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Diamond Street

Diamond Street is a one-block thoroughfare in Camden that runs south from Mount Vernon Street to Chestnut Street, west of Haddon Avenue. Many of its early residents were Polish immigrant families near St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church.

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$1313 Seized In Raid Is Returned — Wallace Roman, 1041 Diamond Street — Camden Courier-Post, January 4, 1955
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$1313 Seized In Raid Is Returned

A Camden County Court jury ruled that Wallace Roman of 1041 Diamond Street was entitled to recover $1,313 seized from him during a 1952 Lawnside gambling raid.

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Camden Fire Alarms — 1069 Diamond Street — Camden Courier-Post, February 1, 1954
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Camden Fire Alarms

Fire alarm log for Camden, midnight Saturday to midnight Sunday, February 1, 1954, including a call at 1069 Diamond Street for a possible careless smoker.

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Board No. 11 Calls 7 Men for Draft — John E. Wiley, 1061 Diamond Street — Camden Courier-Post, July 24, 1941
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Board No. 11 Calls 7 Men for Draft

Local Board No. 11 ordered seven men to report for Army induction on July 30, 1941, including John E. Wiley of 1061 Diamond Street and Leonard Auslander of Magnolia Avenue.

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3 Camden Cafes are Closed by U.S. Court

Bronx, Arcadia and Kenney's Ordered Closed by Judge Montana RUNNEMEDE ROADHOUSE ALSO COMES UNDER BAN 'Soft Drink' Emporiums Sold Illegal Beer, Federal Agents Charged Three of Camden's most popular cafes and a Runnemede roadhouse, described on the permits as "soft drink establishments" but known otherwise to thousands of South Jersey and Philadelphia thirsty, were ordered padlocked yesterday.

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Held for Strike Riot — Joseph Copvinski, 1053 Diamond Street — Philadelphia Inquirer, June 16, 1915
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Held for Strike Riot

Joseph Copvinski of 1053 Diamond Street and Frank Notevis of Mount Vernon Street were held in $1,000 bail each on charges arising from labor troubles at the Keystone Leather Company.

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Caught Stealing Flowers — Tony Levindoski, Diamond Street — Philadelphia Inquirer, June 8, 1915
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Caught Stealing Flowers

Tony Levindoski, 26, of 1069 Diamond Street, was fined $5 by Recorder Stackhouse for stealing flowers from a garden at Parkside.

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Camden at a Glance — Olive Watership, Diamond Street — Philadelphia Inquirer, July 14, 1914
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Camden at a Glance

Olive Watership, 8, of 1062 Diamond Street, was grabbed by a strange man near Forest Hill Park but escaped when her companions ran for help.

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Declare Man Kicked Child — Alexander Bendzin, 1041 Diamond Street — Philadelphia Inquirer, August 1, 1909
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Declare Man Kicked Child

Andrew Kolposhi was held in $500 bail for allegedly kicking Alexander Bendzin, a child of 1041 Diamond Street, causing possibly permanent injuries.

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Camden News Notes — Paul Benson, 1041 Diamond Street — Philadelphia Inquirer, July 23, 1909
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Camden News Notes

Paul Benson, 16, of 1041 Diamond Street, was held in $500 bail on a charge of robbing Henry Miller, a baker wagon driver, of $27 in Camden.

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Found Body at Foot of Stairs — 1049 Diamond Street — Philadelphia Inquirer, September 29, 1902
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Found Body at Foot of Stairs

Coroner Litchfield investigated the death of Frank Taianoski, a Polish miner found at the foot of the stairs at 1049 Diamond Street, as five Hungarian men were held on suspicion.

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Grade Crossing Victims — George S. Jordon, 1051 Diamond Street — Philadelphia Inquirer, October 24, 1891
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Grade Crossing Victims

Albert Beck and George S. Jordon of 1051 Diamond Street were struck and killed by the West Jersey Railroad's Bridgeton accommodation train at the Van Hook Street grade crossing in Camden.

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