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Hale Street
Hale Street ran north-south from Central Avenue to Ferry Avenue in Camden; its four homes and the street itself were razed in the 1970s for the I-676 North-South Freeway.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
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Iron Bars Prevent Rescue of Boy Who Dies in Camden Fire
A Philadelphia Inquirer report of April 28, 1922 on a fatal fire at 1009 Broadway, Camden, in which iron bars from the building's former use as a bank prevented the rescue of a sleeping boy. Six firemen, including Captain Charles Watkins of No. 7 Engine Company, were injured.
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Fire Department Promotions
A Philadelphia Inquirer news brief of December 24, 1921 reporting that Captain Charles Todd was placed on pension and Lieutenant Charles Watkins of No. 5 Company was advanced to a captaincy.
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Julia Macks Injured by Nail
A brief 1912 Philadelphia Inquirer item reporting that two-year-old Julia Macks, one of the celebrated Camden triplets, gashed her leg on a nail at 1701 Hale Street.
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Girl Probably Averted Murder
A dispute over a young woman's affections between Albert Williams of 709 Gold Street and Joshua Hines nearly turned deadly until she stepped between the men, as reported by the Philadelphia Inquirer on June 12, 1911.
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Triplets' Mother Happy
A 1910 Philadelphia Inquirer report on the Alpha Club raising $500 for Katie Macks, the Camden widow at 1702 Hale Street raising one-year-old triplets after her husband's death.
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Mother and Babes Alone
A 1909 Philadelphia Inquirer report on the destitution of a Camden widow at 1701 Hale Street, left with newborn triplets after her husband Stanley Macks died at Cooper Hospital.
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Police Guard Gas Tank
A Philadelphia Inquirer report of August 12, 1904 on the police guard placed over the gas holder being built at Locust and Walnut streets in Camden during a riveters' strike. Charles F. Watkins was named among those assaulted.
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William Stewart Fined for Illegal Thrush
William Stewart of 709 Gold Street was fined $23.40 by Justice Barr for illegally keeping a thrush, as reported by the Philadelphia Inquirer on October 23, 1903.
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David Vallier Jailed on Assault Charge
David Vallier of 713 Gold Street was committed to the county jail in default of bail on a charge of kicking his wife down the stairs, as reported by the Philadelphia Inquirer on December 22, 1895.