Fourth Street
Fourth Street was one of Camden's original streets, running south to north with few interruptions from Chelton Avenue to Pyne Point in North Camden.
Second Presbyterian Church — 1886. A pen-and-ink engraving of the stone church and spire, not a photograph.
Second Presbyterian Church — July 6, 2006. The brick church and corner tower as they stood in 2006.
East Evens School — the four-storey brick school building on Fourth Street.
Fourth Street above Cedar Street. The print is captioned by hand at the foot, “4 N of Cedar St, Camden Cyclone 4-2-12 #30.”
Looking north toward Fourth Street from 347 Spruce Street — November 2004.
South Fourth Street looking south from the 800 block — November 2004.
Wrecked automobiles outside Cooperson Bros. Automobile Body & Metal Work, Fourth Street, 1930s. The shop signs read “COOPERSON” and “BODY REPAIRS — AUTO TOPS.” These are vehicle photographs rather than building views; the storefront is visible behind.
Fountain, 1955. The scan is heavily degraded and little beyond a chimney and a light-coloured structure can be made out; it is included for completeness rather than for what it shows.
Cooperson's / Cooperson Brothers
NOW is the TIME — HERE is the PLACE — RADIATORS Cleaned—Repaired—Recored
Perfect motor performance depends on an efficient cooling system. “Oldest Radiator Repair Shop in South Jersey.” The most completely equipped shop in South Jersey.
COOPERSON'S — 4th St. Just Below Market - Camden, N. J.
COOPERSON'S AUTO BODY SPECIALISTS, 4TH ST. BELOW MARKET · CAMDEN. SINCE 1920.
OFFERING YOU THE COMPLETE FACILITIES, AND DEPENDABLE SERVICE THAT HAS MADE US ONE OF THE LARGEST AUTO BODY SHOPS IN THE EAST! 24 Hour Accident Towing Service - Baked Enamel Re-Painting. WOodlawn 4-3855.
Cooperson Brothers, Automobile Body and Metal Work, 38-44 North Fourth Street, Camden, N. J. Bell: Camden 3855. Keystone: Camden 32891. DISTRIBUTORS: Eaton Springs, Wheels and Rims, Body Supplies, Harrison Radiators.
Cooperson Auto Body
MICHAEL ESPOSITO - Manager
QUALITY REPAIRS
Phone (609) 964-3855
FAX # (609) 964-0474
4th & Market Street
P.O. Box 168
Camden, NJ 08101
Shop Lic. #01380A
Winfred (Peggy Hinkson, Proprietress)
LABOR DAY SPECIALS
Combination Croquignole and Spiral PERMANENT WAVE $1.50
CROQUIGNOLE Entire Head . . . $2.50 · Permanents (round) $1.00 · Shampoo & Finger Wave 50c
Proprietress, PEGGY HINKSON. WINFRED, 4th and Arch, 2nd Flr., Camden. Open Tuesday and Friday Evenings.
Big Horn Cafe, Fourth Street
Six people around a table in the cafe — four seated, two standing behind. An American flag and a wall clock hang above them.
James Bell
A serviceman in garrison cap and uniform tunic. The filename carries the additional word “littleman”, presumably a nickname; it is not written on the photograph.
1000 Block of North 4th Street
1031–1035 North Fourth Street
900 Block of North 4th Street
900 Block of North 4th Street
900 North 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1933 | George Roth |
902 North 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1933 | Mrs. & Mrs. Charles Avery |
| — | Staff Sergeant George M. Harris |
904 North 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1908–1947 | Charles Avery & Family |
| 1908–1947 | Charles & Anna Avery |
| 1908–1947 | Evelyn J. Avery |
| 1908–1947 | Milton Avery |
| 1908–1947 | Ruth Avery |
| 1908–1947 | Jean Lois Avery |
| 1955 | Alexander Rae |
906 North 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1910 | Catherine Griffin |
| 1914–1954 | James H. Sweeney & Family |
| 1914–1954 | James H. & Lottie Sweeney |
914 North 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1914 | Christopher Moll Jr |
915 North 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1929–1933 | Mrs. Louise Banes |
| 1933 | Rev. Roland Banes |
| 1933 | Raymond Banes |
917 North 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1908–1957 | Ralph Elbertson & Family |
| 1908–1957 | Ralph & Anna E. Elbertson |
| 1908–1957 | Ralph Lester Elbertson A. Marie Elbertson |
920 North 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 2011 | Gone |
933 North 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1924 | Howard L. Currie |
937 North 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1924 | Max Schimmel |
| 1933 | Samuel H. Trabin |
William James (death notice)
903 North Fourth Street — Camden Evening Courier, 1926
William James, aged retired [illegible] operator, died today at the [re]sidence of his son-in-law, James H. Sweeney, 903 North Fourth street. Mr. [illegible] was born in England [illegible] years [illegible]. His wife, Mrs. Sara James, [illegible] years ago. Three sons, and a daughter, Mrs. Lottie Sweeney, wife of James H. Sweeney, survive him. The funeral under direction of [illegible] Schroeder and Son, will be held [Sat]urday afternoon. Interment [illegible] in Greenmount cemetery, Phila[delphia].
Mrs. Anna Elbertson
917 North Fourth Street
Mrs. Anna E. Elbertson, 917 N. 4th st., died today in her home. A native of Blackwood, she was a resident of the Camden area most of her life. She was a member of the North Baptist Church. Surviving is her husband, Ralph; a son, Ralph L., Pennsauken, and a daughter, Mrs. Frederick B. Johnson, Audubon. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 p. m. in the Murray Funeral Home, 408 Cooper st., where friends may call Monday night. Burial will be in Harleigh Cemetery.
932 North Fourth Street
Mrs. Catherine C. Obenhaus
The funeral of Mrs. Catherine G. Obenhaus, widow of Frank Obenhaus, who died Saturday, will be held at 2 p. m. Wednesday at her late home, 932 North Fourth street. Burial will be in Harleigh Cemetery.
Obenhaus (death notice) — June 11, 1932
OBENHAUS—On June 11, 1932, Catherine C., widow of Frank Obenhaus, age 66 years. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral services, on Wednesday afternoon, June 15, 1932, at 2 o’clock (D. S. T.), at her late residence, 932 N. 4th St., Camden, N. J. Interment at Harleigh Cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday evening.
921 North Fourth Street — October 24, 2011
921–923 North Fourth Street — October 24, 2011
922 North Fourth Street — October 24, 2011
923 North Fourth Street — October 24, 2011
924 North Fourth Street — October 24, 2011
924–926 North Fourth Street — October 24, 2011
925 North Fourth Street — October 24, 2011
925–927 North Fourth Street — October 24, 2011
926 North Fourth Street — October 24, 2011
927 North Fourth Street — October 24, 2011
928 North Fourth Street — October 24, 2011
929 North Fourth Street — October 24, 2011
929–935 North Fourth Street — October 24, 2011
929–931 North Fourth Street — October 24, 2011
930 North Fourth Street — October 24, 2011
931 North Fourth Street — October 24, 2011
932 North Fourth Street — October 24, 2011
933 North Fourth Street — October 24, 2011
934 North Fourth Street — October 24, 2011
930–934 North Fourth Street — October 24, 2011
934–936 North Fourth Street — October 24, 2011
935 North Fourth Street — October 24, 2011
936 North Fourth Street — October 24, 2011
937 North Fourth Street — October 24, 2011
935–937 North Fourth Street — October 24, 2011
904 North Fourth Street — June 7, 1933
Evelyn Jeanette Avery, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Avery of 904 North Fourth Street. This is her bridal portrait: five days later, on June 12, 1933, the Courier-Post carried her marriage to Howard D. Summerfield at the Epiphany Lutheran Church. No caption survives on the crop itself; the identification comes from that article and the address in the filename.
Joe Auletto Fined After Craps Raid
Camden Courier-Post —
Pays $25 Fine to Escape 30-Day Term; Suspended Sentences Given 5
Charged with operating a craps game, Joseph Auletto, 40, of 909 South Fourth street, was fined $25, or 30 days, when arraigned Saturday before Police Judge Lewis Liberman. Auletto entered a guilty plea and paid the fine.
Auletto and five other men were arrested when detectives raided the former’s poolroom. Detective Sergeant Louis Shaw, who led the raid, confiscated a craps table cover and several pair of dice, and $3 on the table.
All of the others were given 30-day suspended sentences. They are Lawrence Palese, 22, of 420 Lansdowne avenue; Salvido Mignona, 25, of 630 South Fourth street; Joseph Bailey, 32, of 1354 Morton street; Louis Asiudo, 24, of 901 South Fourth street, and Mazzarino De Vecchio, 45, of 323 Line street.
Detectives Thomas Murphy, August Fortune and Clarence Arthur were in the raiding party. They said they found the men grouped about a pool table over which had been laid the “craps cover.”
Auletto was charged with being the proprietor of a gambling establishment under a city ordinance and the others with being material witnesses.
Four Prostrations in Camden
Philadelphia Inquirer —
Four persons succumbed to the heat in Camden yesterday. Three of them were prostrated at a talking machine plant and included Ida Lauderback, 17 years old, of 223 Federal street; Anna Connor, 17 years old, of 209 Byron street; and Mary Brinning [sic], 18 years old, of Tenth and Line streets. Catherine Griffin, 17 years old, of 906 North Fourth street, was overcome at the pen factory. She was treated at the Homeopathic Hospital, the other three at the Cooper Hospital.
Columbus Day in Camden
Philadelphia Inquirer —
Columbus Day was observed in Camden, principally among the Italians. Last night the Italian Knights of Columbus had a parade and a ball at the headquarters of the First Italian Republican League, 913 South Fourth street. Luigi Bentivoglia was marshal of the parade. Members of the Columbus Beneficial Association held a banquet at Columbus Hall, Third and Spruce streets, at which Frank Travis presided. The principal address was made by Mayor Charles H. Ellis. Camden Lodge, Knights of Columbus, gave an entertainment at the Catholic Lyceum. Addresses were made by Rev. Joseph Egan, of Haddon Heights, and Lawyer William T. Boyle, of Haddonfield.
800 Block of North 4th Street
800 Block of North 4th Street
835 North 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1933 | Mrs. Catherine Flanagan |
837 North 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1955 | New Jersey Bell Telephon |
| 1955 | Robert C. Lutz |
839 North 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1933 | Fred Learoyd |
819 North Fourth Street
Carl Wirtz, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Wirtz, 819 North Fourth street, is at the Vero Beach, Fla., naval air station. His brother, Philip, is in the South Pacific with an Air Corps ground force. They are nephews of Detective Stanley Wirtz.
Thieves Loot Home in Family’s Absence
Thieves entered the home of Rudolph Lankenboff, 622 North Fourth street, yesterday during the absence of the family, and after ransacking every room in the house, escaped with two suits of clothing and two diamond rings valued at $250.
The burglars forced open a window in the rear of the home. Lankenboff found his home in disorder, chairs overturned and rugs piled up, when he returned last night.
Bradford Dairies milk bottle, embossed “ONE PINT — 813 N. 4th St. — BRADFORD — CAMDEN, N. J.”
Lutz Robt C
Wedding Announcements of Distinction
837 N 4th Cam . . . . . . . . . . . . WOodlwn 3-2837
700 Block of North 4th Street
Deneen (death notice)
708 North Fourth Street — Philadelphia Inquirer, December 28, 1906
DENEEN—On Dec 25, 1906, Jeremiah, husband of Sarah Deneen, aged 56 years. Relatives and friends are invited to attend funeral, on Friday at 8 A M, from his late residence, 708 N 4th st, Camden, N J. High mass at Church of Immaculate Conception at 9 A M. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
Dr. S. H. Quint Dead Here After Illness
Dr. Silas H. Quint, well known retired physician, died yesterday at his home, 726 North Fourth street. Dr. Quint retired ten years ago. He formerly lived at 633 Market street.
700 North Fourth Street — July 24, 2013
Dies After Washing
Philadelphia Inquirer — 1915
600 Block of North 4th Street
600 North 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1930s | Carl Brummer, mgr |
| 1880 | William Orcutt |
601 North 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1933 | Walter J. Patton |
603 North 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1903 | Mrs. Theresa Mattix |
612 North 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1882–1938 | Charles Augustus Rose & Family (printer) |
| 1882–1938 | Charles A. & Ida Vogt Rose |
| 1882–1938 | Clarence C. Rose (born 1887) |
| 1882–1938 | Janette K. Rose (born 1889) |
| 1882–1938 | Harry Burnley Rose (born 1890) |
| 1882–1938 | Jean Rose (born about 1894) |
618 North 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1956 | Samuel Lupico & Family |
| 1956 | Samuel & Elizabeth Lupico michael p. lupico |
623 North 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1913–1917 | Charles Danenhower & Family |
| 1913–1917 | Charles & Margaret Danenhower |
624 North 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1940s–1970 | James E. Rodgers & Family (Republican County Committeeman, 1960s) |
| 1940s–1970 | Jim & Mary Rodgers |
| 1940s–1970 | Dorothy Rodgers |
| 1940s–1970 | James Rodgers Jr. |
| 1940s–1970 | John Rodgers |
628 North 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1899 | Peter Cook & Family |
| 1899 | Peter & Mary Cook |
| 1899 | Charles Cook |
634 North 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ | Source ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Paul Sisian | 1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone |
636 North 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1926–1931 | J. Milton Burdge & Family |
| 1926–1931 | J. Milton & Sadie S. Burdge |
| 1926–1931 | John M. Burdge Jr. |
| 1926–1931 | Frank S. Burdge |
| 1926–1931 | Helen Burdge |
708 North 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1906 | Jeremiah Deneeen & Family |
| 1906 | Jeremiah & Sarah Deneen |
726 North 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1903–1940 | Anna Quint & Family |
| 1903–1940 | Mary Quint (sister) |
| 1903–1940 | Dr. Silas Hurd Quint (brother) |
| 1903–1940 | Ada Quint (sister) |
| 1903–1940 | Granville W. Quint (brother) |
| 1921–1926 | Charles Danenhower & Family |
| 1921–1926 | Charles & Margaret Danenhower |
603 North Fourth Street — Philadelphia Inquirer, 1915
After doing a washing yesterday, Mrs. Theresa Mattix, aged 63 years, of 603 North Fourth street, Camden, complained of the heat. Shortly after she collapsed and died before medical attention could be given her. Coroner Bushey said death was due to cerebral hemorrhage superinduced by the heat and the exertion of washing.
610 North Fourth Street — Camden Post-Telegram, 1918
William Cannon, a Jackie in the Navy, has been spending several days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William B. Cannon, of 610 North Fourth street.
New Jersey (printing trade notes)
The Printing Trade News, 1911
The Welsbach Co., Gloucester, N. J., have installed a Miehle press. Charles A. Rose has started a new printing plant at Camden, N. J. Conlin & Sire, Newark, N. J., have added another Gordon press to their equipment. The Tribune is the name of a new weekly paper published at Egg Harbor, N. J., by the Tribune Publishing Co.
623 North Fourth Street — Camden Post-Telegram, 1914
To spend a few days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Danenhower, of 623 North Fourth street, Ralph Danenhower, of New York City, has returned.
James White, of 330 Penn street, returns to-morrow from Culpepper Court House, Virginia, where he was visiting his parents.
Alonzo Wood, of 614 State street, has returned from a visit to relatives in New York City.
Mr. and Mrs. Davis, of 713 North Seventh street, entertained Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bishop, of Woodstown, and Mrs. and Dr. V. E. De Grofft, of Swedesboro, on New Year’s Day.
Mr. Charles A. Rose, for the past twelve years superintendent of the National Publishing Company, of Philadelphia, has resigned the position he so ably filled to take charge of the printing department recently installed by the Victor Talking Machine Company, of Camden, New Jersey. As an evidence of the esteem in which Mr. Rose was held by the National Publishing Company, Mr. J. R. Jones, the president, presented to him a handsome silver tea service, suitably engraved, while “the boys” in the pressroom expressed their good will in the form of a valuable pair of diamond cuff links.
Camden Man to Take New Artillery Course
March 20
New York, March 20.—Liet. [sic] John M. Burdge, Jr., U. S. Field Artillery, a former resident of Camden, N. J., at present assigned to duty with the 18th Field Artillery, at Fort Sill, Okla., has been designated as a student in the 1932-1933 battery officers’ course at the Field Artillery School held at Fort Sill, according to War Department orders received yesterday at Second Corps Area headquarters on Governors Island, N. Y. Lieutenant Burdge, a graduate of the Military Academy at West Point, N. Y., was commissioned in June, 1927.
629 North Fourth Street
634 North Fourth Street — July 24, 2013
636 North Fourth Street — July 24, 2013
WM. ORCUTT.
SEGARS, TOBACCO AND STATIONERY,
N. E. Cor. Fourth and Elm Sts., Camden, N. J.
608 North Fourth Street — about 1940
Two women in the doorway of the brick rowhouse. Identified by the filename as Elizabeth L. Wilde and her sister, Florence “Flossy” C. Dooley; nothing is written on the print itself, and neither woman has a page elsewhere on the site.
Three Men Are Jailed in Slot Machine Theft
Camden Courier-Post —
Convicted of stealing a slot machine from a store conducted by Mrs. Rose DeMartin, whom they knocked down during a holdup, three men were sentenced today to terms of three months in the Camden county jail.
William Humphries, of 2252 Mickle street; Horace Haines, of 2253 Mickle street, and John Lemmons, of 2014 Cooper street, were the defendants. They were found guilty Tuesday. The crime was committed November 2 at Mrs. DeMartin’s store, Fourth and Mechanic streets. Judge Samuel M. Shay imposed the sentence.
5 Camden Police Granted Pensions
Camden Courier-Post —
Laib, Kay, Guthrie, Smith and Till to Be Retired Next Month
Petitions for pensions were granted yesterday to five members of the Camden police department.
The retiring men are: Lieutenant Charles Laib, in charge of the traffic bureau; Sergeant Charles J. “Jeff”. Kay, City Detectives Theodore “Dory” Guthrie and Howard Smith, and Patrolman J. Oscar Till.
The retirements are to become effective Jan. 1, it was announced after a special meeting of the pension committee in city hall. Mrs. Louise F. Walsh, secretary of the board, presented the five applications.
Eventual retirement of Lieut. Laib has been rumored in the department for several months, but it was not until recently that the report was regarded seriously. It is understood that his associates as late as yesterday had requested him to remain on duty. He is recognized as one of the most competent officers in the department. Failing health, however, is said to have prompted the pension committee to approve his application.
Successor Not Named
No announcement as to Lieut. Laib’s successor was made by Acting Chief John W. Golden.
Lieutenant Laib was appointed to the police force January 12, 1912, by former Mayor Charles H. Ellis. He was promoted to sergeant in 1916 and became a lieutenant in 1929. He has been in charge of the traffic department for a year, succeeding Captain Charles L. Humes, who has been named inspector of personnel.
Laib is but 51 years of age and is one of the youngest men in the department to apply for pension. If his pension is approved he will receive a monthly salary of $102.08. His home is with his wife at 76 South Twenty-fourth street.
For many years, Laib has been conducting a “one-man” relief organization and is recognized by charitable organizations throughout the city for his generosity among the destitute.
Each Thanksgiving and Christmas, he personally collects funds for dinners for the children of the Sheltering Arms Home, Seventeenth street and River avenue, and has also been responsible for the home getting a daily supply of bread from a Camden bakery for several years.
Kay Served 38 Years
Sergeant Kay is a veteran member of the police department and has been an officer for 38 years. He is 72 and lives at 606 North Fourth street. He will receive $90.65 monthly. He has been on the sick list for several months, recovering from injuries received in an accident.
Detective Smith is 58 and lives at 933 Penn street. For several years he was loaned to the county as a detective and helped in solving a number of Camden county murders. He was recently returned to the police department and Detective Fiore Troncone turned over to the county in his place. He will receive $90.65 a month. He was appointed March 20, 1906.
Detective Guthrie served 19 years as a policeman and two as a fireman. He resides at 570 Chestnut street. He will receive $92.50 per month, the additional $2 being added because he will not have the usual two per cent deducted for the pension fund.
Patrolman Till, who is 56, resides at 1002 North Twenty-fifth street. He served 25 years as a policeman and two and one-half years as a fireman. He is attached to the Second district. Till will receive $83.60 monthly.
The members of the pension committee who passed on the applications is headed by Mayor Roy R. Stewart and includes, Newton W. Ash, fire department representative; William Michalk [sic], police department representative; John J. Robinson, citizen member, and Mrs. Walsh.
612 North 4th Street — Charles A. Rose
Valerie Andruss,
Charles A. Rose was born in NY about 1858. He moved to Camden where he worked as a printer in the City from the early 1880s through at least 1930 (yes, he was still working at the age of 72!). In 1881 he married Ida Vogt and they had 4 children that I could find: Clarence C, born 1887; Janette K, born 1889; Harry Burnley (my grandfather), born 1890; and Jean, born about 1894.
Charles A. Rose died on May 29, 1938 of a heart attack at the age of 83. and was buried at Harleigh. He was President of Mercantile Printing House.
Car Skids in Tracks, Hits Pole, Hurts Three
Camden Courier-Post — Unknown
500 Block of North 4th Street
516 North 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1887–1888 | Howard Carrow & Family |
| 1887–1888 | Howard & Emma Carrow J. Russell Carrow |
| 1887–1888 | Margaret Carrow |
| 1887–1888 | Helen Carrow |
517 North 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1891–1894 | Mrs. Celia E. |
| 1888–1889 | George H. Armstrong Family Harry C. Armstrong |
| 1891–1894 | Miss Lizzie McCreight |
520 North 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| — | Adolph Dippner & Family |
| — | Adolph & Pauline Dippner |
| — | Adolph Dippner, Jr. |
| — | Herman A. Dippner |
507 North Fourth Street
Three persons were injured last night when an Audubon motorist lost control of his automobile while attempting to steer away from trolley tracks on Mt. Ephraim avenue, near Decatur, and struck a pole.
The injured were Miss Virginia Ogden, 23, of 404 North Seventh street; Frank Gray, 39, of 260 Audubon avenue, and Miss Dorothy Conroy, 19, of 507 North Fourth street.
Miss Conroy was admitted to the West Jersey Homeopathic Hospital with a possible fractured back, while the others were treated there for cuts and bruises.
Horace Haines, 32, of 50 Oakland avenue, Audubon, driver of the car, was arrested and held in $500 bail pending outcome of the Conroy girl’s injuries. He told police the accident was unavoidable.
Dippner (in memoriam)
DIPPNER—In loving memory of a beloved son and brother, Herman A. Dippner, who departed this life February 25, 1928.
Ten years have passed since that sad day. The one we loved was called away; God took him home, it was His will, but in our hearts he liveth still.
Sadly missed by his Mother, sister Elsie and Marie and brother Adolph.
Celebrate Golden Wedding
Philadelphia Inquirer — 1915
400 Block of North 4th Street
415 North 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1870s–1880s | Edward Stokes King Sr. & Family Edward Stokes King Jr. |
| 1915 | Frank E. Wade |
417 North 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1880–1913 | John H. Rorer & Family |
411 North Fourth Street — Philadelphia Inquirer, 1915
Five hundred invited guests participated in the golden wedding reception given last night by Dr. and Mrs. William H. Izard at their home at 411 North Fourth street, Camden. There were guests from all parts of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Delaware and some from California. Mrs. G. L. Mead, a daughter, and William Hopkins Izard, a son, living in Cleveland, O., received the guests. Dr. Izard is one of Camden’s best known physicians and is at present connected with the Board of Health.
Frightened Off
417 North Fourth Street — Camden Post, 1886
Sometime early this morning the residence of Mr. John H. Rorer, No. 417 North Fourth street, was visited by burglars, who bored a big auger hole in the back porch shutter and slipped the top bolt. The porch was strewn with matches and it is evident the thieves were frightened off.
No. Camden Woman Injured in Collision
Camden Courier-Post — Unknown
300 Block of North 4th Street
314 North 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1941 | George Stinsman |
| 1958 | John Spavlik |
| 1958 | Paul Spavlik |
317-319 North 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1941 | Timothy A. Middleton & Family |
| 1941 | Timothy A. & Jennie E. Middleton |
Mrs. Jennie E. Middleton, 62, of 315 North Fourth street, Camden, was treated for a cut on the leg and a back injury, after an accident yesterday at Marlton pike and Crescent boulevard, Pennsauken. Police said Mrs. Middleton was a passenger in a car driven by her husband, Timothy A. Middleton, 62, and which was in collision with a trailer truck. Police said the truck was driven by Anthony Medio, 26, of 302 North Laurel street, Bridgeton. The accident occurred shortly after midnight.
West Jersey Gas Fixture Co. (advertisement)
Camden Daily Courier — 1905
200 Block of North 4th Street
213 North 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1933 | Byron Pratt |
215 North 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1881–1889 | Dr. Sophia Presley |
Camden Daily Courier, 1905
West Jersey Gas Fixture Co., 210 North Fourth St., Camden. Manufacturers and contractors; also altering, repairing and refinishing.
Three Firemen Met Death in Camden Blaze
Philadelphia Inquirer —
Trapped in Fire at the Old Sixth Regiment Armory They Perished in Flames
NINE OTHER PERSONS RECEIVED INJURIES
Three firemen were killed and nine persons injured at a fire last night which destroyed the old armory building at Bridge avenue, West and Mickle streets, Camden, causing a loss estimated at $50,000.
The dead firemen are: GEORGE SHIELDS, 525 Kaighn avenue, member of the Kaighn avenue chemical company. WILLIAM HILLMAN, 229 Beckett street, of the Kaighn avenue chemical company. WILLIAM JOBES, 57[?] Line street, member of Engine Company No. 2.
The Injured
The injured, all of whom will recover, are: Josiah Sage, 917 South Eighth street, Kaighn avenue company, cut head and face; Seth Monnell, 744 Mt. Vernon street, Kaighn avenue company, scalp wounds; George Quinn, 516 Line street, Kaighn avenue company, cut face; Martin Carrigan, 516 Clinton street, Engine Company No. 1, lacerated face and hands; J. W. Simpson, 551 Cedar street, Engine Company No. 2, lacerations of scalp and face; James Elberson, 628 North Fourth street, Engine Company No. 4, contused wounds of the legs; William Elberson, 231 Taylor avenue, Engine Company No. 2, injured about the back; Charles Worthington, 1017 Penn street, Engine Company No. 3, internally injured; Harry Dease, a citizen, cut about the face.
The six o’clock whistles were blowing when smoke was seen issuing from the northeast corner of the building. A moment later two boys ran out of a door, one of whom notified Policeman Isaac Toy that the structure was on fire. The officers immediately turned in an alarm. In rapid succession other alarms were given, until the entire department was on the scene.
One of the first companies to arrive was the Kaighn avenue truck. As the men drove up to the scene great tongues of flame were fast eating their way through the yellow pine timbers of which the interior was constructed. The main doors at the entrance on Mickle street were burst open and the firemen entered amid a perfect shower of sparks and falling debris. In this party were the three ill-fated firemen, Dease, and Firemen Harry Haines, Joseph Ernest, George Quinn, Seth Mounell and Joseph Gail.
After great difficulty the men worked their way into the blazing building about twenty feet. Dense volumes of smoke almost suffocated them and several dropped to the floor.
Dash for the Doors
While the firemen were waiting for the water a false ceiling thirty feet above them and composed of floor boards began cracking and bending. A shout of warning was given by Dease, and he and his companions made a dash for the doors. It was impossible to see a foot before them, and all blindly groped their way to the open doors but Jobes, Shields and Hillman. That they did not come out of the building was not known for several minutes later. Then reports were circulated that they had been taken to nearby houses, but these were found to be false. Their companions then tried to work their way back to their assistance, but by this time the interior was a seething furnace.
Subsequently, when the blaze had been somewhat subdued, firemen and policemen instituted a search for the missing men. Where the latter had been there was a great pile of blackened timbers and twisted iron. After vigorous efforts this was removed.
Finding the Bodies
First there came to light Shield’s helmet, and a few feet distant his body and those of Hillman and Jobes, scorched and blackened almost beyond recognition, were found. It was then learned how they had met their deaths. Instead of going toward the open doorway they had evidently become bewildered and, turning, ran into a toilet room to which there was no outlet. There they were quickly cut off from their comrades and, becoming unconscious from the smoke, all three dropped to the floor, where death overtook them.
The bodies were carried out and taken to the Morgue.
In the meantime every portion of the structure became a mass of flames. Fed by the pine, great tongues of fire sprang into the air, across Mickle and West streets, where the dwellings were badly scorched. The families residing in these in several instances became panic-stricken and began removing their household effects. Men, women and children ran excitedly about. It is owing to the excellent work of the firemen that these structures were not destroyed.
Spectacular Blaze
Chief Elfieth quickly concluded there was no hope of saving the armory and he directed a dozen lines of hose toward the dwellings, many of which became so hot that the streams of water fairly sizzled.
The fire was a spectacular one, lighting up the heavens for miles around. Thousands of persons crowded the thoroughfares leading to the blaze, but excellent order was preserved under the direction of Acting Chief of Police Schregler, who quickly had the streets roped off and guarded by the officers.
There was considerable danger at first from falling electric wires, which spluttered among the firemen and ofttimes amidst the onlookers. These wires also fell across the Pennsylvania Railroad Company’s tracks on Bridge avenue and suburban trains were stalled for over an hour. At one time the flames approached so near the passenger coaches that they had to be taken back into the yard.
Stubborn Blaze
For three hours the firemen fought the flames before they got them under control and it was not until an early hour this morning that they left the smouldering ruins.
The building was occupied by several concerns, including the Camden Bowling Alleys Company; whose loss amounted to $6000; F. G. Hitchener, wall paper; loss $1000; Sperry & Hutchinson, household articles, loss $2000; William Morgenweck, lumber, loss $500, and M. W. Taylor, theatrical scenery, loss $500.
The houses badly scorched and their occupants follow; 102 West street, John Sharwood; 104, vacant; 106, John Ackerman; Lewis Certain; 110, Richard Carpenter; 112, and 114. Daniel Mehlin; 120, Mrs. Ida Paul; 122, Mrs. Farley; 124, John Campbell; 126, Harry Chase. 416 Mickle street, John Widden; 418, Nelson Hart; 420, H.-W. Wilson; 422, Jules Bosch; 424, Gardner Corson; 426, Mrs. Borquin.
The stable immediately adjoining on the west side of the armory, and belonging to C. M. Alcott, was flooded with water. At this place there were forty horses, all of which were rescued.
Formerly a Market
The destroyed building was erected in 1873, by a number of well-known Camden men, as the Farmers’ and Merchants’ Market. From the first it was not a success, and subsequently became known as the Camden Opera House. After a more or less successful season the promoters of this scheme closed the doors. In 1886 the building was purchased by the State as an armory for the old Sixth Regiment, N. G. N. J. For ten years Camden’s citizen soldiers drilled and gave balls and receptions in the building. When the regiment moved to the new armory on Haddon avenue the old structure was cut up into several rooms and had been used by many different concerns. Recently it was purchased by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company to make way for the elevated railroad. All the tenants had been ordered to vacate.
The origin of the fire is unknown. Incendiarism is hinted at and Mayor Ellis declared he will detail the detectives on the case to-day to make a rigid investigation.
Speaking of the matter, he said it is very peculiar that most of Camden’s fires occur about the time the firemen are at their meals. This has been the case in most every blaze if [sic] any importance in the city. The Mayor also highly commended the excellent work of the men in preventing a spread of the flames.
100 Block of North 4th Street
100 Block of North 4th Street
124 North 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1955 | Largemoor Film Service |
123 North 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1955 | Scoby Laboratories |
117 North 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1906–1929 | William H. Kling & Family |
113 North 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1870s–1880s | Robert K. Draper |
| 1885–1895 | Absalom S. Hetzel Sr. & Family |
| 1929 | Camden Duplicating Company |
| 1947 | Drenk & Walton, Lawyers |
| 1947 | Lester H. Drenk & George H. Walton |
| — | Carlos M. Morcate |
111 North 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1938 | Jamieson Company |
112 North 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1915 | Sidney Walker & Family |
109 North 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1906–1914 | Howard H. Currie |
| 1906 | Howard L. Currie |
101 North 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1932 | Rev. Joseph Rigney |
112 North Fourth Street
Held on Charge of Wife Beating — Camden Post-Telegram, January 25, 1915
Because Mrs. Mabel Walker, of 119 North Fourth street, alleges she found her husband, Sidney Walker, was seeking the good graces of another woman under the guise of being a single man she was attacked by him and beaten. As a result Walker was committed to jail in default of $300 bail by Recorder Stackhouse this morning on a specific charge of assault and battery.
Philadelphia Inquirer, January 26, 1915
Charged by his wife, Mabel, with beating her, Sidney Walker of 112 North Fourth street, was yesterday held in $300 bail for court by the Recorder.
Car Injures Child
Floyd Rochester, 6, of 734 Elm street, suffered a fractured right leg yesterday afternoon when he was hit on Elm street, between Sixth and Seventh streets, by the car of Rev. Joseph Rigney of 101 Fourth street, Riverton. He was taken to Cooper Hospital.
111 North Fourth Street — June 29, 2010
111–117 North Fourth Street — June 29, 2010
113 North Fourth Street — June 29, 2010
115 North Fourth Street — June 29, 2010
117 North Fourth Street — June 29, 2010
119 North Fourth Street — June 29, 2010
115–119 North Fourth Street — June 29, 2010
115–123 North Fourth Street — June 29, 2010
[illegible]LLUM JOSEPH A INC
STEEL SASH REPAIRS and “GUNITE” CONSTRUCTION
[house number illegible] N 4th Camden . . . . . . EMerson 5-3616
Carlos M. Morcate P.A., Attorney-at-Law
CARLOS M. MORCATE P.A.
Attorney-at-Law
113 North Fourth Street, Camden, N. J. 08102 — (609) 541-1400
Phila. Office: 1616 Walnut Street, Suite 2100, Philadelphia, Pa. 19102 — (215) 247-0954
123 North Fourth Street — New Jersey Bell directory, 1955
Scoby Laboratories. Blood, Urine, Stool, Gastric, Pregnancy, Basal, Semen, Water. 123 North 4th Cam . . . EMersn 5-12[--]. If no answer call . . . LIncoln 7-81[--].
124 North Fourth Street — New Jersey Bell directory, 1955. Two listings from the same 1955 directory.
Largemoor Film Service
Cameras Repaired In Our Shop
124 N 4th Cam . . . . . . . . . . . . WOodlwn 3-3264
KODAK AND CINE-KODAK EQUIPMENT
Kodak and Cine-Kodak cameras, film, accessories, projectors, enlargers, photographic supplies, service and information.
Kodak T. M. REG. U. S. PAT. OFF.
“WHERE TO BUY IT”
Camden Photo Serv 969 Florence Cam . WOodlwn 4-[number blurred]
COLLINGSWOOD CAMERA SHOP 688 Haddon Av . . . . . . . . COlngswd 5-[number blurred]
Heritage 407 Broadway Cam . . . EMersn 5-[number blurred]
Keystone Stationery Co 527 Market Cam WOodlwn 3-[number blurred]
LARGEMOOR FILM SERVICE 124 N 4th Cam . . . . . . . . . WOodlwn 3-3264
SOL DRUG CO Open All Day Sundays Haddon Av & Kaighn Av Cam . WOodlwn 6-[number blurred]
Unit Block of 4th Street
Unit Block of 4th Street
3 North 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1947 | Mrs. Sybella Mangold |
| 1954 | Daniel J. Reese |
5-7 North 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1930s–1970s | Panetta Family |
| 1933–1947 | Big Horn Cafe |
| 1954–1970 | Center Tavern |
5–7 North 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1933–1947 | Big Horn Cafe (Panetta Family) |
| 1954–1970 | Center Tavern |
6–8 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ | Source ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s–1955 | Max Reihmann Jr. (roofing) | 1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone |
8 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1913–1915 | Fred Foy & Family |
10 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1933 | Thomas Samsel |
11 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1905–1950 | Michael F. Kelly |
| 1955 | New Jersey Bell Telephone |
| –1905 | Michael Ervin |
| 1955 | Newman's Home Furnishings |
15 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1885 | Saloon |
18 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1887–1889 | John P. Kenney |
| 1918–1928 | Thomas P. Timmons |
| 1947 | Gone |
19 North 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1920s | Walter L. Phillips |
21 North 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1899–1900 | Mrs. Elizabeth Long & Family |
| 1899–1900 | Carlos Campos |
| 1878 | John Daniel Hahn |
| 1926–1947 | Charles H. Trommer & Family |
| 1926–1947 | Charles H. & Anne E. Trommer |
| 1926–1947 | Charles E. Trommer |
| 1926–1947 | Florence E. Trommer |
22 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1933 | Harry Lenz |
28 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1955 | New Jersey Bell Telephone |
| 1930s–1950s | Camden Iron Works |
29–33 North 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1800s–1900s | Masonic Temple |
34–44 North 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1920s–2010s | Cooperson Brothers Auto Repair |
| 2014 | Cooper River Distillers |
35 North 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 2016 | Gone |
| 1935 | J.W. Wahl |
39 North 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1915 | Frank Avery |
46 North 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1902 | William J. Dawson & Family (paperhanger) |
| 1902 | William J. & Marie Dawson |
| 1902 | Mildred Dawson |
| 1902 | Russell Dawson |
| 1902 | Loraine Dawson |
20 North Fourth Street — Philadelphia Inquirer, October 16, 1918
Caused by sparks from a cigar dropping on a mattress, fire did slight damage at the home of William Austin, No. 20 North Fourth street.
J. W. Wahl, Reversible Rugs (advertisement)
35 North Fourth Street — Camden Evening Courier, 1904
Christmas Bargains.
$3.00 to $6.00 will cover your floor with a handsome Reversible Art Rug. We call your attention to the unusual merits of our Rugs:
1.—From loom to your home; no agent’s profit.
2.—Cheap in price.
3.—Durable.
4.—Sanitary; no accumulation of dust and disease germs.
5.—Reversible; two-fold service.
6.—Can be transferred from room to room.
7.—Only the best materials used.
8.—Highest skilled workmanship.
9.—Easily taken up and relaid.
10.—Fast colors; will not run when wet.
11.—Handsome in pattern.
12.—Credit extended to reliable parties by paying half cash and balance in weekly payments.
J. W. Wahl, 35 N. Fourth St., Camden.
39 North Fourth Street — Philadelphia Inquirer, February 9, 1915
Discharged two days ago, after receiving treatment for a fractured knee, Frank Avery, aged 26 years, of 39 North Fourth street, was readmitted to the Homeopathic Hospital yesterday. He fell and broke the same knee.
Dawson (death notice)
46 North Fourth Street — Philadelphia Inquirer, June 18, 1902
DAWSON.—On June 18, 1902, William J., husband of Marie Dawson and son of William and Ella Dawson, aged 29 years. Funeral services on this Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock, from 46 North Fourth street, Camden, N. J. Interment private.
Was in Arrears
8 South Fourth Street — Camden Daily Courier, 1913
Fred Foy, 30 years old, of 8 South Fourth street, was arraigned for failing to pay up $28 due on a former order made by the Recorder. He agreed to pay off the arrearages at the rate of $3 a week and was held under his own recognizance to fulfill the promise.
Bandit Gets Whisky and $85 Cash
38 North Fourth Street
A holdup man who asked for a pint of whisky stole $85.55 from the K Liquor Store, 321 Market st., two blocks from Camden police headquarters, shortly after 8 p.m. Wednesday.
Burglars worked in vain Wednesday night on a safe at the Cooperson auto body repair shop, 38 N. 4th st. They left empty-handed after ransacking several filing cabinets.
Cooper River Distillers, 34 North Fourth Street — company logo (Camden, New Jersey).
19–21 North Fourth Street
21 North Fourth Street
35 North Fourth Street — July 30, 2011
35–39 North Fourth Street — July 30, 2011
37 North Fourth Street — July 30, 2011
39 North Fourth Street — July 30, 2011
Max Reihmann Jr., Roofing
MAX REIHMANN JR.
ROOFING
ASPHALT - SLAG - TIN, SLATE - SHINGLE. BARRETT APPROVED. Bonded 10-15-20 Years.
REPAIRS - PAINTING, SPOUTS AND GUTTERS, SHEET METALWORK, HEATING. FHA FINANCING ARRANGED.
WOodlawn 4-1357. If no answer call Ernst M. Horlacher, LIncoln 7-0539.
6 South 4th St., Camden
NEWMAN'S HOME FURNISHINGS
FURNITURE - TELEVISION
APPLIANCES - JEWELRY
EASY TERMS ARRANGED
Camden's Progressive Store
11 S 4th Camden . . . . . . . . WOodlawn [number obscured]
Camden Iron Works / Camden Iron Service Co.
CAMDEN IRON WORKS
Apartment House, Dept of Labor, Dept of Institutions & Agencies & All Standard Types Expertly Installed. 28 S 4th Cam . . . WOodlawn 4-1234.
BEAMS - COLUMNS - LINTELS & TRUSSES. “Fabricated Steel From a Pound To a Carload.” 28 S 4th Cam . . . WOodlawn 4-1234.
Bathroom Accessories. MEDICINE CABINETS. BATHROOM ACCESSORIES. Camden Iron Works, Camden Iron Service Co., 28 So. 4th Street. Call “Stern” Cam. 1237.
Kalamein Doors, Tin Clad Fire Doors. Camden Iron Service Co., Mitchel Stern Mgr., 28 So. 4th St., Camden, N. J. Bell Phone—Camden 1237.
6 South Fourth Street — a further Max Reihmann Jr. roofing advertisement, from a programme page; the firm’s newspaper and directory ads are grouped above.
Res. Phone, Bell 6072-W
Office Phone, Bell 1357
Max Reihmann, Jr.
Tin, Slate and Slag Roofing
HOT AIR HEATING
CORNICE AND SKYLIGHTS
No. 6 and 8 South 4th Street
CAMDEN, N. J.
Malt License
Camden Post —
The Court of Common Pleas yesterday granted licenses to sell malt drinks, to John Beck, 306 Federal; Henry Garren, 27 South 4th; Andrew Sheddinger, 344 Spruce and Wm. G. Zimmerman; refused to Charles Horner, 313 Federal; Charles B. Hale, 417 Market; John M. Hertlein, 123 Arch; Herman Kuhle, 10th and Carpenter; John Lock, 325 Spruce and Adam Rumpf, 329 Arch street. Jacob Lawrence of Stockton township was licensed. Wm. Geands application, 12th and Federal, was deferred till Saturday.
100 Block of South 4th Street
100 Block of South 4th Street
108 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1933 | Mrs. Marian Taylor |
Burglary Victims Recover $4360 In Stolen Goods
Camden Courier-Post —
Display at City Hall Rivals Oriental Bazaar In Variety Shown
Loot valued at $4360 by detectives was returned to its owners in detective headquarters in city hall Tuesday night.
Headquarters resembled an Oriental bazaar as the stolen articles were spread over seven tables, two large desks, and hung on clothing racks.
Detectives are holding George Wilmer, 30, of 521 Liberty street, a parolee, whom they suspect of being Camden’s daytime “phantom burglar” who has been plaguing the department for the last three months. To date police say they have charged Wilmer with 29 counts of breaking and entering and two counts of attempting to break and enter.
Captain of Detectives Thomas Murphy said that Tuesday night’s display was only a portion of the loot and that police believe Wilmer pawned a quantity of the goods in Philadelphia. They also suspect he sold some to secondhand and antique dealers, Murphy said.
The display that met the claimants when they went to headquarters looked like a mail order catalog come to life. There were women’s dresses, men’s suits and top coats, several types of radios, an oil space heater, binoculars, cameras; costume jewelry, empty wallets and even a clothes chest with the clothing still in it.
Missing from the collection were two parakeets which detectives returned to their owner Thursday because—unlike the other items—the birds had to be fed.
Assisting Capt. Murphy in the identification and return of the stolen items were: Detective Sergeants Earl Quinton, William Neal, William Kelly and Clifford Carr, and Detectives William O’Brien, John Huston, August Pfleiderer, George Ellis and Marshall Thompson.
Crowd Views Articles
According to Capt. Murphy the claimants, their addresses, the stolen objects and their estimated value are:
Mrs. Waid Young, 526 Washington street, electric sewing machine, woman’s jewelry, $358; Miss Catherine Sparks, 110 South Fourth street, table model radio, $19; Mrs. Ethel Kelly, 1068 Princess avenue, jewelry, $155; Mrs. Leo Jekel, 548 Haddon avenue, table model radio, portable typewriter, woman’s ring, $85; William Snyder, 1304 Park boulevard, table model radio, $55; Milfred Layser, 416 Chambers avenue, carpenter’s tools, a dress coat, $175; James Glennon, 802 Mt. Ephraim avenue, jewelry, $300; Mrs. Williams Cogswell, 914 Linden street, clothing and jewelry, $1242.50.
Mrs. Lena Bruns, 772 Line street, metal clothes chest with clothes, tool chest, jewelry, $125; Mrs. Anna Halliwell, 870 Haddon avenue, foreign money, no value given; Mrs. Martha Oehlert, 643 Mt. Vernon street, oil space heater, jewelry, $138; Mrs. William J. McCaffrey, 1030 Spruce street, antique clock, $400; Mrs. Lillian Simons, 412 Taylor avenue, clothing and jewelry, $20.
Veteran Boxers’ association, 868 Mt. Ephraim avenue, record player, amplifier and recorder, $100; John McNutt, 1620 Ferry avenue, jewelry and clothing, $300; Romeo Simonelli, 404 Haddon avenue, men’s and women’s clothing, $94; Mrs. Theresa Auletto, 929 South Third street, jewels, $405; Mrs. Vera Doughton, 1023 South Sixth street, table model radio, $16; Emidio Giorgi, 1353 Princess avenue, clarinet and man’s suit, $125.
4 Youths Arrested in Bicycle Thefts
Camden Courier-Post —
Thieves’ Gang Believed Broken by Captures; Stolen Machines Found
A ring of bicycle thieves is believed by police to have been broken last night with the arrest of four youths and recovery of five bicycles and parts of several others.
Those held on charges of larceny are Joseph Helfer, 17, of 340 North Tenth street; William Albertson, 16, of 113 North Eighth street; Walter Urban, 17, of 109 Allen’s Court, and Frank Paterino, 16, of 634 Linwood street.
They were arrested in Urban’s home by Lieut. Herbert Anderson and Detectives Walter Smith and John Trout, who have been investigating a series of recent bicycle thefts. The bicycles and parts were found in the homes of all the youths.
Two of the bicycles were identified by Roland Taylor, of 108 South Fourth street, and Frank Passwater, of 441 Judson place.
According to Lieutenant Anderson, all but Helfer have been arrested several times before for the same offense.
200 Block of South 4th Street
200 Block of South 4th Street
200-202 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1929–1931 | Julius Cinelli |
| 1936 | Jimmie Buono The Bronx |
| 1938 | Michael Mignogna |
| 1940–1943 | Dominick Colangelo |
| 1947 | Sammy's Tavern |
| 1956 | Mickle Tavern |
| 1959 | Brownie's Bar Late |
| 1966 | John Anthony The Key Bar |
206 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1872 | Anson H. Kelly & Family |
| 1872 | Anson H. & Katherine Mathews Kelley |
| 1872 | Anson Kelley |
Police-Firemen Widows Receive City Pensions
Camden Daily Courier —
Pensions were granted today to the widows of a policeman and fireman by the Police and Firemen’s Beneficial Association.
Mrs. Martha C. Cox, 64 years old, 207 North Fourth street, was granted a pension of $77.50 a month. She is the widow of Wright Cox, who died on November 14. He served 19 years on the police force and 17 years in the fire department.
A pension of $87.50 a month was granted to Mrs. Anna Gick, whose husband Captain Robert Gick, dropped dead in an East Camden firehouse on November 31 [sic]. She lives at 928 North Twenty-sixth street. The pension is half of the monthly salary that Captain Gick received. He was 68 years old when he died.
Marriage Licenses — Camden
Camden Courier-Post —
300 Block of South 4th Street
301 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1933 | Daniel Santone |
306 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1910s | Christina Lacy |
312 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1936 | Michael Meloni |
337 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1933 | Harry Bolt |
Marriage Licenses — Camden
Frank W. Hohenstein, 25, of 314 South Fourth street, Camden, and Jane Bradbury, 21, of 362 Burwood avenue, Camden.
Farra (death notice)
Philadelphia Inquirer, March 17, 1899
FARRA—On the evening of March 17, 1899, Harriet M., wife of S. Louis Farra and daughter of John B. and Margaret Dessalet, aged 27 years. The relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral services, on Tuesday morning, March 21, at 10.30 o’clock, at 314 South Fourth street, Camden, N. J. Interment private at Chelten Hills Cemetery. Kindly omit flowers.
Frank Hohenstein
314 South Fourth Street
Funeral services for Frank Hohenstein, 32, who died Monday at his home, 314 South Fourth street, will be held at 2 p. m. tomorrow at 414 South Fifth street. Burial will be at Evergreen Cemetery. He was an employe of the Campbell Soup Company and was a member of the German Lutheran Church. Surviving are his widow, Jane; his mother, Mrs. Bertha Hohenstein; Three brothers, Charles, Herman and Albert, all of Camden, and a sister, Mrs. Clara Archer, of Philadelphia.
301 South Fourth Street — October 1, 2005
306 South Fourth Street — October 1, 2005
400 Block of South 4th Street
400 Block of South 4th Street
400-418 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 2006 | New Mickle Baptist Church |
419 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1942–1960s | John Dalanni & Family |
| 1942–1960s | John & Marie Dalanni |
| 1942–1960s | Dominic Dalanni |
| 1974 | Juan Gonzalez & Family (grocery) |
| 1974 | Juan & Hermina Gonzalez |
420 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1947 | Matthew Collier |
423 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| April 1930 | Joseph Vilardo, policeman |
| 1974 | Destroyed by Fire June 17, 1974 |
424 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1904 | Elizabeth C. Smithers |
430 South 4th Street
431 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1906 | George Whitehead |
433 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1906 | William Lynch |
435 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1928 | James Abbonizio |
| 1952 | Rafael Maldonado |
437 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1933 | S. Sonsini |
| 1906 | Wright Ellis Cox |
Firefighters play hose streams onto a burning two-storey building in the 400 block of South 4th Street, a ladder raised to the upper floor and Engine 129 at the kerb. The photograph carries no caption or printed text.
424 South Fourth Street — Philadelphia Inquirer, June 23, 1904
The funeral of Miss Elizabeth C. Smithers, aged 77 years, the oldest representative of that family, took place yesterday from her late home. [sic] 424 South Fourth street. Interment was made at Evergreen Cemetery.
431 South Fourth Street — Philadelphia Inquirer, November 6, 1906
Mr. and Mrs. George Whitehead gave a delightful reception at their home at 431 South Fourth street, in celebration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of their wedding.
Camden News Notes
Philadelphia Inquirer, December 14, 1906
William Lynch, who has been missing from his home, at 433 South Fourth street, was located in Brooklyn yesterday. He went there to procure work.
The Camden Postoffice is unusually busy. Postmaster Barker will have extra help until the Yuletide season has passed.
Nearly $40,000 was taken in by Assistant Tax Receiver Elfreth yesterday in Camden. The rush of taxpayers to escape paying the penalty begins in the morning and continues until night.
The Camden corps of the Salvation Army is preparing to give Christmas dinners to 1000 persons.
Julia Simmons, who was married in the county jail two weeks ago, was taken to Trenton yesterday to serve a year in the State prison for robbing Hyman Denbow.
Camden business men have promised to have several substantial cash prizes for the New Year associations.
Employes of the Kaighn’s Point ferry last night viewed the body of Captain James F. Sharp at the home, 440 Royden street.
Morning newspaper thieves have aroused the ire of South Camdenites.
It is said there is to be another big building boom in the northeastern section of Camden next spring.
Camden Lodge of Elks has donated $110 to the various charitable institutions.
Frank Salerno
424 South Fourth Street
Solemn Requiem Mass for Frank Salerno, 58, of 424 South Fourth street, who died Monday, will be celebrated in Our Lady of Mt. Carmel church. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery. Mr. Salerno is survived by his widow, Julia; four sons, Dr. C. N. Salerno, St. Louis; Michael A., Nicholas J. and Dominick; three daughters, Rose, Louise and Marie, and two grandchildren.
2 Boys With Oil Seized After Fire at School
Camden Courier-Post —
Debris Is Used In Blaze at 4th, Berkley
Juvenile authorities today are questioning two boys, 9 and 11, who Tuesday set a fire in the rear of the Stevens School, 4th and Berkley sts.
Detective Sgt. Frank Nelson identified the boys as Michael Bernado, 11, of 310 Cleveland terrace, and James McConnell, 9, of 406 S. 2nd st. They were taken into custody late Tuesday afternoon, Nelson said.
Nelson assigned Detective Nicholas Pavlak to the case and the latter said the boys had a two-quart can of old motor oil and matches in their possession.
Quizzed About Other Fires
Pavlak and Walter Friedrichs, a fireman attached to the fire marshal’s office, questioned the boys extensively about recent fires, particularly the fire at the Broadway School last February. They said they believed the boys had nothing to do with such fires. The two then were released in the custody of their parents.
The Board of Education, Pavlak said, has been notified the locks on the rear door of the abandoned Stevens School were forced previously. The board, he continued, is being asked to do something about the situation so that youngsters can be kept out of the building.
The chain of circumstances began when Joseph Noles, a special officer assigned to traffic duty to protect children at the Central School, was tipped off by two unidentified boys that a fire was started at the Stevens School.
Other Boys Tell of Fire
The boys told the special officer they had extinguished a fire in the rear of the Stevens School, a block north of the Central School.
Noles said he went to the school and there saw Bernado. He grabbed the boy and took him to Miss Mary Boland, principal of the Central School, where he attends classes.
She called police, and questioning revealed the participation of the McConnell boy. The boy was then found in the building.
Debris Oiled, Then Ignited
Pavlak said his investigation revealed the Bernado and McConnell boys entered the schoolyard and after using straw and wood, debris from a packing box, poured the oil and lighted the pile.
Pavlak said a rear entrance to the school building was forced, but it was not a fresh break and apparently had been made before Tuesday. Pavlak said he notified the city school authorities of the damage and requested they secure the building.
Nelson said the boys and their parents will be questioned in juvenile bureau and the fire marshal and school authorities were notified. fied [sic] Nelson is head of the juvenile bureau.
500 Block of South 4th Street
500 Block of South 4th Street
501 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
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| 2011 | Gone |
502 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
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503 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
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| 1924 | John Dalanni & Family |
| 1924 | John & Marie Dalanni |
| 1924 | Dominic Dalanni |
504 South 4th Street
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| 2011 | Gone |
506 South 4th Street
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508 South 4th Street
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510 South 4th Street
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511 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
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| 1932 | Joseph Bennie & Family |
| 2011 | Gone |
512 South 4th Street
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| 2011 | Gone |
514 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
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| 2011 | Gone |
515 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1877–1960s | Charles Schnell & Family (baker) |
| 1877–1960s | Charles & Alice Schnell |
| 1877–1960s | Edna Schnell |
| 1877–1960s | Helen Schnell |
| 1877–1960s | Alice Schnell |
| 1877–1960s | Myrtle Schnell |
542 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1955 | New Jersey Bell Telephone |
| 1890–1900s | Clement G. Madara |
| 1927 | Antonio DiBartolomeo & Family |
| 1927 | Antonio & Maria DiBartolomeo |
| 1927 | Charles DiBartolomeo |
| 1927 | Philip DiBartolomeo |
| 1927 | Joseph L. DiBartolomeo |
| 1955 | Raymond Verchio |
552 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1930s–1943 | Louis Spinozzi & Family (grocery store) |
| 1930s–1943 | Louis & Rose Spinozzi |
| 1930s–1943 | Jean Spinozzi |
| 1930s–1943 | Marie Spinozzi |
| 1930s–1943 | Robert Spinozzi |
| 1940s–1950s | Louis Spinozzi & Family (grocery store) |
| 1940s–1950s | Louis & Rose Spinozzi |
| 1940s–1950s | Jean Spinozzi |
| 1940s–1950s | Marie Spinozzi |
| 1940s–1950s | Robert Spinozzi |
Futile Fight by Firemen to Revive Drowned Boy
Applying a respirator, here are members of the Camden Fire Department’s Rescue Squad during their long effort—more than two hours—to resuscitate 10-year-old Robert Spinozzi, 552 S. 4th st., who drowned in the Farnham Park Pool. He was a fourth grade student at Central Grammar School in Camden.
Woman Held as Scold
535 South Fourth Street — Philadelphia Inquirer, June 17, 1915
According to her neighbors, Mrs. Alice Snell, aged 40 years, of 535 South Fourth street, Camden, is a common scold and general nuisance. That was what Mrs. Nettie Buck, her next-door neighbor, said, and others corroborated her testimony. As a result Mrs. Snell, a small, well-dressed woman who had nothing to say in court, was committed to jail by Recorder Stackhouse in default of $500 bail. The woman has been in court on previous occasions for disorderly conduct.
Boy, 10, Drowned
552 South Fourth Street — Trenton Evening Times, August 6, 1941
While 280 other children frolicked in Farnham Park pool, 10-year-old Robert Spinozzi drowned so quietly yesterday none of the other youngsters even remembered seeing him. His clothes were found in a locker, but three hours elapsed before his father, Louis, appeared and identified the body. A 12-year-old boy diving for stones found the body in 12 feet of water.
2 Suspects Identified as Gas Station Bandits
Arrested on suspicion, Tony Bercilo, 18, of 507 South Fourth street, and William Spragola, 21, of 420 Royden street, were identified last night by Clement Dare as two of three men who held up and robbed him at a gasoline station at Delaware avenue and Arch street.
The men, arrested by Policeman Joseph Guardino near Third and Federal streets, will be questioned concerning several other holdups.
509 South Fourth Street — March 20, 2012
544–552 South Fourth Street — January 5, 2012
VERCHIO RAYMOND
EXCAVATING
ASPHALT PAVING
ROAD OIL
542 South 4th Camden . . . WOodlawn 3-1552
552 South Fourth Street — draft registration card, 1942
Louis Spinozzi, age 45, born July 7, 1896 at Castignani, Italy; resident and in business for himself — a grocery store — at 552 South 4th Street. Person who will always know his address: Rose Spinozzi (wife), same address. Telephone Camden 2848-M.
D.S.S. Form 1 (Revised 4-1-42), for men born on or after April 28, 1877 and on or before February 16, 1897 — the Fourth Registration of the Second World War. The inventory dates this card 1896; that is his year of birth, not the year of the form.
Store, Three Homes Entered By Thieves
Camden Courier-Post —
Robbers Get Cash in East Camden Market; Jewelry Taken at Residence
Thieves looted an East Camden chain store and three North Camden residences of more than $400 in cash and jewelry worth nearly $500 during the night.
Gaining entrance into a vacant house at 2703 Westfield avenue, the thieves chopped a hole through the plaster-wall to reach the Atlantic and Pacific store at Twenty-seventh street and Westfield avenue. The loot consisted of $218.52 in cash hidden on a shelf behind some groceries. The robbery was discovered by the store manager, Robert McKenna, who reported it to the police. The thieves had worked quietly, shielded from sight of motorists by a closet in which the hole was cut.
The home of John H. Kramer, 525 North Fourth street, was robbed last night during the absence of the family. Thieves jimmied a side window and gained entrance. A wallet containing $200, which was left in a pair of trousers, was stolen, along with a diamond ring valued at $125 and a gold watch and chain valued at $90.
Jewelry and silk hosiery valued at $250 was stolen last night from the home of Samuel J. Edwards, Tenth Ward Republican leader, 539 State street, during the absence of the family. The theft was discovered by Mrs. Edwards when she returned with her husband and daughter. Every drawer in the house was pulled out and the contents dumped on the floor. The thieves overlooked some family heirlooms, a small wrist watch and all the silverware. They forced a rear window and broke open a door to the kitchen. Detectives believe the intruders were frightened away. Two pairs of silk stockings were found near the kitchen door. Neighbors reported seeing a suspicious character walking past the Edwards home.
When Mrs. Grace Warner returned to her home at 203 State street yesterday afternoon she discovered that thieves had entered by jimmying a rear window. A portable electric sewing machine was missing. Detective Frank Truax was assigned to the case and declared today that he believed that somebody knowing where the machine was located in the Warner home was the guilty party.
Three Held in Theft
Charged with theft at 462 Berkley street, three boys were being held by police today. They gave their names as William Eldridge, 18 years old, of 819 Locust street; Sherman Draper, 19 years old, of 221 Benson street, and Omry Perry, 19 years old, of 902 Walnut street.
With two others, they were found in the house, the property of William Leonard, 62 South New York avenue, Atlantic City, by members of the First District patrol crew.
After questioning the boys, two were released. Police did not divulge their names. The youths in custody are said by police to have admitted the theft of the pipe. All denied damaging the house, as claimed by Leonard, detectives said today.
Selects Jurors
Camden Courier-Post —
JOSEPH BENNIE
Former Democratic freeholder, of 511 South Fourth street, Camden, whose appointment by Governor A. Harry Moore as jury commissioner of Camden county, has been confirmed by the Senate. He is well known in fraternal circles and until this year was the only Democrat for three years on the freeholders’ board. He will serve a one-year term at $750, succeeding George Kleinheinz, also a Democrat.
600 Block of South 4th Street
600 Block of South 4th Street
601 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1920–1921 | Giulio Cinelli |
| 1926–1959 | Sciamanna's Cafe |
| 1978–1981 | Spanish-American Cafe |
| 1983 | Chic's Cafe |
| 1926–1959 | Sherman's Cafe |
602 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| — | Antonio and Bambina Dentino family |
605 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1967 | Giuseppe Palladino |
606 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1918 | Mrs. Ethel |
| 1918 | Mrs. Ethel Bennett |
| 1938 | Joseph C. Rapa |
607 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1920s–1940s | Mary Paradise & Family |
| 1920s–1940s | James Paradise |
| 1920s–1940s | Anthony Paradise |
| 1920s–1940s | Joseph Paradise |
| 1920s–1940s | Paul Paradise |
609 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 2001 | Gone |
| 1920s–1947 | Michele Giletto & Fmily |
| 1920s–1947 | Michele & Anna Giletto |
| 1920s–1947 | Basil Giletto |
| 1920s–1947 | Grace Giletto |
| 1920s–1947 | Bennie Giletto |
| 1920s–1947 | Ida Giletto |
| 1920s–1947 | Joseph Giletto |
| 1920s–1947 | Sarah Giletto |
| 1920s–1947 | John Giletto |
| 1920s–1947 | Anthony Giletto |
| 1920s–1947 | Carmen Giletto |
| 1900s–1910s | A. Benjamin Sparks |
610 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1907–1920 | William B. Cannon & Family |
| 1907–1920 | William B. & Jennie Rhoads Cannon |
| 1907–1920 | William Cannon |
| 1907–1920 | George W. Cannon |
| 1907–1920 | Dorothy Cannon |
611 & 613 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
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| 2011 | Gone |
611 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
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| 2011 | Gone |
613 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1928 | Paul Genovese |
| 2011 | Gone |
615 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1940–1952 | Lawrence T. Auletto & Family |
| 1940–1952 | Lawrence & Angelina Auletto |
| 1940–1952 | Thomas L. Auletto |
617 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1914 | William Wilson |
| 2011 | Gone |
620 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1920 | Charles W. Shipe & Family |
| 1920 | Charles W. & Margaret A. Shipe |
| 1920 | Martin A. Shipe |
| 1920 | Kathryn Shipe |
| 1920 | Charles Shipe |
| 1920 | Agnes Shipe |
626 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1924 | Umberto Marconi |
| 1940s | Bernardo & Anna S. Doganiero |
611 South Fourth Street — October 18, 2001
613 South 4th Street, derelict and boarded up, graffiti across the red-painted upper storey; 611 stands to the right. The photograph carries no caption or printed text.
Couple Held for Trial
606 South Fourth Street — Philadelphia Inquirer, April 17, 1918
Taken into custody in a Broadway apartment house, Grover C. Benett, aged 28 years, and Mrs. Maggie Todd, aged 27 years, wife of Sergeant Herbert Todd, who is at Camp McClellan, were each held under bail by Justice Sheridan yesterday on a complaint made by Bennett’s wife, Mrs. Ethel Benett, of 606 South Fourth street.
615 South Fourth Street — Philadelphia Inquirer, 1899
Miss Lillie Eichhorn, of 615 South Fourth street, gave a birthday party on Monday evening to a number of her friends. Music was furnished by the Stars and Stripes Mandolin Club, of Philadelphia; the Keystone Quartet; and Eva Wood, Lillie and Jessie Eichhorn, and Ruth and Julia Crawford, late of the Central Opera Company.
617 South Fourth Street — Philadelphia Inquirer, August 5, 1914
A silver pitcher, a family heirloom, was stolen yesterday from the home of William Wilson, 617 South Fourth street.
Here and There in Camden
631 South Fourth Street — Philadelphia Inquirer, 1917
Stephen Chancelly, three years old, of 631 South Fourth street, broke his shoulder in a fall from a chair yesterday. He was taken to the Homeopathic Hospital.
Brief Illness Is Fatal to Father of Detective
607 South Fourth Street
One of the oldest Italian residents of Camden, John Paradise, 84, of 607 South Fourth street, died last night at his home after an illness of two weeks.
Paradise was the father of City Detective James Paradise, who is attached to the vice squad. Three other sons, Anthony, Joseph and Paul, and his widow, Mrs. Maria Paradise, survive.
For more than a quarter of a century the elder Paradise was an employe of the city highway department, retiring from active service aout [sic] 15 years ago. He was one of the founders of the Italian Republican League more than 40 years ago.
Relatives and friends are invited to review the remains tomorrow night at the home. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery.
Kaighns Ave. Cafe Gets New Owners
638 South Fourth Street
Ownership of the Green Goose Cafe, 2511½ Kaighns ave., changed hands Tuesday when a transfer was approved by the Camden City Excise Board.
Rabon Mosley and his wife, Willa Mae, 811 Walnut st., and their son, Rabon Jr., 638 S. 4th st., formed Arei Inc. and purchased the business from Diane Braff. The new owners will use the trade name Ray’s Green Goose.
600–604 South Fourth Street — January 5, 2012
601 South Fourth Street — November 24, 2008. A printed label across the top of the photograph reads, “601 SO 4TH ST V-OPEN FD NUS BU AOWD UNTIL R OR D JRR 11-24-08.”
603 South Fourth Street — March 14, 2012
603–607 South Fourth Street — March 14, 2012
605 South Fourth Street — March 14, 2012
607 South Fourth Street — March 14, 2012
611–613 South Fourth Street — October 18, 2001
617 South Fourth Street — October 18, 2001
626 South Fourth Street
628 South Fourth Street — March 14, 2012
632 South Fourth Street — March 14, 2012
CELANI BROS
ITALIAN FOODS MARKET
702 S 4th St Camden . . . . . . EMerson 5-7719
620 South Fourth Street
Martin Ashipe Jr., standing on the front steps in suit, hat and spectacles, a watch chain at his waist.
Van Pfefferle Acting Head Of Fire Dept.
Camden Courier-Post —
Named as Mertz Gets Leave and Prepares To Retire on Jan. 15
Camden has a new acting fire chief today—William Van Pfefferle.
The new department head was appointed by Safety Director E. George Aaron, after he received a letter Wednesday from Acting Chief Walter Mertz, announcing his desire to retire on Jan. 15. Mertz also requested a leave of absence until that date. The leave was granted.
Van Pfefferle, now a battalion chief, will fill the acting chief’s post during the interim, Aaron said.
Both men have been stationed at fire headquarters, Fifth and Arch streets.
Mertz, who is 72 and lives at 3016 Constitution road, has been a member of the fire department since Oct. 1, 1911. He was promoted to lieutenant on Oct. 1, 1915, then raised to captain on April 1, 1918, became battalion chief on Sept. 14, 1932, and two years later was raised to deputy chief.
On the retirement of the late John Lennox, Mertz assumed the acting chief’s duties Nov. 19, 1945.
Van Pfefferle joined the department Oct. 1, 1917, as an electrician. At that time the fire department had several pieces of electrically driven apparatus with power supplied by storage batteries. At that time fire department personnel had been depleted because of War I service.
Due to his experience with electrically-driven equipment, Van Pfefferle was placed in charge of all apparatus in the city on July 1, 1918. He was promoted to junior captain on Feb. 2, 1927; senior captain, March 30, 1930, and to battalion chief on Sept. 18, 1944.
Van Pfefferle, who is 58, lives at 619 North Fourth street.
The Civil Service Commission has called for an examination for fire chief, with battalion chiefs and captains eligible to take the test.
Pay Theft Tale Faked, Radio Worker Admits
Camden Courier-Post —
Admitting he faked a kidnaping and robbery story yesterday to fleece 12 of his fellow workers of their weekly earnings, a South Philadelphia youth last night was held without bail after he directed police to recover the money.
The youth is Anthony Carrozza, 20, of 1021 Wolf street, Philadelphia, an employe of the RCA Manufacturing Company.
After cashing the checks of 12 fellow workers totaling $369.64, police said, Carrozza gave the money to an unidentified friend to take to Philadelphia and after two hours returned to the plant and related a robbery story.
Carrozza was chosen by workers in the cabinet factory to cash a number of their pay checks every Friday at the West Jersey Trust Company, Third and Market streets. He was employed on a night shift, and would arrive at the factory shortly after noon on pay day, collect the checks and return the cash.
Tells of Kidnaping
About 2 p. m. yesterday Carrozza left the plant with the checks. At 4:30 p. m. he returned and told the 12 men he had been held up as he left the bank, abducted and tossed from a car in Moorestown after he had been robbed of their money. Carrozza told the workers he had reported the robbery to Moorestown police and they informed him he would have to make a report to Camden police, where the kidnaping occurred.
Accompanied by his fellow workers he was led to Detective Bureau where he told his story to Detectives Thomas Murphy and August Fortune.
Carrozza first said he was about to cross Third street to return to the plant after leaving the bank when he was accosted by two Negroes, revolvers in hand, who ordered him to enter a nearby parked car with a third man at the wheel and the motor running.
The car was driven to Moorestown, Carrozza told Murphy and Fortune, where he was robbed of the money and tossed from the car. Carrozza told police he then went to the Moorestown police headquarters and reported the theft.
Carrozza said he had some change in his watch-pocket and boarded a bus and returned to his place of employment.
After hearing Carrozza’s story, Murphy noted several discrepancies and ordered Carrozza held for further questioning.
Youth Confesses
Less than an hour later Murphy and Fortune announced Carrozza had admitted telling a false story to obtain the money. Carrozza, the detectives said, gave the money to a friend after he left the bank and instructed him to take it to Philadelphia, where he would meet him later after he finished work.
Murphy and Fortune then took Carrozza to Philadelphia and directed them to Warnock and Porter streets, where he pointed to a youth standing on the corner. Brought to the police car, the youth, whose name was withheld by police, readily gave the money to Carrozza. The entire amount was recovered.
Murphy said the 12 men whose checks were cashed by Carrozza will be summoned to the detective bureau today and their money returned. Murphy declared that in the event none of the 12 wished to prefer charges against Carrozza he would be released at that time.
The intended victims of the hoax are William Matteo, of 628 South Fourth street, and Vito Ladik, of 404 Clinton street, both of Camden, and Abraham Mozeff, of 3524 South Mildred street; Eugene DeRenzi, of 1144 Tree street; James Visconi, of 2017 Mercy street; Ralph Vulli, of 2128 Morris street; John Schipani, of 1728 Ellsworth street; Joseph Maroni, of 2225 South Chadwick street; Vincent Giannone, of 1634 South Eleventh street; Roger DiBenedetto, of 2100 West Stella street; Anthony Petroneck, of 26 Queen street, and Dominick Campagnola, of 1718 Morris street, all of Philadelphia.
De Francisco-Auletto Engagement
615 South Fourth Street -- —
Announcement has been made of the engagement of Miss Roberta M. De Francisco, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank De Francisco, of 3145 Congress rd., to Seaman 1/C Thomas L. Auletto, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Auletto, of 615 S. 4th st. Seaman Auletto is stationed at the U. S. Naval Base at Norfolk, Va., aboard the USS Sierra.
Horse Stepped on Fireman
Philadelphia Inquirer —
700 Block of South 4th Street
700 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1877–1906 | Casper Tenner & Family |
| 1877–1906 | George Adam Tenner |
701 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1939–1943 | Guido Piotti |
| 1947 | Larry Attardi |
| 1947 | Larry Attardi Larry's Cafe |
| 1910s–1920s | joseph f. wood Larry's Cafe |
702 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ | Source ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1892–1900s | George Adam Tenner | |
| 1955 | New Jersey | 1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone |
| 1882–1887 | Joseph Green | |
| 1882–1887 | Joseph & Amelia Tenner Green | |
| 1882–1887 | Matilda "Tillie" Green | |
| 1882–1887 | William Green | |
| 1882–1887 | Kate Green |
704 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1906–1908 | George Adam Tenner |
| 1888–1906 | Joseph Green |
| 1888–1906 | Joseph & Amelia Tenner Green |
| 1888–1906 | Matilda "Tillie" Green |
| 1888–1906 | William Green |
| 1888–1906 | Kate Green |
705 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1883 | John P. Long & Family |
709 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ | Source ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | New Jersey | 1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone |
712 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1929 | Thomas Mangieri |
| 1931 | Umberto Fabritio |
714 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1870s–1880s | George Pfeiffer Jr. |
| 1887–1888 | Amos R. Dease & Family (painting contractor) |
| 1887–1888 | Amos R. & Emma E. Dease |
| 1887–1888 | Harry Dease |
| 1887–1888 | Walter Dease |
| 1887–1888 | William Dease |
| 1890s–1900s | George W. Kleaver Sr. |
| 1949 | Ezio J. Fabruzi |
715 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1930–1931 | Rosario Russo & Family (coffee business) |
| 1930–1931 | Rosario & Concetta "Connie" Russo |
| 1930–1931 | Samuel Russo |
| 1930–1931 | Divina Russo |
| 1930–1931 | Josephine Russo |
| 1930–1931 | Esther Russo| |
716 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1950s | Salvatore Giglio & Family |
| — | Salvatore & Anna Giglio |
| — | Maryann Giglio |
| — | Emanuel Giglio |
717 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ | Source ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1946–1961 | Danny's Flower Shoppe | 1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone |
| 1920s–1933 | pietro "pete" Tocco |
722 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1915 | Mrs. Mamie Ro0elle |
| 1944 | Lugo M. Lanzilotta |
724 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1928–1931 | Stephen Mignogno |
| 1947 | Vacant |
Nichols Fell From the Sliding Pole Directly in Way of Fire Horse
703 South Fourth Street — Philadelphia Inquirer, November 2, 1903
Thomas H. Nichols, of 703 South Fourth street, a fireman at No. 3 engine house, Camden, was severely injured early yesterday morning by a fire horse stepping on his chest. An alarm of fire was turned in and Nichols, being on the second floor, went down the sliding pole. He slipped and fell. Just at that moment the horse, released from its stall, ran past Nichols, planting one of its hoofs on his chest. The fireman was rendered unconscious and for a time was thought to be fatally hurt. He recovered sufficiently to be taken home.
Mother and Baby Called by Death
722 South Fourth Street — Camden Post-Telegram, January 25, 1915
Following childbirth Mrs. Mamie Roselle, aged 37 years, of 722 South Fourth street, died last evening in the Homeopathic Hospital. Her baby, a girl, followed its mother in death a few moments later.
Pietro Tocco & Sons Construction Co.
PIETRO TOCCO & SONS CONSTRUCTION CO.
General Building Contractors
HOME IMPROVEMENTS · CONCRETE WORK · MASON WORK · PLASTERING
ALL TYPES OF CONTRACTING. ESTIMATES CHEERFULLY GIVEN.
709 SOUTH 4th ST., CAMDEN — EMerson 5-3601
Danny's Flower Shoppe
DANNY'S FLORAL SHOPPE
FLOWERS FOR ALL OCCASIONS
717 S 4th Camden . . . . . . WOodlawn 4-2820
DANNY'S FLOWER SHOPPE — “Creations That Are Different”
717 South 4th Street, Camden, N. J. — WOodlawn 4-2820 — Member, Ring 6
702 South Fourth Street — March 26, 1931
Pietro Celani
Meat Market,
702 S. 4th St.,
Camden, N. J.
714 South 4th Street — Amos R. Dease
Amos Dease was a painting contractor, with a business at 416 Market Street where he also retailed paint. His sons worked in the business. He was a Civil War veteran, was active state-wide in veterans affairs, and briefly served with Camden’s Fire Department.
Man, Robbed, Left in Road By Kidnappers
Camden Courier-Post —
Byron P. Cobb Beaten by Autoists; Roll of $4700 Taken
Byron P. Cobb, 62, the “Sun Doctor,” was kidnapped by three men early yesterday, beaten and robbed of $4700 before being tossed from a moving automobile in Farnham Park.
Detectives found him in a sub-conscious condition laying in the middle of River Drive, after a motorist had heard his moans and notified police.
Three South Camden youths, arrested for a motor violation at about the time Cobb was found, later were identified by the awning manufacturer as the ones who kidnapped and robbed him. They are Primo Fioravanti, 20, of 435 Division Street; Anthony Scanalvilli, 20, of 326 Division Street, and John Piliere, 19, of 1130 South 3rd Street.
All are being held on charges of kidnapping, atrocious assault and battery and highway robbery. They will be given a hearing today in police court. Later a charge of larceny of an automobile was placed against them.
Cobb, who for many years operated an awning manufacturing shop at Fifth and Royden Streets, told police he met the three who robbed him in a restaurant near Broadway and Kaighn Avenue. He said he bought them food and in return they offered to take him to his home in their automobile. This was shortly before 2 a.m.
He said two of the men were dressed in brown suits and the third wore a “greenish blue suit.” All wore light hats.
As soon as he entered the machine, Cobb told Detectives George Zeitz and Leon Branch, who found him in the park, someone hit him over the head.
Two of the men then went through his clothing and took the $4700 from his pockets. He told police that he drew the money from his bank yesterday and intended to pay off a mortgage on a property today.
The men held Cobb, he told police, until they reached Farnham Park, where he was tossed out of the machine as the driver slowed up.
A few minutes after 2 a. m., William P. Tyler, of 1493 Greenwood Avenue, driving past the park, heard someone shout “murder” several times. He hurried to a telephone and called police headquarters.
Found In Roadway
Detectives Zeitz and Branch searched the section where Tyler had heard the shouts. Then they drove down through River Drive, where they discovered Cobb lying in the middle of the roadway.
The injured man was taken to Cooper Hospital where he was revived, and then to detective headquarters.
Meanwhile Motorcycle Patrolmen George Getley and Earl Stopfer stopped a car at Mt. Ephraim and Ferry Avenues, which had aroused their suspicions as it sped down Mt. Ephraim Avenue.
Piliere was driving the machine and could not produce either a registration card or driver’s license. He said he had borrowed the car from a man he knew as “Pete.”
The car was claimed yesterday by Pietro Tocco, 35, of 717 South Fourth Street. He told Zeitz and Branch the car had been stolen from in front of his home “sometime around 2 a. m.” yesterday.
Piliere and his pals were taken to police headquarters where the former was booked on a motor-vehicle charge. When police found two pieces of rubber hose in the rear of the machine, all three were taken to detective headquarters.
There Cobb identified them as the three who had robbed him. He pointed out Fioravanti, the only one with a previous police record, as the man who hit him on the head.
Police held all three without bail for the hearing before Judge Pancoast.
At the Cobb home yesterday, Mrs. Byron P. Cobb said she knew nothing about the holdup. She said Cobb “appeared to have a headache when he got up,” but failed to mention anything was wrong and left the house before her return from church.
All of the suspects deny the robbery. They said they took a friend to his home in Woodlynne and were en route to their homes in Camden when arrested.
Piliere told Detectives Zeitz and Branch that he “borrowed the car from his uncle,” whom he only knew as “Pete.”
800 Block of South 4th Street
800 Block of South 4th Street
815 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1880s | Dr. Howard G. Bonwill |
| 1900s–1971 | Fiore Troncone & Family |
| 1900s–1971 | Fiore & Carmela Troncone |
| 1900s–1971 | William Troncone |
| 1900s–1971 | Raphaeline Troncone |
| 1900s–1971 | Richard A. Troncone |
| 1920 | Census Image |
| 1908 | First Italian League |
816 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1931 | Angus Patterson |
| 1896 | Mrs. Clara Hunt |
| 1896 | David Hunt |
| 1896 | John A.S. Hunt |
| 1896 | Walter Hunt |
820 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1947 | Louis "Blackie" Bottino |
| 1887–1888 | William H.H. Clark |
821 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1920 | Census Image |
| 1927–1929 | Amedio & Mary Zippilli |
| 1929–1955 | Domenico & Rosa Zippilli |
| 1919–1920 | Antonio Biancardo & Family |
| Late 1920s–1951 | The Zippilli Family |
823 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1920 | Census Image |
| 1919–1935 | John Gargano & Family |
| 1919–1935 | John & Carmela Gargano |
824 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1924 | Peter Coccinetti |
825 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1920 | Census Image |
| 1919–1920 | Mrs. Mary Di Ielsi & Family |
| 1919–1920 | Elizabeth Di Ielsi |
| 1919–1920 | Anthony Di Ielsi |
| 1919–1920 | Michael Di Ielsi |
| 1919–1920 | Anna Di Ielsi |
| 1919–1920 | Clara Di Ielsi |
| 1919–1920 | Dominick Di Ielsi |
827 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1920 | Census Image |
| 1938 | John DiMuro & Family |
829 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1891 | Charles L. Roehr |
| 1910 | John J. Olden |
| 1890 | Patrick M. Gallagher |
| 1920 | Census Image |
835 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1961 | Banquet Proram Ad |
| 1961 | Louis Di Fronzo |
843 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1918–1919 | Peter DiVone Saloon |
| 1926–1929 | Mrs. Anna DiVone Saloon |
| 1929–1931 | Mrs. Anna Garguso Cafe |
| 2004 | Norma's Grocery |
| 1940s–1950s | Louis Troiano Real Estate |
800–816 South Fourth Street — July 10, 2004
Died.
BROWN.—In South Camden on the 29th instant Benjamin F. Brown, Principal of Camden Colored School, in the 33d year of his age.
DAVIS.—On Wednesday, the 29th instant, Captain Collin K. Davis, in the 65th year of his age.
ASHCROFT.—In Philadelphia on the 24th instant, Theresa C. Ashcroft, daughter of Capt. Charles D. and Mary C. Ashcroft, aged 14 years and 8 months.
GARRETT.—In Camden on the 29th ultimo, of consumption, Charles A., oldest son of Charles S. Garrett, in the 36th year of his age.
FETTERS.—In South Camden on the 26th ult., of consumption, John P. Fetters, aged 49.
813 South Fourth Street — Philadelphia Inquirer, February 5, 1913
The fourth annual masked ball of the First Italian Republican League was held last night at their hall, 813 South Fourth street.
Brown (death notice)
The Press (Philadelphia), April 1865
BROWN—On the 29th inst., Benjamin F. Brown, principal of the Camden colored school, in the 33d year of his age.
The relatives and friends of the family, also members of Aurora Lodge No. 9 A. Y. M., and the Grand Lodge of New Jersey, and the Mount Zion Tabernacle, No. 3 I. O. of B and S of L and C., are respectfully invited to attend his funeral on Sunday, April 2, at 11 o’clock, from his late residence, No. 8[--] South Fourth, Camden, New Jersey; to proceed to Johnson’s Cemetery.
[Baltimore papers please copy.]
Leconey Before the Grand Jury
Philadelphia Inquirer, 1890
Chalkley Leconey, who was recently acquitted of murdering his niece, again appeared in the role of a witness yesterday. He went before the grand jury with the object of securing an indictment against Detective Patrick M. Gallagher, of the Prosecutor’s office, and Garrett Murray, who was one of the principal witnesses against him in the trial. He based his claim of perjury on the ground that the detective and colored youth had sworn falsely when they testified that the chickencoop had been moved. The grand jury, after hearing the evidence, refused to find a bill. Leconey refused to be interviewed by a reporter, saying that he did not care to talk to newspaper men. The grand jury also refused to find a bill against John Harden, who killed Henry Rawlins in self defense, near Haddonfield, on February 6. Harden was discharged from custody.
830 South Fourth Street — Philadelphia Inquirer, November 29, 1910
Michael Turner, 58 years old, of 830 South Fourth street, who suffered a concussion of the brain last week as a result of being struck by an automobile, was able to leave the Cooper Hospital yesterday.
Troncone (death notice)
815 South Fourth Street — January 8, 1971
TRONCONE—On Jan. 10, 1971, Carmella (nee Mecca), wife of the late Fiore, of 815 S. 4th St., Camden, N. J. Age 94 years. Survived by one son, William, of Camden, and one daughter, Mrs. Raphaeline Laviano, with who [sic] she lived; 11 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral on Wednesday at 8 a.m. from the Troncone Funeral Home, 819 S. 4th St., Camden, N. J. Requiem Mass will be sung at 9:30 a.m. in Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Roman Catholic Church, 4th & Division Streets. Interment Calvary Cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday evening after 7.
819 South Fourth Street, The White House, a two-story Mediterranean Villa-style building — July 14, 2004. Formerly the Troncone Funeral Home.
South Fourth Street looking north from 819 — July 14, 2004
South Fourth Street looking south from 819, toward Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church — July 14, 2004
Our Lady of Mount Carmel and Fatima Church, 832 South Fourth Street — July 14, 2004
John Gargano Dies of Pneumonia at 63
823 South Fourth Street
John Gargano, 63, of 823 South Fourth street, died yesterday at his home of pneumonia after an illness of seven days. He was employed in the undertaking business by his brother-in-law, Freeholder Antonio Mecca, of the Fifth ward.
He is survived by his wife, Carmellia; a brother, Antonio, of Detroit, and four sisters, Marie Gargano and Mrs. Kathryn Cianciarullo, of Wildwood; Mrs. Caroline Francella, Dowingtown [sic], Pa., and Mrs. Isabella Mecca.
He had lived in Camden for 26 years, and during all of that time was a Republican. He was secretary of the First Italian Republican League for 25 years, and was an active member until his last illness.
Storefront sign, 821 South Fourth Street. Photograph taken 2004.
821 South Fourth Street — July 14, 2004
827–823 South Fourth Street — July 14, 2004
829 South Fourth Street — July 14, 2004
831 South Fourth Street — July 14, 2004
831–829 South Fourth Street — July 14, 2004
833 South Fourth Street — July 14, 2004
835 South Fourth Street — July 14, 2004
835–821 South Fourth Street — July 14, 2004
WOodlawn 3-5900
Louis Di Fronzo
FLORIST
Flowers For All Occasions
835 South 4th Street Camden, New
1920 United States Census — 815, 821, 823, 825, 827 and 829 South Fourth Street
Handwritten household entries from the 1920 enumeration, cropped to these addresses. Reproduced as a reference figure; the names are in a difficult hand and are deliberately not transcribed here rather than guessed at.
Camden Police Make Raids
Philadelphia Inquirer — 1905
900 Block of South 4th Street
900 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1917–1928 | Domenico Palese |
| 1931 | Lucia Palese |
| 1939 | Joseph Palese |
| 1940 | Lucia Palese |
| 1943–1947 | Louis Palato |
| 1959 | vittorio veneto lodge no. 1378 |
903 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ | Source ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1905 | Frank Peterson | |
| 1955 | Maro Social Printing | 1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone |
904 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1933 | Leonard Massa Jr |
| 1947 | Frumento's Pool Room |
905 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1869–1870s | William A. White & Family |
| 1869–1870s | William A. & Henrietta Wible Whiite |
| 1869–1870s | Isabella White |
| 1869–1870s | Madge White |
| 1869–1870s | Joseph White |
| 1869–1870s | Ola White |
907 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1947 | Michael Vitale |
| 1869–1870s | Thomas McLaughlin |
908 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1947 | Oriti's Pastry |
| 1880–1910 | Michael H. Lindsay |
| 1880–1910 | Michael & Martha Lindsay |
| 1880–1910 | Josie Lindsay |
| 1880–1910 | William Lindsay |
| 1880–1910 | Frances "Fannie" Lindsay |
| 1880–1910 | Margaret "Maggie" Lindsay |
| 1880–1910 | Edward Lindsay |
| 1880–1910 | Harry Lindsay |
909 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1932 | Ned Galvin |
| 1890s | George Brehm's Saloon C. Leonard Brehm |
| 1900 | Thomas Croker's Saloon |
| 1900 | Thomas Croker & Family |
| 1900 | Thomas & Mary A. Croker |
| 1906 | William F. Deal, saloon |
910 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1947 | Vincent Dolente |
911 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1913 | Mary Moore |
916 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1924 | Louis Durso |
916-1/2 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1929 | Vacant |
| 1930s | Carmelita Adinolfi |
918 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1933 | Guido Marini |
923 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1887–1889 | John J. Henry Family |
932 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1906–1910s | Philip Wilson |
933 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1947 | Michael Calaresse |
934 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 2007 | Vacant |
| 2011 | Gone |
| 1950 | Santo Casale & Family |
| 1950 | Santto & Catherine Casale |
| 1950 | Anthony Casale JosephCasale |
| 1950 | THomas Casale |
| 1950 | Rosse Serratorre |
| 1950 | Anna Spagnola |
| 1950 | Nacy Barnieri |
| 1950 | Maragaret Casale |
935-939 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1955 | New Jersey Bell Telephone |
936 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 2007 | Vacant |
940 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1940 | Antonio Caridi & Family |
| 1940 | Antonio & Anna Caridi |
| 1940 | Frank P. Caridi |
| 1940 | Joseph Caridi |
| 1940 | Pasquale "Pat" Caridi |
941 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1896 | John Painter (policeman) |
| 1896 | John & Jennie Painter |
| 1930–1953 | Hoover's Cafe |
| 1930–1953 | Giuseppe A. "Hoover" Cuffari |
| 1939–1983 | Florentine Grill |
| 1984 | T&T Lounge |
| 1990 | TMT Lounge |
| 2003 | Closed |
946 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1933 | Dominick J. Bocio |
903 South Fourth Street — Philadelphia Inquirer, 1905
As a result of the recent order of Mayor Ellis, in Camden, the police under Captain Stanley, of the Second district, yesterday raided four places where slot machines were captured. The places raided included John R. Laws, Third and Pine streets; John Deal, Fourth street and Joint alley; Joseph Palace, Third and Spruce streets, and Frank Peterson, 903 South Fourth street. With the exception of the latter the places are saloons. The proprietors of the places will be given hearings before Recorder Stackhouse today.
909 South Fourth Street — Philadelphia Inquirer, January 31, 1906
James Hall was committed to the county jail yesterday by Recorder Stackhouse in default of $700 bail, on a charge of being responsible for the disappearance of $40 in cash and a revolver from the place of William F. Deal, 909 South Fourth street. According to Detective Moffett, who arrested Hall, it is an important capture.
Breaks Her Leg in Tumble from Step
911 South Fourth Street — Camden Post-Telegram, 1913
Falling from the back step at her home this afternoon, Mrs. Mary Moore, aged 87 years, of 911 South Fourth street, broke her leg. She was taken to Cooper Hospital.
Columbus Day in Camden
913 South Fourth Street — Philadelphia Inquirer, April 13, 1911
Columbus Day was observed in Camden, principally among the Italians. Last night the Italian Knights of Columbus had a parade and a ball at the headquarters of the First Italian Republican League, 913 South Fourth street. Luigi Bentivoglia was marshal of the parade. Members of the Columbus Beneficial Association held a banquet at Columbus Hall, Third and Spruce streets, at which Frank Travis presided. The principal address was made by Mayor Charles H. Ellis. Camden Lodge, Knights of Columbus, gave an entertainment at the Catholic Lyceum. Addresses were made by Rev. Joseph Egan, of Haddon Heights, and Lawyer William T. Boyle, of Haddonfield.
Cafe and Club Robbed
Loot valued at $200 was stolen in two early morning robberies reported to police yesterday.
Frank Manfrieda, who conducts a soft drink parlor at 301 Chestnut street, reported the loss of jewelry and a revolver valued at $100. The thieves forced a rear window to gain entrance.
In a second robbery which took place within four blocks of the first theft marauders gained entrance to the Sons of Italy Hall at 905 South Fourth street and stole cigars and cigarettes worth $100.
Mrs. Catherine Casale
934 South Fourth Street
Mrs. Catherine Casale, 73, died in her home, 934 South Fourth street, Tuesday after a long illness. She was a resident of Camden more than 40 years and was a member of the St. Lucy and St. Gabriel societies.
Surviving are her husband, Santo; three sons, Anthony, Joseph and Thomas, all of Camden; four daughters, Mrs. Rose Serratore, Lenola; Mrs. Anna Spagnola, Philadelphia; Mrs. Nancy Barmieri, Camden, and Miss Margaret Casale, at home; 12 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Giuseppe Cuffari Dies; Camden Cafe Operator
941 South Fourth Street
Giuseppe A. Hoover Cuffari, 65, of 310 Beckett st., died Tuesday in West Jersey Hospital after a long illness.
He was a native of Italy and lived in Camden 38 years. He had operated Hoover’s Cafe at 941 S. 4th st. since 1930.
Mr. Cuffari was a member of Camden Lodge of Moose 111 and an honorary member of First Lt. Joseph Bottalico and Mt. Carmel Post 4, Italian American Veterans of War I, to which he presented post colors in October, 1947.
901 South Fourth Street — November 2, 2008
South Fourth Street, near 901 — July 10, 2004
901–907 South Fourth Street — July 14, 2004
909 South Fourth Street — July 10, 2004
821–909 South Fourth Street — July 10, 2004
909–901 South Fourth Street — December 22, 2005
934 South Fourth Street — September 8, 2006. A printed label at the upper right is cut off by the edge of the photograph; only “COLLAPS… DEMOLIS… 09-08-0…” shows.
934–936 South Fourth Street — September 8, 2006. A printed label at the upper right reads, “936 SO. 4TH ST. BLDG. COLLAPSING - NUS REPAIR OR DEMOLISH IMMEDIATLEY [sic] JRR 09-08-07.”
936 South Fourth Street — September 8, 2006
MARO SOCIAL PRINTING
Your Choice Printed Or Raised
WEDDING INVITATIONS
and SOCIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Fine Quality & Service at Lower Cost
Open Eves. at 1035 S 4th St
903 S 4th Camden . . . . . . . WOodlawn 4-0072
Ben's Supply Co.
BEN'S SUPPLY CO — “QUALITY SERVICE”
CUSTOM DESIGNED GENEVA KITCHENS
FREE KITCHEN PLANNING BY FACTORY TRAINED EXPERTS · LOW PAYMENT PLAN, 36 MONTHS TO PAY
935-939 S. 4th St., Cam. (near 4th & Walnut Sts.) — WOodlawn 4-4667
OPEN FRI. TILL 9 PM - OTHER DAYS TILL 5:30
NOTICE — New Store Hours: Mon., Wed., Fri., 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Tues., Thurs., Sat. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Everything to Build-Remodel-Repair. BEN’S SUPPLY COMPANY, 4th & Walnut Sts.
DiMona's Furniture Store
Joe DiMona Says: “IF YOU PAY CASH I CAN SAVE YOU PLENTY”
This is a fight! We must forget profit! We must protect what we have—an organization giving jobs to Camden people. In order to do this we launch this BUY FOR CASH SALE!
LIVING ROOM SUITES $39.50 · 10-pc. Dining ROOM SUITES $69.50 · BEDROOM SUITES, Modern Walnut, $69.50
OUT OF THE HIGH RENT DISTRICT
DiMona's FURNITURE STORE, 937-39 So. 4th Street, Camden 1722. OPEN EVENINGS
900 South Fourth Street
Frank Palese, 26, of 900 South Fourth Street. The same photograph appears at higher resolution with the February 1938 article on his surrender in the Camden racket inquiry; this is a smaller crop of it.
902 South Fourth Street — March 26, 1931
Primo Coccia
Primo’s Meat Market
902 S. ‘4th St.,
Camden, N. J.
Brief City Notes
Camden Daily Courier —
Ground was broken yesterday for a handsome stone residence for Tony Mecca, at the northwest corner of Fourth and Division streets.
Italians of this city are arranging for a great time on Labor Day. All of the different Italian societies and clubs will be in line with fine bands of music.
The new club room of the First Italian League, at 815 South Fourth street, will be dedicated on September 17th.
Blair Indicted by Grand Jury for Threat to Blow Up Home
Camden Courier-Post —
Boxer Must Stand Trial With Pal on Pennsauken Man’s Charge
DRY RAIDERS CLEARED IN COOK’S GRILL CASE
Two Agents and 4 Truckmen Absolved of Mischief in Bar-Wrecking Episode
The April grand jury yesterday returned a true bill against Mickey Blair, Camden pugilist, on a charge of threatening to kill a Pennsauken man by bombing his home.
It was the first time Blair has ever been indicted, although his police record shows he has been arrested 10 times for various offenses.
In addition the grand jury “no billed” a malicious mischief charge made by Basil Cook, owner of Cook’s Grill, 939 South Fifth street, against two prohibition agents and four employes of a trucking firm who tore out the bar and fixtures of the cafe in a raid several weeks ago.
Dismissal of the charges against the federal men and their collaborators had been forecast by Prosecutor Clifford A. Baldwin. The agents are Nelson Snedecor, 38, of 138 North Tenth street, Allentown, N. J.; and John J. Stokes, 41, of 6100 North Seventeenth street, Philadelphia, both of the Philadelphia prohibition office.
Controversy Ends
The Grand Jury’s action, taken in a first partial presentment made to Justice Frank T. Lloyd while Judge Samuel M. Shay was busy in Criminal Court, officially concludes a case that attracted wide attention and brought stormy conferences between Prohibition Administrator John D. Pennington, Mayor Roy R. Stewart and United States Attorney Philip Forman.
Police Judge Garfield Pancoast, who issued the warrant for the agents’ arrest, freed them on their own recognizance at the request of federal authorities. Cook contended the agents unlawfully destroyed his property after leaving the place following a raid, and entering it again without a warrant. The agents said they stayed in the hotel all night following the raid, excepting for the time they were forcefully taken out by police.
The workman [sic] are Floyd E. Slamp, 20, of 148 Marne avenue, Haddonfield, son of the secretary and treasurer of the Troth Warehouse and Trucking Company, Fifth and Byron streets; Robert McKee, 45, of 4837 Duffield street, Philadelphia; John Shrom, 19, of Moorisville, Pa., and John Adams, 20, of 542 Erie street.
Pal Accused With Blair
Blair, whose true name is Michael Tenerelli, was indicted on charges made by Calvin Bell, 45, of 7349 Remington avenue, Pennsauken. Thomas Bonelli was indicted with Tenerelli on the same charge. Tenerelli is 23 and lives at 833 South Fourth street. Bonelli is also 23 and lives at 270 Walnut street. Bell, who is colored, had them held in $2500 bail each by Police Recorder George W. Yost, of Pennsauken, last May 6. Bell charged they threatened to bomb his home unless he paid them $100 to make good for 100 gallons of liquor they allegedly purchased from one of his sons and found it worthless. The defendants were arrested in Bell’s home.
Tenerelli and Bonelli were released on bail a week ago in connection with the alleged holdup of Mrs. Barbara Lehman in her cigar store at 1209 Arctic avenue, Atlantic City. Although Tenerelli has figured in police records since he was 12 this is the first indictment to be returned against him, police say.
Other indictments returned yesterday are:
Desertion and non-support: John Councellor, John Morgan, Joseph Casini, Raymond Sykes, August Remler, Thomas Early, Isadore Kramer, Martin O’Toole, Harry Gallagher, William Johnson, Charles Krown, Curtis Myers, Clarence Brinning, George Price, William Slaughter, Grover C. Bennett.
Breaking, entering and larceny: Elisha and Anna Coleman, Theodore Ruteski and Anton Zakrewski, Patrick Williams and Louis Thomas, Henry Parzewicz, Tony Renczykowski and Stanley Kidzierski.
Robbery—John Duboski, John H. Linicky; assault and battery—John Barr, Louigi Celeni, Fred D. Coleman, Benjamin Wallace, Zack McGriff, John Collins, Max Platkin, Joseph Panacola, Albert Pickering, Adolph Smith, Millard Wallace.
Larceny and receiving stolen goods—Warren Cormulewicz, Harold Wolf, William Mitchell, Stanley Kramer and Frank Gymuszuk.
Possession of liquor—Herman Fleisher, Gene Geffner, David Gold.
Statutory charge—Robert J. Sutters.
Italian Republican League
Philadelphia Inquirer —
Dedication of New Club House Attracts Many Officials
Many officials and hundreds of persons participated in the dedication and reception given last night in the new building of the First Italian Republican League, at 813 South Fourth street, Camden, last night. Recorder’s Clerk William Knight acted as toastmaster at a banquet, at which the following toasts were responded to: “Our City,” Mayor Charles H. Ellis; “Our Judiciary,” Prosecutor Harry S. Scovel; “Citizenship,” Antonio Mecca; “Our Club,” Lawrence La Maina; “The Growth of Italians as Good Americans,” Rev. Michael Di Ielsi, pastor of the Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.
The new building is of brick, 32 by 46 feet, and cost $8000. The club has 260 members.
Lieut. Bakley and 11 Police Suspended in Feitz Inquiry
Camden Evening Courier —
3 Sergeants Included in List Set Down by Chief Colsey
JUSTICE LLOYD JOINS PROBE INTO MURDER
Chief of Police Arthur Colsey at noon today announced the indefinite suspension of Lieut. Ralph Bakley, commander of the Second district of Camden police, and 11 other policemen in connection with the investigation into the killing of Detective William T. Feitz.
The full list of those suspended is as follows:
Lieut. Ralph Bakley, Sergt. John Garrity, Sergt. Walter Mattison, Acting Sergt. Edward Leonard, Sergt. Richard Cornog, Policemen George Weber, Joseph Leonhardt, Leon Branch, Thomas Cheeseman, Frank Wilmont [sic], John Houston and Vernon Jones.
Supreme Court Justice Frank T. Lloyd today entered the investigation into the murder of District Detective William T. Feitz in an alleged South Camden disorderly house Sept. 2.
The jurist, upon returning from his Summer vacation at Seaside Park, called an immediate conference with Prosecutor Samuel P. Orlando of Camden county and Police Chief Arthur Colsey of this city.
Although no confirmation could be obtained officially, it was learned from authoritative sources that Justice Lloyd would take up the charges made earlier in the week by Prosecutor Orlando that graft and corruption exist in the Camden police.
May Probe Suicide
The jurist was also expected to delve into the unusual circumstances surrounding the death of Mrs. Emma Heisler, 38, alleged operator of the disorderly house where Feitz met his death at 243 Sycamore street.
Mrs. Heisler, who was detained in the Camden detective bureau at the order of Detective Lieutenant George Ward instead of being locked in a cell, jumped from the fifth floor window of Ward’s office September 4 while two detectives assigned to guard her were nearby.
The progress of the police investigation into the killing of Feitz, whom police declare was shot when he surprised three bandits in the act of holding up 20 inmates and patrons, will be presented by both Prosecutor Orlando and Chief Colsey.
Mickey Blair to Give Up
Mickey Blair, boxer whose real name is Michael Tenerelli, 25, who has been living in New York City, but whose Camden address is 833 South Fourth street, is to be surrendered to Camden police for questioning in connection with the murder of Feitz.
He has been sought by detectives for grilling since a few hours after the shooting of Feitz.
His attorney, Edward V. Martino, of 540 Cooper street, notified Chief Colsey today that he would surrender Tenerelli or Blair to the police in his office at 1 p.m.
“Mickey knows absolutely nothing about the killing of Feitz,” Martino told newspapermen. “Learning through a friend that police were seeking him for questioning, he called me Saturday night and asked me to ascertain the facts.”
“I learned that police wanted to talk to him and telephoned him to that effect in New York City where he has been staying for the past few weeks. He later called me back and told me that he would be in Camden at 1 p.m. today.”
‘Attended Funeral’
Martino revealed that Tenerelli or Blair said he had been in Camden prior to the killing of Feitz and also on Labor Day, the day following the shooting of the detective. He was here to attend the funeral of a brother-in-law, Martino said.
Neither Chief Colsey or other police or detective officials would comment upon what they hoped to learn from Tenerelli that might bring an early solution of the murder and lead to the arrest of the killers.
Prosecutor Orlando at the conference with Justice Lloyd in his City Hall-Court House offices, was to present a complete report on the murder of the detective together with statements obtained from all persons who figured in the crime.
Will Probe Numbers
Prosecutor Orlando stepped in and assumed nominal charge of the investigation last Thursday when he ordered police to submit to him all reports and statements of witnesses. However it was learned that the police are still directing the search for the killers.
The conference between Justice Lloyd, Prosecutor Orlando and Chief Colsey comes on the eve of swearing in the September Grand Jury tomorrow at which time the grand jurors wil [sic] be ordered among other issues, to probe into the “numbers” racket in Camden county.
Wife’s Death Affects His Mind
Philadelphia Inquirer —
Suffering from the shock of the death of his wife, who was killed by an automobile last August, Peter Cochinetti, of [?]24 South Fourth street, was taken into custody by Detective Troncone in Camden yesterday. The man was committed by Recorder Stackhouse pending an examination. He has brooded constantly over the tragic death of his wife and was walking about the Italian colony claiming ownership to everything in sight when apprehended.
Private Troncone Wounded
Philadelphia Inquirer —
Laid low by a German sniper’s bullet while returning to the rear after delivering a message to the captain of his company, Private William Troncone, a son of City Detective Troncone, of 815 South Fourth street, is in a base hospital in France. He was shot in the leg and lay in a shell hole all night, and in the morning he and a wounded lieutenant crawled three miles with German shells bursting all around them. He was wounded on Columbus Day and is getting along nicely. Private Raymond Wade, son of Fire Captain Wade, is also in a trench hospital, with a wound of the right hand. He was with Pershing in Mexico.
1000 Block of South 4th Street
1000 Block of South 4th Street
1000 South 4th Street
1001-1003 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1947 | John A. & Stella M. Biasi |
| 1947 | Antonio & Margaret Biasi |
| 1955 | New Jersey Bell Telephone |
1004 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1877 | John Chew, fireman |
1005 South 4th Street
1006 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1878 | John Chew, fireman |
1010 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1910s–1930s | Rox Saponare |
| 1932 | Peter Alemi |
1012 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1896 | John A. Dall (policeman) |
| 1896 | John A. & Mary Dall |
1016 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1887–1888 | William W. Chew |
| 1918–1929 | D.A. Loscalzo & Son |
| 1931 | Filomena Loscalzo |
| 1939 | Joseph Miraglia |
| 2003 | Gone |
| — | Harry Steinberg |
1018 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ | Source ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s–1940s | John Falco & Family | |
| 1920s–1940s | John & Angeline Falco | |
| 1920s–1940s | Joseph Falco | |
| 1920s–1940s | Frank Falco | |
| 1955–1962 | Falco Funeral Home | 1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone |
1019 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1947 | Vacant |
| 1955 | New Jersey Bell Telephone |
1023 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1933 | Cono Serno |
| 1947 | Dominick Destefano |
| 1959 | Mrs. A Galante |
| 1959 | Anthony Amato |
| 2011 | Gone |
1024 South 4th Street
1025 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1930s–1966 | Dr. Ulysses S. Wiggins |
| 1930s–1966 | Dr. Ulysses S. & Alice Turner Wiggins |
| 1943–1956 | Allen W. Turner & Family |
| 1943–1956 | Allen W. & Carrie Turner |
| 1943–1956 | Thelma Turner |
| 1943–1956 | Genevieve Turner |
| 2011 | Gone |
1026 South 4th Street
1028 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1929 | Svento Vinitto |
| 1933 | Clorinda D'Amico |
| 1947 | Michael Zaccarilo |
1029 South 4th Street 1027-1033 South 4th Street
1030 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1915 | Earl McCabe |
| 1919–1920s | William Beckley & Family |
| 1919–1920s | William S. & Louise "Lillie" Beckley |
1032 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| Late 1800s | Jacob Sing |
1034 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| Late 1800s | Mrs. J.A. Turner |
| 1913 | Charles McFarlane |
1038 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1947 | Ettore Illuminetti |
1040 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1947 | Frank Branco |
1048 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1900s–1910s | Frank Truax |
1050 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1947 | Lodovico Ragone Grocery |
1131 South 4th Street
1133 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1926 | Lawrence Palese |
1135-1137 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1889–1890s | William B. Stevens |
| 1918–1921 | Charles S. Ricco |
| 1926 | Richard Sheer |
| 1929 | Harry Bach Cafe (William Stettler) |
| 1929–1939 | Frank W. Auletto |
| 1940 | Elizabeth Auletto |
| 1946–1956 | Benjamin Richmond |
| 1959–1966 | Johnny's Cafe |
| 1970–1974 | Playgirls |
| 1980s | Twin Bar |
1138 South 4th Street
1139 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1893–1894 | Bernard S. Alleman, jeweler |
1140 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1955 | Amoco Gas Stattion |
1141 South 4th Street
1143 South 4th Street
1145 South 4th Street
Son Cut Off With $5; Widow Gets $23,000
1016 South Fourth Street
Cutting off a son with $5, the will of Domenico A. Loscalzo, who lived at 1016 South Fourth street, until his death last January 29, was admitted to probate by Surrogate George W. Whyte yesterday.
The estate is valued at $23,000, including real estate appraised at $17,000. The widow, Mrs. Filomena Loscalzo is named executive and sole heir. A son, Juliano, of Philadelphia, is bequeathed $5. Upon Mrs. Loscalzo’s death, the estate is to be divided equally between two daughters, Anna A., 4, and Theresa, 2.
Bocco Funeral Home, 1001 South Fourth Street — architectural illustration, 1964.
1024 South Fourth Street — September 7, 2011
1024–1030 South Fourth Street — September 7, 2011
1026 South Fourth Street — September 7, 2011
1028–1030 South Fourth Street — September 7, 2011
1029 South Fourth Street — August 16, 2011
1040–1044 South Fourth Street — August 16, 2011
1046–1048 South Fourth Street — August 16, 2011
1050 South Fourth Street — August 16, 2011
Fourth Street at Mount Vernon Street, near 1023 South Fourth Street — February 10, 1961. Storefronts along the block, with a group clearing debris and snow at the kerb.
Bocco Funeral Home
BOCCO FUNERAL HOME
1001 S 4th Camden . . . . . . EMerson 5-5991
PERSONAL attention to detail has always been the Hallmark of Bocco Funeral Home. We are located conveniently to all Broadway buses . . . Selection room on the premises provides complete satisfaction.
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1018 S 4th CAMDEN, N. J.
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WEDDINGS & FUNERAL DESIGNS
Flowers For All Occasions
1019 South 4th Camden . . WOodlawn 4-2585
JACOB SING.
Ladies' and Gents'
Fine Boot and Shoe Maker,
1032 S. Fourth St., Camden, N. J.
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FLORAL ARTIST
and Preserver of Natural Flowers
FUNERAL, & WEDDING Flowers
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William Vansant Held in $600 Bail
Philadelphia Inquirer —
William Vansant has been held in $600 bail charged with assault and battery on William Chew and his wife. The former was arrested on Monday on complaint of Vansant charged with selling liquor on Sunday.
1025 South 4th Street
Allen Turner was Dr. Wiggins’ brother-in-law.
1100 Block of South 4th Street
1100 Block of South 4th Street
1101 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1959 | Banquet Proram Ad |
| 1959–1961 | Gloria Food Market |
| 1961 | Banquet Proram Ad |
1102 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1913–1914 | William Kelly |
| 1918–1919 | Daniel Lamb |
| 1926–1929 | Annibale Corda |
| 1929–1931 | Luigi Corda |
| 1936–1940 | Marsilio Daziani |
| 1943–1964 | Pete's Cafe |
| 1966 | Joe's Cafe |
| 1977 | Baron's Lounge |
| 1985 | Phase 2 |
| 1991 | Pauline's |
| 1994–2002 | Cotton Club |
| WWII | Private Anthony Cinaglia |
| — | William D. Brown |
| WWI | Private First Class John Harkins |
1102 South 4th Streey
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1954 | Leonard Cinaglia |
1103 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1967 | Frank S. Fulginiti |
1104 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1915 | Russell Welch |
1105 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1932 | Domonick Pizzutello |
1107 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1933–1941 | Frank Maroccia |
| — | Private Nicolo Fanello |
1108 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1927 | Irvin Franklin Bishop |
1112 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1894–1896 | Joseph S. Ernst & Family |
| 1894–1896 | Joseph S. & Anna M. Ernst |
| 1894–1896 | Joseph F. Ernst |
1113 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1894 | A. S. Royal & Family |
| 1894 | A. S. & Marie H. Royal |
| 1894 | Ethel May Royal |
| 1909–1912 | George R. Thompson & Family (Justice of the Peace, Camden policeman) |
| 1909–1912 | George R. & Harriet Thompson |
| 1909–1912 | George R. Thompson Jr. |
| 1909–1912 | Marshall Thompson |
1115 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| — | Emma Palladino Montana |
1116 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1933 | Khaki Shirts of America |
| 1933 | Frank Spinogatti |
| 1933 | Raymond J. Healey |
| 1955 | New Jersey Bell Telephone |
1117 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1910s–1950s | Frank M. Travaline Sr. & Family |
| 1910s–1950s | Don Travaline |
| 1910s–1950s | Frank M. Travaline Jr. |
| 1930s–1940s | Private First Class Frank D. Tamru |
1122 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1955 | New Jersey Bell Telephone |
1129 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ | Source ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1946–1963 | VitoAntonio & Costantina (Galasso) Leone Family | 1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone |
Royal (death notice)
1113 South Fourth Street — Philadelphia Inquirer, November 16, 1894
ROYAL—On November 16, 1894, Ethel May, only daughter of A. S. and Marie H. Royal, aged 4 years, 1 month and 10 days. The relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, on Thursday afternoon, at 1 o’clock sharp, from the residence of her parents, No. 1113 South Fourth street, Camden, N. J.
Philadelphia Inquirer, February 11, 1894
Frank Hill was arrested last night for throwing a cobble-stone through the plate glass window of H. B. Alleman's jewelery store, at Fourth street and Kaighn avenue.
Arrest Follows Saloon Brawl
As the result of injuries received in a fight at Kelley’s saloon, Fourth and Chestnut streets, this city, Bryan Lyanszky is being sued for $2,000 by John T. Galligher. Lyanszky was arrested on a capias issued out of the local courts. The case will not likely be tried before the fall term of the Camden County Courts.
1137 South Fourth Street
William Stettler, 47, of 1137 South Fourth street, pleaded guilty of violating the city ordinance as proprietor of the Harry Bach Cafe, where he and ten men were arrested at 12:03 a. m. Sunday. Lieut. Ralph Bakley testified that six weeks ago he had warned Stettler to close at midnight and the proprietor grew abusive. He was raided Sunday morning when the establishment was found open three minutes after midnight. A $100 fine was imposed on Stettler in court yesterday.
3 Get Prison Terms in Attack on Pair
1138 South Fourth Street
Three men described by the police as members of the late “Shooey” Bonner’s gang were given state prison sentences yesterday on charges of beating and robbing a North Camden couple.
The prisoners are Albert E. Morton, 32, of 129 North Eleventh street, Philadelphia, who received two years; Frank Bunker, 22, of 1440 Haddon avenue, sentenced to two years, and Harry Metzler, 23, of 1138 South Fourth street, sentenced to 18 months.
1129 South Fourth Street — July 4, 1974
1131–1129 South Fourth Street — July 4, 1974
1137–1135 South Fourth Street — July 4, 1974
1141–1139 South Fourth Street — July 4, 1974
1145–1129 South Fourth Street — July 4, 1974
GLORIA FOOD MARKET
Specializing in Roast Beef in One Pound Packages—Free Gravy
1101 South 4th Street Camden, N. J.
Gloria Food Market
Specializing in
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Free Gravy
1101 South 4th Street Camden, New Jersey
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Liquor Raid Fines Enrich City $1020
Camden Courier-Post —
Small Cigar Stores Draw Big Penalties; Late Closing Costs Saloon $100
Patrons of speakeasies, their proprietors and 13 youthful craps players paid a total of $1020 into Camden city’s treasury yesterday in fines and forfeitures.
The fines and forfeitures were those of small operators caught in raids by police in virtually every section of the city Saturday night and Sunday morning.
Fines of $100 each were paid by four proprietors charged with violation of a city ordinance forbidding the congregation of disorderly persons on their premises. Another alleged proprietor was fined $100 on the same charge and an additional $200 for operating without a license.
Hearings for proprietors of three other places were postponed until Wednesday at the request of police.
The fines came on the eve of the new Grand Jury’s vice probe. Walter J. Staats, Grand Jury foreman, former treasurer of the Victor Talking Machine Company and now treasurer of the Smith-Austermuhl Company, yesterday turned over to Prosecutor Baldwin, a number of anonymous letters he received informing him of alleged violators. Staats, who conferred with the prosecutor on today’s session of the Grand Jury, declined to give out any statement on what he hopes the jury will accomplish, but declared that it is not interested in anonymous letters. He said that if letters are signed, the senders will be questioned, but unsigned letters were generally valueless bits of spite work.
Cigar Dealer Fined $300
George Palmer, proprietor of a cigar store at 2318 Federal street, raided by District Detectives Louis Schlam and Walter Smith early Sunday morning, was fined $300. Detective Walter Smith testified six patrons were arrested and a small quantity of beer was found. The sleuth asserted that John DiLorenzo, 36, of 22 Marlton pike, whose home also was raided Sunday, “dumped” some liquor.
William Stettler, 47, of 1137 South Fourth street, pleaded guilty of violating the city ordinance as proprietor of the Harry Bach Cafe, where he and ten men were arrested at 12.03 a. m. Sunday. Lieut. Ralph Bakley testified that six weeks ago he had warned Stettler to close at midnight and the proprietor grew abusive. He was raided Sunday morning when the establishment was found open three minutes after midnight. A $100 fine was imposed on Stettler in court yesterday.
Oyster Shop Raided
Schlam and Smith raided the oyster saloon of Joseph Dugan, 2222 Federal street, at 2:45 a. m. Sunday. Dugan was held in $500 bail when alleged liquor was found. He was fined $100.
Max Levin, 48, grocery proprietor of 5[?]0 Kaighn avenue, was arrested on charges of violating the state prohibition act after a raid on the store. He furnished bail of $500 to insure his appearance before Judge Pancoast tomorrow.
Five men were arrested at a cigar store at 2314 Federal street. Two empty bottles which police said smelled of whiskey were seized and the alleged proprietor, William Hopkins, 38, was fined $100.
Joseph Balzano, 11, Selected As City’s No. 1 Young Citizen
Camden Courier-Post —
Camden’s outstanding young citizen for 1945, Joseph Balzano, Jr., a sixth grade pupil at Kaighn School, wants to be a “bone doctor” so that he can help other children get well again.
Last night before an audience of more than 500 adults and pupils this courageous youngster, the son of a longshoreman, accepted with calm dignity and a radiant smile the tumultuous applause that greeted the announcement he had been picked for this high honor in the annual contest sponsored by the Camden Lodge of Moose.
Known only to a few of the audience that taxed the capacity of the city hall commission chamber was the father of the “champ,” Joseph Balzano Sr., who after quitting work in Philadelphia rushed to Camden in time to hear his son called to the platform to receive a certificate naming him the outstanding citizen of his own school.
The audience virtually shrieked its approval of young Joe’s selection. His surprised and excited father naturally jumped up and down for joy as the lad, attired in a gray suit with long trousers walked to the platform where he was received by Stan Lee Broza, director of the radio “Children’s Hour” program; Dr. Ethan A. Lang, governor of the local lodge of Moose; Mayor Brunner and Supreme Court Justice Donges, Past Supreme Governor of the Loyal Order of Moose.
Broza presented the outstanding youth plaque to the winner. Justice Donges gave a plaque to Miss Emilia Corda, 16, of 1104 South Fourth Street, Camden High School junior, winner of the second award. Dr. Lang also gave a plaque to James Zitz, 16, of 702 Florence Street, Camden Catholic High School junior, who won the third award.
Suffered Blood Poisoning
Young Joe Balzano never dreamed as he lay on his pain-wracked cot in Hahnemann Hospital in January and February last year that this great honor would come to him. Joe had blood poisoning in his left leg. He suffered excruciating pain.
When the doctors stuck needles in his leg every two hours, day after day, he never cried. He only wanted to do one thing—go back to school.
When he was brought home he was told he could not go to school. Members of the Camden Board of Education, of which Dr. Lang is president, assigned Miss Clara Mantini to give him home instructions. That was almost like going to school. Joe went back to school and ended the term in the upper quarter of his class, Miss Mantini said.
After he was whisked into a side room to escape well-wishers, fellow pupils and others who wanted to shake his hand, this typical American lad, taking it all in stride sat down to be interviewed.
Tells of Ambition
“My ambition in life is to be a bone doctor,” he said. “While I was in the hospital I watched the doctors and nurses who treated me so fine. They told me I would walk again, and I did. I want to be that kind of doctor so I can help other boys and girls who were stricken as I was. I want to do something when I become a man to show my gratitude for what was done for me by the doctors in the Hahnemann hospital.”
Obtaining a perfect score of 80 points in the contest, young Balzano was rated for courtesy, kindness, trustworthiness, sportsmanship, cleanliness, obedience, thrift, loyalty, reverence, leadership, cooperation, punctuality, initiative, leisure time activities, school activities—extra curricula and social attitude.
His regular teacher, Miss Rosolia Cioffi, gave him a testimonial to the judges. She lauded his courageous spirit, among other attributes.
Rev. Michael Argullo, acting pastor of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, had this to say about Joe. “He is an outstanding boy endowed with many fine qualities. He is a boy of fine character, manly, a good sport, faithful to his religious duties and has the necessary qualifications for the honor of the outstanding young citizen.”
Miss Mantini, who taught him at home, added this: “He is pleasant, good natured and above all, a courageous boy. I have never known him to complain. There are many words I could use to describe Joe, but I prefer you see and speak to him personally.
Mrs. John Beskett, director of recreation, Deaconess Home and Community center, also praised the citizen award winner. As a member of the center’s boys club, she said, he accepts responsibility, is honest, trustworthy, ambitious and is willing at all times to help others.
The winner and the two runners up will receive two additional awards. Sunday all will appear on the “Children’s Hour” broadcast over WCAU at 11.30 AM.
Going to Washington
In addition, they will be taken on a two-day trip to Washington. The escorts will be Justice and Mrs. Donges.
Mayor Brunner said the three winners and each of those picked as outstanding citizen of the other public and parochial schools are the future citizens of the community, state and nation. The mayor congratulated all the outstanding young citizens and praised the local lodge of Moose for conducting its second annual award program.
Offering his congratulations, Justice Donges warned against optimism over the early end of the war with Japan. Sacrifices on the home front, he added, must be endured until the victory is won.
Dr. Lang presided at the exercises. Rev. William L. McKeever, assistant rector of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, gave the invocation. Vocal selections were given by the Cooper School choir under the direction of Mrs. Anna Malloy. Rev. Everett W. Palmer, pastor of Centenary-Tabernacle Methodist Church, offered benediction.
Among those attending were Leon N. Neulen, superintendent of public schools; Daniel R. Weigle, executive vice-president, county Chamber of Commerce; David Balsam, director of youth activities, Federation of Jewish Charities, and Mrs. Alice K. Predmore, member of the Camden Board of Education.
Wedding of Joseph Montana and Emma Palladino
Camden Courier-Post —
Above is a scene at the altar In Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, Fourth and Division Streets, as Miss Emma Palladino, of 1115 South Fourth street, became the bride of Joseph Montana, heavyweight wrestler. Rev. John Prossedo, pastor, is shown as he performed the ceremony, attended by numerous friends and relatives of the couple.
Joe Montana Wed to Miss Palladino
Camden Courier-Post —
Camden Wrestler and Bride Are Given Dinner Attended by Notables
Miss Emma Palladino, one of the fairest daughters of Camden’s “Little Italy” yesterday became the bride of Joseph Montana, heavyweight wrestler, at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, Fourth and Division streets.
Idol of Italian youth in this city Montana was hailed by hundreds of them outside the church. A number of relatives and friends, including prominent figures in the legal and professional life of the city, attended a dinner in honor of the couple at Overbrook Villa, Lindenwold, following the ceremony.
The bride, 20, is the daughter of Joseph Palladino, commercial photographer of 1115 South Fourth street. She graduated from Camden High school in 1928. Montana is 26 and a contender for the world’s heavy-weight wrestling diadem. Following a wedding tour through the West the couple plan to reside in Camden.
Miss Emenia D’Alesio, of Audubon, and Miss Rose Marini and Miss Cecelia Szymanski, of Camden, served as bridesmaids. Attending the groom were Gene Mariano, Michel D’Ilesia and William Palladino. The bride carried a bouquet of lillies of the valley and white roses while her attendants held tulips and roses. The church was beautifully decorated with varied floral designs, gold ribbons, silks and satins.
The guest list at the bridal dinner included: Assemblyman Frank M. Travaline, Jr., City Commissioner Clay W. Reesman, director of parks and public property; Acting Chief of Police of John W. Golden, former Prosecutor and Mrs. Ethan P. Wescott, Samuel P. Orlando, Guido Laurini, Detective Fiore Troncone, Antonio Mecca, Mr. and Mrs. William Denof, Mr. and Mrs. Pasquale Ianuzzi, Frank H. Ryan, Thomas H. Ryan, Dr. and Mrs. Robert Principato, Mr. and Mrs. William Averall, Luke McKenna, Mr. and Mrs. Gene Mariani, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Abbott, Frank P. Cocchiaraley and Miss Regina Cocchiaraley, all of Camden; Miss Mary Montana, and Mr. and Mrs. Ettore Montana, of Columbus OH., and Aristadino D’Guilia and sons, Albert and Peter, of Buffalo, NY.
1200 Block of South 4th Street
1200 Block of South 4th Street
1211 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1917 | Joseph Nazzario |
| 1919–1964 | Joseph Nazzario |
1212-1214 to 1224 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1929 | Vacant |
1224 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1924 | Albert K. Monroe |
| 1929 | Vacant |
1212-1214 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1974 | Vacant |
1214 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1880–1885 | Henry Haines & Family |
| 1880–1885 | Henry & Eliza Haines |
| 1880–1885 | Jacob Haines |
| 1880–1885 | Sarah Haines |
| 1880–1885 | Mary Haines |
| 1880–1885 | Anna Haines |
| 1880–1885 | Harry Albert Haines |
1216 South 4th Street
1218 South 4th Street
1220 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1908 | Mrs. Mary Williams |
| 1908 | Esther Mills |
1222 South 4th Street
1220 South Fourth Street
Philadelphia Inquirer, February 27, 1908
Boys are suspected of a daylight robbery at the residence of Mrs. Mary Williams, 1220 South Fourth street, yesterday. A sum of money was stolen.
Nothing to Hold Suspected Boys — Camden Post-Telegram, March 9, 1908
No evidence whatever was adduced against Harry Harper, Byron Hewitt and Horace Haines, boys living in the vicinity of Fourth and Liberty streets, to connect them with a robbery at the residence of Esther Mills, 1220 South Fourth street, in Police Court this morning and Recorder Stackhouse discharged them from custody. The house was broken into in the daytime on February 26 and $2 stolen from a sideboard. The above three lads were arrested on suspicion this morning on the hearsay of other boys, but the hearing revealed that there was nothing to it.
Lamon (death notice)
February 11, 1954
LAMON—On Feb. 1, 1954, Charles B., beloved husband of the late Anna Davis Lamon (nee Hagerty), of 1233 S. 4th st., Camden, N. J. Due notice of the funeral will be given through the Funeral Home of Frank J. Leonard, 1451 Broadway, Camden, N. J.
Sanborn fire-insurance map showing the 1200 block (around 1211) of South Fourth Street, 1962.
Sanborn fire-insurance map showing 1229–1247 South Fourth Street, 1962.
Sanborn fire-insurance map showing 1211–1247 South Fourth Street, 1962 — a wider plate spanning both blocks above.
1211 South Fourth Street — July 4, 1974
A girl beside a mid-1950s Cadillac, 1211 South Fourth Street. Undated; the photograph carries no caption or printed text.
1212–1214 South Fourth Street — July 4, 1974
1212–1224 South Fourth Street — July 4, 1974
1216 South Fourth Street — July 4, 1974
1218 South Fourth Street — July 4, 1974
1220 South Fourth Street — July 4, 1974
1222 South Fourth Street — July 4, 1974
1224 South Fourth Street — July 4, 1974
Camden Glazing Co.
“Lion Brand Glass”
WINDSHIELD, PLATE, WINDOW GLASS
1212-14 South 4th Street
Phone Camden 498
Camden News Condensed
Philadelphia Inquirer — Unknown
1300 Block of South 4th Street
1229 South 4th Street
1231 South 4th Street
1233 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1940–1954 | Charles B. Lamon & Family |
| 1940–1954 | Charles B. & Anna Lamon |
1235 South 4th Street
1237 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1881 | Amos Caverow |
1239 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1876 | Samuel Butcher & Family (shoemaker) |
| 1876 | Samuel & Jane Butcher |
| 1876 | Elizabeth Butcher Hellings |
| 1876 | Joseph Butcher (shoemaker) |
| 1876 | Lillie Butcher (granddaughter) |
| 1876 | Wesley Hellings (grandson) |
1241 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1910 | Clifford V. Lane & Family |
| 1910 | Clifford V. & Lillian H. Lane |
| 1910 | Clifford R. Lane |
| 1910 | Bella Lane |
| 1910 | Georgianna Lane |
1242 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1876 | William A. Butcher & Family (shoemaker) |
| 1876 | William A. & Amanda H. Butcher |
| 1876 | Amanda Butcher |
1243 South 4th Street
1245 South 4th Street
1247 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1900s–1910s | Samuel & Minnie Siegel |
| 1900s–1910s | Louis Weisban |
| 1931 | Thomas Vickery Cafe |
1306 South 4th Street
1308 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1893 | Clarence M. Snyder |
| 1910s–1920s | George K. Hartman Family |
1318 South 4th Street
Philadelphia Inquirer
For choking his wife and assaulting two other women, Clarence M. Snyder was held in $800 bail in the police court.
1308–114 South Fourth Street — September 6, 2009
Camden Police Made Two Raids
Philadelphia Inquirer —
1400 Block of South 4th Street
1410 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1920 | August Henkel Sr. & Family |
| — | August & Virginia Henkel Sr. |
| — | Peter Joseph Henkel |
1411 South 4th Street
1417 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1881 | George W. Yates & Family |
1423 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1881 | George Gladney & Family |
| 1881 | George & Mary Gladney |
| 1881 | David Gladney |
| 1881 | Charles Gladney |
1424 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1906 | Rose Cox |
1425 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1938 | Camden Abattoirs |
| 1938 | Louis Detofsky & Family |
| 1960s–2012 | Atlantic Avenue Meats |
1435 South 4th Street
1440 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1930–1931 | Louis 'Blackie' Bottino |
1449 South 4th Street
1448 South 4th Street
1450 South 4th Street
1451 South 4th Street
1453 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1930 | Thomas Chamberlin & Family |
1454 South 4th Street
1455 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 2011 | Gone |
1457 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 2011 | Gone |
1458 South 4th Street
1459 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 2011 | Gone |
1460 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 2011 | Gone |
1461 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 2011 | Gone |
1462 South 4th Street
1463 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1938–1940 | Richard J. Chamberlin Sr. & Family |
| 1938–1940 | Richard J. & Margaret T. Chamberlin |
| 1938–1940 | Richard "Dick" Chamberlin Jr. |
1464 South 4th Street
1465 South 4th Street
1466 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1930s–1943 | Adam W. Meade |
| 2011 | Vacant |
1467 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 2011 | Vacant |
1468 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| — | Second Lieutenant Charles H. Sutman |
1469 South 4th Street
1472 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 2002 | Gone |
| 1930 | Joseph & Celia Eskowitz |
1474 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 2002 | Gone |
| — | Sergeant Lewis A. Riondino |
Philadelphia Inquirer, August 20, 1906
Police Captain Stanley, Sergeants Hyde and Keader and a squad of police raided two alleged disorderly houses in Camden early yesterday morning. On Pine street above Second they arrested Florence Quinn, the alleged proprietress, and eight men and women. At the place of Rose Cox, on South Fourth street, she and several others were taken into custody. Cases of beer and other drinks were confiscated.
1425 South Fourth Street — November 28, 2011
1448 South Fourth Street — June 27, 2011
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Camden Abattoirs
CAMDEN ABATTOIRS — “DIRECT FROM SLAUGHTER HOUSE TO YOU”
N. W. COR. 4th ST. AND ATLANTIC AVE.
STEAKS — Branded Steer Beef: RUMP, SIRLOIN, CLUB. Juicy and Delicious. 19c Pound.
ROASTS — Branded Steer Beef: Bolar, Pin-Bone, Del Monte, Butchers, X-Cut. A real treat. 19c Pound.
MILK FED VEAL — Veal Cutlet Roasts lb. 18c; Veal Cutlets lb. 32c; Veal Tenders lb. 29c; Rack Chops or Veal Shoulders lb. 15c.
Friday Only — SHORT CUT SHLDS. of PORK Pot Roasts lb. 15c; Pork Loin or Rib End lb. 17c; Fresh Hams lb. 20c.
GENUINE BABY SPRING LAMB — LEGS lb. 21c; Forequarters lb. 11c. TENDER, JUICY Chuck Roasts lb. 12½c.
Ring or Beef BOLOGNA 15c pound · Sugar Cured Pic Nic Hams 15c pound · MILK FED Chickens 21c pound
Fresh Tripe lb. 5c · Pure Pork Sausage Meat lb. 19c · Selected Nearby Eggs, 2 Dozen 49c · Fresh Ground Hamburg lb. 12½c
1463 South Fourth Street — 1938
A man seated on the front steps holding a baby on his knee. The print is captioned by hand along the foot, “DICK & DAD 1938.”
1700 Block of South 4th Street
1700 Block of South 4th Street
1705 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1930s–1940s | Edward & Elizabeth Krown |
1707 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1921–1923 | William James Jr. & Family |
| 1921–1923 | William & Ella James |
| 1947–1957 | Angelo Rago & Family |
| 1947–1957 | Angelo & Carrie Rago |
| 1947–1957 | Mary Rago |
| 1947–1957 | Nettie Rago |
| 1947–1957 | Christopher Rago |
| 1947–1957 | Joseph Rago |
1709 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1904–1908 | William F. Harris & Family (contractor & bricklayer) |
| 1904–1908 | William F. & Emily Harris |
| 1904–1908 | William F. Harris Jr. |
| 1918–1920s | Judson K. Fish |
1713 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1938 | Labena Arcangeli & Family |
| 1938 | Mr. & Mrs. Labena Arcangeli |
| 1938 | Fred Arcangeli |
1717 South 4th Street
1725 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1930 | Joseph H. Ballinghoff Sr. & Family |
| 1930 | Joseph H. & Anna Ballinghoff joseph Ballinghoff Jr. |
| 1930 | Philip Ballinghoff |
| 1930 | Calvin Ballinghoff |
| 1930 | Rose Anna Ballinghoff |
| 1930 | Donald Ballinghoff |
| 1930 | Thomas Ballinghoff |
1727 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1930s–1940s | Edward & Elizabeth Krown |
1729 South 4th Street
1731 South 4th Street
1735 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1940s–1960s | Andrew DiCarlantonio & Family |
| 1940s–1960s | Andrew & Jeanette DiCarlantonio |
| 1940s–1960s | Martin DiCarlantonio |
| 1940s–1960s | Michael DiCarlantonio |
| 1940s–1960s | Carla DiCarlantonio |
| 1940s–1960s | Fran DiCarlantonio |
1739 South 4th Street
1741 South 4th Street
1745 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1914 | Daniel Burns |
1745 & 1747 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1953 | Clarence Simpkins |
| 1953 | George Robertson |
1759 South 4th Street
Children in bathing suits crowded into a galvanised washtub while an older boy empties a bucket of water over them. The photograph carries no caption or printed text.
1709 South Fourth Street — Philadelphia Inquirer, April 25, 1906
William F. Harris, of 1709 South Fourth street, was run into by an unknown bicyclist at Broadway and Ferry avenue yesterday, and badly bruised and lacerated.
Fall Proves Fatal
1743 South Fourth Street — Philadelphia Inquirer, March 26, 1915
As a result of a fall downstairs in which she broke her hip, Mrs. Kate Evans, aged 60 years, of 1743 South Fourth street, died in Cooper Hospital, Camden, yesterday.
Angelo Rago
1707 South Fourth Street
Angelo Rago, 68, died Saturday at his home, 1707 S. 4th st. Born in Philadelphia, and a Camden resident many years, he was a retired employe of the Philadelphia Navy Yard. A War I [sic] veteran, he was a member of Camden Post VFW; American Legion Posts 71 and 274.
Surviving are his wife, Carrie; two daughters, Mrs. Mary Steinmetz, Mrs. Nettie Romasco; two sons, Christopher, Joseph; seven grandchildren, all of Camden, and a brother and sister in Italy.
Solemn requiem high Mass will be celebrated at 9.30 a. m. Wednesday, at Sacred Heart Church, Broadway and Ferry ave. Relatives and friends will meet at 8.30 o’clock at 1707 S. 4th st., where they may call tonight. Burial under the direction of the Troncone Funeral Home will be in National Cemetery, Beverly.
1745–1747 South Fourth Street
A 10-day suspended sentence was handed to George Robertson, 24, of 1747 S. 4th st., who was charged with assault and battery on a neighbor, Clarence Simpkins, 1745 S. 4th st.
Simpkins testified Robertson tore his shirt last Oct. 13. Robertson, who pleaded not guilty, said he had been complaining about Simpkins’ children practicing on the accordion.
1701 South Fourth Street — July 3, 2011
1701–1703 South Fourth Street — July 3, 2011
1705 South Fourth Street — July 3, 2011
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1713 South Fourth Street — July 3, 2011
1713–1719 South Fourth Street — July 3, 2011
1715 South Fourth Street — July 3, 2011
1719 South Fourth Street — July 3, 2011
Camden Post-Telegram, February 23, 1923
Friends of our Republican leader, William James, Jr., 1707 South Fourth street, will be pleased to know that his father, William James, Sr., is slowly recovering from the serious accident he received in falling down the back steps of his home. He has recovered enough to be removed from Cooper Hospital to his son’s home.
CAMDEN NEWS IN BRIEF
Philadelphia Inquirer —
Camden Democrats who follow the standard of Sheriff Mowrey are jubilant over the reappointment of Charles MacKillone as a member of the Camden County Board of Taxation. It is declared to be a victory for the Mowrey followers and as such indicates that he is the recognized head of Camden Democracy.
Promising to stay away from his wife and mother-in-law George N. Cook, accused of striking his young wife and terrorizing the household, was released on suspended sentence by Recorder Stackhouse.
Charles Smith, of 203 Steven street, has been appointed a city fireman to fill the vacancy occasioned by the recent death of Edward Finley.
Out of work, Daniel Burns, aged 32 years, of 1755 South Fourth street, drank carbolic acid. At Cooper Hospital it was stated the man has good chances for recovery.
Building Inspector Day has issued building permits to the Guarantee Realty Company for the erection of five dwellings on 1601 to 1609 Mt. Ephraim avenue, and for twelve from 1137 to 1159 Sherman street.
Working about electric lights at the Farr & Bailey oil cloth works, John Shimski, aged 31 years, of 1230 Sherman street, was shocked and fell. At Cooper Hospital it was found he had been injured about the back.
Murphy and Pedigree To End Long Service With Camden Police
Camden Courier-Post —
Veterans at City Hall, Lauded by Superiors, Will Be Among 13 Cops and Firemen to Go on Pension Before First of Year
By William A. Gaffney
Sergeant Thomas J. Murphy, one of Camden’s best known and most efficient policemen, and Joseph “Si” Pedigree, police switchboard operator, are among the 13 members of the police and fire departments who have already retired from active duty on pension, or are to accept half-salary on retirement before the first of the year.
Nine men have turned in their “tools” within the past month and four other applications have been approved and will become effective in the next two months. Two other vacancies left by the deaths of Deputy Chief William W. Patterson and Policeman Fred Schaar, will make the entire number of the two departments 15 men less on January 1, 1933. None of the vacancies will be filled, according to Mayor Roy R. Stewart.
Although the actual reasons for the large number of men retiring is not known, it is reported through the police and fire departments that the men are anxious to have their applications approved before a rumored 5 percent pay cut is ordered.
Murphy Praised
Sergeant Murphy’s pension will become effective December 30. Both Acting Chief of Police John W. Golden and Captain Arthur Colsey, chief clerk of the police department, expressed regret at the veteran officer’s decision.
“Sergeant Murphy is one of the most efficient officers we have ever had in the police department,” the two officials said. “He is well-versed in the law and for many years has handled his position as desk sergeant at police headquarters with unerring judgment.”
He is 65 years old and resides at 545 Vine street. He was appointed on August 13, 1902. His son, Thomas J. Murphy, Jr., is also a policeman and is now covering the “beat” his father “worked” years ago.
Pedigree entered the city service as a fireman in 1900 and served in that department. He is also 65 and lives at 49 South Twenty-seventh street. He has worked on Sergeant Murphy’s shift as operator for the past 10 years.
Chief Pensioned
The pensioners’ list is headed by Thomas J. Nichols, chief of the fire department, whose application to retire will become effective on Dec. 1. He was appointed a fireman on Dec. 1, 1900, and will receive $163.30 each month.
Capt. Daniel W. Leach, also of the fire department, was pensioned on Sept. 15 at a monthly salary of $93.10. He is 68 and lives at 624 Bailey street. He was appointed Jan. 1, 1908.
Enginemen Harry V. Hankins and James McDermott also recently accepted pensions and will receive $83.30 each month. Hankins is 56 and lives at 424 Taylor avenue. He was appointed Jan. 1, 1908. McDermott is 64 and lives at 23 North Twenty-eighth street. He was appointed in 1906. Both men left the fire department Oct. 1.
Fireman Joseph T. Johnson, 60, of 1433 South Tenth street, who was appointed March 1, 1900, will retire on Dec. 1 at $83.30 a month.
Horner to Retire
Sergeant William C. Horner, of the police department, a member for 33 years, tops the list of veterans to bid adieu to the trials and troubles of a policeman. He will receive $90.65 a month.
Horner is well known in East Camden. He has worked nearly all of his 33 years as an officer in the third district and commanded that section for several years. He recently was made desk-sergeant at police headquarters and decided to “take the pension” after spending several months “booking” prisoners. He is 6[?] and lives at 2129 Forty-third street. His pension was granted and made effective Sept. 15.
Policeman Harry Bakely, 60, of 918 State street, a policeman for 24 years; Irving Varley, 56, of 1703 South Fourth street, a policeman for 25 years, and James M. Ellis, 52, of 776 Walnut street, a fireman for four years and a policeman for 17, all have accepted pensions effective Oct. 1.
Policemen William Bryant, 51, of 228 Cedar avenue, Woodlynne, and Samuel Hibbert, 55, of 730 Market street, will cease their official duties on Dec. 1 and Dec. 31, respectively. Bryant was appointed Jan. 1, 1908, and Hibbert July 10, 1911. All of the policemen retiring will receive $83.30 a month.
May Not Be Replaced
When asked if the men leaving the service would be replaced, Mayor Stewart said they would not.
“I don’t know what I will do later on,” the mayor said, “but as far as I know now, these men’s places in the police and fire departments will not be filled.
“I feel that under present conditions, the men now policing the city can do it almost as efficiently as with the added number, that is if we do not have any outbreaks of crime.
“Chief Nicholas will be replaced by an acting chief whose salary will not be advanced.”
1800 Block of South 4th Street
1800 Block of South 4th Street
1800 South 4th Street
1803 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1927 | Pompilio Bocchicchio & Family |
| 1927 | Pompilio & Melanina Bocchicchio |
| 1927 | Jeanette Bocchicchio |
1804 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1885 | Mrs. Annie Fletcher |
1805 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1904–1906 | Lewis A. Buzine |
1807 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1910–1950 | Oresto Antonini & Family |
| 1910–1950 | Oresto & Filomena Antonini |
| 1910–1950 | Mary Antonini |
| 1910–1950 | Palma Antonini |
| 1910–1950 | Anna Antonini |
| 1910–1950 | Joseph Antonini |
| 1910–1950 | Guido Antonini |
| 1910–1950 | Ernest Antonini |
| 1910–1950 | Clarence Antonini |
| 1910–1950 | Vincent Antonini |
1809 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1918–1956 | Vincent DiPatri & Family |
| 1918–1956 | Joseph Di Patri |
1810 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1929 | Emilio DeFrancesco |
| 1933 | Frank DeFrancesco |
| 1947 | Rink Nelson |
1811 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1947 | Mrs. Anna Leone |
1813 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1947–1956 | Joseph H. DiPatri & Family |
| 1947–1956 | Joseph H. & Elizabeth DiPatri |
| 1947–1956 | Richard DiPatri |
1823 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1909 | Ralph Carada |
| 1947–1956 | John J. Cianfrani & Family |
| 1947–1956 | John J. & Mary Cianfrani |
| 1947–1956 | John Rocco Cianfrani |
1826 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1915 | James Mescil |
| 1930 | Vincenzo Orme Sr. & Family |
| 1930 | Vincenzo & Clara Orme |
| 1930 | Lena Orme |
| 1930 | Anthony T. Orme |
| 1930 | Vincent Orme Jr. |
1827 South 4th Street
1828 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1954–2015 | Raymond Massi Sr. & Family |
| 1954–2015 | Raymond & Mary E. Massi |
| 1954–2015 | Raymond Massi Jr. |
1829 South 4th Street
1830 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1909 | Anthony Sanduski |
1831 South 4th Street
1832 South 4th Street
1835 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1890 | Thomas J. Nicholas Jr. & Family |
1855 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1913 | John Commato |
| 1919 | Thomas Foga Saloon |
| 1920 | Census Record |
| 1926–1931 | Mrs. Rosa Foga |
| 1939 | George Pipito |
| 1947 | Maggie Pipito |
| 1956–1970 | The Gay Spot |
| 1977 | Kippy's Corner |
| 1978–1980 | Little Man's Lounge |
| 1982 | Jerry & Kippy's Corner |
| 1983 | Gene's Tavern |
| 2003 | Closed |
1865 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1927–1947 | Albert P. Covitto & Family |
| 1927–1947 | Albert & Assunta "Susie" Covitto |
| 1927–1947 | Lena Covitto |
| 1927–1947 | Helen Covitto |
| 1927–1947 | Joseph Covitto |
| 1927–1947 | Marie Catherine Covitto |
1877 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1909 | Anthony Sanduski |
1881 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 2011 | Gone |
Ralph Carada, of 1819 South Fourth street, was arrested by Officer Orens last night, charged by Annie Befina, of 737 Stanley street, with disorderly conduct. This morning in the absence of the complainant, the Recorder postponed the hearing in the case until to-morrow.
Camden at a Glance
1875 South Fourth Street — Philadelphia Inquirer, December 26, 1913
In a fall from a step, John Comato, aged 18 years, of 1875 South Fourth street, met with severe bruises, necessitating his removal to the Homeopathic Hospital.
Vincent DiPatri
1809 South Fourth Street
Vincent DiPatri, 69, died Monday after a long illness at the home of a son, Joseph, with whom he had been living for the past seven months at 1736 Broadway. Born in Italy, he resided for 40 years at 1809 S. 4th st. He retired four years ago as a maintenance-of-way worker for the PRSL, after 36 years. His name was placed on the company’s honor roll in 1952.
Surviving are another son, Justine, of Chews Landing; a brother, Luigi, of Niagara Falls, N. Y., and one grandchild.
Solemn requiem high Mass will be celebrated at 9.30 a.m. Thursday at Sacred Heart R. C. Church. Relatives and friends will meet at 8.30 o’clock at the Joseph A. and Frank V. Falco Funeral Home, 1018 S. 4th st., where they may call Wednesday night. Burial will be in New St. Mary’s Cemetery, Bellmawr.
Albert Corito
1865 South Fourth Street
Of 1865 South Fourth street, who was killed when he was struck by an automobile Saturday night. His funeral will be tomorrow morning at the home, with high requiem mass at 9 o’clock in the Church of the Sacred Heart, Broadway and Ferry avenue. Burial will be in Greemont [sic] Cemetery. Mr. Corito, who was 48, was a cement finisher. Surviving are his widow, Susie, a former resident of Hammonton, and four children.
Vincent Del Pidio
1873 South Fourth Street
Vincent Del Pidio, 71, of 1873 S. 4th st., died Wednesday night in West Jersey Hospital after a short illness.
He was born in Italy, lived in Camden 45 years and was employed by the Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines for 35 years, retiring five years ago. He was a member of the Maria SS. Dell’Assunta Society of Camden.
Surviving are his widow, Filomena; four daughters, Mrs. Jean Mazola, Camden; Justine, Mary and Antoinette, all at home; two sons, Vincent Jr., at home, and Michael in the Navy, stationed at Port Smith [sic] Naval Hospital, Virginia, and two sisters, Mrs. Clementine Di Patri and Mrs. Helen Sabatino, both in Italy.
1865 South Fourth Street — Albert Covitto business card.
“Old Chimneys Made Like New. Bell Phone 7422-R. Albert Covitto — Stonework and Brick Renovating; Cement Work, Plastering and Stucco. 1865 S. 4th Street, Camden, N. J.”
1814–1824 South Fourth Street — June 25, 2011
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1828 South Fourth Street — June 25, 2011
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1877 South Fourth Street — June 27, 2011
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1879 South Fourth Street — June 27, 2011
1828 South Fourth Street — about 1961
A child in a patterned outfit and hat, seated beside the front steps. The filename gives the name Ray; nothing is written on the print.
1865 South Fourth Street — February 22, 1938
A newspaper halftone portrait of a man in a suit and patterned tie.
1920 United States Census — 1855 South Fourth Street
Handwritten household entries from the 1920 enumeration, cropped to these addresses. Reproduced as a reference figure; the names are in a difficult hand and are deliberately not transcribed here rather than guessed at.
Hospital Cases
Camden Courier-Post —
COOPER
Lamaas Fletcher, 11, 137 Spruce st., cut head. John Wright, 68, 1144 Carpenter st., burned left ankle. Juan Muratti, 802 Fern st., cut nose. Paulia Huston, 35, 622 Mt. Vernon st., cut left hand.
WEST JERSEY
Richard Di Patri, 8, 1813 S. 4th st., possible concussion and injured legs. Christine Whye, 1017 Kaighns ave., dog bites of face. Linda Field, 5, 316 Austin ave., Glendora, cuts of lip and chin.
9 Added To Police, Fire Units
Camden Courier-Post —
E. W. ELDRED
T. McCARTHY
W. G. O’DENNIS
F. HOWARD JR.
Six new policemen and three firemen were added to the city forces yesterday in appointments made by Keith Kauffman, director of public safety.
The new patrolmen are Robert F. Whalen, 25, of 2957 Hartford Road; Edward F. Eldred, 22, of 1014 Kenwood Avenue; Robert D. Bergman, 22, of 3148 Waldorf Avenue; Timothy J. McCarthy, 24, of 113 State Street; Henry W. Sanders, 23, of 535 Pfeiffer Avenue; and Frank Howard Jr., 23, of 1848 Mt. Ephraim Avenue.
R. F. WHALEN
The firemen are Daniel M. Gallucci, 26, of 1855 S. 4th Street; Thomas F. Broccoli, 22, of 1467 Pershing Street; and William G. O’Dennis, 22, of 436 Pfeiffer Street.
H. W. SANDERS JR.
T. F. BROCCOLI
R. D. BERGMAN
D. M. GALLUCCI
Dozen Battles Draw 1000 as Victory March Pays Serenade
Camden Courier-Post —
Youth Cut in Chest by Bullet; Bystander Cut on Head
POLITICAL LEADERS PUT TO QUIZ BY DETECTIVES
At least one person was shot and many were hurt in a street battle last night that was the aftermath of a bitter political contest at the primary election between rival Republicans [sic] factions in the Eighth ward.
When nearly a score of police arrived in response to a riot call from Sixth and Viola streets a crowd of 1000 excited residents of the ward had gathered there and a dozen or more individual combats were in progress.
Bullet Hits Boy
Nicholas Sustich, 15, of 1804 Hale street, was treated at Cooper hospital for a flesh wound of the chest, which police said was caused by a ricocheting bullet.
Joseph Samenick, 1005 South Sixth street, was treated at the West Jersey Homeopathic hospital for cuts on the forehead. He claimed to be an innocent bystander.
Others were treated for minor injuries by local or family physicians, having been taken away from the scene of the riot by friends before the arrival of the police.
Detectives investigated a report that Isaac D. Shute, former city detective and former county committeeman from the Eighth Ward, had been shot in the leg. According to Detective George Zietz, he learned from a member of Shute’s family that he had received treatment by a physician for cuts of the right hand resulting from a fall.
After questioning a score of persons at detective headquarters last night, including leaders of each of the rival Republican factions, John Hess, 34, of 1825 South Sixth street, was arrested on the charge of illegal possession of firearms and held in $1000 bail for a hearing in police court this morning.
Parade Starts Melee
According to Zeitz, the melee started when a parade led by Nicholas Scarduzio, of 1863 South Fourth street, a former summer policeman, stopped in front of the saloon of William Tansky, Jr., 1903 South Sixth street, two doors below Viola street.
Tansky was unsuccesful [sic] candidate for the post of county committeeman in the Tuesday primaries. He was reputed to be backed by the Woodruff-Verga faction.
The parade was in celebration of the victory of Dr. Orris W. Saunders, who won the Republican nomination for freeholder, defeating Walter Sekula, the incumbent, of Edmund A. Walsh, who defeated Tansky, and of Maime F. Piraine, re-elected county committeewoman over Theresa Malony Di Lello. The successful candidates were of the Baird-Baker faction.
Walsh and Miss Piraine were in the parade, according to Zeitz. The celebration of victory had started the night before and centered largely throughout the day in the saloon of Celie Ellis, across the street from that of Tansky.
More than 100 persons were in the procession, which was led by an improvised band of accordians [sic], fifes, drums and bugles.
When it stopped in front of the Tansky place, according to the police, Benjamin Tansky, 30, a brother of the proprietor, came to the door of the saloon and objected to the political jibes that were hurled by the parading factionalists.
Bloody Free-For-All
When the paraders remained, the police said, hot words were exchanged, a dozen or more others who were in the Tansky place came out, and the battle started.
Eye-witnesses described it later as a bloody free-for-all in which fists and “billies” were used. The riot call was sent to police at 7.30.
Motorcycle policemen converged to the scene and a squad of detectives arrived led by Zietz and including Leon Branch, Fiore Troncone and Richard Donnelly. Many of the combatants fled, but hundreds remained as police and detectives strove to locate the injured, most of whom had been removed.
Scarduzio Beaten Badly
They learned that Scarduzio had been badly beaten on the head and that two shots had been fired in the melee.
According to Zietz, Hess admitted at detective headquarters that he had fired the shots from a revolver which he had procured from back of the Tansky bar, and that he had aimed the shots at the pavement for the purpose of “scaring” the parade crowd away.
Benjamin Tansky told police that when he remonstrated with the rival political group about 15 of them attacked him. They knocked him down, he said, and poked him in the eye with a pole. He exhibited a black eye to substantiate his story.
Zietz said he found a loaded revolver, with two shells fired, in a radio cabinet in the living room behind Tansky’s barroom.
1900 Block of South 4th Street
1900 Block of South 4th Street
1901 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1924 | Alphonso Pandolfo |
| 1933–1939 | Nunzio Milano Cafe |
| 1940–1943 | James Milano |
| 1947–1970 | Stanley's Cafe |
| 2003 | Closed |
1902 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1923 | Marie Pandolfo |
| 1939 | Louis Mascio |
| 2011 | Vincenzo J. Buttari Sr. & Family |
| 1942–2011 | Angelo J. Buttari |
| 1942–2011 | Carmella Buttari |
| 1942–2011 | Samuel V. Buttari |
| 2011 | Vincenzo Buttari III |
1903 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1924 | Henry Mascio |
1904 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1924 | Mrs. Carmela Vitala |
| 2011 | Gone |
| 1900s–1910s | Clifford Del Rossi |
1905 South 4th Street
1905 & 1907 South 4th Street
1906 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1913 | Domenico Cristofaro |
| 1913 | Marco Giagamillo |
| 1913 | Seraphino DiVunato |
| 1913 | Francisco DiPietro |
| 1913 | Canteloro DiRocco |
| 1947–2011 | Gone |
1907 South 4th Street
1908 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1947–2011 | Gone |
1909 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1920s–1930s | Angelo Malandra |
| 1967 | Ernest A. Tartaglia |
1909 & 1911 South 4th Street
1910 South 4th Street
1910 & 1912 South 4th Street
1911 South 4th Street
1912 South 4th Street
1913 South 4th Street
1913 & 1915 South 4th Street
1914 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1930 | Andrew Scarduzio |
| 1930 | Robert Scarduzio |
| 1947 | Rocco Sebastiano |
| 2011 | Gone |
1915 South 4th Street
1916 South 4th Street
1917 South 4th Street
1918 South 4th Street
1919 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1924 | Giuseppe DiPatri |
1920 South 4th Street
1921 South 4th Street
| Year ↕ | Name ↕ |
|---|---|
| 1918–1943 | Wlaclaw (Walter) Konopka Cafe |
| 1938 | Eighth Ward Beneficial Association |
| 2003 | Closed |
Robbery Prevented as Man Shoots at 3
1902 South Fourth Street
Massio, who lives at 1902 South Fourth street, said he believed he hit one of the would-be burglars, but detectives failed to find any evidence that a bullet found its mark. Nobody has reported at local hospitals for treatment of gun wounds, the detectives had learned this morning.
Massio said he was awakened by a noise of a window being raised. He said he grabbed a revolver and went downstairs. He heard a scuffle of feet in the yard back of the house and, rushing to the kitchen, looked through the open window in time to see the men jumping over the fence.
He said he fired one shot, but the men got away. They had left their automobile on the other side of the fence, Massio told detectives. Nothing was stolen, he reported. A jimmy had been used to force the window open.
Notice of Application
1921 South Fourth Street
Take notice that Edward Zuby, trading as Friendly Tavern has applied to the Municipal Board of Alcoholic Beverage Control of Camden for a Plenary Retail Consumption License for premises situated at 1921 S. 4th St., Camden, N. J. Objections, if any, should be made immediately in writing to Mary K. MacClennan, Acting City Clerk of Camden.
EDWARD ZUBY.
1921 S. 4th St., Camden, N. J.
($3.90)
Interior of the tavern at 1901 South Fourth Street.
1901 South Fourth Street — June 27, 2011
1901–1903 South Fourth Street — June 27, 2011
1903 South Fourth Street — June 27, 2011
1903–1905 South Fourth Street — June 27, 2011. A deli and sandwich shop.
1905 South Fourth Street — June 27, 2011
1905–1907 South Fourth Street — June 27, 2011
1907 South Fourth Street — June 27, 2011
1909 South Fourth Street — June 27, 2011
1909–1911 South Fourth Street — June 27, 2011
1910 South Fourth Street — June 27, 2011
1910–1912 South Fourth Street — June 27, 2011
1911 South Fourth Street — June 27, 2011
1912 South Fourth Street — June 27, 2011
1913 South Fourth Street — June 27, 2011
1913–1915 South Fourth Street — June 27, 2011
1915 South Fourth Street — June 27, 2011
1916 South Fourth Street — June 27, 2011
1916–1918 South Fourth Street — June 27, 2011
1917 South Fourth Street — June 27, 2011
1918 South Fourth Street — June 27, 2011
1918–1920 South Fourth Street — June 27, 2011
1919 South Fourth Street — June 27, 2011
1920 South Fourth Street — June 27, 2011
1921 South Fourth Street — June 27, 2011
1902 South Fourth Street — draft registration card, April 1942
Vincenzo James Buttari, age 49, born November 29, 1893 in Italy; resident at 1902 South Fourth Street and employed at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. Person who will always know his address: Christine Buttari.
D.S.S. Form 1 (Revised 4-1-42) — the same Fourth Registration series as the Spinozzi card at 552 South Fourth Street.
Camden Has Building Boom
Philadelphia Inquirer —
Camden had a healthy young building boom yesterday when Inspector Day issued permits for the erection of thirty-eight dwellings. Eleven are to be located from 3[?]2 to 346 Viola street; eleven from 1901 to 1921 South Fourth street; eight from [?]31 to 345 Winslow street. These are to be constructed for the Guarantee Realty Company William Sangtinette was granted a permit to build five dwellings on Thirty-second street, while the Mockett Construction Company was also given the right to erect three properties from 1717 to 1721 Florence street.
2000 Block of South 4th Street
2000 Block of South 4th Street
2040 South 4th Street
2050 South 4th Street
Taps Sound for Jack Airedale, Canine Mascot of Fire Laddies
Camden Courier-Post —
By BOB COLLINS
Camden firemen and policemen paid their final respects to stout-hearted Jack Airedale yesterday.
The beloved mascot of Headquarters Fire Company, Fifth and Arch streets, whose life was crushed out under the wheels of truck No. 2, his own wagon, Monday, was accorded a hero’s funeral. His body was interred in the cemetery at the rear of St. Paul’s and the First Baptist churches, close by his fire station home, and taps were sounded at 5 p. m., just as the sun was setting in the west.
People from every station of life visited the fire station to pay homage to the doughty fire-fighter, who was killed answering his last call. Senator Albert S. Woodruff, City Commissioner Harold W. Bennett, Miss Florence Hughes, chairman of the Camden County Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals; Fire Chief John S. [sic] Lennox and Deputy Chief William Hearn were among the estimated throng of 3500 who passed his bier.
Letters and telegrams of sympathy poured into the headquarters company throughout the day. There were more than 10 offers of dogs to serve as mascots and take Jack’s place. These were kindly but firmly rejected by members of the headquarters company. “There will only be one Jack,” they said. “We appreciate all these offers, but we don’t want another mascot right now.”
The funeral rites for the dog were impressive.
Active bearers included Raymond Stark, John K. Taylor and Everett Joslin, members of the Camden police department; William Spencer and John Strouss, of fire truck No. 1; John McKay, Lester Anderson and Chester Andrews, of truck No. 2.
The honorary members were Captain Van Phefferts, Russell Anderson, Harry Haines and Charles Edwards, of truck No. 1; Nelson Andrews, Christopher Moll, Arthur Batten, George Boone and Rox Abbott, of truck No. 2.
At the appointed hour a dummy alarm was sounded. Jack Airedale was carried to his favorite place on fire truck No. 2. The vehicle moved slowly along Fifth street to Federal, then to Fourth and back to Arch street. When it passed the fire station the bells in the tower tolled.
At the cemetery Jack was placed alongside his predecessors, Alva and Gimp, dogs, and Skibby and Old Black Bill, cats, who were at one time mascots at the fire station.
4 Cops, 4 Firemen, Widow of One Win City Pensions
Camden Courier-Post —
Johnson, Garrity, Crawford, Stahl Retire Aug. 31
Four police officers and four firemen applied for pensions under the mandatory 65-year-old retirement law today.
The applications, all approved by the police-firemen pension board, are in line with Commissioner Aaron’s order in December, 1948, advising chiefs of the respective services that state law requires retirement of all personnel who have reached 65.
Police officers to be pensioned are Detective Capt. Samuel E. Johnson, 71, Capt. John T. Garrity, 65, Detective Frank Crawford, 69, and Patrolman Harry Stahl, 68.
Fire department members include Deputy Chief Clarence Madden, 67, and Firemen John Prucella, 75; Spencer Smith Sr., 68, and Frank L’Esperance, 66.
The eight men will retire Aug. 31, with each receiving one-half of the average annual salary of the last three years.
Also approved today was an application for a widow’s pension by Mrs. Carrie Bean, 1103 North Twenty-sixth street. Her husband, Patrolman Howard Bean, died June 8, eight days after being pensioned. She will receive $1000 annually.
Captain Johnson, of 211 Elm street, is considered the dean of the police department, having served 40 years.
Johnson, who will receive $2019 annually, was appointed in April, 1910, and was made a detective 10 years later. He was elevated to sergeant in November, 1928, and to lieutenant in 1930. One year after he was cited in 1942 by former Public Safety Director Mary Kobus, Johnson was raised to captain. He served as acting police chief from December, 1947, to December, 1949.
Captain Garrity will receive $1601 annually. He served as commander in each of the three city districts. Garrity was appointed in January, 1920; made sergeant July, 1930; lieutenant in 1940, and captain on June 30, 1944. He lives at 2515 Morgan boulevard.
Following a “pep” meeting with city detectives Thursday, Aaron announced he had transferred Captain Garrity to his office for “special assignments.” Sgt. William Schultz was named acting captain to head the third police district to replace Garrity.
Crawford, of 578 Chestnut street, will draw $1501. He was named to the force in 1912 and resigned eight years later. In 1931 he was reinstated and received a promotion to detective status in 1942. He was cited by former Chief John Golden.
Stahl Appointed in 1917
Stahl lives at 1513 Baird avenue. After his appointment in 1917, he saw service in most departments of the bureau. He will receive an annual pension of $1401.
Chief Madden, 2760 Mickle street, is serving as fire commander for the second fire district at Twenty-seventh and Federal streets. He was appointed July 1, 1910 and assigned to Engine Co. 5, Fifth and Arch streets.
In 1922 he was raised to lieutenant, and six years later became senior captain. Madden was named battalion chief Nov. 21, 1944 and deputy chief on Dec. 16, 1949.
Madden will receive about $2000, with the others drawing approximately $1358 annually.
Prucella, 919 Penn street, was sworn in on Nov. 1, 1911 and joined Engine Co. 5. Since 1933 he has been serving at No. 6 Engine Co., Front and Linden streets.
Smith was appointed May 1, 1914 and assigned to No. 1 Engine Co., Fourth and Pine streets. He has been attached to No. 10 Engine Co., Ninth street and Morgan boulevard, since 1920.
Frank L’Esperance, 604 Clinton street, is also a member of No. 10 Engine Co., where he has been attached since 1938. He was appointed June 6, 1918 and served with No. 5 and No. 3 engine companies.
Fireman Is Suspended for Being Intoxicated
Camden Daily Courier —
Roscoe Tribbett, a hoseman attached to Engine company No. one, Fourth and Pine streets, was suspended this morning following a charge of being drunk and disorderly while on duty, preferred by Captain W. Scott Franklin.
Tribbett, who lives at 1190 Penn street, was summoned to appear at Commissioner Hitchner’s office, City Hall, this morning, for a hearing. A committee composed of John W. Kelly, Chief of Electrical Bureau, acting in Commissioner Hitchner’s absence, Chief Marshall, Captain Franklin, and Assistant City Counsellor Frank Neutze.
Tribbett was ordered suspended to await action upon the return of Commissioner Hitchner, who is ill.
Bail Is Denied Roxie Allen in Robbery of 15 in Craps Game
Camden Evening Courier —
Three Pals of Camden Boxer Also Jailed at Shore for Grand Jury
QUARTET IDENTIFIED BY POOLROOM OWNER
Limp Betrays Fighter at Landisville—Says He Did Not Aid Holdup
Identified as four of the five bandits who held up and robbed 15 men at a craps game in a Landisville poolroom yesterday, Roxie Allen, well-known South Jersey boxer, and three other South Camden youths are under arrest today.
The suspects, charged with obtaining money and watches worth $175, are Rocco Auletto, Allen’s real name, 21, of 318 Spruce street; Carmen Passarella, 26, of 1227 Broadway; Salvatore Passalacqua, 20, of 339 Clinton street, and Rocco De Corda, 23, of 221 Spruce street.
Two of the suspects, Passarella and Passalacqua, have made a full confession, according to Captain William J. Carter, Troop “A” commander, of the Hammonton State Police barracks.
Allen and De Corda have denied implication in the holdup. The welterweight pugilist admitted that he drove the holdup car but remained behind the wheel during the robbing, unaware of the intentions of his companions.
A fifth man, said to be colored, is being sought in Camden by the State Police and Camden detectives.
All four captives, arrested in this city and positively identified by the proprietor of the robbed place as well as by some of the victims, were held without bail pending action by the Atlantic county grand jury on charges of weapons. They were arraigned before Justice of the Peace Peter Capizola, of Buena. Prior to that, they were “booked” at the Atlantic county jail in Mays Landing, and then photographed and fingerprinted at the Malaga state police barracks. They are now in the jail at Mays Landing.
Allen’s Limp Seen, Claim
All four were recognized by the proprietor, Nicholas Yennitti, owner of “Poppy’s Place,” it is alleged. Yennitti said he knew the three white men who entered unmasked, and recognized Allen in the automobile after seeing him limp when he got out. Allen did not enter the place, nor could Yennitti see whether Allen had a gun.
It was at 2.10 p. m. yesterday that four men, three carrying revolvers and the other a sawed-off shotgun, ran into the poolroom and commanded the patrons to put up their hands. The 15 men inside were lined against a wall and their pockets were looted. The money on the table was picked up by one of the bandits. The total cash stolen amounted to only $75, while the watches and rings taken from the victims were worth about $100.
Captain Carter and other investigators heard reports that if the holdup had been staged 10 minutes later, a richer reward would have fallen into the hands of the bandits. The rumors were to the effect that the “banker” for the place arrived there from Atlantic City 10 minutes after the holdup, with two or three thousand dollars.
Nicholas Dandrea and Yennitti recognized the three white men, and then saw Allen, they said, in the car outside. Allen and Passarella had been in the place Saturday afternoon, the former losing about $15 at pool, according to Yennitti.
The license numbers of the car were observed by several of the victims, and the affair was reported to the state police. Troopers George Probert and Howard Maliff of the Malaga barracks, and Wilfred Dube, state police plainclothesman, were assigned to the investigation. They immediately sped to Camden, where they obtained the aid of Detective Theodore Guthrie.
Allen and Passarella were arrested last evening by the troopers and Guthrie. Passalacqua was arrested at his home last night by Sergeant Rox Saponare, of the Camden detective bureau. De Corda was arrested 4 a. m. today on suspicion and was later identified.
Holdup Car Found
The holdup car was found at Third and Pine streets today and was impounded by the Camden police for Atlantic county authorities. It bore the license plates C25899, but this license was issued, according to the state motor vehicle bureau at Trenton, to Harry Whaland, 1424 Mt. Ephraim avenue, Camden. An investigation proved that the tags had been stolen from Whaland’s car yesterday. Moreover, Whaland had a car different in make than the one impounded.
In his confession, Passarella declared that the seized car was his and that it was used in the holdup. The plates, he is said to have confessed, were stolen from Whaland.
However, a checkup at the Trenton bureau revealed that the license number C22859, issued for the car claimed by Passarella, had been issued to a Frank Passarella, of 327 Washington street, Camden.
Passarella, the man under arrest, is a nephew of Frank Passarella, also known as Passeralli, 31, of 212 Catherine street, Philadelphia, one of the two Atco National Bank bandits who were convicted here last month and received heavy jail sentences.
Louis Bottina, 20, of 1440 South Fourth street, was also arrested last night on suspicion, but was released when he proved an alibi and when the victims could not identify him.
The limp which betrayed Allen was the result of a bullet wound inflicted on him August 2 by Charles Areni, 699 Central avenue, who later was convicted and sent to state’s prison.
Roxie Allen Held As One of Gang in Dice Game Holdup
Camden Morning Post —
Pugilist and Pal Identified As 2 of 4 Bandits in Landisville Robbery
Bandit Suspect
PLAYERS LINED UP, RELIEVED OF $200
Robbers Flee in Stolen Car With Crippled Man at Wheel
Roxie Allen, Camden’s famed welterweight boxer, and one of his pals were arrested last night and identified, according to police, as two of four men who held up a craps game early yesterday at Landisville. Loot is said to have totaled between $150 and $200.
Allen, whose real name is Auletto, and Carmen Passarella, 26, of 1227 Broadway, were arrested by City Detective Theodore Guthrie and Wilfred Dube and George Probert, state police investigators.
Nicholas Dandrea and Nicholas Yennitti, both of Landisville, identified Allen and Passarella at police headquarters. Police said Yennitti is the proprietor of the pool room in which the holdup was staged. It is known as “Poppy’s Place.”
A dozen men were backed to the wall when the four bandits entered.
One carried a sawed-off shotgun while the other three brandished revolvers.
One of the bandits was crippled in both legs, according to the victims. They picked up the money laying on the table and then rifled the pockets of the players.
As they fled the license number of their automobile was taken and turned over to Malaga state police. A check-up revealed the car had been stolen from the garage of Harry Whaland, real estate dealer, 1424 Mt. Ephraim avenue. The license tags had been stolen from a disabled automobile of A. Baer, 611 Kaighn avenue. The state police declare the crippled man was driving the car.
Allen was recognized in the poolroom as the Camden boxer by the sportsmen gathered for the game, according to state police. Allen walks with a limp as a result of being shot August 2 at Third and Pine streets by Charles Areni, 699 Central avenue. Areni was found guilty in Criminal Court October 15.
Allen and Passarella were taken to state police headquarters at Hammonton for further questioning. They will be turned over eventually to Cumberland county authorities.
Dube said charges of robbery and carrying deadly weapons will be lodged against the accused.
Allen gave his age as 21 and his address as 318 Spruce street. At one time he was rated as one of the best welterweights in the country. He and Passarella have been close friends for years.
Two additional suspects were arrested by Camden police on information received from Hammonton state police. Louis Bottina, 20, of 1440 South Fourth street, was arrested by Patrolman Joseph Lack at Broadway and Kaighn avenue.
Salvatore Passalacqua, 20, of 339 Clinton street, was arrested at his home by Detective Sergeant Rox Saponare.
Both men were arrested on suspicion and are being detained until today when an attempt will be made to identify them as the second pair of the four bandits.
When Newspapermen asked Guthrie what Allen said when he was arrested, Guthrie declared Allen had made no statement. A similar question at Hammonton state police headquarters brought forth a reply from Trooper Dube that “I am not making any statements right now, I am still working on the investigation. Don’t bother me for a couple of hours.”
ROXIE ALLEN
Camden welterweight contender who is accused of being one of four “hoodlums” who staged a holdup early yesterday on a craps game in a Landisville pool room. Allen, according to police, was identified last night by the proprietor of the place and one of the players as the “cripple” who drove the bandit car.
Ten Buildings Ordered Down for Postoffice
Camden Morning Post —
Contract Awarded by U. S. for Clearing Site at Fourth and Market
ENDS LENGTHY DELAY ON CAMDEN STRUCTURE
Old Temple Theatre to Be Razed by Winning Bidder From Phila.
Camden’s new $1,100,000 postoffice and Federal building came nearer to realization yesterday with announcement of award of the contract to clear 10 buildings from the site at the northeast corner of Fourth and Market streets.
The successful bidder was the Fidelity Builders, Inc., of Philadelphia, the lowest of 13 bidders, who submitted a figure of $2583, according to the supervising architect of the Treasury Department at Washington.
Under the terms of the contract the buildings on the site must be razed within 90 days after the firm is given notice to proceed with the work. This notice is expected within a few days. A fence is to be built around the site while the buildings are being removed.
Meanwhile Treasury Department architects are proceeding with plans and specifications for the structure itself. As soon as the site is cleared and the plans prepared, bids for erection of the building will be sought by advertisement.
The site extends northward from Market street to Markley place and eastward from Fourth street to include the old Temple building.
Ten buildings to be razed, and their owners are, 401 and 403 Market street, John Stoer; 405 Market street, Louis Katz; 407 Market street, Bennie Gondolf; 409 Market street, City Commissioner T. Yorke Smith and John Rand; the Temple building, 411-413 Market street, owned by John H. Heaton Piano Company; 110 and 112 Fourth street, John Dick; 114 Fourth street, Alice M. Wesley, and 116 Fourth street, Louis Berkowitz.
The new building will have a space of 32,204 square feet and will be three or four stories high.
Lester Store Razed By $100,000 Fire
Camden Courier-Post —
Flames on Broadway Are Subdued After Seven-Hour Battle
The clothing and jewelry store of S. Lester, at 713 Broadway, was destroyed by fire of undetermined origin following an explosion late Saturday night.
Eight companies fought the two-alarm fire for seven hours and succeeded in saving adjoining buildings in the block which were threatened by the roaring flames. An invalid woman was carried to safety. Two other persons fled to the street. One fireman was injured.
Damage was estimated at $100,000 by A. Lee Newman, manager. S. Lester, proprietor, returned from Florida yesterday to learn of the misfortune.
Fire Chief John H. Lennox today said the cause of the fire probably never will be known.
“All we know is that it started on the first floor,” Chief Lennox said. “The basement was all right so it was not the heating system that caused it.
“The store was closed at 10.25 p. m. What happened between then and 11.24, when the first alarm came in, we’ll probably never know, except that there was an explosion. So aflame was the building when firemen arrived that it was impossible to trace the fire’s origin.”
Three Explosions
The fire started in the building at 11.18 p.m., the time being fixed by an automatic alarm system. Sheets of flame shot through the first and second floor windows just as the audience was leaving the last show of the Towers Theatre across the street.
Alarms were turned in by three persons. A boy ran into the drug store of Theodore Ellis, at Broadway and Pine street; a pedestrian ran to the firehouse of Engine Company No. 1, at Fourth and Pine streets, and an alarm was sounded by an employe of a private watchman service summoned by breaking of an electric circuit by the explosion.
Engine Co. 1, 2 and 8 and Truck Co. No. 1 answered the first alarm under Acting Deputy Fire Chief William Van Pfefferle, who turned in the second alarm, bringing Engine Co. 3, 6 and 7 and Truck Co. No. 2, together with Fire Chief Lennox and Police Chief George Frost.
Part of the roof fell in shortly after 2 a.m., according to the report of Acting Battalion Chief Laurence Newton.
It was 6.30 a.m. yesterday before the last of the firemen pulled away. During the seven hours traffic was routed off Broadway. Southbound traffic was sent down Fifth street, northbound traffic up Sixth street, diversion points being Royden and Spruce streets.
Some damage was done to the roof and smoke and water did other damage to the Gray Hat Shop at 717 Broadway. Carl Schwartz and his wife, Fay, proprietor of the hat shop, were forced to flee from their apartment above their store.
Mrs. Catherine Burrichter, an invalid living in a two-story house at 711 Broadway, was carried out by firemen. The roof of the Burrichter home was slightly damaged by fire, while smoke and water poured through the house.
Hoseman Stephan Szwack, 37, of 1234 Dayton street, attached to Engine Co. No. 8, suffered a cut on the left hand while fighting the fire. He was treated at West Jersey Hospital.
Crowds were attracted to the scene by the explosions and the flames.
Lester was met in Philadelphia by Newman as he returned from Florida yesterday, and told what had happened.
To Open Temporary Store
Lester said a temporary store will be opened within a few days while a new store is being built. Collection records and account books were saved by their steel containers, Lester explained, and were moved to the office of Dr. Benjamin W. Kauffman at 706 Broadway.
“I am glad the explosions and fire did not occur until after 11 o’clock,” Lester said. “At that time the store was closed, so no customers or employees could be injured.”
Lester had been in business at 713 Broadway since 1935. His first Broadway store was opened at 936 Broadway in 1928.
The proprietor immediately took charge of salvaging unharmed merchandise, moving of records, search for a temporary store location and outlining plans for a new building with an architect.
“We shall start at once to construct the finest store in South Jersey,” Lester said. “Our temporary store will be open with new merchandise for the Easter season.”
Over the River
Philadelphia Inquirer —
DECORATION DAY.—Yesterday was a semi holiday in Camden in consequence of its being Decoration day. Nearly all public places of business were closed in the afternoon. The banks did not open their doors, and the steam boats and numerous dwellings were gaily decorated with flags. At two o’clock, according to the programme, a procession was formed at Fifth and Arch streets, which moved in the following order: Sixth Regiment Band, with Companies C and D of the regiment; members of Post No. 5; drum corps, also cadet corps of Post No. 5, in command of Captain George Hutchinson; T. M. K. Lee Post, G. A. R., under command of William H. Shearman. The chief marshals were Colonel Joseph C. Nicholls and aids, Joseph McCallister, William D. Middleton, Francis Saunders and Frederick Shill. Next came the floral car of Post No. 5, beautifully arranged and loaded with flowers. A large one, drawn by eight horses, contained the [?] of the Auxiliary Committee of Posts 5 and 37; the Juvenile Welsh Drum Corps of Post 37; the floral wagon of Post No. 37; then came wagons of the two posts containing soldiers’ orphans, wagons with cisterns of ice water for those in line, barouches containing city officials, &c., a piece of artillery and other vehicles. At 2:30 the procession started, and passed over the route already published. At the cemeteries about 175 graves were strewn with flowers and evergreens in the presence of a large concourse of people. This duty performed, the procession reformed and marched back to the Court House yard, where the closing ceremonies were had. “Cover them over with beautiful flowers” was sung by a number of excellent voices, with organ accompaniment. Rev. J. B. Graw delivered an impressive and appropriate address. Several other patriotic pieces were sung, and the services closed. An entertainment was afterward given by Post 5 in the Market House. The weather was fair, and the occasion passed without accident.
DIED FROM HIS INJURIES.—About twelve o’clock on yesterday Lewis Werts, aged twenty years, who had his leg crushed by a locomotive, at Fourth street and Bridge avenue, on Saturday afternoon week, died from the effects of his injuries, lockjaw having set in. He lost an arm six months ago by a rail road accident.
RUNAWAY HORSE.—Yesterday morning a horse became frightened on Federal, near Broadway, and dashed down the street with furious speed. A young man named Davis, at Third and Federal, sprang into the wagon, and, seizing the reins, succeeded in stopping the animal before any damage was sustained.
SERIOUS FALL.—A young lad, son of Abraham Anderson, who resides on Cooper street, near Camden while playing yesterday, accidentally fell from a fence, and broke his leg near the knee.
RAILROAD SMASH.—About four o’clock yesterday a train of cars struck a wagon at Seventh and Sycamore streets, demolishing the vehicle, but, fortunately, no one was injured.
COMMITTED.—Justice Cassady yesterday committed James McCulley, Lemuel Ridell and Charles Wilson, for being quarrelsome and disorderly.
Jealousy Seen as Motive for Bombing Dairy
Camden Evening Courier —
Police Seeking Mysterious Stranger in Terrific Downtown Blast
Milk Plant Damaged; Nearby Homes Rocked
Crudely Made Explosive Placed in Trench Beneath Steps
With the owners and the police attributing jealousy of business success as the only plausible motive for the bombing last night of the plant of the Sanitary Milk Dairies Company, at 311 Division Street, search was started today for a tall, heavyset man, with mixed blue suit, as the bomber.
City detectives mingled among the throngs of men, women and children who today viewed the damage caused by the bomb — a crude, home-made time device — which, in exploding, rocked the neighborhood, shattered window panes, doors, fences and the exteriors of nearby properties. Machinery in the Coccia plant was damaged by the concussion and by parts of bomb shrapnel, which pierced or bent it.
Mrs. Angelina Coccia, mother of the Coccia brothers, her daughter, Theresa Coccia, 14, and Mrs. Mary De Luzzio, 59, of 317 Division Street, were in the kitchen of the Coccia home when the bomb exploded. The dairy is at the rear of the home of Primo Coccia, one of the owners. His brothers — partners in the business — are Paul Coccia, 242 Pine Street; Adam Coccia, 346 Cherry Street, and Matthew Coccia, 941 South Third Street.
Saw Mysterious Stranger
Mrs. Coccia cannot speak English, but through her son, Matthew Coccia, it was learned today that, before the explosion, she had seen a man passing the kitchen window.
“The man walked down the alley at the side of the house,” Mrs. Coccia told her son in Italian. “He was a heavy-set man and tall; I thought he was a customer who had come for milk. People often come at night to buy milk, and I did not think it strange about the man.
“But then I waited for him to knock at the back door, as customers usually do,” she continued.
“When he did not knock, I wondered what he might be up to, and I was just ready to leave the kitchen to see where he went when I heard the explosion. I did not know what happened after that, I was so nervous, I didn’t even see the man leave the way he came. But he was the one who set the bomb. Of that I am sure.”
Dog Vainly Warns
The Coccias have a big Italian Bulldog chained to a gasoline tank at the rear of their home. The dog barked continually last night to warn the Coccias; they were so used to his barks, they said today, that they thought he had been growling at a customer, as he sometimes does late at night.
Mrs. Coccia said she was unable to give a detailed description of the man she saw last night because an electric bulb in the alleyway was not lit. It was the first time the alley was in darkness at night, Matthew Coccia said, and this the bomber apparently took into consideration in seeking to go about his diabolical tasks without possible detection.
Coccia said boys living in the neighborhood saw the man enter an automobile, with lights out, immediately after the explosion shook the neighborhood. The car, they said, had been parked near the Coccia home with its front and rear lights out.
Detective Fiore Troncone, who is investigating the bombing, informed Coccia today that he had received a description of the automobile from Coccia’s neighbors. They said they had seen the driver put on the lights at Fourth and Division Street as he turned the corner to go north in his escape.
Rev. John S. Hackett, pastor of the Wiley M.E. Church, Third and Berkley Streets, who was among those viewing the damage done by the bomb, said he saw the man acting nervously at Third and Pine Street last night, immediately after the explosion. His description of the man tallied with that given by Mrs. Coccia.
“I was waiting for the first edition of the Morning Post to arrive at the store at that corner,” Mr. Hackett said today, “when my attention was attracted to this man. He seemed to be very nervous about something. He was fairly tall and heavy-set and wore a mixed blue suit, with light coloring.
“When the papers arrived and I bought a copy, he seemed to be very anxious to see what was on the front page. I did not know about the bomb until I read the paper, but it occurred to me later that perhaps this man was acting suspiciously and was eager to see what damage had been caused. I’m sorry now I didn’t question him. But I can give police a good description of him.”
The Coccias said the only reason they could see for the bombing was jealousy of their business success by a person with a deranged mind.
“We had no enemies,” Matthew Coccia said, “and we never fought with anybody. I cannot understand it. It must have been jealousy at the way we were getting along.”
Coccia said no threatening letters had been received. He insisted that there was no reason why the “Blackhand” should desire to ruin Primo Coccia’s home or their business.
Neighbors Called Police and Firemen
Detectives found a firemen’s shovel near where the stone steps to the dairy had been. They believed it had been used to dig a trench under the steps in which to insert the bomb.
Primo Coccia, who had been to the theatre, came home five minutes after the explosion. He found a throng in front and dazedly pushed through until his mother hysterically screamed the news to him.
The bomb burst in the dairy door and sprayed big pieces of the iron pipe along the side of the house and into the room, where it caused most of the damage to the machinery.
Fifteen windows of the Coccia house were shattered and police believe the foundations at the rear may have been weakened.
The worst damage to neighboring buildings was to the rear of the Seven Brothers Bakery, owned by the Canzanese Brothers, 318–322 Pine Street, which backs against the dairy. Twenty windows of the bakery were crushed in, the door was riddled with small pieces of the pipe and the rear was peppered with the “shrapnel.”
Mario Manarefi, 912 South Fourth Street, a bookkeeper in the bakery, was at his home nearby. He ran to the street and looked several minutes for the bombers before he joined the crowd.
Joseph Scotthouse, 317 Division Street, ran to the yard at the rear of his home to find the fence had been peppered with tiny pieces of the pipe, some of which had torn into his kitchen through windows and doors.
Six windows of the home of Sabatino Di Paolo, 321 Division Street, were broken. Fragments of the pipe were found on the floor of rooms on the second floor of his house, he told police.
A police cordon was thrown around the neighborhood by Chief of Police Stehr, who took personal charge of the investigation.
Police from every district in the city were rushed to the scene and patrols were dispatched to be prepared for any eventuality.
The neighborhood was searched carefully and every resident was questioned, but no one was able to give any clue which might lead police to the bombers.
Squads of detectives and police patrolled the neighborhood for hours after the explosion, seeking objects which might have been dropped by the bombers.
Camden’s News Budget
Philadelphia Inquirer —
A Train Dashes Into a Wagon, Injuring Two Men—Council Meeting.
As the Bridgeton accommodation train to Camden reached Chestnut street, in that city, at 4.40 o’clock yesterday afternoon, belated by the terrific storm which had flooded the tracks below Wenonah, it struck a furniture wagon, owned by Thomas Guthridge, demolishing it and seriously injuring Mr. Guthridge about the arms and body and injuring Charles L. Roehr, of 829 South Fourth street, Camden, very badly about the head. Both men were taken to the Cooper Hospital. Another man, who was in the wagon with them, escaped injury.
The train was running slowly at the time of the accident. The wagon had crossed the track and turned up Seventh street. The engine struck the rear of the vehicle, and the felloe of one of the wheels clung to one of the engine’s driving wheels. Roehr may die.
At a meeting of Camden’s City Council last night the bond of City Comptroller-elect Rex for $10,000 was approved. The bondsmen were F. H. Rex, Congressman C. A. Bergen and M. V. Bergen. The award of the commissioners for the opening of Seventh street, from Royden to Pine streets, was confirmed. It gives Joseph Hatch $3,500 and Deborah Jones $360.
Personal Notices
Camden Post-Telegram —
Mrs. John Hunt and children, George and Ruth, of 1009 South Sixth street, are spending the month of August with Mrs. Hunt’s mother in Atlantic City.
Fireman Benny Waters [sic], of No. 1 engine house, Fourth and Pine streets, leaves to-day for a vacation at the seashore.
William Taylor and Captain Lennox, both of No. 8 Engine Company, are spending their vacation at Atlantic City.
Camden Masons’ Home
Philadelphia Inquirer —
Sign Contract for Erection of New Temple on Fourth Street
Camden Masons yesterday signed a contract with George Bachman for the erection of their new Masonic Home, which will be located on Fourth street below Market. It will cost in the neighborhood of $100,000 and will be completed by next October. In style of architecture it will be of mixed Ionic and Rennaissance [sic] and will add much to the city.
The building will be erected by what is known as the Masonic Association of Camden, which has been regularly incorporated. The officers include William P. Weiser, president; Joseph L. Shackelford, secretary; Frank W. Tussey, treasurer; Adam R. Sloan, solicitor; William P. Weiser, Reuben Croxton, William P. Osler, George E. Boyer, William Schmid, George F. Hammond, John W. Johnson, Albert B. Fortiner and J. Blair Cuthbert, building committee.
Fire Captain Is Promoted
Camden Courier-Post —
CAPT. HAROLD H. PIKE
Camden Fire Capt. Harold H. Pike today was promoted to district fire chief. He was sworn by City Clerk Odorisio at ceremonies in the City Hall office of Public Safety Director Kaufmman [sic].
Pike of Engine Co. 1, 4th and Pine sts., is 38 and lives at 939 N. 31st st. Appointed as a ladderman in November, 1950, he was made a captain in 1961. Kauffman, Fire Chief Edward R. MacDowell and acting Deputy Chief Edward Michalak witnessed the swearing-in ceremony.
Camden Justly Proud of Splendid Fire Department
Philadelphia Inquirer —
HEADQUARTERS OF CAMDEN FIRE DEPARTMENT
Change From Volunteer to Paid “Laddies” Will Be Appropriately Celebrated Next Wednesday
It is probably unknown to the average citizen that Camden had a paid Fire Department some years before Philadelphia. It is just forty years since the gallant volunteer fire-fighters went out of service. To be exact, it was September 2, 1869, that Camden City Council provided to pay its firemen, and on December 10 of the same year they went into service. This event is to be fittingly celebrated next Wednesday in a demonstration in which the business men of the city, as well as the municipal departments, will participate.
It was not until March 15, 1810, that Camden boasted of even a volunteer fire company, and it was on that date that the Perseverance Fire Company was organized. In 1834 there were two such organizations which had been increased to six by 1851. For the most part these distinct aggregations of fire-fighters did not get along very well together and controversies were frequent.
SAMUEL S. ELFRETH
Chief of the Camden Fire Department
Companies Reorganized
City Council felt itself called upon to reorganize these companies in 1866 by ordinance, and some semblance of system was inaugurated by electing James Ayers marshal, followed by Wesley P. Murray. But while the companies did gallant service, it was thought best to have a department under the control of the city and that the firemen should receive some compensation for their services.
It was in consequence of this that Council on September 2, 1869, adopted the ordinance providing for the appointment of five fire commissioners, marshal and two assistants. The commissioners included Messrs. Harbert, Kirkbride, Perks, Bingham and Daubman. William Abels was appointed the first marshal, with William W. Mines as assistant in the First district at Fourth and Pine streets, and William H. Sherman, assistant in the Second district at Fifth and Arch streets.
Bender Made Chief
Abels was succeeded in 1871 by Robert Bender, who gave place to Henry Serault. In 1876 Bender was again placed in charge but was soon displaced by Claudius W. Bradshaw, afterwards Mayor of the city. Then Samuel S. Elfreth, the present chief, was placed in charge. He remained until 1881, when Daniel Carter was made chief. Three years later Elfreth was once more in charge. In 1887 Bender was given the office which he retained until 1890, when Chief Elfreth succeeded him and has since remained in that position.
As presently constituted, the department includes Chief Elfreth, First Assistant Samuel S. Buzine, Second Assistant George P. Cox and Third Assistant Walter Browning, beside captains, lieutenants, engineers and others to the total of one hundred efficient men who have repeatedly proved their value in saving valuable proptrty [sic].
Department Well Equippd [sic]
As to the aparatus [sic], there are six fire engines, six combination hose and chemical wagons, two hose carriages, one aerial hook and ladder, one chemical engine, beside other necessary vehicles, some of which are held in reserve.
There are thirty-nine horses distributed in the nine houses. The headquarters are located at Fifth and Arch streets, which is thoroughly modern in all of its equipments.
Under Chief Elfreth, who has been in the service nearly forty years, the department has been brought to such a high standard of efficiency that the Underwriters’ Association recently paid special attention to it by decreasing insurance rates fifteen per cent. Councils’ Fire Commissioners, of which Councilman Harry R. Read is chairman, has also done much to make the department the success it is at present.
Odds and Ends
Philadelphia Inquirer —
Cars began running yesterday over the new line on Fourth street, from Kaighn avenue to Line, to West streets.
Burglars early yesterday morning broke into the tailoring establishment of J. Hermann, 1120 Broadway, and stole some made up clothing.
The $50,000 subscription, for the erection of the Masonic Temple, has been raised, and the first call for the payment of ten per cent. has been made.
The first shovel full of earth for the foundation for the new Methodist Home, at Collingswood, was turned yesterday by Mrs. David Baird, wife of ex-Sheriff Baird. Addresses were made by Revs. Relyea, A. B. Richardson, George Stange, Wagg and Mr. James R. Carson and others.
Mayor Pratt last night held William Kemble in $500 bail on the charge of writing policy at the Baltic House, on Delaware avenue below Market street.
Henry George, the Single Tax advocate, has commenced suit against Lawyer John Woodhull for $500, for money which he claims from the Hutchinson legacy.
Over In Camden
Philadelphia Inquirer —
City Assessor Charles Pedigree was last evening re-elected to represent the Twelfth ward in the Republican City Executive Committee.
With one-half of the capital stock of $50,000 said to be paid in, the D’Olier Engineering Company filed incorporation articles yesterday.
Barking dogs frightened off burglars who attempted to rob the saloon of James Croker, at Fourth and Jasper streets, early yesterday morning.
It is reported that Governor Voorhees will today appoint former Judge Richard T. Miller a member of the State Fish and Game Commission, to succeed Henry S. Budd, of Burlington, who recently resigned.
John L. Lattimore, of 1120 Locust street, an employe of the Philadelphia and Reading Railway Company, broke his leg yesterday by jumping from a car in the Bulson street yard. He was admitted to Cooper Hospital.
Attorney John L. Semple has been retained by the Italian societies of Camden to endeavor to secure a reprieve for Murderer Francisco Abbatto, until his appeal for clemency can be heard by the Board of Pardons. Abbatto is under sentence to be executed on May 10. Yesterday cards for the execution were sent out by the Sheriff.
The funeral of Howland Croft, the worsted goods manufacturer, was largely attended yesterday afternoon. Services were held at his late residence, at 204 Cooper street, and fully five thousand persons viewed the remains. Camden Lodge of Elks conducted services at the grave in Harleigh Cemetery.
Elks Add 130 Members to Rolls At Record Initiation Tonight
Camden Courier-Post —
Camden Lodge to Mark 40th Anniversary With Rally
PARADE AND SHOW BILLED FOR EVENT
Celebrating its 40th anniversary, Camden Lodge of Elks tonight will shatter all initiation records of recent years.
In addition to 50 new members to be received, 80 former members are to be reinstated.
Carlton W. Rowand, exalted ruler, who with other officers will conduct the initiation ceremonies in the junior ballroom of the Hotel Walt Whitman, hailed this unprecedented increase in the membership rolls as indicating “the dawn of progress and achievement.”
The Elks Band will lead a parade from the lodge home, Seventh and Penn streets to the hotel. The parade is scheduled to start at 8.15 p.m.
Preceding this, there will be a dinner in the home, in honor of the surviving charter members and all the past exalted rulers.
Charter members, who 40 years ago aided in the organization of the lodge, are Frank A. Ward, Charles L. Bowman, Dr. A. H. Lippincott, Dr. J. F. Leavitt, Fred W. George, T. L. Bear, William M. Fithian, Everett Ackley, Fithian S. Simmons, Philip Wilson, Paul E. Quinn, John N. Kadel, William G. Maguire and Maurice Hertz.
Following the initiation ceremonies there will be a floor show by a cast of entertainers from Frankie Palumbo’s Philadelphia Cafe.
Besides Rowand, officers of the lodge are Ernest E. Lindner, esteemed leading knight; William F. Huff, esteemed loyal knight; Lawrence V. White, esteemed lecturing knight; Albert Austermuhl, secretary; Homer H. Lotier, treasurer; C. Frederick Petry, esquire; Samuel A. Dobbins, tiler; D. Trueman Stackhouse, chaplain; William A. Davis, inner guard; Ralph Wiley, Jr., organist; Frank M. Travaline, Jr., delegate to state association; George B. Shaner, Theodore C. Roller and John Emmel, trustees.
Camden Lodge No. 293 was instituted January 24, 1895, with a membership including judges, lawyers, physicians, merchants, manufacturers, artisans and city and county officials. The organization meeting was held on the third floor of the Temple Building, Market Street near Fourth. John H. Fort was elected first exalted ruler. Since then many men prominent in the professional, political and business life of the city have filled the post.
Suspected Sniper Charges Frameup by ‘Real Phantom’
Camden Courier-Post —
Police Letter Written by His Enemy, Downtown Youth Insists
NEW SHOTS HIT AUTO AND FIRE ALARM BOX
Courier Reporter Locates Most Sought By Police At Jasper Street Home
Admitting that he is the man for whom Camden police searched for four days after receipt of an anonymous letter declaring him to be South Jersey’s “phantom sniper,” Eugene Marshall, 21 years old, of 404 Jasper street, today charged that he was the victim of a plot by an enemy he suspects as being the real “ghost gunner.”
Young Marshall, a former taxicab driver, was found by an Evening Courier reporter to whom he voiced his suspicions regarding the writer of the “tip-off note” now in possession of Detective Captain John Golden.
“I want to see that letter,” Marshall declared. “I understand that it’s printed, but just the same I think I’d recognize who did it. If it’s the man I think it is, I’ll tell his name and they can question him.”
Thinks Enemy Is Sniper
The letter, which Captain Golden received ten days ago, was signed “A Gunman.”
“That’s just what this fellow is,” was Marshall’s assertion. “and I think he’s the sniper and is trying to put the blame on me.”
It was after Captain Golden received the anonymous letter, purporting to be a “tip” on the identity of the sniper, that city detectives watched vainly for four days in the vicinity of Fourth and Jasper streets.
“If you want to catch him,” the letter stated, “follow this letter and see the sniper come out of a house on Jasper street at 7 o’clock Wednesday night near a saloon corner. He will have on a dark coat and light pants and is about 5 feet 11 inches tall with a cap pulled over his eyes.”
The description exactly fits Marshall.
“Sure, I’m the fellow that letter meant,” Marshall said. “But I’m no more the sniper than you are. I’m pretty sure I know who wrote the letter, though, and I think he’s the sniper. According to the paper, the letter ended up with the words ‘Till we meet again.’ Well, those are the same words this fellow used to me when I left him the last time we were together.”
Shot Hits Fire-Alarm Box
Perhaps the “sniper” or perhaps some imitator of his activities today fired a bullet or some similar missile through the glass key-window of a fire-alarm box at Kaighn avenue and Hyde Park. It was the twenty-seventh incident of the sort since Thanksgiving Day, bullets and other missiles having been flung previously through auto windshields, and windows of doors of stores and dwellings in Camden, Collingswood, Audubon, Gloucester and Delair.
Police Sergeant Walter Mattison was notified of the drilling of the fire alarm box glass at 11:30 o’clock this morning. The hole in the glass was described by police as being one which appeared to have been caused by a .22 calibre bullet. No bullet or other missile was found and no one in the neighborhood, among those questioned had heard the report of a gun.
If the “sniper” or other mischief maker fired at the box with the intention of setting off the alarm, he failed. No alarm sounded and the incident was not discovered until a patrolman passed and happened to notice that the box had been damaged.
Hits Battered Sedan
Meanwhile, the twenty-sixth shot attributed to the “phantom sniper” was added to the long list of similar incidents during the weekend. Forsaking the main thoroughfares, the mysterious marksman—if, indeed, the same person is responsible—stalked his game through side streets of South Camden, where two other silent shots were fired last week.
A battered old sedan was the twenty-sixth target of the “sniper” or snipers. A bullet-like missile, which vanished just as have most of the others, drilled a hole in a rear window of the ancient car, narrowly missing Joseph Carone, 20 years old, of 30 Morris street, Gloucester.
Carone had sold the car to Donato Aceto, 32 years old, of 681 Van Hook street, a watchman at the Reading railroad crossing at Broadway and Salem street, Gloucester. The young man was steering the old machine which was being towed by Aceto’s car. At Seventh street and Woodland avenue the mysterious missile tore through the rear window of the sedan, whistled past Carone’s head and vanished.
Too startled at first to realize what had happened. Carone waited until the two cars had crawled along for a hundred yards before he thought of the “phantom sniper.” Then, a search for the missile began but to no avail. He reported the incident to William Booth, a florist, of 692 Van Hook street, who notified police. Detective Samuel Johnson investigated and heard Carone’s story.
Cases Treated at the Homeopathic
Philadelphia Inquirer —
Claiming that he was banged brutally i nthe [sic] mouth wiht [sic] a pair of the barbaric bludgeon, brass knuckles, Wilson James, aged 61 years, of 912 South Third street, had badly lacerated lips dressed at W. J. Homoeopathic Hospital on Saturday night.
Additional cases cared for since late on Saturday afternoon are as follows:
Maggie O’Neil, aged 42 years, of 126 Arch street, ran needle in right thumb and fell against a door, causing contusions of right leg.
John Yeager, aged 32 years, of 1112 Line street, fell from a wheel and sustained contusions of left shoulder.
Charles MacFarlane, aged 62 years, of 1034 South Fourth street, plank fell on him and lacerated scalp.
Third Suspect Seized in Holdup at Cemetery
Camden Courier-Post —
Chester Mignogna, 23, of 429 Stevens street, was arrested Saturday for complicity in a holdup of Jacob Mutzer, 62, of 417 Carteret street, on June 16. He will be arraigned in police court today.
Patrolman George Getley made the arrest on complaint of Detective Clifford Carr, investigating the case. Two others were arrested recently and held for grand jury action for the robbery. They are Michael Meloni, 22, of 312 South Fourth street, and Dominic Vizzone, 25, of 316 South Fifth street.
Mutzer said three men offered to give him a ride home late one night as he was standing at Broadway and Benson street. He said they took him to Evergreen Cemetery where they beat him and stole his watch and $60 in cash. Meloni was arrested first and Vizzone a few days later.
Teacher’s ‘Hunch’ O. K. as Pupil Takes $6
Camden Courier-Post —
Rafael Petito, 10, of 237 Pine street, started out to have a good time with $6 belonging to his teacher, but wound up in the Detention Home because the teacher proved to be a good detective. Yesterday Police Judge Pancoast sent him back to the Detention Home after hearing the teacher, Jane Baker, 203 East Clinton avenue, Oaklyn, tell how she found Rafael in a movie theatre Tuesday night.
The boy is a pupil in Miss Baker’s class at the Central School, Fourth and Washington streets, and didn’t return for the afternoon session Tuesday. Miss Baker’s $6 was in a purse in her desk which she missed at noon. Miss Baker had a “hunch” her pupil might be located in a movie show and sure enough that’s where Petito was found. She turned him over to the police.
Louis Cavallo Marries Miss Jennie Maroccia
Camden Courier-Post —
More than 1500 guests attended a reception following the wedding last night of Miss Jennie Maroccia, 822 South Third street, and Louis Cavallo, 314 Kaighn avenue, which was held at the Sons of Italy Hall, Fourth and Spruce streets. The ceremony was performed in Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Fourth and Division streets, by Rev. John Prosseda.
The bride and groom cut a five-foot wedding cake. The hall was gayly decorated. William Troncone led the grand march. Guests from New York, Atlantic City and Hammonton and representatives of virtually every Italian organization in Camden attended both the wedding and reception.
Richard Troncone. 336 Spruce street, was best man. Rocco Palese and Nicholas Martella, 411 Viola street, were second and third best men. Miss Rose Marini was maid of honor. The ushers were Daisy Pucci, Mary Doria, Lilian Geordano [sic] and Grace Merocra. After a few weeks Mr. and Mrs. Cavallo will reside at 1204 South Third street.
Burglars Caught at Pistol’s Point
Philadelphia Inquirer —
Alleged Notorious Robber Attempts to Pick Lock in Camden Jail
About to break into the home of Deputy Collector of the Port Harry L. Jones, 606 Cooper street, Camden, two alleged burglars, said to have country-wide reputations, were caught in the act by Policemen George Horner and Howard Smith early yesterday morning with drawn revolvers. The prisoners gave the names of Fred Lenz, 31 years old, and Henry Miller, 19 years old, both of which are believed to be aliases.
Both officers went to the rear of the Jones home, which immediately adjoins that of Edmund E. Read, president of the Board of Education, which was robbed less than a week ago. They had hardly secreted themselves in the shed when they saw the two men climb over the fence. Then, with drawn revolvers and a dark lantern, the intruders began the work of effecting an entrance. The bluecoats suddenly appeared and, placing revolvers in the faces of the burglars, ordered them to throw up their hands. So surprised were the two men that they submitted without a struggle.
When they were placed in cells at the city jail Lenz tried to escape by picking the lock. His effort was prevented by Policeman Thomas Guthridge, who had also been placed in the cell in the guise of a burglar.
Both men were committed to prison without bail by Recorder Stackhouse and their records will be looked up. Shortly before the arrest of the two an attempt was made to break into the home of Dr. Paul Mecray, Fourth and Cooper streets, but the robbers were frightened away by a coachman.
The home of J. E. Rossell, 309 North Second street, the family being away, was entered, but the intruders were frightened off.
First Free School Opened to Public
Camden Post-Telegram —
Contents of Corner Stone Settles Question of Date Building Was Erected.
SOME OF THE PAPERS DESTROYED
By the finding of the corner stone in the foundation of the Kaighn school, at the intersection of Sycamore street, Fourth street and Newton avenue, Saturday, all doubts were dispelled as to when the building was erected.
Owing to the fact that all of the records appertaining to the school have either been lost or destroyed considerable discussion has been had throughout the city as to the date and the contractors were given especial instructions to be careful in locating the stone and to see that its contents were preserved as far as possible.
The workmen had about given up hope of discovering the stone when about 11 o’clock one of them, in digging out the lower course of stone of the foundation walls, came across an odd shaped block. He struck it with a pick and the top came off disclosing two glass jars within.
The corner stone was taken to the workshop of the contractors and examined. It was found to be of white marble 16 inches long, 9 inches wide, 8 inches deep. The jars were in a niche 10 inches long, 6 inches wide and 5 inches deep.
The first jar opened contained a number of coins bearing the date 1853 and a quantity of paper reduced to pulp by the action of the elements. When this mass was taken out and dried it resembled powder.
The other jar contained a copy of the city charter; a copy of the ordinances of City Council, while R. W. Howell was the presiding officer; the specifications of the building, of which Lewis E. Foy was the architect. These were all water soaked.
In a good state of preservation after being dried were found two copies of the The [sic] Reformer and New Jersey Temperance Advocate, respectively, dated December 14 and 21, 1853; The Camden Democrat, December 24, 1853, Isaac Mickle, editor; The West Jerseyman, December 14 and 21, 1853, Philip J. Gray, editor; The American Banner, December 17 and 24, 1853, John H. Jones, editor; address of the Native American National Convention to the citizens of the United States with a copy of the resolutions adopted July 5 and 7, 1845.
The documents will be turned over to J. W. F. Bleakly, secretary of the Board of Education and it is more than likely that some of them will be placed in the corner stone of the new building, to be erected on the site of Camden’s first public school.
Burglar Hunt at Early Hour
Camden Post-Telegram —
Policeman George Horner, the ever vigilant, shortly after 1 o’clock this morning, saw a suspicious looking character lurking around the vicinity of Fourth and Cooper streets. Policeman Horner saw him dodge into a pard [sic] at the old Hatch property, on Cooper street near Fourth. The officer was soon joined in the hunt by Policeman Lyons and Special officer Robert Miller and the three of them made a careful examination of all the premises from Fourth street to the Centenary M. E. church. They searched the side street, the yards and alleys in the vicinity, but the suspicious character had disappeared. After this they made an examination of three of the properties on Cooper street and found everything all right and nothing disturbed.
From the description furnished the same man was seen in the vicinity of Broadway and Carman street, shortly after 12 o’clock.
Own Life Taken by Music Teacher
Camden Morning Post —
Miss Elizabeth M’Creight, 65, Found Dead in Home at 321 State Street
An elderly North Camden music teacher ended her life last night by gas.
The teacher was Miss Elizabeth McCreight, 65, of 321 State street. Her body was found in the kitchen.
Because Miss McCreight lived alone, police guarded the house during the night, after she had been discovered dead, when it was reported she owned many valuables.
Detectives reported finding a chair upset directly in front of the kitchen gas stove, indicating, they said, Miss McCreight was overcome by the fumes and had fallen from the chair.
The body was discovered after two boys, William K. Huff, 16, of 317 State street, and Dermott Dollar, 16, of 408 Cooper street, had smelled the odor of gas as they passed. Huff went to his home, directly across the street, and told his father, William K. Huff, Sr., who telephoned police.
Detectives William Dolan and Leon Branch forced a rear window and found the body on the floor of the gas filled kitchen. All gas jets of a cook stove were open. Coroner Arthur H. Holl was summoned and issued a certificate of death by suicide. Holl declared the woman had probably been dead for three or four days.
Neighbors informed police the woman lived in the house alone and was a music teacher. Other information revealed she was an active social worker of the North Baptist Church, Linden street near Fourth street, and had not been seen since Sunday when she returned from church.
Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 2 p.m. at the Holl Funeral Home, 1401 Princess avenue, by Rev. George H. Hemingway, former pastor of the First Presbyterian Church. The body will be on view tomorrow night at the Holl parlors. Interment will be on Tuesday in the family burial plot at Springfield, Ohio.
Burglary Attempt at Dilmore’s Saloon
Philadelphia Inquirer —
Policeman Fitzsimmons saw a man acting suspiciously at Fourth street and Kaighn avenue early yesterday morning. When the policeman approached the man fled. The officer gave chase, but the man escaped. Later the policeman found that the front window of the saloon of George S. Dilmore had been forced and raised. Nothing of value was taken.
Two Men Jailed in Theft Plot Try to Involve G.O.P. Club Aide
Camden Courier-Post —
Ninth Ward Employe Named by Prisoners in Scheme to Loot Building of Slot Machines; Judge Neutze Discounts Story
An employee of the Ninth Ward Republican Club yesterday was accused of plotting to steal slot machines from the club at 536 Broadway by two South Camden men convicted of robbing him.
Michael Maloni, 25, of 321 South Fourth street, and Dominick Vizzone, 24, of 316 South Fifth street, were sentenced to four months in the county jail when Judge Frank F. Neutze told them their story “doesn’t ring true.”
Maloni and Vizzone were arrested on complaint of Jacob Mutzer, 417 Carteret street, employed at the club. He said he was coming out of a restaurant in South Camden early on the morning of June 17 when he met Maloni and Vizzone.
“They induced me to get into their car and then they drove me to a field back of the Camden Forge Company,” Mutzer testified. “There they took my money and keys, including keys to the club. I was afraid they might get into the club and clean it out so I notified police.”
Detectives went to the club house, but Maloni and Vizzone did not appear. They were arrested later.
The defendants denied robbing Mutzer.
“His story is not true,” Maloni insisted. “He told us to take his keys and go to the club and take the slot machines from there while he waited for us. He said it would look like a hold-up. We refused to have anything to do with it.”
Mutzer cut in and said Maloni’s testimony was untrue.
Judge Neutze told Maloni and Vizzone he thought they were “looking for a way out,” and imposed sentence.
Two N. Camden Men Attacked by Thugs
Camden Courier-Post —
Two street attacks were reported Friday night to Det. Russell Young.
John Hoey, 73, of 831 Linden st., an attendant at a parking lot at 4th and Arch sts., said that while he was counting the day’s receipts he was assaulted by two Negroes about 17 years old, and was hit on the head with a rock. He said the pair fled without loot when he shouted for help.
Joseph Packer, 45, of 621 Grant st., said he was punched in the face by a group of five teen-age Negroes at 3rd st. and Kaighns ave. while he was walking to work. He said his assailants fled without robbing him. He was treated at West Jersey Hospital for a possible nose fracture.
Camden Fire Alarms
Camden Courier-Post —
From Midnight Sunday to Midnight Monday
1.02 a. m., 423 Stevens st., part of interior and contents.
4.57 a. m., 421 Stevens st., part of floor.
2.05 p. m., 330 Benson st., part of interior and contents.
4.45 p. m., N. 3rd st., at Delaware River, rubbish.
5.38 p. m., 4th and Viola sts., auto.
3 Camden Men Enlist in U. S. Coast Artillery
Camden Courier-Post —
Three Camden men have been accepted at the United States army recruiting office, Fourth and Market streets, since June 1, for three-year enlistments in the coast artillery in Panama.
They are William R. Davies, 20, 3009 Stevens street; Walter W. Crim, 19, 1037 Princess avenue, and Joseph Newman, 19, 49 North Thirty-sixth street. Davies has two years of high school and Grim [sic] one. They are now at Fort Slocum, N. Y., and will sail for Panama June 18, Captain John J. Gorman, recruiting officer, said.
Over in Camden
Philadelphia Inquirer —
* Miss Cora Severn, of Fourth and Pine, had her arm severely scalded yesterday.
* The valuable family plate owned by the late Miss Eleanor Browning was left to Mrs. Samuel Bergen.
* Charged with stealing a boat, Thomas Grove and David McAnthy, of Gloucester City, were held for trial.
* The congregation of Tabernacle Methodist Church contribute $300 a month toward paying off the church debt.
* George Meyers, who has been wanted for a week for assaulting Samuel Roach, was locked up in the city jail yesterday.
* Charged with assaulting William Malson, a two-year-old boy, William White, alias “Barfoot Bill,” Camden’s dog catcher, was landed behind the county jail bars last night.
* Friends of Julius Spoore, the Swiss picnicker, who was prostrated by the heat at Stockton Park and died in the Cooper Hospital, claimed the body yesterday. He lived at 813 Shallow street, Philadelphia.
* County Physician Iszard has ordered Coroner Tomlinson, of Gloucester, to hold an inquest in the case of John Kirk, the young Philadelphian drowned on Sunday at the mouth of Timber creek, after a row in a boat.
* The failure of his counsel to get a writ of habeas corpus, induced saloonkeeper William Gallagher, of 106 Kaighn avenue, convicted of Sunday selling, to pay his $50 fine yesterday and secure his release from the county jail.
* The Rev. J. Livingston Allen, pastor of the Kaighn Avenue Methodist Church, celebrated the silver anniversary of his marriage last night at 1229 Hyde Park. Representatives of four generations on Mrs. Allen’s side were present.
* The will of William T. Read, a real estate broker, which was filed yesterday, leaves his estate, said to be worth $100,000, to his widow and son, except these legacies: Linde Baptist Church, $500; Mary Campbell, $2,000; John Campbell, $1,000.
* Efforts to save the arm of Lincoln Prutzman, a Pennsylvania Railroad brakeman, whose elbow was crushed last Wednesday while coupling cars, have proved unavailing, and the Cooper Hospital surgeons will amputate the injured member to-day.
* Thomas Guthridge, who was run down at the Mount Vernon street crossing, wants $10,000 damages from the West Jersey Railroad Company for personal injuries. The suit was commenced yesterday, and also a suit for $500 by the executors of A. T. Davis’s estate, for a wagon smashed in the accident.
* Over-confidence in human nature cost Curtis Truitt, a colored farm hand employed by Robert Jones, of Mount Ephraim, the price of a load of truck yesterday. Truitt allowed 18-year-old John Hansom, of 817 Clark street, to drive his team, while he slept, on his return from the Philadelphia market. Hansom picked Truitt’s pocket and escaped.
For Sale — New 7-Room Houses
Camden Post —
FOR SALE.—NEW 7-ROOM and Summer kitchen houses, modern in style and conveniences, location high, only a few minutes walk from South st. or Kaighn ave. Ferry, will make cosy homes or good investments. Also 4-room houses, same location. Call and see them; open every day including Sunday, appointments can be made for evening. WILSON ERNST, Builder. cor. 4th and Benson sts. and 5[?]1 Kaighn ave., Camden.
Many Caught in Raid
Philadelphia Inquirer —
Pandemonium Reigned in Camden City Hall Following Arrests
Camden’s “Little Italy” as [sic] thrown into a ferment yesterday when Police Captain Stanley and Sergeant Reader, with squads of policemen, descended on two alleged disorderly houses and placed under arrest thirty-eight of the inmates. The proprietors included Antonio Froricano, Fourth street and Joint alley, and Andermo Clercenda, 706 South Second street. The prisoners taxed the capacity of the city jail.
It required several trips of the patrol wagons to convey the prisoners to the city prison, and in each instance crowds of gesticulating women and children followed. They crowded the police headquarters until the doors had to be locked to keep them out. What with the crying women, the bawling children and the excited talking of the men there was a perfect pandemonium.
Camden Protected During Big Blaze
Camden Courier-Post —
3 Firemen Off Duty Commandeer Truck and Wait for Any Emergency
With all available fire-fighting apparatus at the Kaighn’s Point conflagration, three members of the city fire department who were off duty nevertheless provided Camden with its only protection against other fires by breaking into an abandoned firehouse and manning a fire truck.
Captain Clarence Madden and Firemen John Mulligan and George Garner, attached to the fire house at Twenty-seventh and Federal streets, heard the third alarm and knowing that all the city’s companies were summoned to the fire, decided to go on duty to be ready for any other emergency.
They hurried to the fire house. The No. 5 truck has been out of commission for some time and they were unable to move it.
Jumping into Madden’s own car, they went to the Fourth and Vine streets house which has been discontinued. A truck was inside.
But they found all doors locked. Forcing a rear window they entered and broke the padlock on the front door and drove the truck to headquarters at Fifth and Arch streets, where they reported and remained on call until the return of the other companies.
They were commended by Chief John H. Lennox for their resourcefulness.
Fireman Overcome in Blazing Cellar
Camden Daily Courier —
Rendered Unconscious By Smoke Joseph Logue is Bravely Rescued
POLICEMAN AND LADDIE AS HEROES
Bravery on the part of Policeman Harry Bakley and Fireman Harry Anderson perhaps saved the life of Fireman Joseph Logue, of the No. 4 house, when he was overcome with smoke in the cellar at the home of John Holloway, 219 Grant street, last night. Logue after being pulled from out of the cellar was revived and was able to resume his duties.
The alarm came in about 7.45 last night and the companies from the Fourth and Vine streets house and Fifth and Arch streets responded. On arriving at the house smoke was pouring from the cellar windows in volumes. Handicapped by the windows being bolted the firemen fought the fire from the inside of the house. As they opened the cellar door the smoke almost overpowered them.
Unable to get at the blaze, Logue descended the steps with an extinguisher and attempted to fight the fire. After waiting for several minutes his companions become [sic] alarmed and quickly made their way down the steps to find Logue. While groping in the blinding and choking smoke, Bakley tripped over what he thought an object on the floor. Reaching down he discovered it was the unconscious form of the fireman. Calling to Anderson, they carried the prostrated man up the steps.
His clothing was unbuttoned and Logue was laid on a blanket in the rear yard of the house, while his companions worked earnestly to get the smoke from his lungs. After several minutes’ work he recovered consciousness and refused to be taken to the hospital.
The fire although of slight nature, caused much excitement in the neighborhood and did damage of only a few dollars. The fire is thought to have been started by a child going into the cellar with a lighted candle and tripping, fell, the lighted candle igniting scattered paper lying on the floor.
Fireman Gets Hearing Tomorrow for Drinking
Camden Daily Courier —
Capt. W. Scott Franklin, of Fire Engine House No. 1, Fourth and Pine streets, will be given a hearing before Commissioner Hitchner tomorrow on charges of being intoxicated while on duty.
Franklin was suspended last week on charges that he had become intoxicated while making inspections on Broadway for the fire department.
A Camden Free Fight
Philadelphia Inquirer —
Too Many Original Packages at a Party. Other Cross River News.
A party at Joseph Flanigan’s house on Mickle street, above Second, on Thursday night, had a bad ending. It was a package party, and some brought “original packages” with them. As soon as the bad whisky in the latter commenced to work free fist fights followed.
It was while Policeman Harvey and Robert Miller were patrolling their beats that they heard the cry of murder. They traced the cries to the Flanigan house, where they found at least a dozen men in the back yard engaged in a free fist fight. At the sight of the officers the men all scampered, with the exception of Edward Bates, who lay on the ground with blood running freely from a wound in his head. The police went in the house and arrested Charles Bates and William Harris.
After Edward Bates had his wounds dressed at the Cooper Hospital, he and the others were locked up for a hearing, and yesterday Mayor Pratt compelled the two Bateses and James Lafferty to pay fines and costs, while Harris was dismissed.
Dennis Corbitt tried to “do up” Policeman Mullane on Kaighn avenue, near Fourth street, yesterday afternoon. He succeeded in throwing Mullane down, and was about to escape when Policeman Harvey appeared. Corbitt tried to escape from both, but was subdued by blackjacks. His wounds were dressed at the Cooper Hospital. He is locked up at the City Hall for a hearing to-day.
Dzick Frees 2 In Row Over Car Mishap
Camden Courier-Post —
What police called a “quarrel among thieves” was thrown out of Municipal Court Wednesday by Judge Dzick.
He discharged Nicholas Persiano, 22, of Broadway near Pine st., a key figure in the recent $22,000 Freihofer Baking Co. robbery, and Anthony Mona, of the 1400 block S. 4th st. Mona’s brother, Nicholas, 20, is under bail in connection with the robbery.
For lack of evidence in an automobile case, Judge Dzick said he discharged the two “with much regret.”
Both were arrested as the aftermath of an accident in which a car driven by Persiano crashed into the bulk window of the Dial Shoe Store, 1152 Broadway.
Free on Bail
Persiano, who is under $10,000 bail on the robbery charge, is said by police to have obtained $19,000 of the Freihofer loot through a ruse, although he was not directly connected with the robbery. The money has not been recovered.
Judge Dzick said he gave his discharge order because Persiano “recanted” his original charges against Mona and Robert Rodgers, 23, of Mt. Vernon st. near 2nd.
Detective George Ellis testified that Persiano originally told him that his car was forced off the highway by a machine driven by Mona, and that when the car crashed Rodgers was on the running board attempting to beat him over the head with a piece of pipe.
Says Car Skidded
In court Wednesday, Persiano said his car skidded, and his testimony was supported by that of Thomas Myers, of 632 Benson st., and James Walker, of 945 Newton ave., occupants of another car in the neighborhood at the time of the accident.
On Persiano’s complaint, police arrested Mona. When Persiano failed to appear in court Monday, Judge Dzick issued a bench warrant for his arrest.
Rodgers, who was not arraigned, was in court with an attorney.
Despite earlier statements police said he made, Persiano testified Wednesday that he “wasn’t sure” Mona drove the other car which threw him into a skid, and he “wasn’t sure” the man riding his running board was Rodgers.
Mona had been charged with reckless driving and Persiano with careless driving.
Mona Plea Is Changed To Non Vult
Camden Courier-Post —
Wanted by Burlington:
Anthony Mona, 38, of 4th st. near Atlantic ave., today changed his plea of not guilty to non vult on nine indictments charging him with breaking and entering and larceny, and aiding and abetting larceny.
At the same time, County Judge Martino announced, he would recommend that six additional indictments be nolle prossed.
The additional indictments charge conspiracy and contributing to the delinquency of minors.
$50,000 Bail Continued
The change of plea was made as Mona was scheduled to go on trial before Judge Martino. Martino set Dec. 19 for sentencing, and continued Mona’s bail of $50,000.
The high bail was originally set for Mona by County Judge Dzick on Nov. 20, three days after he was arrested by Camden and Pennsauken police in the cellar of a house in the 4000 block of Federal st., Pennsauken.
Bench Warrants Issued
He was sought at that time on bench warrants issued in Camden and Burlington Counties. The Camden warrant was issued Nov. 7 when Mona failed to appear in court to enter a plea. Another warrant was issued in Burlington County when Mona failed to appear for sentencing.
He had been found guilty Oct. 14 by Burlington County Judge Drenk of carrying a concealed deadly weapon April 1 in Maple Shade.
At today’s proceedings Mona was represented by Louis N. Caggiano, and the state by Assistant Prosecutor Robert B. Johnson.
Youths Dazed by Rum; Police Probe Ordered
Camden Courier-Post —
Two youths who were found in a semi-conscious condition as the result of drinking liquor, were held in $500 bail each yesterday by Judge Garfield Pancoast pending a police investigation.
They are George Burrell, 20, of 1208 Thurman street, and Dominick Ravieri, 17, of 325 Division street. They were arrested at Fourth and Chestnut streets by Police Lieut. Bakley. Bakley testified they were in such a stupor that it was necessary to take them to West Jersey Homeopathic Hospital where their stomachs were pumped.
The youths first declared they found the liquor, but after questioning by Judge Pancoast, admitted buying it in a South Camden speakeasy. They were held in bail for a further hearing next week. Pancoast ordered the police to learn where the youths obtained the liquor.
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The Origin of St. Joseph’s Parish—Continued
spire, completed in 1888 under Dean Fitzimmons, and is the Cathedral Church of the Diocese.
As there was no Catholic cemetery nearer than Gloucester or Philadelphia in 1863, Father Byrne set about obtaining one. He found a plot of approximately 9 acres at the junction of Westfield Avenue and Federal Street, which he purchased from William B. Cooper. This plot became St. Patrick’s cemetery, the eastern end of which is now the site of St. Joseph’s Church, School, and Rectory.
A considerable number of German immigrants in Camden necessitated the erection of a German parish, which took place under Father Thurnes in 1867. The property of the Second Baptist Church at Fourth and Division Streets was secured, and became the Roman Catholic Church of Saints Peter and Paul, May 3, 1867. The church now known as Sts. Peter and Paul Church, on the corner of Spruce and St. John Streets was erected in 1888. The building at Fourth and Division was taken over in 1903 by the Italian Catholics when Our Lady of Mount Carmel parish began. St. Peter’s parish in Merchantville also began in 1903.
In 1872 a wooden mission church was put up at Eighth and Van Hook Streets to accommodate the Catholics of South Camden. This was the beginning of the Sacred Heart parish, though the parish
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Camden Daily Post —
Last evening Grand District Deputy C. M. Ferat, Sr., installed the officers of Camden Division, No. 14, S. of T.
This evening Oriental Division, No. 148 will meet in their new quarters in Mechanics’ Hall, Fourth and Spruce streets, when the District Deputy will publicly install the following officers for the ensuing term: W. P., Mrs. Julia Turner; W. A., Eugene Turner; R. S., C. M. Ferat, Sr.; F. S., Elmer Lord; T., Charles Smith and C. Jonathan Adams. The Division has secured the large room on the second floor for Sunday afternoons, for the purpose of holding temperance meetings.
Murderer Glad He Killed His Wife
Philadelphia Inquirer —
Samuel Vanstavern, in a Prison Cell, Manifests No Regret Over the Awful Crime Which He Committed in Camden Friday Night
SCENE OF THE CAMDEN MURDER
It was at Fourth and Chestnut streets where Vanstavern killed his wife. The picture shows the oil box behind which the defenseless woman tried to hide from her husband. The fireman in the foreground is Peter Carter, who picked up the woman after she was shot.
Apparently less concerned than anyone in the room, Samuel Vanstavern, who murdered his wife in Camden on Friday evening, was given a hearing by Justice Stackhouse yesterday and committed to await the action of the grand jury.
“I hope she is dead and I am willing to hang for it,” was Vanstavern’s expression shortly after his arrest, and his countenance at the hearing gave no indication that he regretted the deed
When asked by Justice Stackhouse if he desired to say anything, Vanstavern gruffly mumbled: “I ain’t got nothin’ to say.”
He made a statement, however, on Friday evening to Assistant Prosecutor Archer.
Separated Nine eYars [sic]
He said he had been separated from his wife for nine years, although they had been friendly at times during that period. He had coaxed her frequently to return to him, but she always had some excuse. Four of [sic] five weeks ago he said she informed him that she had sold their household goods and all was over between them.
“I couldn’t live without her,” he said, and if she is dead I am glad and am willing to hang for it.”
He said he had been drinking Friday. He had purchased the pistol several weeks ago and always kept it with him. “I didn’t know whether I would have shot her if I hadn’t been drinking,” he concluded.
Young Griffiths’ Story
Frederick S. Griffiths, a 14-year-old boy, saw the murder and testified at the hearing. He is employed in a grocery store in front of which the tragedy occurred. Griffiths said a woman passed him and Vanstavern at the same moment clutched him by the throat, pointed a pistol at his head and demanded to know the woman’s name. The boy sank to his knees in fright and denied that he knew her. The woman hearing the boy’s cries turned and Vanstavern convinced that she was his wife, began firing. Mrs. Vanstavern sought shelter behind an oil box, but her husband followed her, firing four shots, each of them taking effect.
Married Seventeen Years
The Vanstaverns had been married seventeen years. They had one child, Walter, now 16 years old. Mrs. Vanstavern was always considered an estimable woman while her husband had a reputation for shiftlessness.
The Prosecutor has no doubt of his ability to prove premeditated murder.
Vanstavern, who is a skilled oilcloth worker, boarded at 702 Mt. Vernon street. Mrs. Vanstavern made her home with her father, former Councilman Daniel Lamb, at 330 Chestnut street.
Charles S. Malandra Funeral Due Monday
Camden Courier-Post —
CHARLES S. MALANDRA
Solemn requiem Mass for Charles S. Malandra, 66, will be celebrated Monday at 9.30 a. m. in Our Lady of Mt. Carmel R. C. Church, 4th and Division sts., Camden.
Relatives and friends will meet at 8 a. m. in the funeral home of John A. Healey, 9 White Horse pike, Haddon Heights, where friends may call Sunday night. Burial will be in New St. Mary’s Cemetery.
Mr. Malandra, a retired merchant tailor and the father of Angelo D. Malandra, deputy mayor of Camden City, died Thursday in the home of a daughter, Mrs. Gus Palumbo, 202 S. Black Horse pike, Blackwood, where he made his home. He was a former resident of South Camden.
Rosh Hoshana Celebrated
Philadelphia Inquirer —
The Jewish residents of Camden celebrated Rosh Hoshana, their New Year’s Day, in Furey’s Hall, at Fourth street and Kaighn avenue, yesterday.
Camden News Notes
Philadelphia Inquirer —
Sixty feet from the ground, a 20,000-gallon tank is being erected for a soap manufacturing concern at Fourth street and Atlantic avenue.
A delegation from the Second Ward Republican Club yesterday attended the funeral of William Robinson, which took place from his home at 842 Carpenter street.
Efforts are being made to have Dr. Nachman Heller, of Harrisburg, become rabbi of a Camden synagogue. He is widely known in Jewish circles for his brilliant writing.
Work of installing a much-needed padded cell in the city jail has been completed to the satisfaction of Mayor Ellis.
About the only thing to show that yesterday marked the city’s eighty-second birthday was the flag which floated from the tall pole in front of the City Hall.
Members of the Debating Society of the High School will wrestle with this question next Friday night: “Resolved, That Co-education in Public High Schools is Undesirable.”
At the North Baptist Church yesterday, Rev. Kerr Boyce Tupper, of Philadelphia, preached eloquent sermons to large congregations. This church has not yet selected a successor to Rev. Kittredge Wheeler who resigned to go West some months ago.
Camden churches continue to experience a wonderful awakening as a result of revivals.
Mary Jones, 29 years old, of 911 North Second street, was badly bruised by a trolley car at Broadway and Newton avenue yesterday. She was taken to her home in an ambulance.
United Fortunes in a Synagogue
Philadelphia Inquirer —
MR. AND MRS. PHILIP SIHISKY.
Miss Annie Pauline Alberts, daughter of Isaac Alberts, of 705 Kaighn avenue, Camden, was married last night to Philip Sihisky, in the synagogue of the Sons of Israel, Fourth and Liberty streets, Camden. The ceremony was performed by Rabbi David Shane, assisted by Rabbi Banet Leventhal, of Philadelphia. Mrs. Sarah Forman, sister of the bride, was matron of honor and David Forman was best man. A large number of invited guests from Philadelphia and Camden attended the wedding.
At the conclusion of the ceremony a reception was held in the synagogue, after which the newly-wedded couple left for a bridal tour. On their return they will reside in Camden.