Dr Melveen bids farewell in Boston before moving west
Rev W T Melveen and his wife were honored with a farewell reception at Shawmut Congregational Church as he prepares to depart to Chicago for new duties. He remarked on Boston’s distinctive traits and discussed governance and corruption, praising state oversight of major city offices. He also commented on the city’s moral scene, noting pockets of vice but many good, law-abiding residents and responsive police.
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Boston
W. T. McElveen
Shawmut
South End
Henry Siegel Co
Death Claims President of Merchants National Bank
Franklin Haven 71 president of the Merchants National Bank died at his home 85 Beacon Street after a Tuesday night illness. He served as bank president since 1884 and held multiple finance and hospital trusteeships. Survived by wife Florence Endicott Davis, a sister and extended family. Funeral services set for Saturday at 2 PM.
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Merchants’ National Bank
Beacon Street
Mr. Haven
President Haven
Boston
Harvard
McDowell
Second California Cavalry
Bay State Trust Company
Boston Clearing House Association
Convalescents
Waverley
Guarantee Company of North America
Huntington Avenue
Massachusetts General Hospital
Massachusetts Hospital Life Insurance Company
McLean Hospital
New England Trust Company
Haven
Mt. Vernon Street
John Pierpont
Mary E. Haven
Retreat Draws Big Gathering at Immaculate Conception
The weather did not deter a large audience at the Immaculate Conception retreat held in both the upper and lower churches. Rev. David W. Hearn S J of Boston College led rosary and benediction in the upper church, with Rev. J M Prendergast delivering the sermon on The Way and the Truth and the Light. In the lower church Rev. RE M Corbett S J led prayers, and Rev. John M Coughlan S J of Boston College preached the same sermon. Benediction closed the sessions. Tonight the talks focus on The Two Standards.
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David W. Hearn
S. J
Boston College
J. M. Prendergast
Father Hearn
RE. M. Corbett
John M. Coughlan
Father Coughlan
Retreat at Boston College Focuses on Hell and Faith
On the second day of the annual retreat, Rev. Joseph M. Jorge, S. J., spoke to Boston College and Boston College High School students about Hell after Mass in St Valentine’s Chapel. Rev. Augustine Dinand, S. J., led high school meditations. Afternoon included the stations of the cross and benediction. Tomorrow Mass at Immaculate Conception Church will conclude the retreat with all students receiving communion.
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Boston College High School
St. Valentine’s Chapel
College Chapel
Joseph M. Jorge
S. J
New York-Maryland
Jorge
Hell
Augustine Dinand
Immaculated Conception
Boston & Maine Fined for Cruelty to Horses
The Boston and Maine railroad was fined $100 by Judge Dodge in U S District Court yesterday for cruelty to horses in transit along its lines. A cough or sore throat should not be neglected. Brown's Bronchial Traches offers immediate relief and is sold only in boxes.
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Boston & Maine
Boston & Maine Railroad
Judge Dodge
United States District Court
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