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Showing posts with label CRIME. Show all posts
Showing posts with label CRIME. Show all posts
Wednesday, September 28, 2011

1895: Sheriff Hutchinson; My kind of lawman

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Back in the old west, public hangings were a regular occurrence. Apparently they were also common in the "old east" as verified in...
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Thursday, August 04, 2011

1902: TRENTON POLICE: "WHAT IS A 'YEGG'?"

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This is a soon-to-be 100year old article that gives a number of revealing and interesting insights to the history of the Trenton Police Depa...
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Saturday, June 05, 2010

1968: THE TRENTON RIOTS

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Those 1968 riots changed the city of Trenton forever. In my opinion, the town never recovered from the incredibly senseless looting and dest...
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Thursday, November 12, 2009

1886: OBSCENE LITERATURE PROLIFERATES

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I am currently going through the "CRIME-MORALS-SOCIAL VALUES" folder in the Hamilton Library Digital folder which I have been co...
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Sunday, November 16, 2008

1906: TRENTON CRIME STATISTICS, JANUARY, 1906

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Very interesting look at the police blotter for the month of January, 1906. The number of incidents in January, 1906 would be interesting wh...

1901: Unbelievable Assault of a Groveville Girl in Yardville

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NOTE: FOR THOSE VISITORS WITH THE SMALLER NOTEBOOK PC DISPLAY, THIS ARTICLE WILL BE A BIT EASIER TO READ IF YOU MOVE YOUR LCD DISPLAY RESOLU...
Saturday, November 01, 2008

1945: The Horrors of the Holocaust

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The unspeakable atrocities committed by the Nazis during World War II has already gone down in history as one of the most evil times in the ...
Tuesday, October 28, 2008

1956: ST. MARY'S CATHEDRAL ARSON

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I was in the U.S. Army over in Italy when the horrible fire at St. Mary's Cathedral occurred. My mother-in-law's best friend was the...

1935: The Arsenal

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There is much fascinating lore relating to the Arsenal, which is on the Second Street property of the N.J. State Prison. The building still...
Tuesday, September 23, 2008

1941: Schnur's 5 & 10 Burglarized

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Monday, March 31, 2008

1931: LAW AND ORDER CRACKDOWN

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"STERN PUNISHMENT VIEWED AS REMEDY:" AS I ADD MATERIAL TO THE "CRIME, MORALS, SOCIAL VALUES" FOLDER IN THE HAMILTON LIBR...
Wednesday, March 19, 2008

1873: LAWRENCEVILLE'S POST OFFICE AND STORE BURGLARIZED

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Wednesday, December 05, 2007

1947: THINGS WERE BETTER IN "THE GOOD OLD DAYS?"

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FROM MY "CRIME, MORALS, SOCIAL VALUES" FOLDER COMES THIS ARTICLE PROVING THAT THIEVES AND OTHER N'ER DO WELLS HAVE BEEN, AND A...
Thursday, November 29, 2007

1947: WE CALLED IT "JUVENILE DELINQUENCY"

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FROM THE "CRIME, MORALS, SOCIAL VALUES" FILE IN MY COLLECTION, THIS INTERESTING INSIGHT INTO THE MID 20TH CENTURY TELLS OF THE BEG...
Sunday, November 25, 2007

1869: Vandals on Centre Street

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EVEN BACK THEN THEY HAD VANDALISM PERPETRATED BY LOCAL SOCIETY'S MORE IGNORANT CITIZENS. UNLIKE OUR LIBERAL JUDICIAL SYSTEM WE HAVE TODA...
Tuesday, October 30, 2007

1925: NO LIBERAL JUDGE HERE

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"LET THE PUNISHMENT FIT THE CRIME!"
Wednesday, September 05, 2007

1903: "JACK THE HUGGER"

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Well, I guess it could have been Jack the Mugger. Even 108 years ago we had wierdos roaming around the community. This clip comes from my co...
Monday, August 20, 2007

1931: BRING JUDGE SCHROTH BACK

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I HAVE BEEN ADDING INTERESTING NEWS ARTICLES ON THE SOCIAL MISFITS FROM OUR LOCAL PAST INTO THE "CRIME, MORALS AND SOCIAL VALUES"...

1869: EVEN THEN, VANDALS WERE A PROBLEM

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FROM THE "MORALS AND SOCIAL VALUES" FOLDER IN THE LOCAL HISTORY COLLECTION: WHAT IS IT ABOUT A CERTAIN SEGMENT OF OUR POPULATION T...
Friday, July 27, 2007

1912: WHITE CITY DEBAUCHERY

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IN THE FALL I WILL BE DOING A KUSER MANSION PROGRAM ON WHITE CITY, "THE CONEY ISLAND OF NEW JERSEY." EVEN THOUGH WHITE CITY W...