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Daniel Smith
Daniel Smith (b. July 4, 1872) was a Camden Fire Department captain appointed in 1899 who served more than 40 years, rising to captain at Engine Company 9 before retiring in 1943.
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Ralph A. Bakley
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Argonne Street
Argonne Street, named for the World War I Battle of the Argonne Forest, ran one block between St. Mihiel Street and Memorial Avenue. It was demolished when Campbell Soup acquired the land to build their corporate headquarters.
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Clare Street
Clare Street is a one-block thoroughfare in South Camden, running from Pine Street to Division Street. Originally called Pine Avenue, it was renamed Clare Street between 1878 and 1890, then later renamed Jesthroe Hunt Sr. Lane in honor of a Camden firefighter who passed away in 2005.
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Ramona Gonzalez Street
Division Street runs across South Camden. In 1997, a portion of the street was renamed Ramona Gonzalez Street to honor a community leader; the remainder continues to be known as Division Street.
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Nicholas Scarduzio
According to Social Security records, Nicholas Scarduzio was born on June 16, 1899, although census records and newspaper accounts indicate him as a year younger.
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Arthur Colsey
Arthur Colsey, born in Kidderminster, England, in December 1872, embarked on a remarkable journey of public service and professional achievements.
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Andrew Scarduzio
Andrew Scarduzio (c.1897-1939) was a Camden, NJ crime figure tied to Eighth Ward politics who was shot to death outside a Bellmawr taproom in 1939.
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Kobus Warns Cops to Keep City Clean
City Commissioner Mary W. Kobus, Camden's director of public safety, warned a dozen police officials — Edward Hahn among them — to keep the city free of vice and gambling or face "serious consequences."
Historical Accounts
Argonne Street, c. 1930s
Late 1930s photographs of Camden Police Department vehicles lined up on Argonne Street in front of Convention Hall, including a group photo with Chief Arthur Colsey and Mayor George Brunner.
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Police Force Politics Banned Commissioner Kobus Declares
Calls for 100% Efficiency and Promises Square Deal for All in Talk to Commanders; Stresses Fact Colsey is Chief "I want 100% efficient police department and not a political machine.
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Orlando Assumes Charge of Vice War
Camden Evening Courier - September 17, 1934 Prosecutor Samuel P. Orlando today dropped all other duties and took personal charge of the drive to rid Camden city and county of vice.
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Two Storekeepers are Penalized for Illegal Beer Sales
Camden Courier-Post - June 6, 1933 One Goes to Jail in Default of Paying $50 Fine 60 DAYS FOR TIPSY MAN Two excuses offered by two men for the presence of beer in their stores failed to impress Police Judge Pancoast yesterday.
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Arrest in Court Ends 2-Year Hunt
Visitor at Hearings Before, Pancoast Jailed for Failure to Pay Fine The urge which prompted Albert Barlow, 37, of 755 Spruce Street , to visit police court yesterday as a spectator landed him in the county jail as a prisoner.
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Cop Shakeup Today; Ax for 4th District
A police department shakeup announced by Mayor Roy R. Stewart abolished Camden's fourth police district; Sergeant Edward Hahn was among the officers transferred to the traffic squad.
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Pallbearers Named for Stehr Funeral
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.
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2 Police Officers Made Lieutenants
Sergeants Samuel Johnson and Thomas Cunningham were sworn in as Camden police lieutenants, and reports circulated that five patrolmen — among them Edward Hahn of the third district — would soon be promoted to sergeant.