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Hospital Cases
Hospital cases treated at West Jersey and Cooper hospitals on February 15, 1938, including residents of 757 and 507 Division Street.
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6 Persons Injured in Auto Accidents
Three women and two men injured in automobile accidents over the weekend. Walter H. Holler of 884 Beideman Avenue was involved in a collision near Haddon Avenue and Line Street; two others were hurt at Ferry Avenue and Charles Street.
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Hospital Cases
Hospital cases reported in Camden on February 14, 1938, including Ralph Williams of 413 North 29th Street treated at West Jersey Hospital for a laceration of the knee.
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Club Endorsement Denied in 8th Ward
Eighth Ward candidates Walter Sekula, William Tansky, Jr., and Mrs. Theresa Maloney Di Lello denied that their "Regular Republican" opponents had the endorsement of the Eighth Ward Republican Club, 1718 Broadway, and the William Jones Republican Club, 707 Ferry avenue.
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Two Get 30-Day Terms for Stealing Coal
William Antinuk, 13, of 682 Ferry Avenue, and two others were each sentenced to 30 days for stealing coal.
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Mrs. Isabella B. Farr
Funeral notice for Mrs. Isabella B. Farr, 47, of 1634 Ferry Avenue, wife of William E. Farr.
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Gloucester Man Held, Admits Taking Auto
Augustus Rollo, 19, of 507 Ferry Avenue admitted in Gloucester police court that he was the driver of an automobile that fled until fired upon by a policeman.
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Isaac Krichev Grocery
A woman casts a vote in the Courier-Post Popularity Election at the Isaac Krichev grocery, 884 Ferry Avenue, 1932.
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Another Baby Eats Pills — May Lose Life
Frank Narducci, 2, of 564 Ferry Avenue was hospitalized after swallowing tablets containing a powerful drug from his mother's garment while she slept.
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Janitor Is Stricken in Downtown Club
John McCue, 78, was found unconscious with a cerebral hemorrhage at a South Camden club on Ferry Avenue; he was discovered by barber Frank Marvin of 661 Ferry Avenue.
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7 Democrats Rallies in County Tonight
Democratic speakers, urging suffrage in the interest of A. Harry Moore, gubernatorial candidate, and the local Democratic ticket, will invade seven political clubs in the city and county tonight.
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Robbery Gang of 4 Given Long Terms
Two Figured in Wounding of Cop and Slaying of Pal Four members of the notorious North Cramer Hill gang, two of them participants in the robbery in which one bandit was killed after wounding a city detective, were sentenced to state prison terms by Judge Samuel M. Shay yesterday.
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Mrs. Louisa Barnes — Obituary
Funeral notice for Mrs. Louisa Barnes of 823 Ferry Avenue, widow of Allen Barnes, with services at Ferry Avenue M.E. Church and burial at Mt. Peace Cemetery.
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3 Youths Held as Blaze Razes Grain Plant of Sitley and Son
Damage in Fire at Sixth and Bulson Streets Estimated at $45,000 Four Men Risk Lives to Save Two Horses Boys Believed by Police Probers to Have Been Smoking in Building Three boys are being held and two others are sought in the investigation of the $45.000 fire which today destroyed the warehouse of Sitley & Son , wholesale hardware, roofing material and grain dealers at Sixth and Bulson streets.
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Complainant in Theft Held on Rum Charge
Harry Benzuk, who reported a $15 theft to Camden police, found himself arrested on a liquor charge when a pint bottle was found on him.
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Promoted Firemen Take Posts Today
Camden Courier-Post, April 4, 1928. John H. Lennox was promoted to deputy chief and Rollo Jones to battalion chief of the Camden Fire Department, eight men were elevated to senior and junior captain, and eleven new firemen were appointed.
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Man and Wife Saved by Passing Firemen
Trapped over a blazing butcher shop on Kaighn Avenue, a man and wife were carried down a ladder by Engine Company 9 firemen returning from one of four serious fires that called out every piece of apparatus in Camden.
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Thomas J. Daley, Sr.
The funeral of Thomas J. Daley, Sr., father of Thomas J. Daley, city engineer of Camden, will be held from his late residence, 1471 Baird avenue, on Wednesday. Daley was known as one of the oldest blacksmiths and wheelwrights in the city.
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The Groff Coal Company
Advertisement for the Groff Coal Company at Ferry and Jackson Streets, described as the most modern coal yard in the world.
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Box of Ashes Forces Firemen to Make Run
A box of hot ashes placed in a corner at the real estate office of E. J. Clarke at 827 Ferry Avenue caught fire, requiring the fire department.
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Concrete Block Falls Off Truck and Hits Man
Michael Koukolski, 45, of 624 Ferry Avenue suffered a possibly fractured leg when a concrete block fell from a passing truck and struck him.
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Man Blames Cop as Home Wrecker
Michael Brown, charged with assault and battery on two women, told police court he forced his way into a house believing his wife was there with a police officer; Judge Cleary held him in bail on each charge.
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Isadore Poplowski — Suicide Identified
The exhumed body of Isadore Poplowski, a suicide found hanging in Oaklyn, was identified as the man who stabbed Clayton Stormfeltz in a store at 623 Ferry Avenue.
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Boys Find Charred Body in Fire Ruins
A lamp explosion in a barn behind 751 Ferry Avenue killed Michael Errieski; Patrolman Karl Quinton saved a horse and a family from the spreading fire, which gutted Mrs. Jennie Stevenson's home at 1848 Kossuth Street.
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Marriage Licenses
Camden marriage license applications from November 1917, including Walter Edgerton of 318 Joint Alley and Minnie M. Smith of the same address.
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4 Held for Man's Death
Four men were held without bail on manslaughter charges following the death of John Mabelski after a brawl near Railroad and Ferry avenues.
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Camden News Notes — April 2, 1910
Philadelphia Inquirer — April 2, 1910 ** In memory of Policeman Casper Hart, who was fatally injured in a collision between a trolley car and the Second District patrol wagon at Broadway and Benson streets , flags at all the station houses were placed at half mast yesterday and the headquarters of the Second district police draped in mourning.
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Mrs. Annie Gotschalk Injured in Fall
Mrs. Annie Gotschalk, 32, of 642 Ferry Avenue fractured her collar bone in a fall downstairs and was taken to Cooper Hospital.
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Turtle Wins Fatal Fight
Peter Gondolff Witnesses Encounter in Which "Copper Head" Snake is Killed Presents the Victor To Charlie Rouh Eating lunch in a skirt of woods along the White Horse pike, yesterday, "Pete" Gondolff, a lineman, who lives in the Eight ward, had his attention drawn to a commotion in a small clump of bushes a few feet distant.
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Camden News Notes — March 11, 1907
Camden briefs for March 11, 1907, including Captain Stanley's raid on an alleged speak-easy kept by James La Moeno at 812 South Third Street, where beer, wine and whiskey were confiscated.
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Blood Poisoning at 1711 Ferry Avenue
Nicholas Blank of 1711 Ferry Avenue was taken to West Jersey Hospital suffering from blood poisoning, alongside Adam Gremmen Jr. of 1713 S. 4th Street.
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Wooden-Legged Intruder Found Asleep in Camden Home
Florence Clinton of 878 Ferry Avenue awoke to find a man with a wooden leg asleep on her floor; John Lavin was committed to county jail on a charge of breaking and entering.
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Daring Work of Footpads
Joseph Welsh of Sparta, Virginia was robbed of $15 and a gold watch by two footpads near the ruins of the Fries-Breslin carpet mill on Ferry Avenue.
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Being Out of Work Led Boy to Suicide
Franklin A. Heppard, 17, of 607 Ferry Avenue hanged himself after losing his position, despondent over unemployment.
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Body of Thomas Whalen Found
The body of Thomas Whalen, 27, of 1640 Ferry Avenue was found in the Delaware River off Chester Island; he had been missing since the previous Thursday.
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Mrs. Josephine M. Schmidt — Thanks Notice
Mrs. Josephine M. Schmidt of 755 Ferry Avenue, daughter of Squire F. J. Rouh, published a thanks notice for condolences received after the death of her husband Charles E. A. Schmidt.
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Hold-Up Victim Is Growing Weaker
Oliver Moore, brutally assaulted and robbed on Christmas night, grew weaker while recovering at his parents' home at 654 Ferry Avenue; the Grand Jury heard evidence against four accused assailants.
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Four Killed When Fireworks Blew Up
An explosion of mysterious origin wrecked the Independent Fireworks Company plant at Ferry and Cooper avenues in Camden, killing four workmen and injuring others; officers of the company were arrested on manslaughter charges.
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Camden News Notes — January 31, 1903
Camden news notes including the arrest of Joseph Leonard at Ninth and Ferry Avenue on a charge of writing policy, days after police captured a policy outfit at that location.
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Lad Drowned in Shallow Water
William Clements, 13, drowned at the foot of Jefferson Avenue; he was visiting his grandparents at 1680 Ferry Avenue. Three Philadelphia Inquirer notices from June 24–27, 1900.
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Knife Thrusts in Two Loving Hearts
Edward Oswald fatally stabbed his wife and six-year-old daughter at 926 Jefferson Avenue and then cut his own throat; a second daughter escaped with a neighbour's help. Police Captain Stanley ordered the bodies removed to the home of Mrs. Oswald's brother.
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Strikers' Threats
Camden police were told of threats to burn the Wagner Glass Works at Atlantic and Ferry Avenues during a strike over a change from time work to piece work. Chief Foster sent Captain Stanley, who found no sign of lawlessness but posted an officer and arranged a reserve force.
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Over in Camden
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.
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Watch Stolen from Policeman Samuel D. Cox
A $60 gold watch was stolen from a vest belonging to Policeman Samuel Cox of 556 Ferry Avenue, left hanging in his mother-in-law's yard.
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Trolley Wrecks a Dog Cart
John Atkinson and Thornton Lightcap of 680 Ferry Avenue were struck by a trolley car near Collingswood while crossing Camden Electric Railroad tracks, demolishing their dog cart.
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Mary Ann Hart — Obituary
Obituary notice for Mary Ann Hart, 58, wife of John H. Hart of 692 Ferry Avenue, with funeral services at her husband's residence and burial at Old Camden Cemetery.
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Matthias Rutter Found Dead
Seventy-eight-year-old Matthias Rutter was found dead in bed at 1131 Ferry Avenue; three strokes of paralysis had rendered him helpless.
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Christopher Young — Death Notice
Death notice for Christopher Young of 682 Ferry Avenue, published in the Camden Daily-Telegram, February 26, 1895.
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Poverty at 1662 Ferry Avenue
The Society for the Prevention of Poverty was notified about the destitute family of Pries Singer at 1662 Ferry Avenue.
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Joseph Beavens Committed to County Prison
Joseph Beavens of the Eighth Ward was committed to county prison by Justice Laird for assaulting his wife.