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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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What Boys in Ring Are Doing
The wind-up at the Penn Athletic Club to-night between Danny Dougherty and Tommy Feltz should be productive of some good sport. There is not the slightest likelihood of this bout turning out to be one of those tiresome clinching affairs of which Philadelphia patrons of boxing have had a surfeit of late.
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Gossip Bout the Boxers
Tommy West and Young Peter Jackson are slated for a six-round argument at the Penn Athletic Club, Twentieth street and Montgomery avenue, to-night. Considering the distance that they are to travel they should go at a rapid gait.
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Coming Boxing Bouts
Manager McCarthy has finally settled upon Jack Bennett to meet Owen Ziegler in the wind-up at the Penn Art Club, Twentieth street and Montgomery avenue, on Monday night next. They appeared at one of the early shows of the club, and put up a go that was worth travelling miles to witness.
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McConnell and Cleary to Meet
The Broadway A. C., Broad and Ellsworth, will give the boys a run for their money to-morrow night. For the grand wind up it has two of the best men that could be secured, namely, Dan McConnell, the champion lightweight of Camden, and Tom Cleary, of Fairmount.
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Coming Boxing Bouts
There should be some stiff milling at the National Athletic Club, Pennsylvania Hall, Eighth and Christian streets, to-night, that is, if judgment can be based upon the card. With one exception all the boys are known to be willing boxers and the exception, Harry Ramsey, of Washington, comes here with an excellent reputation.
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Coming Boxing Shows
To-night's the night when Crockey Boyle will have a chance to satisfy the ambition he has possessed ever since Ellwood McCloskey secured the decision over him at the Arena some time recently. The management of the National Athletic Club has acted wisely in matching these two well-known and clever fighters for its wind-up at Pennsylvania Hall, Eighth and Christian streets, to-night.
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Sporting Miscellany
George McFadden and Jack O'Brien are matched to fight in New York May 18.
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Norton and McConnell
An event that is causing a considerable amount of talk at present is the six-round bout between Charles Norton, Billy Wilson's lightweight champion, and Dan McConnell, lightweight champion of New Jersey, which takes place at the Globe Theatre next Thursday evening, December 21.
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Allen and Callahan To-night
The contest between Joe Allen and Tim Callahan, Philadelphia's premier feather weights, which has created so much interest and discussion in pugilistic circles, will come off to-night.
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Dan McConnell at Broadway
Dan McConnell, of Camden, will meet Tommy Edwards in a six-round wind-up at the Broadway A. C., Broad and Ellsworth streets, to-morrow night.
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Boxing at the Quaker City
The managers of the Quaker City Athletic Club believe they have scheduled one of the strongest boxing cards of the season for their show on Saturday night.
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McCormick vs. Strong To-night
There will be heavy weights galore at the Quaker City Athletic Club to-night, and the patrons of boxing will be treated to two six-round bouts between big fellows.
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Bernstein Bests Fairburn
The windup at the Nonpareil Athletic Club last night was between Joe Bernstein, of New York, and Joe Fairburn, of this city. It was a rattling six-round set-to in which the New Yorker clearly proved his superiority as a boxer.
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Testimonial for Bert Crowhurst
All the boxing bouts for the testimonial to Bert Crowhurst, which is to be held at the Caledonian Club on Monday evening, have been arranged, and they include most of the best boxers in and around the city.
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Carey Quits in His Go with Joe Butler
There is one thing to be said about the boxing entertainments at The Arena—you are never dead sure as to what is going to come off.
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In the Sporting Boiler
Maher and O'Donnell will wind up at Arena next Monday night. The proposed Maher-Sharkey match is creating great interest in pugilistic circles.
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Local Boxers at Lancaster
The Orange Street Opera House was well filled to-night to witness the boxing contests between Philadelphia pugilistic aspirants. There were six bouts, two of which were anything but tame.
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The Boxers' Lively Saturday Night
The wind-up at the Southwark Athletic Club last night between the redoubtable “Bull” McCarthy, of this city, and Dan McConnell, who glories in the fact that Camden is his place of habitat, should have satisfied the most exacting.
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Boxing News
There is plenty of good boxing scheduled for this week. To-night Kid Lavigne will meet Owen Ziegler at the Winter Circus.
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In the World of Leads and Counters
If it’s not one thing it’s another. With the passing of the baseball season come the Knights of the Mitts, and from now on until the robins begin to do business in the spring time the space that has been devoted all summer to thrilling stories of life on the diamond, of base hits, of fumbles and muffs, will be turned over to the truthful chronicle of the doings of the king-pin pugs, and those who think they are king pins.
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Light Weight Boxing Tourney
Local light-weights will have an opportunity to demonstrate their abilities if the well-thought-out plans of the Tuxedo Athletic Club do not miscarry. The light-weight tournament is now an assured fact, and the first meeting is down for July 9.
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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.
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Boxing at the Caledonian Club
The holiday show of the Caledonian Club will be held at the club house, Thirteenth and Spring Garden, to-morrow evening. There will be three six-round contests.
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Boxing at Manayunk
Every available bit of room in the big Masonic Hall at Manayunk was occupied last evening by the throng of spectators numbering fully 1000 people, who assembled to witness the athletic entertainment held there under the auspices of some fistic admirers from the Cressen A. C. and from various parts of the city.
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Notes of Numerous Sports
Three of Yale's freshmen crew are sick at present, and unable to row.