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The Snubs of 1934

May 08, 2015  /  John Lumea

The story of those who stood by Emperor Norton at his death in 1880 — and two prominent organizations that did not, when the Emperor was reburied in 1934. Includes images of original archival documents published for the first time. 

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categories / Original sources, Histories, Commentary, Research
tags / 1934, Masons, Occidental Lodge, California Historical Society, Ernest Wiltsee, Bancroft Library, Herbert Priestley, Woodlawn Memorial Park, William M. Kramer, Masonic Mirror, San Francisco Chronicle, Peter Hartlaub, E Clampus Vitus

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