appeared in Camden. This was said to be the first appearance here of the disease in epidemic form.