It’s a sweltering summer morning in Washington, D.C., and the city is abuzz with the arrival of the Imperial Potentates from Maine’s Korah Temple and Bangor’s Annah Temple. The air is electric with the sound of serenading bands, including Medi nah from Chicago and Zor from Madison, Wisconsin, as they make their way to Almas Temple, nestled between 13th and 14th streets NW. But amidst the pomp and circumstance, a question lingers: what’s behind the high-profile gathering of the Shriners?
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Key Facts
- State: National
- Category: Public Corruption
- Era: Historical
- Source: Library of Congress — Chronicling America ↗
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