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	The American Experience \| Rescue at Sea \| Phil Petersen on: James Gordon Bennett
		James Gordon Bennett had heard about Marconi's invention and he was a very progressive publisher of the "New York Herald." In that time, the famous yacht races were going on, and they were racing off of Sandy Hook.
		So James Gordon Bennett, he heard about Marconi, now using a wireless system to report the races that were going on in a local yacht club to the shore and to people in and around England.
		The result was so successful that the editor, James Gordon Bennett, again, publisher of the "New York Herald," gave all kinds of accolades to Marconi in the press.
	www.pbs.org /domainredirs/cgi.pbs.org/redir/wgbh/pages/amex/rescue/filmmore/reference/interview/petersen04.html (347 words)

	James Gordon Bennett, Jr. - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Bennett lived in the same exclusive world as other Newport, Rhode Island summer elites, such as the Vanderbilts, the du Ponts, and the Astors, who made ostentatious displays of their wealth with luxurious steam and motor yachts, opulent private railcars, and lavish mansions.
		This incident is thought to be the origin of " Gordon Bennett " as an expression of disbelief, common in the southern regions of the United Kingdom.
		Gordon Bennett died in Beaulieu, Alpes-Maritimes France on May 14, 1918 and was interred in CimetiÃ¨re de Passy in the Parisian suburb of Passy.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/James_Gordon_Bennett,_Jr. (684 words)

	James Gordon Bennett, Jr.. Who is James Gordon Bennett, Jr.? What is James Gordon Bennett, Jr.? Where is James Gordon ...
		Bennett lived in the same exclusive world as other Newport, Rhode Island summer elites, such as the du Ponts and the Vanderbilts who made ostentatious displays of their wealth with luxurious steam and motor yachts, opulent private railcars, and lavish mansions.
		Bennett's enthusiasm for sports extended to his sponsoring of several highly popular events amongst the wealthy of the time that allowed his newspapers the inside story and exclusive interviews with the events participants.
		In addition, he established the Gordon Bennett Cup as a trophy in international yachting and in 1900 the Gordon Bennett Cup for automobile races that would be the precursor to Grand Prix motor racing.
	www.knowledgerush.com /kr/encyclopedia/James_Gordon_Bennett,_Jr. (669 words)

	James Gordon Bennett, Jr. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Bennett lived in the same exclusive world as other Newport, Rhode Island summer elites, such as the Vanderbilts, the du Ponts, and the Astors, who made ostentatiousdisplays of their wealth with luxurious steam and motor yachts, opulent private railcars, and lavish mansions.
		Bennett's enthusiasm for sports extended to his sponsoring of several highly popular events amongst the wealthy of the timethat allowed his newspapers the inside story and exclusive interviews with the events participants.
		In addition, he established the Gordon Bennett Cup as a trophy ininternational yachting and in 1900 the Gordon Bennett Cup for automobile races that would be the precursor to Grand Prix motor racing.
	www.therfcc.org /james-gordon-bennett%2C-jr.-35432.html (648 words)

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		Bennett, James Gordon (1795-1872), American newspaper publisher, born in Keith, Scotland, and educated for the Roman Catholic priesthood.
		Bennett, James Gordon (1841-1918), American newspaper publisher, son of James Gordon Bennett, born in New York City, and educated chiefly in Europe....
		Bennett, Tony, born in 1926, American entertainer, known for his smooth singing style and considered a top performer of torch songs, tunes about...
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	James Gordon Bennett, Jr. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The expression Gordon Bennett may have derived from his association with unusual and reportable news events.
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		Gordon Family Tree Researching the lineage of James (Jim) Gordon and wife Mary L Jackson.
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	James Gordon Bennett, Jr. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Bennett lived in the same exclusive world other Newport Rhode Island summer elites such as the Vanderbilts the du Ponts and the Astors who made ostentatious displays of their with luxurious steam and motor yachts opulent railcars and lavish mansions.
		In he established the Gordon Bennett Cup as a trophy in international yachting in 1900 the Gordon Bennett Cup for automobile races that would be precursor to Grand Prix motor racing.
		Gordon Bennett scandalized many in the elite of New York London and Paris with his always flamboyant and sometimes behaviour.
	www.freeglossary.com /James_Gordon_Bennett%2C_Jr. (670 words)

	Gordon Bennett Route \| About James Gordon Bennett , Ireland Tourism, Touring Route, Irish Scenery, County Carlow, ...
		The son of a New York media baron, James Gordon Bennett was a flamboyant character whose love of sport and all-round derring-do was reflected in the six annual, white-knuckle car races that bore his name.
		Bennett was fond of all sports, especially of yachting, and established the James Gordon Bennett cup as a trophy in international yacht races and similar cups for balloon and airplane races.
		James Gordon Bennett is further believed to have frittered away $40 million dollars by the time he died in 1918.
	www.gordonbennettroute.com /aboutbennett.html (472 words)

	Gordon Bennett (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Gordon Bennett is a common phrase used in British English to express surprise or shock, for instance.
		Gordon Bennett was also a short-term character in the Beano.
		Bennett was a decorated hero in World War One and was appointed commander of the Australian 8th Division in World War Two.
	www.wikiverse.org /gordon-bennett (295 words)

	What's In A Name? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		James Gordon Bennett (born 1841, died 1918) was an American newspaper tycoon and a multi-millionaire.
		Gordon Bennett's name became a British phrase or expletive because of his eccentric and unmannerly conduct.
		Bennett was supposed to marry a girl named Caroline May, however this engagement was broken in 1877.
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	Who was the original 'Gordon Bennett'?
		Gordon Bennett hired for the club the Herald's editor of the ship news, one Niels Olsen, who was to remain as Club Steward or Superintendent until 1904, and who personally kept all racing records of the club during that time in a clear longhand.
		Gordon Bennett’s income of roughly a million dollars a year was considered to be “an inexhaustible supply of money” and the use of Gordon Bennett’s name as an expletive relates to his outrageous lifestyle.
		Gordon Bennett was again elected commodore in 1884, (perhaps on the strength of Namouna) and relocated the clubhouse, again, to 67 Madison Avenue, with a dining room to seat 100 diners comfortably.
	www.gbennett.force9.co.uk /gordonbe.htm (4274 words)

	Articles: Gordon Bennett
		It may be that Gordon Brown caught on because of various cultural and linguistic echoes, for example that a brown suit is regarded as deeply unfashionable, or that it reminds people of brown trouser, an expressive term for an unfortunate occurrence while under stress.
		Mr Bennett the elder was born in Scotland in 1795, emigrated to the US, became a journalist, founded the New York Herald in 1835, and instituted many of the methods of modern journalism.
		His son of the same name (universally known as Gordon Bennett, to start with probably to distinguish him from his father) was also a good journalist (he sent Stanley to Africa to seek out Livingstone) but preferred the good life, mostly in London and Paris.
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	Encyclopedia: James Gordon Bennett, Jr. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		David Livingstone David Livingstone (March 19, 1813–May 1, 1873) was a Scottish missionary and explorer of the Victorian era, now best remembered because of his meeting with Henry Morton Stanley which gave rise to the popular quotation, Livingstone was born in the village of Blantyre in Lanarkshire, Scotland and...
		Gordon Bennett may refer to one of four prominent people by that name, or a common expression or exclamation used in British English.
		The Gordon Bennett Cup in ballooning is the worlds oldest and most respected gas balloon race first run on September 30, 1906 in Paris, France.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/James-Gordon-Bennett%2C-Jr. (1768 words)

	Gordon Bennett!
		The name Gordon Bennett had a very special ring to it in the early years of the last century.
		The Gordon Bennett race was an international competition with clearly defined rules: participation was open to national automobile clubs, and the cars they entered had to be entirely produced in the country concerned.
		Gordon Bennett moved to Paris to represent the New York Herald in France.
	www.petrolheads.co.uk /doc.asp?c=103&i=8446 (1124 words)

	Events: Gordon Bennett Classic vintage car racing rally laois ireland
		Following the success of the Gordon Bennett Centenary Rally in 2003 and the 2004 Rally, we are staging an Annual Rally for Classic vehicles of all types (registered pre-1974) based in County Laois and taking in counties Kildare and Carlow to commemorate the original Gordon Bennett 'the race that saved motor sport'.
		Sunday: Cars registered travel the original Gordon Bennett route which is 104 miles long on various quiet and scenic roads through Carlow, Kildare and Laois finishing at a point for the presentation of plaques and a historical overview of the Irish Gordon Bennett Race which was provided by automotive historian Mr.
		James Gordon Bennett (1841-1918) was born in the U.S.A. The son of an Irish-American mother and a Scottish-American father who owned the famous New York Herald Newspaper.
	www.laoistourism.ie /gbennett.asp (2102 words)

	Excesses of the Rich and Wealthy James Gordon Bennett Part 2
		Bennett had nothing against the consumption of spirits, of course, but he was displeased.
		After his meal Bennett gave the restaurant to the waiter who had served him-with one provision-that a place be reserved for Bennett each day, and that the mutton chops always be prepared by the same chef.
		Bennett didn't even know the waiter's name, which, in fact, was Ciro, and three Ciro's restaurants were eventually ranked among the world's most famous purveyors of fine European cuisine.
	www.trivia-library.com /c/excesses-of-the-rich-and-wealthy-james-gordon-bennett-part-2.htm (635 words)

	Excesses of the Rich and Wealthy James Gordon Bennett Part 1
		Webster's American Biographies describes James Gordon Bennett as a "publisher, sportsman, and bon vivant." This is a genteel description of the outrageous Bennett, who became rich when he took over his father's newspaper.
		Though a notorious playboy, Bennett became engaged in 1876 to a beautiful socialite, Caroline May, and promised her that he would reform.
		Stumbling in pie-eyed, Bennett would walk between the exquisitely laden tables of Maxim's or Voisin, and sometimes pulled hard enough on the surrounding tablecloths to send food, wine, and all crashing to the floor.
	www.trivia-library.com /c/excesses-of-the-rich-and-wealthy-james-gordon-bennett-part-1.htm (460 words)

	James Gordon Bennett Jr - Definition up Erdmond.Com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Bennett lived in the same exclusive world as other Newport,_Rhode_Island summer elites, such as the Vanderbilts, the du Ponts, and the Astors, who made ostentatious displays of their wealth with luxurious steam and motor yachts, opulent private railcars, and lavish mansions.
		Within a few years of taking control of his father's paper, Gordon Bennett left New York after a scandal that ended his engagement to socialite Caroline May. Settling permanently in Paris,_France, he began to publish a quality English language daily that continues to this day under the name of the International_Herald_Tribune.
		In addition, he established the ''Gordon Bennett Cup'' as a trophy in international yachting and in 1900 the Gordon Bennett Cup for automobile races that would be the precursor to Grand_Prix_motor_racing.
	www.erdmond.com /James_Gordon_Bennett,_Jr..html (677 words)

	Herald Tribune, Bennett, Greeley and Whitney (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		James Gordon Bennett Sr (1794-1872) - self-described as the "Napoleon of the newspaper" - was born in Scotland and after abortive education for the Roman Catholic priesthood migrated to Nova Scotia in 1819.
		Bennett prided himself on innovation and investment in news gathering, albeit with less concern for accuracy once news was obtained.
		Bennett established the James Gordon Bennett cup as a trophy in international yacht racing.
	www.ketupa.net /herald.htm (1958 words)

	The American Experience \| Rescue at Sea \| Phil Petersen on: James Gordon Bennett
		James Gordon Bennett had heard about Marconi's invention and he was a very progressive publisher of the "New York Herald." In that time, the famous yacht races were going on, and they were racing off of Sandy Hook.
		So James Gordon Bennett, he heard about Marconi, now using a wireless system to report the races that were going on in a local yacht club to the shore and to people in and around England.
		The result was so successful that the editor, James Gordon Bennett, again, publisher of the "New York Herald," gave all kinds of accolades to Marconi in the press.
	pbs.org /wgbh/amex/rescue/filmmore/reference/interview/petersen04.html (347 words)

	History of the Atlantic Cable & Submarine Telegraphy - Gordon Bennett
		James Gordon Bennett has died a natural death, but unfortunately his newspaper survives him.
		Bennett, however, was quite shrewd enough to see that this sort of thing could not be made permanently remunerative, and he gradually toned down the open indecency of his journal, at the same time paying great attention to general and especially to commercial news.
		Bennett had only one object in view, to please the public so that they should buy his paper, and he had early come to the conclusion that the best method of doing so was to gratify the passions and echo the opinions of the hour.
	www.atlantic-cable.com /CableCos/CCC/GBObit.htm (601 words)

	James Gordon Bennett, Jr.. Who is James Gordon Bennett, Jr.? What is James Gordon Bennett, Jr.? Where is James Gordon ...
		He became the youngest Commodore ever of the New York Yacht Club.
		Gordon Bennett scandalized many in the elite societies of New York, London and Paris with his always flamboyant and sometimes erratic behaviour.
		His father, James Gordon Bennett Senior ( 1795 - 1872), had been a "hands-on" workaholic publisher, who failed to build a strong management team beneath his autocratic rule.
	www.knowledgerush.com /kr/encyclopedia/James_Gordon_Bennett%252C_Jr. (669 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| Notes and Queries
		I don't know if he was the original Gordon Bennet, but a Gordon Bennet was one of the first riders in the Isle of Man TT motorcycle races back in the early years of the 20th century.
		The expression "Gordon Bennet" is thought to be a bastardisation of the words "God in Heaven", used as a blasphemy.
		Born 1878, he was often confused with the newspaper mogul James Gordon Bennett, who is wrongly associated with the phrase "Gordon Bennett!" The reason the phrase actually exists is because Biscuit Bennett (as he was also known) used to cycle the streets of Pontefract shouting his own name and brand to advertise his biscuits.
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	JAMES GORDON BENNETT - LoveToKnow Article on JAMES GORDON BENNETT (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Bennett continued to edit the Herald almost till his death, at New York, on the 1st of June 1872.
		His son, JAMES GoRDoN BENNETT (1841), took over the management of the paper during the last year of its founders life, and succeeded him in its control.
		It was he who sent Henry M. Stanley on his mission to find Livingstone in Central Africa, and he fitted out the Jeannette Polar Expedition, and in 1883 established (with John W. Mackay) the Commercial Cable Company.
	85.1911encyclopedia.org /B/BE/BENNETT_JAMES_GORDON.htm (379 words)

	Chronology for the original 'Gordon Bennett'?
		Bennett Jnr elected Vice-Commodore of the New York Yacht Club at the age of 27 following the resignation of all the flag officers.
		Bennett Jnr inaugurates the world's first series of air races by organizing the first balloon race on record and inaugurating it as an international event (The Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett).
		The Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett is the most prestigious event in aviation and ultimate challenge for the balloon pilots and equipment.
	www.gbennett.f9.co.uk /gb-timeline.htm (6353 words)

	James Gordon Bennett (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The expression Gordon Bennett may have derived from his associationwith unusual and reportable news events.
		His father, James Gordon Bennett Senior ( 1795 - 1872), had been a "hands-on" workaholic publisher, who failed to build astrong management team beneath his autocratic rule.
		As a result, his son's high profile image only helped for a while but withoutstrong day-to-day management, the paper's fortunes declined under Gordon Bennett Jr.'s absentee ownership.
	www.therfcc.org /james-gordon-bennett-108620.html (648 words)

	James Gordon Bennett (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		BENNETT, James Gordon, journalist, born in New Mill, near Keith, Scotland," 1 September 1795; died in New York City, 1 June 1872.
		Bennett wrote the entire newspaper, making up for the lack of news by sensational opinions, fictitious intelligence, and reckless personal attacks.
		She died in Italy, 31 March 1873.James Gordon*, Jr., born in New York City, 10 May 1841, the only son of the founder of the "Herald," became the proprietor of the newspaper upon the death of his father.
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