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| | Joshua A. Norton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Although there was no vacant position of "Emperor of the United States," it is claimed that the acknowledgement of his status and title by the citizens of the San Francisco area made his claims valid. | | | This is supported by Cowan (1923) who stated that Emperor Norton I "was of Hebrew [Jewish] parentage." | | | Whether or not he had any legal or legitimate authority is irrelevant to the fact that things were done at his behest, because people wanted to do what he wanted them to do. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Norton
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| | Encyclopedia of San Francisco |
| | In 1820, the Norton family was among a handful of Jews among British immigrants to South Africa called the 1820 Settlers. | | | At the time, there were dozens of pretenders who claimed to be children of royalty who were given to commoners to protect them from assassination by revolutionaries. | | | He called upon the other leaders of the world to join him in forming a league of nations where disputes could be resolved. |
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http://www.sfhistoryencyclopedia.com/articles/n/nortonJoshua.html
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| | Norton I, Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico |
| | The verdict was, 'that he had shed no blood; robbed no one; and despoiled no country; which is more than can be said of his fellows in that line." There were returned to him the key of the palace, and the imperial funds amounting to $4.75 lawful money. | | | The legitimate authorities of New York are hereby commanded to seize upon the person of one Stellifer, styling himself King or Prince of the House of David, and send him in chains to San Francisco, Cal., for trial before our Imperial Court, on various charges of fraud alleged against him in the public prints. | | | In 1867, one of his subjects had sent from Oregon a large and unusual specimen of grapevine intended for a walking-stick. |
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http://www.emperornorton.net/NortonI-Cowan.html
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| | On the Trail of Emperor Norton |
| | It is absurd to believe that Norton would join such a silly organization. | | | When a young patrolman who didn't know any better accidentally arrested Norton for lunacy, the judge publically rebuked the officer saying: "Norton has shed no blood, robbed no one, and despoiled no country, which is more than can be said for most fellows in the king line." | | | Newspaper clippings and stories about Norton and the Clampers are carefully framed and proudly displayed. |
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http://www.emperornorton.net/mirror/http/members.aol.com_80/VirtualOle/norton.html
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| | Emperor Norton |
| | "Emperor" Norton was equal parts Andy Kaufman and Mark Twain, a shambling clown of a public figure who fed tabloid writers daily material in their columns devoted to "weird news" and eccentric personalities about town. | | | In San Francisco, Emperor Norton I issues a stern edict outlawing both the Republican and Democratic political parties. | | | Violators face a prison term of five-to-ten years. |
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http://www.rotten.com/library/bio/misc/emperor-norton
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| | Norton I, Emperor of the United States |
| | Norton looked and acted every inch a king, even if at times his royal outfit was ill fitting and a little worse for wear. | | | Outwardly, Norton I may have lost touch with reality, but his altruistic goals and aspirations for his adopted country - and his insight into what his country needed - were remarkable. | | | Officially, the United States has had thirty-seven different Presidents. |
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http://www.molossia.org/norton.html
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| | Emperor Norton Records :: Store |
| | Chief of Police Patrick Crowley himself opened the cell doors, and issued a lengthy public apology to the Emperor. | | | Norton I ruled by proclamation, and it didn't seem to faze him if not all his edicts were carried out. | | | Norton was magnanimous about the whole affair, and from then on his relations with the police became much more congenial. |
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http://www.emperornorton.com/mod/abouten.shtml
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| | Ralf Hildebrandt: /~hildeb/sandman/annotations/sandman.31.shtml |
| | His dementia was of a mild and harmless type, his ruling idea being that he was Emperor of the world [sic]. | | | Panel 2: Tong wars: Chinese crime organizations are known as tongs. | | | Some people, noting the odd manner of life of the old man, have unkindly surmised that his hallucination was simulated, and that he had adopted his strange life as a cover of a miserly hoard of unaccountably-acquired wealth. |
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http://www.stahl.bau.tu-bs.de/~hildeb/sandman/annotations/sandman.31.shtml
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| | PBS - THE WEST - Joshua Abraham Norton |
| | The real Norton, however, died in 1880 on the streets of San Francisco, homeless and abandoned by his former business colleagues and friends, thirty thousand of whom attended his funeral. | | | Norton was born in 1818 or 1819 in London, England, but was taken almost immediately to South Africa, where his parents had decided to move to seek their fortune. | | | Norton soon became a commodities merchant, and for several years achieved a large measure of financial success -- enough to be invited to join the elite San Francisco Vigilance Committee. |
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http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/i_r/norton.htm
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| | Emperor Joshua Norton I |
| | Our borrowings from Christianity (well, actually, Christianity is a sect of Discordianism, so I guess we just borrowed from ourselves [and hopefully we aren't charging ourselves too much interest], but that wasn't adequately proven until recently) are so obvious that mention of them is almost insulting to whatever modicum of intelligence you possess. | | | She assured us that She did and gave His name as Emperor Norton I -- whom we assumed was probably some Byzantine ruler of Constantinople. | | | The following is an excerpt from the Principia Discordia. |
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http://jubal.westnet.com/hyperdiscordia/emperor_norton.html
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| | "America's Last Emperor" by Tony Leather |
| | Norton was a visionary, and a statesman, not the madman some might believe. | | | This statement was signed Norton I, Emperor of the United States, and Protector of Mexico. | | | Norton wanted to be seen to be completely fair, even going so far as to attend different religious services every week, to avoid the spectre of sectarian rivalry for his good graces. |
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http://www.kudzumonthly.com/kudzu/mar02/Emperor.html
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| | eclecticism: Emperor Norton |
| | Today I found Will's link to the "Which Historical Loony are you? | | | Emperor of the US: I first read about Norton I, Emperor of the United States of America in one of the Sandman graphic novels by Neil Gaiman. | | | (As an aside, you were a good friend of Mark Twain, who wrote an epitaph for one of your faithful hounds, Bummer.) The Census of 1870 listed your occupation as "Emperor". |
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http://www.michaelhanscom.com/eclecticism/2003/12/emperor_norton.html
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| | Emperor Norton |
| | Only in legend was Norton sometimes attended by two stray dogs, Bummer and Lazarus, whose adventures were also followed in City newspapers. | | | This is no truer than in the case of English merchant Joshua Norton, who came to the City from South Africa in 1849 with $40,000. | | | The uproar prompted Police Chief Patrick Crowley to apologize to the Emperor after ordering His Majesty's release. |
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http://www.mistersf.com/notorious/notnorton.htm
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| | A little levity about arrogance |
| | When you come to, you are thoroughly convinced that you have the one true insight which, unique among men, has given you the answer to one or more of society's most troubling problems. | | | When the Civil War rolled around, he graciously offered his alliance and military support to Abraham Lincoln, who politely declined. | | | In time, all of his ideas became reality. |
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http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/GENERAL/norton1.htm
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| | Emperor Norton Records - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Additionally, they have released the soundtracks to such movies as Lost in Translation and The Virgin Suicides. | | | The company is named after Joshua A. Norton, a noted San Francisco citizen who famously proclaimed himself "Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico" in 1859. | | | Some of the artists in their catalog include Money Mark, Takako Minekawa and The Fantastic Plastic Machine. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Norton_Records
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| | Emperor Norton's name may yet span the bay / S.F. board endorses plan to rename Bay Bridge after 19th century eccentric |
| | Joshua Abraham Norton -- who, according to his Chronicle obituary, hailed from Scotland -- was a businessman who came to San Francisco by way of South Africa in 1849 to try his luck in the Gold Rush. | | | Frank, who also is a historian, said he came up with the bridge-naming idea while working on cartoons illustrating how students these days know little about California history. | | | Back in the tiny room he had occupied for 17 years -- while the Masons paid his rent -- were found a variety of hats, including a stovepipe, a derby, a red-laced Army cap and another cap suited to a martial band-master. |
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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2004/12/15/SFSUPES.TMP
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| | dr foo's Info Pages: Emperor Norton Bibliography |
| | TITLE: Norton I, Emperor of the United States / | | | TITLE: Norton I, emperor of the United States and protector of Mexico. | | | TITLE: Norton I, Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico: |
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http://web.mit.edu/dryfoo/www/Spritz-yule/emp_nort_bib.html
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| | [[sparkletack - occasional musings from san francisco]] |
| | as the cincinnati enquirer wrote upon his death in 1880, he was "an emperor without enemies, a king without a kingdom, supported in life by the willing tribute of a free people." | | | we've had our fair share of peculiar citizens over the last 150 years, but in my judgement none compare to the "emperor of the united states and protector of mexico", his excellency norton the first! |
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http://www.sparkletack.com
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| | Moviefone: Bonanza: The Emperor Norton Movie |
| | Synopsis: Joshua Norton was a real-life character in 19th century San Francisco, formerly a man of wealth who in middle age declared himself "Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico", even going... | | | May be available on video; Bonanza: The Emperor Norton, Episode #225,... | | | Norton" was written by Robert Sabaroff and Gerrit P. Young. |
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http://movies.aol.com/movie/main.adp?mid=1188036
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| | The Norton Awards |
| | Norton Medal image courtesy of His Imperial Majesty Georgivs II, of the Empire of Atlantium. | | | The Norton Awards are bestowed annually on individuals and nations that have demonstrated outstanding excellence and achievement in the micronational world during the previous year. | | | The Norton Awards are given every year on January 8th, the anniversary of the death of Emperor Norton I, Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico. |
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http://www.molossia.org/nortonawards.html
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| | pumpsnail: EMPEROR NORTON LIVES |
| | I didn't quite believe Carson when he said in AP Euro (or it might have been even earlier than that) that there was once a guy who declared himself Emperor of America. | | | blueemperor asked me a question and the first response that came into my head was "The Emperor of America." | | | And I had forgotten it until just now. |
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http://www.livejournal.com/users/pumpsnail/407018.html
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| | The Last Resting Place of Emperor Norton |
| | In this case, where the Good Book states that Emperor Norton is buried at Woodlawn Cemetery, one must, upon careful reading in context and with assiduous comparisons of the various translations of the original manuscript, come to the conclusion that this meant as a parable. | | | Patronize them so they won't mind that we stole their map. | | | In case you're planning a trip, it should be noted that, while the Principia is gospel and therefore unquestionable truth, at times it is required of one to read it figuratively -- metaphorically, if you will -- and the passage on Emperor Norton is one example of text that should not be taken literally. |
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http://jubal.westnet.com/hyperdiscordia/norton_map.html
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| | Emperor Norton's Domains |
| | We now have three new blogs associated with Emperor Norton's domains, both located at Paths of Light: Amazon Pollyanna which is written by Georgian Gareth Fenley, A Musing Environment by California Karen Street, and Locks and Keys, a committee effort by people suffering from mood disorders. |
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http://www.notfrisco2.com/webzine
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| | Emperor Norton's Encyclopedia of Random Information |
| | He became a respected, even revered, public figure. | | | In San Francisco, on September 17th, 1859, Joshua Abraham Norton proclaimed himself Emperor of the United States, Protector of Mexico, and prospective consort to the Queen of Great Britain. | | | If you ever had stilts as a child, or if you have children or grandchildren, you simply MUST visit this site: |
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http://www.emperor-norton.com/index.shtml
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| | The Emperor Norton Utilities |
| | These are the ones which I have managed to find, and for which there is disk space here. | | | If you have any (freely distributable) programs which you think may be part of the Emperor Norton Utilities, mail me. | | | These programs may be found anywhere; on a FTP site, on your shelf, perhaps even having spontaneously formed on an unformatted disk. |
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http://yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au/~acb/norton
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| | The Principia Discordia |
| | Example: St. Norton the First, Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico (his grave near San Francisco is an official POEE shrine.) | | | The POEE HEAD TEMPLE is the Joshua Norton Cabal of The Discordian Society, which is located in Mal-2's pineal gland and can be found by temporally and spacially locating the rest of Mal-2. | | | POEE has no treasury, no by-laws, no articles, no guides save Mal-2's pineal gland, and has only one scruple--which Mal-2 keeps on his key chain. |
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http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~tilt/principia/body.html
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| | James M. Forbes |
| | Click here if you are here looking for the Emperor Norton Inn. |
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http://www.urbanjmf.com
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