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Newspaper
Lowell Daily Courier
Location
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1902
Page
9
President and about 2500 spectators watched Yale Race as Yale's crew beat Harvard by four lengths at the finish with time 20:20. The event drew a large crowd as Yale claimed the victory in a tense regatta.
Yale defeats Harvard in the Varsity eight with a 20.20 to 20.33 time, a four boat-length margin, while Harvard wins the four-oared race by 2 1/2 lengths. The freshman race ends in a photo finish with a draw, and President Roosevelt attends, watching from the Dolphin.
Continue reading for a Fourth of July excursion from Boston to New York aboard the Old Dominion of the Joy line. The round trip covers about 700 miles with all boat expenses included for 8 dollars and fifty cents. Departure Wednesday 5 p.m. from Boston, return Sunday 7 p.m. Tickets via George F. Tilton, 214 Washington St., Boston.
The article notes that China uses coffins primarily from lumber, with coffin wood thickness ranging from four to nineteen inches. It estimates annual lumber utilization for coffins between 8 and 10 billion feet, indicating a substantial share of total wood production goes to coffin manufacturing.
The 20th annual St Patricks academy dramatics under Xaverian direction drew a large Huntington hall audience. A varied program featured cadet orchestra, eloquent solos, Indian club drill by 30 boys under 12, and a stirring Old Glory scene with Major Smiffin and other characters. Brothers Leo and Matthew guided music and Indian era, with a bustling crowd dancing after the show.
The city overseers held a routine monthly session at the superintendent’s office. Members discussed a fireworks plan, inmate numbers, cow deaths, and a lingering dispute with Rev. George C. Wright. The board pursued a “dignified silence” as the issue drifts, adjourned to July 2 at city hall.
The Howe school in Billerica marked its 50th anniversary with seven graduates, the sixth annual Home School Alumni reunion, and a campus ceremony in the town hall. Principal Barnes announced a growing entering class while Dr. Howe's legacy and Roosevelt era ideals framed speeches on service, leadership, and civic duty.
A college ad man recalls negotiating with a wary proprietor, Mr Stiff, to land a contract for The Junior Annual. After a two hour talk covering terms and contracts, the deal nears completion only to face a final caution that the ad must be taken out in trade.
A dialogue notes a Japanese writer finishing a sprawling ninety volume novel. The exchange hints at the workload and the potential practical challenge for publishers if a messenger boy ever delivers the entire saga in one go.
The July Atlantic opens with a cheerful editorial on Independence Day. It also surveys social and political inequalities from rapid industrial growth in Certain Aspects of America and Race Prejudice in the Philippines.
The July Century presents a summer fiction number with work by Paul Leicester Ford posthumously titled Wanted A Chaperon and illustrations by Gilbert likely his last. It includes Dr Weir Mitchell's Little Stories with A Dilemma and Davin Gray's Ting-A Ling, plus Frank Norris The Passing of Cock-Eye Blacklock.
The July issue features The First Declaration of Independence detailing the early stakes of liberty. The Independence Hall of Today recalls Philadelphia restoration. The Death Throes of the Confederacy portrays Civil War last battles. Joe Lincoln presents The Battle of Quahang Neck, a War of 1812 humor piece. Woven With the Ship continues Cyrus Townsend Brady tale. Onoto Watanna contributes The Love of a Geisha Girl, and Will N. Harden writes of Georgia mountaineers. Grace Margaret Gould offers fashion hints. Published by Crowell Publishing Co.
Clifton Johnson presents Crown Point and Ti conderoga as they appear today in an elaborately illustrated piece titled A Revolutionary Battle Ground. Also featured is The Strike of the Anthracite Miners by Rev. John McDowell and an illustrated timely article on Americas Seashore Playgrounds.
In Harper's July issue Alden argues American writers dominate the short story, with English tales longer and French and American leading in brevity. He traces roots to early American life, Dana, Hawthorne, Sims, and humorists to Twain and Harte, noting Poe Irving near European traditions and English readers favor American prose. He concludes Americans excel in bold concepts, sincere feeling, and humor, leaving few English-speaking rivals. The note ends: There are no more chances for Wednesday weddings in June.
A quick comic exchange shows a physician questioning a government official husband about overwork and needing exercise. Mrs W confirms the husband is a government official. The physician reconsiders the case and suggests exercise as treatment.
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