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Since that day when Editor James Gordon Bennett Jr. sent his reporter, Henry Stanley, to find Dr. Livingstone, the job of reporting the news of Africa has become somewhat easier, but there are ...
James Gordon Bennett, Jr., was a tall, thin, regal man of 32 years, with a trim mustache and fine tapering hands. His blue-gray eyes seemed cold and imperious, yet also carried glints of mischief.
There is little doubt that James Gordon-Bennett relieved himself in front of the guests, consequently bringing a New Year's party at the home of his future in-laws to an abrupt halt. The only ...
JAMES GORDON BENNETT. Share full article. Dec. 22, 1889. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from December 22, 1889, Page 13 Buy Reprints.
James Tempro, 88, a retired FDNY firefighter who won the James Gordon Bennett Award in 1969. He would like the FDNY to consider changing the name, as Bennett, like so many of his day, was a rabid ...
That was James Gordon Bennett — saucy, titillating, opinionated, cynical and shrewd. He died in 1872 and his son, James Gordon Bennett Jr.,, ran the paper successfully for another 20 years.
The New York City Fire Department announced the renaming of a department medal of valor, citing the “deeply racist beliefs” of the award’s first namesake. The James Gordon Bennett Medal ...
This article was originally published with the title “ Death of James Gordon Bennett ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 26 No. 25 (June 1872), p. 400 doi:10. ...
The race pays tribute to James Gordon Bennett Jr., who was renowned for not only founding the now-defunct International Herald Tribune but also for generously sponsoring air sports.
This article was originally published with the title “ James Gordon Bennett's New Yacht ” in SA Supplements Vol. 13 No. 336supp (June 1882), p. 5354 doi:10.1038 ...
The James Gordon Bennett medal, pictured here, has been renamed the Chief of Department Peter J. Ganci, Jr. Award.