Women to Fight for Places in Federal Posts Says Gardiner
Constance Drexel reports on Commissioner Gardiner of the civil service commission arguing women must train for high government posts. She cites limited female applicants, lists exams with no women, and urges training, noting examples where women could lead departments and predicting broader female involvement in government in time.
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Constance Drexel
Agaerts
Civil Service Commission
Than &Bu
Yover
Gardener
Cir
Wong
National Museum
Rome
Gardiner
Martinie
Vabine
Cif
Neverthelss
Verrigon
Commisasioner Wales
Mitter
Esterday
Var
Three Women Are Sentenced for Robbery
Minnie Washington, Bessie West, and Marie Smith, all colored, were sentenced to nine months in the penitentiary by Justice Gould in Criminal Court for robbing David C Williams near the Soldiers Home several months ago. The old soldier was stopped as he headed to buy liquor in a southwest alley. two women restrained him while the third took more than a stated amount from his pocket.
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Minnie Washington
Bessie West
Marie Smith
Justice Gould
David C Williams
Wood to Become University Head
Maj Gen Leonora Wood will retire from active army service to head the University of Pennsylvania after returning from the Philippines. The War Department said he notified Secretary Weeks that if nominated he would seek retirement once his Far East mission ends. The trip aims to assess Philippine readiness for independence, guiding Harding administration policy.
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Leonora Wood
University of Pennsylvania
Philippines
War Department
Weeks
Far East
Wood- Forbes
Harding
Wilson
Congress
Wood-Forbes
Gen Wood
W. Cameron Forbes
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Plebiscite lines split Germans and Poles in Silesia
The draft frontier based on county majorities fails to satisfy both German urban and Polish peasant populations. Analysts warn Paris negotiations will hinge on politics, not pure geography, risking friction and unsettled loyalties across key cities like Oppeln and Ratibor.
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Supreme Counci l
Parise
Paris
Oppeln
Kattowicz
Koenigshuette
Bouthen
Gleiwitz
Ratibor
Germany
Oder River
Ratihor
Oppaln
Ajrojes
Rosenberg Kreuzburg
Nainglau
Hiloaip
Plebiscite outcome questions German dominance in Silesia
The Paris decision split Hultachin and Leobschuete along the plebiscite lines, with the Sunday result overwhelmingly German. About 98 percent turnout, amid press censorship by the interallied commission.
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Czechoslovakia
Paris
Silesia
Leobschuete
Germany
Leobschuetz
Multschin
Interalied Commission
Iran
Calls Congress Silent On Plans
President Harding called for an extra session to meet on April 11 but gave no detailed agenda. He prioritized tariff and taxation relief for agriculture and potential measures on railways, merchant marine, and government property disposal, while foreign policy remains uncertain. A plan for rehabilitation at home is sought with hopes for early agreement between senators and representatives.
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Congress
Harding
Legislative Branch
Merchant Marine
Immigration and General Commission
Leptera
Senate
House
Wilson
White House
Flames Illume Sky as Warehouse Fire Rages Near Arlington
A blaze lit the Washington sky near Arlington destroying the Morgan Johnston warehouse on Columbia road. The structure stored lumber and old machinery, with damage put at $4,000. Firefighters from Washington and nearby towns struggled to reach water, arriving too late as walls collapsed and the fire burned out of control around 10 pm.
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Washington
Arlington
Morgan Johnston
Columbia Road
Bank Looter Pardoned by State Board of Pardons
Nashville Tennessee March 27 former Memphis banker Raine convicted in 1924 for looting Mercantile Bank of Memphis of over 1 000 000. He served five years in federal prison and later received a state term of one to ten years. Today the Tennessee Board of Pardons granted him a pardon.
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Nashville
Tonn
Raine
Memphis
Mercantile Bank of Memphis
Federal Penitentiary
State Penitentiary
Tenj Memsee Board of Pardons
Weeks for raise in Liggett's rank
Maj. Gen Hunter Liggett, who retired after wartime commands, may get a renewed push for promotion to lieutenant general. Secretary Weeks indicated a favorable view and possible new recommendation if Congress would reconsider. He cited Liggett commanding over 1,000,000 troops and compared with Chaffee and MacArthur, noting prior promotions were not extended to Bullard and March.
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Prometgion
Hunter Liggett
First Army Corps
First Army
Werke
Gen. Liggett
Congress
Weeks
Chaffee
McArthur
Liggett
Bullard
March
White House Aid Remarks Highlight Labor Board Role
Lt. Col. C. C. Sherrill named as a new White House aide prompts questions on railroad labor rules. Gen Atterbury argues the labor board is too quiet to foment trouble, while Walsh presses for broader principles. Witness counters that board action would disrupt cautious negotiations affecting 1.76 million workers and railroads.
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Mr. Walsh
Mr. Atterbury
Washington
Gen Atterbury
Labor Board
Walsh
Gen. Atterbury
Hs Pennsylvania
Railroad spy system admission linked to contract freedom
General Atterbury read from a Cleveland Chamber declaration signed by Warren and Stone and W. G. Lee, claiming freedom of contract should not be impaired. The railroads aligned with this stance, asserting that men control all decisions.
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Cleveland Chamber of Commerts
Warren & Stone
Engineers
W. G. Lee
Tasi
Atterbury Sar
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