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Carman Street
Carman Street ran from Broadway through East Camden to Woodrow Wilson High School at South 31st Street, named for William Carman whose home stood at the corner of Broadway and Federal Street until 1902.
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Hugh Boyle
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Police Department Changes
Philadelphia Inquirer - January 1, 1918 There were a number of changes in Camden's Police Department yesterday by Mayor Ellis . He appointed Sergeant John Golden successor to Captain Hugh Poyle [sic] , recently placed on the pension list.
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Two Raids in Camden
Camden police raided two alleged disorderly houses: Captain Stanley took Charles Lee's place at Third and Spruce Streets, known as "The Big Ship," while Captain Boyle raided 2 Fogarty Avenue.
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News and Incidents of a Day in Camden
Philadelphia Inquirer - March 1, 1905 Attacked at Third and Mickle street s, Camden, late Monday night by a man, Mrs. Bessie O. Day, of Seventh and Clinton streets , had her clothing cut in strips.
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Woman Involved in Camden Mystery
While mystery apparently as absolute as ever still obscures the motive and the criminal in the case of John Houseman Coffin and W. Price Jennings, the unfortunate Camden lads whose trip to the country at Haddon Heights last Wednesday resulted so tragically, it is surmised from hints dropped now and again the matter may soon be cleared.
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Col. Felton Committed Suicide in His Office
Col. George G. Felton, real estate dealer and former City Treasurer, was found dead of gas in his office in the Felton building at Second and Federal streets. The same Camden Daily Courier column reported the sudden death of Walter C. Fish, florist of Broadway and Spruce streets.
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Camden's Pride Parades Before City's People
Camden's policemen and firemen make their first formal turnout in review, drilled to a military carriage; the Philadelphia Inquirer describes the procession, its officers, and the growth of the departments since 1862.
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Police in a Church
Philadelphia Inquirer, February 12, 1900 — Police in a Church Philadelphia Inquirer, February 12, 1900 Camden Guardians of the Peace Attend Divine Service Chief of Police John Foster, Captains Stanley, Boyle and Alberts, seventy policemen and Colonel D. B. Murphy, the police drill instructor, marched in a body from the Third Regiment Armory in Camden to Broadway M. E. Church last evening to attend divine service.
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Camden's Trolley Fight
The Camden and Suburban Railway Company's ruse to lay double tracks on Haddon Avenue was foiled by Captains Boyle and Stanley, who kept a small squad on the alert; two workmen were arrested and Mayor Hatch ordered the street cleared.
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In Police Dragnet
Successful Raid on an Alleged Pool Room in Camden Seven Men Captured Keefer, Who Says He Spent His Employers' Money in the Place, Identifies the Prisoners The Camden police yesterday raided the alleged poolroom at 25 South Third street, where Walter H. Keefer, former manager of the Merchantville Light and Power Company, claims he lost $254, belonging to his employers.
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Bitter Primary Elections
Camden's Republican primary elections of February 1899 turned violent in the Seventh Ward, where the Blowite and Hansonite factions fought at the polls. Mayor Hatch sent Captains Stanley and Boyle with seventeen policemen, but the rows continued and a patrolman was badly beaten.
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Before the Recorder
Camden Daily Courier - January 31, 1899 Disposition of the 'Slate'—Not a Come in Banc, to be Sure.
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Drunks Were Scarce
Camden Daily Telegram - October 31, 1898 Drunks were scarce in this city Saturday and yesterday and as a result the police had little to do.