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Blonde Sobs Story of Brutal Attack Near Riverfront
Martha Tomlinson, 18, of Delaware township, told Camden county court that four young Camden men beat and robbed her near the riverfront; the defendants denied the charge.
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Mrs. Robinson Dies, Mother of Elks Ruler
Mrs. Elizabeth Robinson, 70, mother of Elks exalted ruler Harry G. Robinson and widow of retired Camden fire captain Charles H. Robinson, died in Collingswood. The Robinsons were pioneer residents of Park Boulevard.
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Richard O'Neill Real Estate Advertisement
Camden Courier-Post advertisement, March 28, 1932, for Richard O'Neill, 6th and Berkley Streets, offering houses to rent for $15 to $35.
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Camden Man Stabbed During Argument
Emil Tisani, 35, of 237 Stevens Street, was stabbed in the neck, head and face after an argument in a grocery store at 210 South Second Street; he said he would seek a warrant for Lugi Celani of 203 Royden Street.
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Bandits Abandon Car Used in Bus Holdup
A car used by two bandits in a Gloucester bus holdup was found abandoned at Fourth and Royden streets, Camden.
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16 Beauties to Vie for Honors Tonight
Shrine Club to Select Contest Winner at Convention Hall Show Sixteen South Jersey girls are competing in a popularity contest which closes tonight at the first annual professional show and dance of Camden Shrine Club in Convention Hall .
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Camden Will Honor Chief Stehr Today
The Camden Morning Post reported that the funeral cortege of Chief of Police Lewis H. Stehr would leave Schroeder's Chapel, Broadway and Royden street, for Harleigh Cemetery, after thousands filed past his bier and the entire police department marched past the body.
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Pallbearers Named for Stehr Funeral
Funeral arrangements for Camden Chief of Police Lewis H. Stehr, who died in Cooper Hospital following a heart attack: his body would lie in state at the Schroeder Chapel, Broadway and Royden streets, with burial in Harleigh cemetery. The article lists the active and honorary pallbearers.
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2 Suspects Identified as Gas Station Bandits
Tony Bercilo, 18, of 507 South Fourth Street and William Spragola, 21, of 420 Royden Street were identified as two of three men who robbed a gasoline station at Delaware Avenue and Arch Street.
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Edward Schlorer Dies in Overbrook
Head of Delicatessen Company Came to America From Germany in 1889 Camden Courier-Post - February 6, 1928 Less than two weeks after the death of his brother, Adam , with whom he had been closely associated for many years, Edward Schlorer , former Camden resident and business man, died yesterday at his home at Overbrook.
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Downtown Way
A local column reporting a chimney flue fire at 208 Taylor Avenue, the private funeral of Christopher Yeager of 1233 Jackson Street, and a homemade cake sale at St. John's Episcopal church.
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Boys Sought in Theft from Baird Avenue Garage
George Hickman and Joseph Hand, arrested at Cape May Court House, were wanted in Camden for the theft of an automobile and a camping outfit from the garage of John H. Ohrens at 1393 Baird Avenue.
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Two Boys and a Woman Hurt by Autos in Camden
Three people, including two boys, were injured in separate automobile accidents in Camden, as reported by the Philadelphia Inquirer on November 20, 1922.
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Hold Boys for Rifling Mail
Two 12-year-old boys, William Shafer and George Hickman, admitted to Detective Brothers that they rifled the mail box at Broadway and Pine Street, Camden, stealing two packages of jewelry worth $102 mailed by jeweler Lewis Nelson.
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Nathaniel Sloan
Philadelphia Inquirer, August 2, 1912: the funeral of Nathaniel Sloan, a widely known Camderite who died suddenly at Anglesea, was held from his home at 642 Royden Street, with interment in Harleigh Cemetery.
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Funeral of Bernard Tierney
Delegations from the Third Ward Republican Club and the Camden Aerie of Eagles attended the funeral of Bernard Tierney of 215 Royden Street, with requiem mass at Sts. Peter and Paul's Church and burial in Calvary Cemetery.
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Suit for $2000 for Loss of Horses and Wagon
Andrew B F Smith sued the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad for $2000 over two horses and a wagon struck by an electric train at Seventh and Royden streets; driver George Miller died on the way to Cooper Hospital.
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McNeal
Death notice for James McNeal, aged 72, husband of Mary E. McNeal, of 843 Royden Street, Camden, with funeral services on December 28, 1906 and interment at Old Cedar Hill Cemetery.
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Camden News Notes — December 14, 1906
A December 1906 Philadelphia Inquirer news column from Camden, opening with the location in Brooklyn of William Lynch of 433 South Fourth Street, who had been missing from his home.
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Camden's Scarred Patriots
Camden's Fourth of July in 1904 passed without serious accidents; eight people were admitted to Cooper Hospital, and flag raising and Pyne Point Park exercises were held.
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Unraveling the Camden Mystery
"Beyond all question the murderer of these little boys is now in jail and the public's anxiety can now be allayed," said Prosecutor Frank T. Lloyd last night in making the first important statement concerning the tragedy of last week, when John Coffin and W. Price Jennings, two Camden lads, were murdered in an uncultivated field near Haddon Heights.
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Edwards
Death notice for Anna L. Edwards, 14, daughter of Benjamin and Bertha Edwards of 236 Royden Street, Camden, who died January 15, 1900.
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Stewart
Death notice for John Stewart, aged 71, husband of Tacy Stewart, nee Severns, of 432 Royden Street, Camden, who died May 28, 1899; funeral services were held at the Hedding, N. J., M. E. Church.
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Laughlin
Death notice for Thomas Laughlin, aged 1 year and 7 months, son of William and Mary Laughlin, of 337 Royden Street, Camden. Philadelphia Inquirer, January 6, 1899.
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Annie May Fox
Philadelphia Inquirer, July 25, 1897: nineteen-month-old Annie May Fox, child of John Fox of 608 Royden Street, died of lockjaw after a crochet needle punctured her gum.
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Camden
A column of Camden local items from the Philadelphia Inquirer of April 28, 1895, including Captain Andrew B. Frazee's retirement from the Camden and Philadelphia Ferry Company and the O'Brien-Longworth wedding.
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Speak-Easy Arrest
Lawrence Smith was arrested for running an alleged speak-easy at Sixth and Royden streets, Philadelphia Inquirer, December 22, 1890.
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Accidents of the Day
The Philadelphia Inquirer of July 5, 1889 lists five Fourth of July firearm and firework victims admitted to Cooper Hospital in Camden, including Edward Weston of 747 Berkley Street, who suffered a lacerated hand from a cannon shot.
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The Logue Assault
The Quarter Sessions Court trial of John F. Stratton and Henry Mellon, charged with the May 6, 1888 knife and blackjack attack on Joseph Logue near Starr's crossing, Tenth and Line streets, with testimony from Logue, Miss Sarah Lewine, Christopher Smith, Dr. Henry Jarrett, Charles R. Locke and Knight Haines.
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Funeral of Jacques Wissler, Designer of Confederate Currency—Other News
Jacques Wissler of 245 Royden Street, Camden, the "lithographer of the Confederacy" who designed notes and bonds in Richmond, died in 1887; the funeral was conducted by Rev. Dr. Tidball with interment in Evergreen Cemetery.
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Franks at Rest
Account of the funeral of Chief of Police Harry Houston Franks, held at his home at Third and Royden Streets, with burial at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Chief Franks Dead
Obituary of Chief of Police Harry Houston Franks, who died January 1, 1887 at his home at Third and Royden Streets; a post-mortem attributed his death to cancer of the oesophagus.
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Petition
Residents and property owners of Camden's Fourth and Sixth wards petition City Council for an under-drainage culvert running from the Line Street culvert at Broadway out to Sixth Street and north to Sixth and Royden. Arthur Stanley, then of 929 Newton Avenue, signed among the petitioners.
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Inception of the First Paid Fire Department in the US
During the Civil War, Camden purchased its first steam fire apparatus on June 4, 1864 the Independence Fire Company No. 3 purchased an Amoskeag steamer for $3250. This apparatus was a third class, single pump style with serial #92.
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The Year 1852 - Camden NJ
St. John's Parish was incorporated on January 7, 1852, having been in its inception a mission of St. Paul's Parish . In 1853 a lot was secured at the northwest corner of Broadway and Royden Street .