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Locust Street ran south from Beckett Street to Mechanic Street between South 2nd and South 3rd Streets in Camden; its 700 block was known as Oak Street until about 1883 and its 600 block as John Street in the 1870s. Homes and businesses disappeared block by block after World War II, and the last structure, at 1128 Locust, was razed after a fire in 2010.
Wilson L. Bromley came into the world in New Jersey, around the year 1853, as the child of Joseph and Ann Eliza Bromley. His father, Joseph Bromley, earned his living as a boilermaker.
Samuel Alcott, Discharged by Councils, Will Take Case to Supreme Court Policeman Samuel B. F. Alcott was tried last night by the Police Committee of the Camden City Council and dismissed from the service of the city, having been charged with assault and battery upon William Morris , a fireman..
Philadelphia Inquirer, February 19, 1905 — More Policemen to Go in Camden Philadelphia Inquirer, February 19, 1905 Democratic Members of the Force Are Marked for Dismissal From the Department According to a statement made by a member of the Police Committee of Camden City Council to an Inquirer reporter yesterday, charges will be preferred against a number of Democratic policemen during the week and the resignations of the officers are likely to follow.
A December 1881 Philadelphia Inquirer column of Camden news: the annual election of officers of Post No. 37, G. A. R., with Christopher J. Mines, Jr. as Quartermaster, a delay in paving Federal Street with Belgian blocks, a new bridge planned across Cooper's creek on State Street, and other local items.