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Cases Treated at Homeopathic
Cases treated at the Homeopathic Hospital in Camden on October 28, 1922, including William May, 48, of 2110 Berwick Street, treated for lacerations of the elbow.
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Nine New Police From Nine Wards
Mayor Frank S. Van Hart swore in nine new Camden policemen, one from each of nine wards — including Edward C. Hahn of the Tenth Ward — with five more appointments to follow.
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Important!
A Camden Daily Courier advertisement in which Bornstein Electric Co., formerly at 930 Broadway, announced its new location at the southeast corner of Fifth and Pine Streets with a full line of electrical goods, wholesale and retail.
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City Is Mourning Carrigan's Death
Camden's municipal buildings, police stations and firehouses were draped in mourning for Captain Martin Carrigan, who died of injuries received fighting the Kaighn Avenue fire; city council voted to pay the expense of his funeral.
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Captain Carrigan Dies of Hurts in Kaighn Ave. Fire
Captain Martin B. Carrigan of Engine Company No. 2 died at Cooper Hospital of a fractured skull and severe burns received while leading his men at the Economy Store fire on Kaighn Avenue.
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Blames Chauffeur for Death of Ten
Coroner David Bentley blamed jitney driver Vincenzo Strattoni of 332 Viola Street for the Camden grade-crossing wreck in which a Pennsylvania Railroad express struck his motor bus, killing ten and injuring five; Mayor Ellis ordered an investigation.
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Special Sale
An August 1918 classified notice offers the contents of Turner Hall on Pine Street, Camden, for sale cheap, including two pool tables, two pianos and bar fixtures.
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14 Camden Firemen Overcome by Smoke
Fourteen firemen were overcome by smoke and roughly $20,000 in damage was done during a twelve-hour fire at the Frank G. Hitchner Wall Paper Manufacturing Company at Fifth and Mickle streets; water from the plant flooded nearby cellars, including John Orr's home at 441 Judson Street.
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Safa Torah Dedicated
The Ahav Zedak Congregation dedicated a new Safa Torah at its synagogue at Fifth and Arch streets, followed by a feast in the Succoth booth and an evening gathering at G. A. R. Post 5 Hall.
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Hold Boys for Rifling Mail
Two 12-year-old boys, William Shafer and George Hickman, admitted to Detective Brothers that they rifled the mail box at Broadway and Pine Street, Camden, stealing two packages of jewelry worth $102 mailed by jeweler Lewis Nelson.
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Firemen of Long Service Receive Good Promotion
Fire Chief John A. Stockton resigned after thirty-one years of service and City Council chose Deputy Chief Peter B. Carter as his successor, setting off a general move up in the Camden Fire Department.
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Camden County Transfers
Real estate transfers in Camden County, including 340 Division Street, Antonio Mecca to Lorenzo Del Fico, and 1449 Princess Avenue, Lewis F. Holl to Jeannette Bryant, $3300. Philadelphia Inquirer, June 18, 1915.
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Arrest of Two Caused by Barrel of Chickens
Harry Bowen of Philadelphia and William Peters of Fifth and Berkley streets, Camden, were held under $1000 bail for obtaining a barrel of chickens from a Salem farmer under false pretenses; Detective Brothers arrested them at the Camden terminal.
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North Camden News
The monthly supper at Camden Fire Headquarters, Fifth and Arch streets, featured German sour krout served by Lieutenant Jim White, with Chief Charles Worthington and Assistant Chief John A. Stockton among the speakers.
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Cases Treated at Cooper Hospital
Camden Post-Telegram, April 1, 1913. Nine-year-old "Joe" Stein of 724 Central Avenue broke his left arm in a wrestling match, and five other patients treated at Cooper Hospital are listed.
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North Camden Hit by a Great Cyclone; Homes Wrecked
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.
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Margaret Oberst Bride of Mr. West
Miss Margaret M. Oberst, the pretty and talented daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony J. Oberst, of 809 South Fifth street, was married yesterday morning at 11 o'clock in SS. Peter and Paul's Church, St. John and Spruce streets, to Mr. James B. West, Jr., a prominent plumber and stepson of John McGowan, of 501 Trenton avenue.
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Injured Fireman in Restless Night
Camden Post-Telegram, May 20, 1910: fireman Arthur Wingate, driver of the combination chemical and hose wagon, passes a restless night at Cooper Hospital after the team crashed into an iron column of the elevated railroad at Haddon Avenue and Line Street.
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Camden Justly Proud of Splendid Fire Department
A Philadelphia Inquirer feature of November 7, 1909 recounts Camden's fire companies from the volunteer Perseverance Fire Company of 1810 to the paid department of 1869, and describes its chiefs, equipment and houses.
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Camden News Notes — July 15, 1907
Camden briefs for July 15, 1907, opening with Captain Stanley's early-morning raid on 139 Chestnut Street and the arrest of alleged proprietresses Bessie Heisler and Emma Carll.
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Brave Fire-Fighter Heads New Company
Edgar Bolton of the Second ward, a member of the company at Fifth and Arch streets, was elected foreman of Camden's new fire company, whose fire house on Federal street above Twelfth was nearing completion.
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Strikers and Workmen Fight
Striking riveters building a gas tank for the Public Service Corporation at Locust and Walnut Streets clashed with replacement workmen at Fifth and Walnut; a squad under Captain Stanley dispersed the crowd.
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Camden News Notes — May 3, 1904
A Philadelphia Inquirer "Camden News Notes" column of May 3, 1904, reporting the funeral of William H. Shearman from his home at 33 Haddon Avenue, Mayor Joseph E. Nowrey's thank-you exchange with Philadelphia's mayor over firemen's help at the Victor talking machine plant fire, and a small carpenters' strike.
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Changes in Fire Department
W. Scott Franklin, newly appointed fireman, succeeds the resigned Wright Cox, and Fireman Augustus Kester moves to Fire Headquarters at Fifth and Arch streets.
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Camden Lodge of Elks Has Magnificent Home
Camden Lodge, No. 293, of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks is established in its new home at Broadway and Federal Street, valued with its furnishings at $50,000. The Philadelphia Inquirer describes the club house and lists the lodge's officers.
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Boys Playing With Matches Started a Big Fire
Boys playing with matches behind the Market House on Federal Street started the biggest fire in Camden's history on May 13, 1900, destroying nearly half a hundred buildings along Federal Street and Taylor Avenue before four Philadelphia engine companies helped master it.
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Camden
A Philadelphia Inquirer column of Camden personal notes, including Florence Ivins of 648 Locust Street celebrating her fifteenth birthday and a farewell reception for Rev. Joseph Garrison of Asbury M. E. Church.
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Charles L. Alcott Obituary
Philadelphia Inquirer - September 27, 1898 ALCOTT - On September 24. 1898, Della, wife of Charles L. Alcott , aged 46 years.
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Shot Her Husband
Michael McCusker, superintendent of the Union News Company at the Federal street station, was shot in the abdomen at his home, 206 Benson street, and died at Cooper Hospital; his wife Florence McCusker was charged with his murder.
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Chief Matlack's Funeral
The August 26, 1896 Camden Daily Courier account of Josiah Matlack's funeral at the residence of Charles H. Ellis, Jr., conducted by Rev. J. S. Heisler with lodge representatives as pall-bearers and interment at Harleigh Cemetery.
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Josiah Matlack Funeral Notice
The August 25, 1896 funeral notice for Josiah Matlack, inviting relatives and members of Ionic Lodge No. 94, Camden Lodge No. 155, and Pottowottomie Tribe to services at the residence of Charles H. Ellis, Jr., 915 South Fifth Street, with interment at Harleigh Cemetery.
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Sensational Assault and Battery Case
Camden Post, June 3, 1891: the trial of Joseph Logue of 129 Birch Street for assault and battery on Sarah Louwin ended in a not guilty verdict after the jury was out ten minutes.
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Election Frauds in Camden
RETURNS ALTERED TO FAVOR THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR COUNTY CLERK Philadelphia, Pa., Nov. 7, 1885.
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New Jersey: Jottings From the State Across the Delaware
A Philadelphia Inquirer column of Camden-area briefs from September 23, 1884, including a watch-theft charge involving Edward S. Andrews and the arrest of two street preachers at Front and Birch streets.
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Over the River
A December 1882 Philadelphia Inquirer roundup of Camden news, opening with a three-week-old child left on the doorstep of Chief of Police Josiah Matlack's home at 935 South Fifth Street and placed in the charge of Constable Streeper.
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Personal Sketches — No. 4: Josiah Matlack
An 1880 character sketch of Josiah Matlack, newly appointed Chief of Police of Camden, tracing his early life, a carpentry accident, his produce-commission business, and his service on the Board of Education and City Council.
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Over the River
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.
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Tape Worm Removed Alive, Head and All
Camden Courier-Post - September 27th, 1879 Tape Worm Removed Alive, Head and All with two doses of Mrs. Dr. Fearn's Herb Medicine.
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Petition
Residents and property owners of Camden's Fourth and Sixth wards petition City Council for an under-drainage culvert running from the Line Street culvert at Broadway out to Sixth Street and north to Sixth and Royden. Arthur Stanley, then of 929 Newton Avenue, signed among the petitioners.
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Inception of the First Paid Fire Department in the US
During the Civil War, Camden purchased its first steam fire apparatus on June 4, 1864 the Independence Fire Company No. 3 purchased an Amoskeag steamer for $3250. This apparatus was a third class, single pump style with serial #92.
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The Year 1851 - Camden NJ
The drug store at Fifth and Federal Streets , which was still in existence in 1928, was opened by Dr. T.G. Rowand in 1851. This store was owned successively by A.P. Brown and Dr. George M. Beringer .
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The Year 1841 - Camden, NJ
On March 12, 1841 the Camden Mutual Fire Insurance Company was chartered.
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The Year 1837, Camden, NJ
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.
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The Year 1832 - Camden, NJ
Cholera appeared in Camden. This was said to be the first appearance here of the disease in epidemic form.
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The Year 1830 - Camden, NJ
Benjamin Dugdale, son-in-law of James Kaighn, established a tannery on Cooper Street below Front, on the site of what became the Esterbrook Pen Company. In 1845 the place was used as a livery stable by Joseph Myers.