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Noted Publisher James Gordon Bennett Dies in Beaulieu
Beaulieu France May 14 James Gordon Bennett proprietor of the New York Herald died this morning after two days of unconsciousness His last words referenced his newspaper interests Mrs Bennett was with him He shaped American journalism directing affairs of the Herald from Paris and New York for over a quarter century He ordered Henry M Stanley into Africa to find Livingstone and supported the Jeanette polar expedition He advocated a public press free of party control and lived a life split between Paris and New York On the eve of his marriage he was baptized in the Episcopal church.
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