On this day in 1872, the Pacific Appeal newspaper published the first of Emperor Norton's three Proclamations that year setting out the original vision for the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. Here's how the Proclamation appeared on the front page, 143 years ago today.
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Here's how Emperor Norton wished his subjects a Happy New Year one-hundred forty years ago today — on 2 January 1875.
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A Proclamation, from the Emperor, in the Pacific Appeal, newspaper:
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A well-written new profile of the Emperor by an Englishman who nurtures a self-professed "love affair" with San Francisco.
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A well-crafted new biographical summary of Emperor Norton appeared today. The concluding three paragraphs are especially worth pondering.
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