People
Abraham Lincoln James
Abraham Lincoln James, commonly known as A. L. James or A. Lincoln James, was a career officer with the Camden Police Department, serving for 40 years.
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West Jersey Hospital
People
George Birch
George Birch was born on May 10, 1905, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His father either passed away or abandoned the family, leaving George's mother, Katherine Halligan, an illiterate Irish immigrant, to raise him alone.
Streets
Howell Street
Howell Street runs through East Camden from 20th Street to 30th Street, parallel to the Pavonia railroad tracks. Homes were built by the 1880s, and several businesses operated here during Camden's industrial years, including Nick's Auto Parts and the Pavonia Ice & Coal Company. The first Catholic parish in East Camden, St. Joseph Church, stood at 25th and Howell Street.
Hospitals
Camden County General Hospital
Besides Cooper , West Jersey , and Lady of Lourdes Hospital , Camden residents used other medical facilities over the years. Some, like the Municipal Hospital and Belleview Hospital, both long closed, were in the city limits.
Historical Accounts
Charles A. Reynolds - South Jersey: A History
This passage is excerpted from South Jersey: A History, 1624-1924 Charles Augustus Reynolds was born at Portsmouth, Virginia May 18, 1870, the son of George C. Washington and Augusta Ann Reynolds.
People
Charles A. Reynolds
Charles Augustus Reynolds was a prominent figure in Camden, deeply involved in both business and civic affairs until his untimely death at the age of 54 in 1924.
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Beckett Street
Beckett Street, named for Henry and Mary Beckett who owned land in South Camden around 1853, originally ran from Front Street to West Street. After 1947 the eastern portion was demolished for an industrial building; today it runs only from South 3rd Street to West Street.
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29th Street
29th Street extends from the Delaware River through Cramer Hill and East Camden, running from River Road to Clinton Street. It is North 29th Street above Federal and South 29th below.
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19th Street
Nineteenth Street runs from the Pavonia railroad switching yards across River Avenue north to Harrison Avenue in the Cramer Hill section of Camden, New Jersey.
Historical Accounts
Remembering Camden - Casselman Family
A collection of remembrances by Catherine Casselman Greenhart, Camden High School Class of 1941. Dear Mr. Cohen, I grew up in Camden at 301 North Second Street .
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Ramona Gonzalez Street
Division Street runs across South Camden. In 1997, a portion of the street was renamed Ramona Gonzalez Street to honor a community leader; the remainder continues to be known as Division Street.
Historical Accounts
Harry Gleason (via SABR)
by Jack Morris - Unknown date On the surface, Harry Gleason's career wasn't noteworthy. He played a total of 274 major-league games over five seasons with a career batting average of 0.218. He was an everyday starter in only one of those seasons.
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Baird Boulevard
Baird Boulevard (originally Baird Avenue) runs diagonally through the Parkside and East Camden neighborhoods, named for Camden businessman and U.S. Senator David Baird Sr. It begins at Kaighn Avenue, crosses the Cooper River and Admiral Wilson Boulevard, and terminates at the intersection of Federal Street and 27th Street in East Camden.
Hospitals
West Jersey Hospital
Mount Ephraim Avenue at Atlantic Avenue This text is primarily from Camden County Medical Society 1846 - 1956 , published by the Camden County Medical Society, 1957.
People
Charles T. Humes, Jr.
Charles Taylor Humes Jr. was born in Camden, New Jersey, to parents Charles T. and Mary Humes. At the age of four during the 1880 Census, he was the eldest child in the family, with his younger brother George born in 1879.
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Admiral Wilson Boulevard
Admiral Wilson Boulevard (US Route 30) runs from the Benjamin Franklin Bridge to Airport Circle, named after World War I naval hero Admiral Henry Braid Wilson Jr. of Camden — originally designated as Bridge Boulevard when it opened.
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Baring Street
Baring Street runs for one block in South Camden, from Chestnut Street south to Kaighn Avenue, between Marion Street and South 6th Street. The homes were built in 1888 by Wilson Ernst, one of Camden's most active builders of the 1880s.
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Arch Street
Arch Street ran from Delaware Avenue to North 5th Street between Federal and Market Streets in downtown Camden. Formerly known as Plum Street, it was home to Oetzel's Saloon, the Genova Cafe, the Collings Carriage Company, and the Camden Fire Department headquarters at 5th and Arch.
People
Robert T. Abbott
ROBERT T. ABBOTT was born in Salem, New Jersey on March 21, 1869 to Benjamin P. Abbott and his wife, the former Beulah Horner.
News Articles
Kathryn H. Trado, Singer in Vaudeville
Philadelphia Inquirer - March 24, 1998 By S. Joseph Hagenmayer, Inquirer Correspondent. Kathryn Hamilton Trado , 88, a 1930s and 1940s vaudeville singer heralded as "Camden's own," died Wednesday at West Jersey Hospital-Camden .
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Seven People Killed, 2 Injured in Camden Row House Blaze
An early morning fire engulfed a rowhouse at 900 North 28th Street on April 20, 1987, killing seven people including four young children and leaving another child in critical condition. Camden County Prosecutor Samuel Asbell blamed careless smoking; city fire officials disagreed with that finding.
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Fire Rips E. Camden Home, Leaving 4 Youngsters Dead
Four children of Mrs. Geraldine Binder died in a 20-minute fire at 433 Garden Avenue in East Camden; Battalion Chief Thomas Blair said all four appeared to have died of smoke inhalation and that the blaze likely started near the living room couch.
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Mrs. Mary E. Dukes
Obituary of Mrs. Mary E. Dukes, 76, of 1149 North 22nd Street, who died at West Jersey Hospital; burial at National Cemetery, Beverly.
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West Jersey Hospital Opened in City in 1885
Camden Courier-Post - May 14, 165 The recorded history of West Jersey Hospital dates from the opening of a small hospital at the northeast corner of 4th and Arch Streets , Camden, in the spring of 1885.
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V. Raczykowski Dies at 78
Camden Courier-Post - January 1964 Vincent Raczykowski, 78, founder and owner of the Newport Bottling Works, 1101 Morton Street, died Wednesday in West Jersey Hospital.
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Bertram D. Zimmerman
Obituary of Bertram D. Zimmerman, 57, of 2412 Howell Street, a stationary fireman at the Camden Courthouse, who died at West Jersey Hospital in March 1959.
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Hospital Cases
Hospital cases from Camden on November 8, 1958, including Joseph Kelly of 67 South 28th Street (cut scalp) and Raymond Ross of 1223 North 28th Street (cut arm) treated at Cooper Hospital.
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S. Camden Man Hurt By Hit-Run Driver
Herman O'Neal, 41, of 139 Spruce Street was seriously injured on Kaighns Avenue near Locust Street by a hit-and-run driver; Det. Sgt. Joseph Hooven of the accident division described the car sought.
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Giuseppe Cuffari Dies; Camden Cafe Operator
Giuseppe A. "Hoover" Cuffari, 65, of 310 Beckett Street, who had run Hoover's Cafe at 941 South 4th Street since 1930, died in West Jersey Hospital in December 1953.
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Vincent Del Pidio
Vincent Del Pidio, 71, of 1873 South 4th Street, an Italian-born Camden resident of 45 years who worked 35 years for the Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines, died in West Jersey Hospital.
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Howard A. Groth
Howard A. Groth of 242 South 32nd Street, a Camden resident of 40 years and a member of Camden Lodge 15 F&AM, died in West Jersey Hospital in April 1953.
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Foreman for 32 Years Dies at Spinning Mill
Robert Gess, 63, foreman at Howland Croft Sons & Co. for 32 years, died at the plant on Broadway and Jefferson Street in June 1950.
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Woman's Scream Routs Robber
Children in Camden Join Outcry after Hand on Throat Awakens Her A woman's screams and the outcries of her two frightened children drove off a robber choking her in bed early Thursday morning.
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2 East Side Homes Damaged by Fire; 2 Firemen Injured
Fire damaged homes at 125 and 127 North Twenty-third Street; Junior Captain Howard Gick suffered a nail through the foot and Fireman Edward Peira was wounded in the hand.
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Mrs. Levi String
Obituary for Mrs. Mary E. String, 76, of 1131 Baring Street, who died after weeks of illness; her husband summoned a police ambulance but she was dead on arrival at West Jersey Hospital.
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Robert Abbott Dies, Ex Policeman Here
Retired Sergeant, 73, Stricken With Pneumonia at Seashore Home Robert T." Bobby" Abbott , 73, retired Camden police sergeant and brother of William S. Abbott , former member of the Board of Education, died yesterday at West Jersey Hospital after a week's illness of pneumonia.
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Hospital Cases
Hospital case log from Cooper and West Jersey hospitals including Irving Yerks, 9, of 1134 Baring Street, treated for a lacerated thumb.
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Dillon Convicted of Slaying on Barge
A mixed jury convicted William Dillon, 22, of manslaughter in the death of his brother-in-law Frank Webley following a fight aboard a barge off Twenty-ninth Street. Webley died in West Jersey Hospital on December 13.
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Hospital Cases
Emergency room cases from Cooper Hospital and West Jersey Hospital, February 14, 1938. Includes Cecelia Homan, 32, of 511 Ray Avenue, treated for a foreign body in the eye.
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Hospital Cases
Hospital cases reported in Camden on February 14, 1938, including Ralph Williams of 413 North 29th Street treated at West Jersey Hospital for a laceration of the knee.
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Mrs. Scott Forms Junior Board for Hospital Service
Camden Courier-Post - February 9, 1938 Mrs. William B. Scott today announces the organization of a Junior Women's Board to the West Jersey Homeopathic Hospital .
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4 Hurt as Auto Strikes Pole Strewing Live Wires on Road
Camden Courier-Post - Feburary 4, 1938 Four persons in a small coupe were injured last night when the machine crashed into a pole at Seventeenth Street and Admiral Wilson Boulevard during a dense fog.
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Annual Turkey Dinner
Camden Courier-Post - February 14, 1936 The annual turkey dinner, given by the Camden City auxiliary to the West Jersey Homeopathic Hospital , will take place this Thursday evening, in the First Presbyterian Church , Fifth and Penn streets .
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City Auxiliary to Meet
Camden Courier-Post - February 8, 1936 Members of the Camden City Auxiliary of West Jersey Homeopathic Hospital will meet Tuesday at 11 o'clock to make surgical dressings in the Charles A. Reynolds Nurses Hall.