Word: leviathan
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Immediate cause was the hapless fate of U. S. Lines. This consists of the following ships: Leviathan, George Washington, President Roosevelt, President Harding, America, Banker, Farmer, Merchant, Shipper, Trader, Importer, Exporter-also two fine vessels abuilding in Camden, N. J. As everyone knows this fleet was spectacularly purchased from the Government in the boom of 1929 by Banker Paul Wadsworth Chapman who proceeded to sell stock to the public on patriotic grounds. But in days when no Atlantic fleet makes any money to speak of, and with Britain's greatest Royal Mail losing millions, the prospects for an American...
...other had come from irrepressible Banker Chapman who had found financial allies in the Pacific-the Robert ("Round the World") Dollars, the San Francisco Fleishhackers and Steamshipman Kenneth Dawson of Portland. Their bid topped the rival offer by $170,900 but dodged responsibility for operating the elephantine S. S. Leviathan by asking the Government to assume ownership and lease the ship for a minimum schedule of five sailings at U. S. Lines' expense...
...cemetery known as the Southern Necropolis. Hundreds of humble citizens marched past his coffin and admired the floral offerings. The chancel of grimy St. George's Church was bright as a newly opened Greek restaurant with anchors, shamrocks, lifebuoys. Irish harps and a large model of S. S. Leviathan on which Sir Thomas had traveled so often, in roses, lilies and chrysanthemums. Chief mourners were Sir Thomas's two faithful Singhalese servants, whose names he always insisted were John and Shamrock...
...Lecture Hall at 2 o'clock. C. J. Whiteside, head crew coach, H. H. Haines, Freshman coach; and Captain T. E. Armstrong '32 will talk. At 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon aspirants from the Class of 1935 will report to Weld Boat House for workouts in the Leviathan and in shells...
Connolly for Mason. A dapper little man with a lot of luggage walked across the gangplank of the Leviathan, Europe-bound. With the same proud little steps he had left the Hearst fold five days before. After the resignations of Col. William Franklin Knox from Hearst-papers' general managership and Editor Ray Long from Cosmopolitan Magazine (TIME, Dec. 29 et seq.), Frank Earl Mason was the third major executive to leave the Hearst banner in eight months...