Obituaries, Death Notices and Memories of Emperor Norton, January 1880: A Partial Listing

When Emperor Norton died on 8 January 1880, there were 38 stars on the United States flag.

Remarkably, by the end of January, newspapers located in at least 33 of the current and future states of the Union had carried news of the Emperor’s death and funeral, as well as related stories and memories of the Emp.

Here is a listing of those papers that The Emperor Norton Trust has been able to determine took note of Emperor Norton’s passing during the month of January 1880.

We’ll add to the list as we learn of others.

9 January

CALIFORNIA
Sacramento
Daily Bee (p. 1)

San Francisco
Call (p. 3)
Chronicle (p. 2)
Daily Alta California (p. 1)
Examiner (p. 2 and p. 3)

San Jose
Daily Herald (p. 2)

KANSAS
Atchison
Daily Patriot (p. 1)

MISSOURI
St.Louis
Post-Dispatch (p. 1)

WISCONSIN
Madison
Wisconsin State Journal (p. 1)

10 January

ARKANSAS
Little Rock
Daily Arkansas Times (p.1)

CALIFORNIA
Sacramento
Daily Bee (p. 2)
Record-Union (p. 4 and p. 8)
Weekly Bee (p. 8)

San Diego
Union (p. 1)

San Francisco
Chronicle (p. 4)

San Jose
Daily Morning Times (p. 1)

Stockton
Daily Independent (p. 3)

Tehama
Tocsin (p. 2)

ILLINOIS
Chicago
Tribune (p. 3)

IOWA
Davenport
Quad-City Times (p. 4)

KANSAS
Atchison
Daily Champion (p. 1)
Daily Globe (p. 2)

Fort Scott
Daily Monitor (p. 1)

Ottawa
Daily Republic (p. 1)

MARYLAND
Baltimore
Sun (p. 1)

MINNESOTA
St. Paul
Globe (p. 1)

MISSOURI
Kansas City
Times (p. 4)

Sedalia
Democrat (p. 1)

MONTANA
Helena
Independent-Record (p. 2)

NEBRASKA
Lincoln
Nebraska State Journal (p. 1)

NEW JERSEY
Camden
Morning Post (p. 1)

NEW YORK
Brooklyn
Times Union (p. 2)

New York
Times (p. 5)

New York
Tribune (p. 1)

OHIO
Cincinnati
Enquirer (p. 2)

Cleveland
Leader (p. 3)

PENNSYLVANIA
Harrisburg
Daily Independent (p. 1)

SOUTH DAKOTA
Deadwood
Black Hills Daily Times (p. 1)
Weekly Pioneer-Times (p. 1)

TENNESSEE
Memphis
Daily Appeal (p. 1)
Daily Memphis Avalanche (p. 2)

UTAH
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake Herald (p. 4)
Salt Lake Tribune (p. 1)

11 January

ARIZONA
Tucson
Arizona Daily Star (p. 1)

CALIFORNIA
Grass Valley
Morning Union (p. 2)

Marysville
Daily Appeal (p. 1)

San Francisco
Chronicle (p. 8)
Daily Alta (p. 1)

IOWA
Davenport
Quad-City Times (p. 4)

NEVADA
Carson City
Daily Appeal (p. 2)

12 January

CALIFORNIA
Napa
Daily Register (p. 2)
Napa Valley Register (p. 2)

San Francisco
Examiner (p. 3)

Santa Barbara
Daily Press (p. 1)

KANSAS
Ottawa
Daily Republic (p. 3)

NEVADA
Reno
Gazette-Journal (p. 2)

13 January

CALIFORNIA
Grass Valley
Daily Union (p. 2)

Sacramento
Record-Union (p. 1)

Santa Barbara
Daily Press (p. 1)

KENTUCKY
Hopkinsville
South Kentuckian (p. 2)

NEVADA
Reno
Gazette-Journal (p. 2)

14 January

BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA
Victoria
British Colonist (p. 3)

CALIFORNIA
Petaluma
Courier (p. 2)

INDIANA
Huntington
Indiana Herald (p. 10)

OREGON
Portland
Morning Oregonian (p. 1)

15 January

CALIFORNIA
San Rafael
Marin County Journal (p. 3)

KANSAS
Baxter Springs
Times (p. 1)

Fort Scott
Weekly Monitor (p. 6)

Lyons
Daily News (p. 1)

MICHIGAN
Howell
Livingston County Daily Press & Argus (p. 2)

MINNESOTA
Albert Lea
Standard (p. 1)

16 January

CALIFORNIA
Eureka
Daily Humboldt Times (p. 3)

Petaluma
Weekly Argus (p. 2)

KANSAS
Burlington
Democrat (p. 1)

Hanover
Democrat & Enterprise (p. 1)

Manhattan
Enterprise (p. 2)

Mound City
Linn County Clarion (p. 1)

Perry
Kaw Valley Chief (p. 1)

Sedan
Weekly Times-Star (p. 1)

Topeka
Weekly Times (p. 2)

OHIO
Cincinnati
American Israelite (p. 6)

17 January

CALIFORNIA
Auburn
Placer Argus (p. 3)

Fresno
Republican (p. 4)

Independence
Inyo Independent (p. 3)

Mendocino
Beacon (p. 4, two items)

Sacramento
Weekly Bee (p. 4 and p. 5)

San Buenaventura
Ventura Signal (p. 3, two items)

San Luis Obispo
Tribune (p. 2)

Santa Barbara
Weekly Press (p. 1 and p. 2)

Santa Rosa
Sonoma Democrat (p. 4)

KANSAS
Clay Center
Democrat (p. 1)

Coffeyville
Weekly Journal (p. 2)

MISSOURI
Kansas City
Times (p. 3)

WASHINGTON
Seattle
Post-Intelligencer (p. 1)

WISCONSIN
Green Bay
Weekly Gazette (p. 2)

Menomonie
Dunn County News (p. 2)

18 January

PENNSYLVANIA
Philadelphia
Times (p. 2)

20 January

MASSACHUSETTS
Boston
Globe (p. 3)

PENNSYLVANIA
Everett
Bedford County Press & Everett Press (p. 1)

21 January

CALIFORNIA
San Jose
Herald (p. 2)

ILLINOIS
Chicago
Tribune (p. 6)

KANSAS
Howard
Citizen (p. 1)

OHIO
Akron
Summit County Beacon (p. 4)

Bradford
Era (p. 1)

22 January

CALIFORNIA
Healdsburg
Russian River Flag (p. 3)

KANSAS
Beloit
Courier (p. 1)

Emporia
Ledger (p. 5)

Eureka
Eureka Herald & Greenwood County Republican (p. 2)

Osborne
Osborne County Farmer (p. 2)

Ottawa
Weekly Republic (p. 2)

Spring Hill
Western Progress (p. 1)

MISSOURI
Steelville
Crawford Mirror (p. 2)

ONTARIO, CANADA
Ottawa
Daily Citizen (p. 3)

23 January

IDAHO
Idaho City
Idaho Semi-Weekly World (p. 2)

Lewiston
Daily Teller (p. 2)

KANSAS
Fredonia
Wilson County Citizen (p. 1)

Holton
Bee (p. 4)

Iola
Iola Register (p. 3)

Leroy
Reporter (p. 3)

Oswego
Kansas Democrat (p. 3)

Washington
Republican (p. 1)

MONTANA
Deer Lodge
New North-West (p. 1)

PENNSYLVANIA
Pittsburgh
Daily Post (p. 2)

24 January

CALIFORNIA
Grass Valley
Daily Union (p. 2)

Independence
Inyo Independent (p. 2)

Mendocino
Beacon (p. 3)

Santa Barbara
Weekly Press (p. 6)

Tehama
Tocsin (p. 3)

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Washington
Evening Star (p. 6)

GEORGIA
Columbus
Daily Enquirer-Sun (p. 2)

KANSAS
Beloit
Gazette (p. 4)

Minneapolis
Independent (p. 6)

Topeka
Staats-Anzeiger (German language, p. 2)

MAINE
Portland
Daily Press (p. 3)

MISSISSIPPI
Canton
American Citizen (p. 1)

26 January

CALIFORNIA
Sacramento
Record-Union (p. 1)

San Francisco
Chronicle (p. 4)

27 January

CALIFORNIA

San Francisco
Daily Alta (p. 1)
Examiner (p. 3)

MASSACHUSETTS
Boston
Weekly Globe (p. 7)

28 January

HAWAII
Honolulu
Hawaiian Gazette (p. 4)

29 January

KANSAS
Hays City
Ellis County Star (p. 6)

MINNESOTA
St. Cloud
Der Nordstern (German language, p. 6)

MISSOURI
Ironton
Ironton County Register (p. 6)

30 January

CALIFORNIA
Grass Valley
Daily Union (p. 3)

NORTH DAKOTA
Bismarck
Tribune (p. 3)

OREGON
Albany
Democrat (p. 2)

WASHINGTON
Olympia
Washington Standard (p. 4)

31 January

CALIFORNIA
Auburn
Placer Herald (p. 3, two items)

Santa Rosa
Sonoma Democrat (p. 8)

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Washington
National Republican (p. 3)

MINNESOTA
St. Paul
Globe (p. 2)

NEW YORK
Buffalo
Commercial (p. 4)