Rotary founder’s lonely start sparks global clubs
Chicago February 20 era story details Paul P Harris founder of Rotary whose loneliness inspired a tiny trio to form a group that grew into the International Association of Rotary Clubs. Seventeen years on there are 1045 clubs in 22 countries with about 100000 members. Harris, 53, says Rotary seeks friendship and brotherhood and emphasises selflessness as its core.
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Paul P. Harris
Kindred Lights
International Association of Rotary Clubs
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Europe
Rotary
Rotary Week
Brotherhood of Man
Nearing Upward Business Swing Report Sees Revival Ahead
Washington February 20. The Federal Reserve board reports 1921 operations show business progressing in defined cycles and nearing an upward swing of the economic pendulum. Some believe the revival is not far distant and will lead to a new era of prosperity, with no legislative recommendations offered.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Congress
Federal Reserve System
Liverpool Cotton Market Opens Steady Amid Strong Sales
Market opened very steady with gains of 19 to 28 points. Fullys priced at 10.88 with 15,000 bales sold. Receipts totaled 18,861 bales, including 14,169 American. Futures shown for Feb April June with slight gaps in open and close, reflecting a firm tone in Liverpool trading.
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New York
Debsceess
Seetserees
Eandeendee
Aeetel Weesesewee
Aesbeeeeae
Teeeeede Eeageeseee
Another Hat in Ring for Senate
Rail road supporters of Representative RE A Hines urged the Times-Recorder to announce his potential candidacy for the state senate. Other names in the race include Mayor J E Sheppard Stephen Pace and W T Lane. Hines, from Sumter county, is finishing a two year assembly term this fall and would be eligible to run without resigning.
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RE. A. Hines
Times-Recorder
House
Sumter County
Sesson
State Senate
Mr. Hines
Friend
Hines
Assembly
Atlanta
Senate
New Dictionaries Released as Demand Surges
Preparations were made for a large demand as Times-Recorder dictionaries were taken up. Many presented coupons at Universities Dictionary, noting the twenty two supplementary dictionaries on activities would attract buyers with aids to modern English. One volume includes words for Americanisms, automobiling, aviation, golf and more alongside atomic weights, abbreviations, foreign phrases, and state names.
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Times-Recorder
Bailiff alleged to have lied about dark warning in Harvey case
Attorney Zach Childers says Bailiff Clarence Bivins lied about a life threatening warning at Henry Harvey's home near Ellaville. Harvey and Bennie DeVane are jailed as lynching suspects in the Will Jones case. Childers seeks a commitment hearing and urges Judge Littlejohn to act amid ongoing guard arrangement and pending inquest findings.
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Schley County
Henry Harvey
Zach Childders
Americas
Childers
E. J. Hart
Ellaville
Harvey
Bennie DeVane
Will Jones
Bivins
Times-Recorder
Mr. Harvey
Harvey Home
Sheriff Battle
Mr. Tidd
Jim Phillips
George Phillips
Jones
A. J. Autry
LaCrosse
Littlejohn
Superior Court
Golden Rule Sale Day Invites Dr Soule to Speak
The Golden Blue Sales for 1922 announce a first sale on March 1 with about 30 local merchants. Dr. Andrew M. Soule, president of the State College of Agriculture, is invited to speak at 11 a.m. in the entirt house, with county high schools urged to attend. Local merchants prepare a large auction gate and sectional divisions for merchandise.
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State College of Agriculture
Entirt House
Soule
John Prance
The
Agricultural College
Mize
Advertising Club
Dispatchers Granted Time and Half Overtime
The United States Labor Board authorized time and a half for overtime by train dispatchers after nine hours. Eight hours remains the standard workday. The ruling affects about 5000 dispatchers, with vacation policy and further talks noted as under review by road officials.
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Chicago
United States Labor Board
Court Time Surrender Hinders Jail Stay
A suspect surrendered regarding a court appearance after hiding out to avoid further jail time. He claimed he did not know their location and provided no details about where they had been hiding.
Kidnaped Irish Athletes Freed in Ireland
Irish Republican Army football team members, held last month after capture at Dromore, were released from Londonderry jail today in line with a night order by Viscount Fitzalan, viceroy. Strong entities include Londonderry, Dromore, Viscount Fitzalan, and the Irish Republican army. The report notes the release date as February 20 and identifies the governing authority as the viceroy's order.
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Belfast
Associated Press
Irish Republican Army
Dromore
Londonderry
Viscount Fitzalan
Albany Seeks Bout for Young Stribling March 9
Albany plans a boxing bout on March 9 featuring Young Stribling of Macon. A top opponent, likely Battling Budd, who has pushed Stribling hardest, is expected to draw a large crowd at the Municipal auditorium under the Albany Y M C A basketball team.
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Young Stribling
Macon
Budd
Stribling
South Georgia
Thomasville
Cairo
Bainbridge
Meigs
Albany Y. M
Municipal Auditorium
Heiress to Oil Fortune Engaged to Swiss Riding Master
Chicago report notes 16 year old Mathilde McCormick, heiress of John D Rockefeller and Cyrus McCormick, engaged to Max Oser of Berne, Switzerland. Oser, a riding academy proprietor, is about two years Mathilde’s junior. No wedding date announced.
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Chicago
Harold F. McCormick
International Harvester Company
Mathilde
Max Oser
Berne
Switzerland
Cyrus McCormick
Harvester
Zurich
Miss Mathilde
McCormick
Edith Rockefeller McCormick
Planes to be shipped or sold from Souther Field depot
Definite orders direct disposal of government property valued at 25 million dollars stored at Souther Field. Most items are airplanes and equipment, with a plan to sell or move remaining assets to other air service stations. Depot closing targeted by June 30, coinciding with end of the fiscal year, while caretaking staff remain.
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Souther Field
Rence
Churchill
Ot Cer
Shstor
Souther
Montgomery Loses Aviation Depot in Cost Cutbacks
In Montgomery Alabama four million dollars worth of aviation supplies and materials are ordered to be shipped to other stations as the Montgomery aviation repair depot and eight other stations are slated for abandonment. The move follows a broader order to close the supply depots and reallocate resources.
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Montgomery
Ala
Montgomery Aviation Repair
President Harding Refuses Full Disclosure on Four Power Talks
Washington reports Harding replies to the bloc resolution by saying most negotiations with Four Power foes can not be disclosed. He stresses no concealed undertakings and no secret exchanges of notes exist, while maintaining public interests guide disclosures. In another item, House Ways and Means Republicans press for tariff plan details in a conference with Senate Finance to set valuation rules. A Greenwich Bank messenger is robbed of 22000 dollars en route to a downtown bank by an automobile bandit.
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Washington
Harding
Senate
Rani
House
Ways and Means Committee
Senate Finance Committee
New York
Wiliam A. Russell
Greenwich
Divorce Betrays Man Wanted in Mooney Killing
Rome February 20 Hiram Nettles taken into custody to answer for the 48 year old killing of Bud Mooney a saloon keeper shot to death Sheriff Wilson announces Nettles previously farming Birmingham under the alias George Nichole arrested by Jefferson county authorities and jailed Mooney death believed linked to revenge for a past act Nettles was sought at the time as the slayer but evaded capture.
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Hiram
Nettles
Bud Mooney
Wilson
Birmingham
Mooney
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