Pacific Bank - San Francisco, CA

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: state
Start Date: July 1, 1904*
Location: San Francisco, California (37.780, -122.419)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: 1736f19a

Response Measures

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Description

The article (1904-07-23) refers to the sensational failure of the Pacific bank in San Francisco. No mention of a depositor run is present in the excerpt; language indicates a failure/closure tied to a sensational scandal (linked to Richard McDonald). Limited context in the clipping — date of failure not given explicitly; I use the article date as the same month/year.

Events (2)

1. July 1, 1904* Suspension

Cause: Bank Specific Adverse Info
Cause Details: Article links the bank's failure to a sensational scandal involving Richard McDonald (bank-specific adverse information).
Newspaper Excerpt: the sensational failure of the Pacific bank
Source: newspapers

2. * Other

Newspaper Excerpt: whose connection with the sensational failure of the Pacific bank
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. July 23, 1904 The Daily Silver State Winnemucca, NV

Article from The Daily Silver State, July 23, 1904

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Article Text

HAPPENINGS IN OUR OWN STATE Late News Notes Gathered From Many Places in Nevada While working at the Ward shaft yesterday a piece of casting fell on Charles Wilson and broke his leg between the ank!9 and knee. Mr. Wilson was taken to his home at the corner of F and Union streets and made as comfortable as possible. He had only started to work yesterday morning, after being idle a long time.-Enterprise. At the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Union Consolidated Mining company in San Francisco Tuesday the following directors were elected: C. H. Fish, C. Hirshfeld, A. F. Coffin, William Dannar and B. F. Shaw. C. H. Fish was elected president, C. Hishfeld vice president, A. P. Swain secretary and A. J. McDonnell superintendent. The Carson News is authorized to make the announcement that Hon. Samuel Platt, who served Ormsby county in the legislature, was the Republican party's nominee for attorney general at the last election and who has stumped the state several times in the interests of the Republican ticket, will be a candidate before the Republican convention at Winnemucca for the nomination of member of congress. An attempt was made late Thursday night to hold un Dr. Franck at the corner of Fourth and Virginia streets, says the Gazette. He says that as he was returning from the home of Prof. Krall, where he attended a musicale, he was accosted by two roughs, one of whom asked him what time it was and the other commanded him to turn over his valuables. The doctor was not in a mood to cc mply and the demand was not repeated. Monday evening, as the logging train of the Tahoe railroad was rounding a curve at the Tahoe Lumber company's camp en route to Truckee with a load cf logs, the engine struck Frank Pasini and Barney Bettanini, who were walking along the track, and instantly killed the former, while the !atter had his !eft leg run over, necessitating an amputation as soon as he could be brought to town. Pasini's head was nearly severed from the body.-Enterprise. The five Chinamen arrested at Beowawe the first of the week for being in the United States without entrance papers, were brought up before Commissioner T. J. Edwards at Carson Wednesday. It was found that four of them had the necessary papers and they were immediately released. The fifth .man's story is that he has the necessary document, but it is deposited in a safe place and he claims to have sent for it to present proof. If his story is straight he also will be released. Frank Meder and Fred Brown are making arrangements to put a steamboat on Washoe lake. They have secured the necessary engine and will be at work assembling the necessary outfit snortly. Washoe lake is increasing in popularity every season with those who wish a single day's outing, and some quick, pleasant method of crossing to the east side is what the sportsmen have been looking for. The little steamer will have all it can do on Sundays and other holidays and will shorten the time to the club house by nearly an hour.-Carson News. A story comes from Tonopah to the etfect that T. L. Oddie, general manager of the Tonopah Mining company and one of the wealthiest men in the new mining district, had engaged attorneys with a view to filing a suit for divorce against his wife from whom he separated several days ago. According to the report Oddie is in San Francisco conferring with his lawyers and is expected to institute proceedings in a few days. The ground upon which his suit will be based is said to be incompatibility of temper, although gossip has it that the couple have separated for more serious reasons. Mrs. Oddle was formerly Clara Belle McDonald, wife of Richard McDonald of San Francisco, whose connection with the sensational failure of the Pacific bank