People
Thomas Yorke Smith
Thomas. Yorke Smith, more commonly known as T. Yorke Smith, born around 1873 in New Jersey, entered matrimony with Harriet A. Smith at the age of 21.
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Broadway Trust Company
People
Joseph F. Kobus
Joseph F. Kobus and his brother Henry were the sons of Anthony Kobus , who established a shoe business at 943 South 4th Street in 1858, later relocating it to the corner of South 4th and Spruce Streets .
People
David S. Paul
David Silvers Paul was born in Pennsylvania around May of 1863 to David R. Paul and Sarah Hulings. He had a younger sister named Sarah "Saddie" Paul.
Banks
Broadway Trust
The Broadway Trust Company, a bank built before World War I at 938-944 Broadway in Camden, New Jersey, operated until shortly after the 1929 crash.
Banks
A history of banking in Camden, NJ
Camden Banking The Farmers and Mechanics Bank was organized with a capital of $300,000 on March 31, 1855. The banking house at the southeast corner of Front and Market Streets was built at the cost of $18,000.
People
Mary W. Kobus
Mary Walsh Kobus was one of the first female politicians to rise to prominence in Camden NJ.
Banks
Broadway Trust Company - National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places entry for the Broadway Trust Company building (938-944 Broadway, Camden), added in 1990 — a Classical Revival structure designed by Phillip Merz and J. Henry Miller.
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Broadway Merchants Trust Dividend
BROADWAY MERCHANTS TRUST CO. The Board of Directors of Broadway Merchants Trust Company have this day declared a quarterly dividend of 3 percent out of earnings for the past three months, payable April 1, 1930, to stockholders of record at the close of business March 26, 1930.
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Iron Bars Prevent Rescue of Boy Who Dies in Camden Fire
A Philadelphia Inquirer report of April 28, 1922 on a fatal fire at 1009 Broadway, Camden, in which iron bars from the building's former use as a bank prevented the rescue of a sleeping boy. Six firemen, including Captain Charles Watkins of No. 7 Engine Company, were injured.
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New Chairmanship of the Camden Chamber of Commerce Committee
Philadelphia Inquirer - October 7, 1921 Circuit Court Judge Frank T. Lloyd yesterday accepted chairmanship of the Camden Chamber of Commerce Committee which is to study the unemployment question and make suggestions for remedial measures.
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Hacked Remains of David Paul, Missing Bank Messenger, Discovered by Gunners
Duck hunters near Tabernacle uncover the shallow grave of David S. Paul, the Broadway Trust Company messenger who vanished from a Camden–Philadelphia ferry crossing ten days earlier with tens of thousands of dollars in cash and bonds.