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James McTaggart

1914-Southeast-Camden
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Browning Street

Browning Street in Camden was originally Evergreen Avenue. It was renamed in honor of Congressman William J. Browning, who died on March 4, 1920, while performing his duties at the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.

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Obituary headlined James McTaggart, Policeman, Dies, Camden Courier-Post, February 9, 1949
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James McTaggart, Policeman, Dies

Policeman James McTaggart, 54, of 3135 Waldorf Avenue, a World War I veteran appointed to the Camden police force in 1927, died in West Jersey Hospital. He was a brother of the late Policeman John McTaggart, who worked a beat on Broadway from Pine Street to Kaighn Avenue.

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Miss Ethel Waters — Trenton Evening-Times, May 6, 1943
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Miss Ethel Waters

A brief 1943 funeral notice for Miss Ethel H. Waters, 26, who died in Camden; the six pallbearers — Camden policemen among them, including Howard Bean — carried her to burial in Trenton.

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Courier-Post clipping, November 29, 1941: portrait of Patrolman John McTaggart above the headline John M'Taggart, Camden Policeman for 19 Years, Dies
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John M'Taggart, Camden Policeman for 19 Years, Dies

Patrolman John McTaggart, 53, died in Cooper Hospital after 31 years in the Department of Public Safety, 12 as a fireman and 19 as a policeman walking the same Broadway beat from Kaighn Avenue to Line Street. He was the guest of honor at the annual St. Patrick's night party "A Nite in Ireland."

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Jewelry Jeweler Stock Photo
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Jewelry Clerk Held in Robbery of Store

Loot Values at $2000 Taken from Broaday Shop; Second Visit of Thieves Climbing to the roof of a shed in the rear of the Greenetz & Pellicoff jewelry store , 833 Broadway , burglars entered the shop early today and carried away $2,000 in loot.

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Voodoo Is Held for Murder, headline banner, Camden Courier, April 9, 1925
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'Voodoo' Is Held for Murder

Police held "Doctor" H. H. Hyghcock without bail after discovering a maze of tunnels, "witch caves," and gruesome remains beneath 413 and 415 Liberty Street; Police Judge Cleary first held him on lesser charges.

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