Tag: Republican Party Headquarters
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Old Cooper Street
Reprinted from the series of stories of Camden’s earlier days, under the title Sixty Years in Camden County – Gosh! by Will Paul, appearing in The Community news, of Merchantville, NJ. In an earlier chapter I suggested that a young writer seeking a subject for a story could take any Camden street that leads to…
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David Baird Sr.
David Baird Sr. was one of Camden’s leading citizens for well over 50 years. Born in Ireland in on April 7th of 1839, he came to America in 1858 after the death of his father, and settled in Camden the following year. After working in a Philadelphia lumber yard for 13 years, he opened his…
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Is Zat So!
Camden Courier-Post – February 25, 1938 By Gordon Mackay Fair, charming and, clever, Mrs. Rocco Palese is one of my “favorite girl friends” — this is rather an exclusive organization — to be found in South Jersey. When this charming-matron proceeded to rebuke me with the chastening rod the other day, I was obedient to…
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6th Ward Group Backs Leadership of Kobus
Camden Courier-Post – February 17, 1938 Support of City Commissioner Mary W. Kobus as “leader of the Republican Party in Camden County” is pledged in a resolution adopted by the Sixth Ward Republican Association, meeting in headquarters of the Camden County Republican Association, 506 Broadway. Text of the resolution, signed by Elwood A. Fritz, president,…
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Republicans Seek Mrs. Hyland’s Job on Election Board
Camden Courier-Post – February 4, 1933 Will Drop Mrs. Stinson To Win Place for Mrs. Caperoon – AIM AT CAPTURING POST OF SECRETARY Plan Revolves About Law’s Jigsaw Puzzle on Member’s Ages By MERCURY A change in the Republican membership of the Camden County Board of Elections will take place when that body reorganizes March…
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Political Paragraphs
Camden Courier-Post – October 31, 1931 Gloucester Republicans concluded their final Baird rally of the campaign last night at their headquarters, 101 North King Street. Polls throughout the slate will open for the general election Tuesday at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. All voters in the polling place at 8 p.m. or in…
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Camden Man Shot Lincoln’s Slayer
Philadelphia Inquirer – February 13, 1903 Boston Corbett, Who Killed Wilkes Booth, Remembered by Many Old Residents of the City To the minds of many of Camden’s older residents the birthday of Abraham Lincoln recalled the day’s years ago when they had within their midst Boston Corbett, the man who bore the distinction of having…