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Mrs. Kobus Names 3 Cops, 4 Firemen
Commissioner Mary W. Kobus announced the appointment of three Camden policemen and four firemen in November 1940; among the new firefighters was John Gryckiewicz of 810 North Front Street.
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Mrs. Louisa Weber
Funeral notice for Mrs. Louisa Weber, widow of William Weber and a pioneer member of the Church of the Holy Name, of 922 North Front Street, a North Camden resident for more than 30 years.
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Illegal Operation Charged to Doctor
A Camden physician was charged with performing an illegal operation on Nora Williamson of 525 North Front Street, in a case investigated by Detective John V. Wilkie.
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4 Hurt as Auto Strikes Pole Strewing Live Wires on Road
Camden Courier-Post - Feburary 4, 1938 Four persons in a small coupe were injured last night when the machine crashed into a pole at Seventeenth Street and Admiral Wilson Boulevard during a dense fog.
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The Famous Dooley Family
Those of us who knew and esteemed the late H. Bart McHugh, Sr., recall the many-fold fine attributes of the man who was the heart and spirit of the annual Mummers Parade in Philadelphia for so many years.
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First Ward Promised New Deal
At a first-ward rally at 528 North Front Street, John H. Jones promised residents a "new deal."
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Stool Pigeons Ordered Brought Into Court
A Camden Courier-Post item naming the defendants in a court matter, including Mrs. Louise Weber of 922 North Front Street.
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At Final Rites for Slain Racketeer
Some 400 people crowded the home at 916 North Front Street for the funeral of William "Shooey" Bonner, killed by gangsters' bullets; the casket was borne to New Camden Cemetery.
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Family of 3 Evicted
Mrs. Rose Cinerelli and her daughters Teresa and Mary were evicted from 633 North Front Street and taken in by the city welfare department.
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John T. Johnson
Funeral notice for John T. Johnson of 530 North Front Street, survived by his wife Mildred.
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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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Elmer W. Lofland
Funeral notice for Elmer W. Lofland, 32, son of the late John C. and Elmira Lofland, held from the residence of his brother Clayton Lofland at 808 North Front Street.
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Finds Daughter at Ardmore
Phillipo Del Guerra of 124 Market Street found his missing 17-year-old daughter Margaret with Lino Bataloni of 613 North Front Street at Ardmore; both were arrested.
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Fireman Frank Bott Injured
Fireman Frank Bott of the North Front Street company was bruised and slightly injured fighting the fire that gutted the Kohlenberg stables on the river front.
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American Art Glass Strike Settled
A follow-up noting the American Art Glass Company strike was settled and the men returned to work.
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Twenty Glass Workers Strike
Twenty men struck the American Art Glass Company at Front and Kaighn Avenue over contract prices; police were called to head off trouble with strikebreakers.
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Storm Breaks Windows on North Front Street
A storm broke many window panes at 317 and 319 North Front Street.
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William Boots Injured
William Boots, 55, of 325 North Front Street fractured two ribs in a fall while closing his shutters and was taken to Cooper Hospital.
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Aged Woman Dead from Fall
Mrs. Anna Mellon, 77, died at the home of her daughter Mrs. Mary Knobbe at 315 North Front Street from a fall that fractured her hip.
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Suffering from Sprain
A brief item noting George Bretinstein, of Front and Elm Streets, was nursing a badly sprained leg.
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Samuel Johnson Injured in Fall
Samuel Johnson of 526 North Front Street, driver of the downtown ambulance, sprained his ankle in a fall at home.
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Their Life's Work Ended
Death notices for two Camden octogenarians — Peter Wolverton, 80, of 615 North Front Street, father of former state senator Charles A. Wolverton, and John W. Cotner, 81, of Vine Street.
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Body of Christian Gienger Not Recovered
Christian Gienger, a Camden saloonkeeper of 952 North Front Street, drowned off Chester when his naphtha launch was run down on the Delaware; his body had not been recovered.
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John Humes Hurt in Runaway
John Humes, a driver for J. R. Carson, a grocer of Third and Birch streets, was thrown beneath his wagon and had his shoulder broken in a runaway that aroused Camden's business section.
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Death Called Samuel Gahan
Samuel Gahan of 521 North Front Street, a member of William B. Hatch Post No. 37, G.A.R., died early that morning.
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Albert Ebener
Death notice for Albert Ebener, 71, husband of Anna T. Ebener and a member of Mozart Lodge No. 121, of 952 North Front Street, Camden.
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Camden News Notes — February 1, 1903
Camden briefs for February 1, 1903, including Captain Stanley's raid on William W. Woomer's barber shop at 264 Kaighn Avenue on a warrant sworn out by Mrs. Edna M. Laird.
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Charles Bush
Death notice for Charles Bush, 65, husband of Annie T. Bush, of 514 North Front Street, with interment at Harleigh Cemetery.
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Two Charged With Policy Writing
Captain Stanley arrested storekeeper Charles H. Green at Tenth and Kaighn Avenue and Albert Matchett at Front and Kaighn Avenue on charges of violating the policy laws; policy slips and drawings were found on Green.
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Chimney Sparks Start a Fire
Sparks from a neighboring factory chimney burned the shingle roof of L. Carter's residence at 630 North Front Street before the fire department extinguished the blaze.
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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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Cooper Mansion Bought for Public Park
Camden City Council adopted an ordinance to buy the block bounded by Cooper, Penn, Front, and Second Streets — the Cooper Mansion grounds — for $75,000 as the city's first public park.
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John Galvin Held for House Breaking
John Galvin was committed for trial on a charge of prying open a shutter of the widow-occupied house at 508 North Front Street.
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Two Nearly Suffocate
Saloonkeeper George Block of Front and Birch Streets and his wife narrowly escaped suffocation in a rear-room fire that badly damaged their house.
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Dirt Wanted at Camden Base Ball Grounds
A classified advertisement seeking dirt for the Camden Base Ball Grounds, placed by Garrett C. Cowls of 335 North Front Street.
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Mrs. Anetta Timerline Buried
A news-condensed item noting the burial of Mrs. Anetta Timerline of 1068 South Front Street, who was murdered by William A. Thein.
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Over in Camden
A column of Camden news briefs from the Philadelphia Inquirer, March 18, 1895 — including fires at the homes of Albert Fleet and Samuel Harring, and the arrest of sneak thief Samuel Harmon, who tried to strip a clothes line in Policeman Schregler's own back yard.
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Lim Sing Released on Bail
Lim Sing, a laundryman of 106½ North Front Street sentenced for an attempted assault, was released on $300 bail pending appeal.
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Juror and Witness
John Neice served as both a juror and a prosecution witness in the Camden Criminal Court case of policy-slip selling over Thomas McKenna's saloon at 33 North Front Street.
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Patrick McNally Confesses to Robbery
Patrick McNally confessed to Mayor Pratt that he had robbed Mrs. Augusta Kohlinberg's house at 514 North Front Street and was committed for trial.
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Laying a Corner-Stone of St. James' Chapel
Announcement that the corner-stone of the new St. James' Chapel at Front and North Streets would be laid by the Rev. Dr. Tidball.
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Northrop Manufacturing Company Fire
A slight fire at the Northrop Manufacturing Company, Front and Cooper Streets, brought out the fire department; damage was slight.
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Minor Rogers Missing
A brief item reporting Minor Rogers of 335 North Front Street missing, his wife believing he had eloped with an actress.
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Drowned While Bathing
Thomas McIntire, 14, of 331 North Front Street drowned while bathing at the foot of Penn Street; his dog stayed by the water until the body was recovered.
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Thomas McKenna Convicted of Selling Liquor
Thomas McKenna, a saloonkeeper on Front Street below Market, was convicted before Mayor Pratt of selling liquor without a license and paid a $37.50 fine.
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Fire at 903 North Front Street
A slight fire at 903 North Front Street, occupied by Charles Stellman as a shoe shop, was extinguished without calling out the fire department.
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Fire at Henry B. Wilson's Coal and Ice Works
A fire at Henry B. Wilson's kindling-wood works on South Front Street above Kaighn Avenue spread to neighboring homes and businesses, causing about $14,000 in losses.
Historical Accounts
The Year 1832 - Camden, NJ
Cholera appeared in Camden. This was said to be the first appearance here of the disease in epidemic form.