Betsy Patterson Encounters Jerome Bonaparte at Dinner
In 1808 Baltimore Betsy Patterson meets Jerome Bonaparte during a visit to Commodore Barney. Betsy’s father William Patterson, a merchant shipowner, abruptly orders Betsy home after spotting Bonaparte. The Patterson family plans a Springfield trip for several weeks, leaving Betsy unsettled about her future social prospects.
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Patterson
Baltimore
William Patterson
Ireland
Dorcas Patterson
William
Joshua Barney
Polly Carroll Caton
Maryland
Charles Carroll
Jerome Bonaparte
Napoleon
Com. Barney
West Indies
France
England
Commodore Barney
Polly Caton
Polly
Mr. Patterson
Jerome
Mr. Bonaparte
Dorcas
Wiliam
Robert
Springfield
Betsy Patterson’s Departure Divides a Family
An austere father orders Betsy and Dorcas to prepare for a move from their Patterson plantation home beyond twenty miles away as fall begins. Betsy mourns the forced separation, while the stern patriarch enforces nightly routines and duties, leaving siblings to comply or risk punishment.
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Betsy
Patterson
Dorcas
Sadie
William Patterson
Brasselles Getting Autograph Requests
New York gossip notes Keefe Brasselle in rain on Broadway as a CBS summer replacement anchors guest star roster led by Carol Channing. He names Zsa Zsa Gabor Barbra Streisand Tammy Grimes Teresa Brewer and more, plus his on set entourage and past credits.
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New York
Keefe Brasselle
Garry Moore
CBS
Carol Channing
Keefe
Zsa Zsa
Barbra Streisand
Tammy Grimes
Teresa Brewer
Noele Adam
Ann B. Davis
Schultzie
Rocky Graziano
Zsa
Lindy’s
Elyria, CO
Eddie Cantor
George DeWitt
Mamie van Doren
Valley Forge
Bo Belinsky
Los Angeles Brass
Betsy Makes Plan to Meet Jerome Bonaparte at Races
Betsy overhears her father discuss French affairs with Commodore Barney and resolves to learn more. She uses clever questioning to uncover that Jerome Bonaparte will attend the races the next day, determined to meet him.
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Betsy
Com. Barney
Bonaparte
Commodore
Jerome Bonaparte
Murder Charge Filed in Strangulation Case at Bay Mineppe
Bud J. Lowery, 38, of Perdido Ala, faces formal murder charges in the strangulation of Martha Smith. Sheriff Taylor Wilkins said Lowery signed a written confession stating he struck the girl and carried her to a clump of brush after a boy ran away.
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Bay Mineppe
Ala
Bud J. Lowery
Perdido
Baldwin County
Taylor Wilkins
Lowery
Martha Smith
Wilkins
Hair Stylist George Masters From New York
A hair stylist George Masters arrives from New York to perform the honors as a one time child star is tailed by narcotics detectives in the cast.
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George Masters
N.Y
The
Hall Syndicate
White Plumbing Co Repairs and Installations
White Plumbing Co offers sewer and septic tank repairs and installations with grease traps, available day and night at phone number 353-2600.
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White Plumbing CO
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