Word: leviathan
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...plan of Chairman Lasker of the Shipping Board to take the Leviathan on a trial trip from Boston to Cuba and back to New York with 600 guests aboard has raised a great howl of " Junket!'' from many newspapers, chiefly Democratic, of whom The New York World is the leader...
...argument against " the million dollar joy ride," as it is called, amounts to this: The Leviathan had as much of a trial trip as was necessary, going from Newport News to Boston. She is an old ship and does not need any further trial. She is well known and does not need " advertising." Foreign ships do not take such trials. The trip will cost $200,000 or $300,000. Besides, she might be making a profit by entering the transatlantic service earlier than July 4. Considering these two factors, the Government may be losing $1,000,000 to provide...
...were also several bids for the South American trade, and others for East Indian and Mediterranean routes. The United American Lines (of which W. A. Harriman is Chairman) are understood to be making overtures for the purchase of five of the Board's large Atlantic passenger liners: the Leviathan, George Washington, America, President Buchanan, President Roosevelt...
...exile of the Leviathan to Hoboken as result of a petty affront to the Mayor of New York...
When it seemed satisfactorily arranged that the Leviathan was to have a dock in Manhattan-the only unoccupied dock of sufficient length- Mayor Hylan of New York stepped in with an objection. The City of New York owns Pier 86, which the Shipping Board wanted for the Leviathan (TiME, May 5). However, in awarding the contract for the reconditioning of the President Buchanan, the Shipping Board trod on the toes of Brooklyn by awarding the contract to the Newport News Shipbuilding Company instead of to the Brooklyn Navy Yard, which made the lower bid. Accordingly Mayor Hylan (who lives...