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Thomas J. Nicholas

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3 Youths Held as Blaze Razes Grain Plant of Sitley and Son

Damage in Fire at Sixth and Bulson Streets Estimated at $45,000 Four Men Risk Lives to Save Two Horses Boys Believed by Police Probers to Have Been Smoking in Building Three boys are being held and two others are sought in the investigation of the $45.000 fire which today destroyed the warehouse of Sitley & Son , wholesale hardware, roofing material and grain dealers at Sixth and Bulson streets.

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22 Firemen Assigned to New Stations, Camden Courier-Post, April 17, 1928
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22 Firemen Assigned to New Stations

Camden Courier-Post, April 17, 1928. Twelve new firemen and ten promoted men were assigned to their new stations by Chief Thomas J. Nicholas, completing the department's complement of 200 men.

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Camden Soap Plant is Swept by Flames - 1922-10-21
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Camden Soap Plant Is Swept by Flames

$400,000 Loss Suffered in Two-alarm Fire Along Water Front Fireman Injured in Blaze; Under Control Half Hour After Discovery Loss estimated at $350,000 to $400,000 was caused by fire which swept the three upper floors of the six-story main building occupied by the soap manufacturing plant of J. Eavenson & Son , at Penn Street , and the Delaware River, Camden, early last night.

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New Firemen Assigned for Two Platoons
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New Firemen Assigned for Two Platoons

Camden Post-Telegram - December 30, 1920 Double Shift System Becomes Effective at 8 O'clock on Saturday Morning Saturday morning at 8 o'clock the two-platoon system of the Fire Department becomes effective.

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