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A night attendant at Herman Z. Cutler's garage at Fifth and Arch streets saw a man carrying a box up an alley and called police, frustrating a second attempt within ten days by thieves to steal whisky from George Beringer's drug store at Fifth and Federal streets.
Head of Delicatessen Company Came to America From Germany in 1889 Camden Courier-Post - February 6, 1928 Less than two weeks after the death of his brother, Adam , with whom he had been closely associated for many years, Edward Schlorer , former Camden resident and business man, died yesterday at his home at Overbrook.
Two youths were arrested after a running gun battle on Cooper Street. Merritt Hall, 17, of 514 Ray Street, and Philip Schatz, 19, of 214 Arch Street, were charged with attempted larceny of an automobile; Schatz faced an additional charge of carrying a concealed deadly weapon.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Frank Ahern, 22, of 416 Arch Street, drowned in the Delaware off Thirty-third Street, Camden, when he reached for an oar while in a rowboat; his companions were unable to save him.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Camden briefs for August 16, 1900, including a $10.75 fine imposed on saloonkeeper William F. Sands for using abusive language to Police Captain Stanley.
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.
The Philadelphia Inquirer's Camden roundup of December 22, 1898: an incorporation, a missing boy, a burglary, a man charged with stealing overcoats and captured at the Federal Street Ferry, and city officials and policemen down with the grip.
A squad of policemen under Captain Stanley raided crap shooters along Camden's river front, capturing thirteen prisoners at the Arch Street lumber yards and Second and Clinton Streets before an accidental revolver shot let the rest escape.
Real Estate Investment Co. advertises 124 Clay Street for rent — 4 rooms at $6.00 per month — along with other Camden properties. Camden Daily Telegram, March 11, 1897.
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.
Ex-Mayor James W. Ayers, who was elected Mayor of Camden in 1877 and built up the city's Police Department, died at his home, No. 423 Arch Street, at the age of seventy-four.
The August 1896 heat killed Mrs. Kate McAllister, 29, of 587 Clinton Street, Camden, and prostrated Charles Thompson of 503 Arch Street, James Peterson of 927 Kaighn's Avenue, and Stewart Bakely of Third and Cherry streets.
Camden Courier-Post - October 23, 1894 Age and Youth Falls Before the Grim Reaper's Sickle The funeral of John Haas , aged 55 years, the proprietor of the Junction Hotel, takes place this afternoon from his late residence, Sixth and Bridge avenue .
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.
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.
On March 12, 1841 the Camden Mutual Fire Insurance Company was chartered.
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.