Streets
Taylor Avenue
Taylor Avenue, once called Taylor's Avenue, ran from South Front Street to Hudson Street just south of Federal Street. Laid out by 1850, it was cleared from about 1970 for the Camden County Jail and Hall of Justice.
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Blaine Street
Named for James G. Blaine, the 1884 Republican presidential candidate, Blaine Street ran from South 7th Street to Trenton Avenue and through to Haddon Avenue. No houses stand on Blaine Street today.
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Joe Hyde Succumbs From Heart Attack
Camden Morning Post obituary of Joseph J. Hyde, 47, a Camden cafe proprietor and former baseball and basketball player who died of a heart attack at his home on Hayes Avenue.
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Joe Hyde Succumbs From Heart Attack
Camden Evening Courier obituary of Joseph J. Hyde, 47, a Camden cafe proprietor and former baseball and basketball player, with his funeral set for St. Joseph's Catholic church at Twenty-ninth Street and Westfield Avenue.
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James Lennox Rites to Be Held Tomorrow
Funeral services were set for James Lennox, 82, a retired Pennsylvania Railroad man and father of acting Camden fire chief John H. Lennox, who died at his home at 517 Newton Avenue while his son was called away to fight a blaze at 27 Broadway.
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Camden Beats All Stars
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that Camden's regular team beat a nine of Camden natives, 4 to 1, in a benefit game for Ike Toy, a former semi-professional pitcher then on the Camden police force and dying of consumption.
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Still Playing Ball in Camden
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that Camden's 1906 season will run longer than ever, closing Saturday with the regular Camden team against a picked team of major leaguers. Receipts go to a benefit fund for Ike Toy, and an exhibition of association football will also be played.
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Benefit Game for Ike Toy in Camden
The Philadelphia Inquirer previews the Ike Toy benefit game at the Camden grounds, where the regular Camden team will face a picked team of the "prides of Camden" then playing in the big leagues, including Conroy, the Gleasons, Green, Lennox, Steelman, Verga, Fischman and Bob Black.
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Camden to Play Benefit Game
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that Camden will close its 1906 season with a benefit game for Ike Toy, a popular Camden ball player of the early 1890s who is seriously ill. The Camden players will be opposed by a team of local men then playing in the various leagues, among them Wid Conroy, Kid Gleason, Danny Green and "Farmer" Steelman.