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Charles Hunt

Charles Hunt was born on March 29, 1900. Charles, also known as 'Chick' Hunt, registered for the draft on September 12, 1918.

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Lewis Liberman, 1924
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Lewis Liberman

Lewis Liberman (1894-1941) was a Camden, New Jersey attorney, World War I veteran, and Police Court judge who also served as assistant city solicitor.

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3 Friends Fail To Save Youth Drowned Here - Camden Courier-Post, June 2, 1938
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3 Friends Fail To Save Youth Drowned Here

Front-page Camden Courier-Post account of the June 1, 1938 drowning of 18-year-old Pasquale Barbalace of 1551 Norris Street in the Delaware River near Petty's Island, while three companions — among them Joseph Piotrowski of 1167 Chase Street — tried in vain to save him.

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Suspected Sniper Charges Frameup by 'Real Phantom', Camden Courier-Post, February 13, 1928
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Suspected Sniper Charges Frameup by ‘Real Phantom’

Eugene Marshall, 21, of 404 Jasper Street, admitted he was the man Camden police sought after an anonymous letter named him the "phantom sniper," but charged he was framed by an enemy he believed to be the real sniper. The same day a fire-alarm box at Kaighn Avenue and Hyde Park was drilled, and a weekend shot narrowly missed Joseph Carone.

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Clipping about the Fire Committee approving new firemen Russell Bowen and Julius Hubert, Camden Post-Telegram, January 21, 1918.
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Fire Committee Approves

City Council's Fire Committee approved Russell Bowen of 827 Woodland Avenue and Julius Hubert of 16 Jasper Street as firemen; both went on duty at No. 3 Engine House.

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Newspaper clipping: Want Liquor Men Put on the Rack, Philadelphia Inquirer, April 14, 1900
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Want Liquor Men Put on the Rack

The Camden County Law and Order League renewed its complaints against forty-eight liquor sellers who escaped indictment, hinting that political pull had saved them, and gave the grand jury a list of accused saloonkeepers including several on Kaighn avenue.

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Drink-Sellers Arraigned, Philadelphia Inquirer, December 14, 1895
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Drink-Sellers Arraigned

Camden saloon keepers charged with Sunday liquor selling, among them James Croker of Fourth and Jasper streets and John Murschell of Broadway and Jefferson street, pleaded not guilty before Mayor Westcott; Chief of Police Dodd was the complainant in all the cases.

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Newspaper clipping: "Over In Camden", Philadelphia Inquirer, March 19, 1895
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Over In Camden

A Philadelphia Inquirer column of Camden news: barking dogs frightened burglars from James Croker's saloon at Fourth and Jasper Streets, and John L. Lattimore of 1120 Locust Street broke his leg jumping from a car in the Bulson Street yard.

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Newspaper clipping "License Changes In Camden," Philadelphia Inquirer, July 14, 1894
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License Changes In Camden.

The Camden City Excise Board resolved to revoke all licenses left unpaid on Monday, granted retail and wholesale licenses, reconsidered and granted the applications of John Ross and Herman Meier of 825 Market Street, and transferred William Brown's license at 400 Jasper Street to James P. Croker.

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