One of her first jobs for the magazine was a series of stories about the life of the French Emperor Napoleon.

VOA: special.2010.04.25

Many years later, after Emperor Norton's death, a bridge was built extending from San Francisco to the city of Oakland.

VOA: special.2009.12.14

That was evidence,Emperor Norton said, that John Brown was mentally sick and should have been put in a hospital for treatment.

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For example,Emperor Norton said that Governor Wise of Virginia was to be removed from office by royal decree.

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They do not want people in Frisco oops,make that San Francisco to forget the first and only emperor of the United States.

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Some bought the newspapers just to read about the latest decree from the emperor of the United States.

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Emperor Norton said this was necessary because Governor Wise had ordered the death by hanging of John Brown.

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The young policeman thought anyone who claimed to be the emperor of the United State might be a danger to the public.

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Emperor Norton's decree said John Brown had tried to capture the state of Virginia with only seventeen men.

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Yet,Joshua Abraham Norton declared himself to be Emperor of the United States on September seventeenth, eighteen fifty-nine.

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The sign meant the store or restaurant had been approved by the emperor of the United States.

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On January eighth,eighteen eighty, Emperor Norton was walking along California Street inspecting his city as usual.

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Emperor Hirohito appointed a new prime minister and ordered him to explore the possibilities of peace.

VOA: special.2011.06.23

(No Transcripts) One night,a new member of the San Francisco Police Department arrested Emperor Norton.

VOA: special.2009.12.14