Judge Webber Aehus Oas At Opi
Judge Amos R Webber, Elyria’s reformer, endured political battles over prohibition. He pushed bills to abolish DC saloons and repeal federal liquor revenue laws, meeting with temperance leaders, facing Cannon’s opposition, and losing renomination after pro prohibition stance. He later recalled staged depictions by newspapers and received a sterling silver pitcher from Washington temperance groups.
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American explorers enter Afghanistan now encamped near Herat
Washington reports that the Trans Asia expedition led by Georges Marie Haardt and aided by the National Geographic Society has entered Afghanistan and encamped outside Herat. Radio messages from the expedition describe a seven large tractor car convoy along Marco Polo’s route with hopes of peaceful contact and impressions of Herat’s ancient minarets and welcoming locals.
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Alexander the Great and the walls of the East
The passage credits Alexander the Great with building walls during his eastern campaigns. It notes the city’s population in the 18th century roughly matched Washington’s today. It recalls Genghis Khan razing the city with Mongol hordes, leaving about half a hundred survivors. It ends with a remark that words are humanity’s most elusive work.
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