Tag: Charles H. Peters
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Josiah Sage
Josiah Sage was born in New Jersey in May 1862, according to the 1900 U.S. Census. His older sister, Hannah, married Charles Henry Peters in the late 1860s. By 1880, Sage was single and working as an oil cloth painter. Around 1882, he married Rose, and the couple had a daughter named Kate the following…
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A Murderous Shot Fired from Ambush
Philadelphia Inquirer – October 17, 1892 Another Crime Added to the Long List of New Jersey Tragedies. A Quarrel Between Two Colored Youths Ends in a Killing. John Hill, in Revenge for Being Beaten, Lays in Wait and Slays Joseph Dotson The Murderer and Several Witnesses in Jail. A dark form crouched low among the…
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Camden County Republican Executive Committee
Philadelphia Inquirer – October 6, 1884 The Camden County Republican Executive Committee held a meeting at No. 210 Market street on Saturday. Chairman Charles A. Butts announced the following standing committees: Finance—Messrs, Stafford, Horner, and Boker. Printing—Bonsall, Blowe and Campbell. Campaign—Wagner, McKinley and Baird. Naturalization—Young, Stockton and Peters. William T. Sloan and Frank Green were…