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Baxter Street (formerly Newton Street and locally known as "Hog Alley") ran from South 7th Street to Mount Ephraim Avenue in South Camden, notorious for decades as a hub of illegal activity; largely demolished, the 700 block survives as an overgrown alley.
GEORGE NOWREY was born in Glendon PA, a few miles from Easton, in 1862. His family moved to Camden when he was 11. His brother was Joseph E. Nowrey , Democratic politician from Camden who served as the city's Mayor from 1902 to 1905.
Joseph E. Nowrey, born in 1865 in Glendon, Pennsylvania, played a significant role in Camden, New Jersey's history. His father, Alexander Nowrey, established a dry goods business at 842 Locust Street in Camden before passing away in 1877.
Body Will Lie in State Tonight—Burial Tomorrow Afternoon Funeral arrangements were completed yesterday for Chief of Police Lewis H. Stehr , who died Wednesday in Cooper Hospital following a heart attack.
There was a general change in Camden's Police Department yesterday occasioned by the retirement of Captain Arthur Stanley after nearly twenty years of service.
Captain Arthur Stanley and a squad of officers raid an alleged gambling den at 729 Baxter Street, capturing six men with crap and poker paraphernalia.