1253. Bank of Commerce (Denver, CO)

Bank Information

Episode Type
Run → Suspension → Reopening
Bank Type
state
Start Date
July 18, 1893
Location
Denver, Colorado (39.739, -104.985)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini
Short Digest
b32928b8

Response Measures

Full suspension

Description

July 1893 panic: article one (Jul 18) reports Denver banks including Bank of Commerce closed/went under with mobs — indicates runs and suspension; article two (Aug 17) reports Bank of Commerce reopened with nearly 100% of liabilities. Classified as run → suspension → reopening. Bank type not specified in articles.

Events (3)

1. July 18, 1893 Run
Cause
Macro News
Cause Details
Part of the broader wave of bank failures and suspensions in July 1893 (panic), leading to runs on Denver banks.
Newspaper Excerpt
Nearly all the banks of the famous city of Denver, Colorado, closed their doors without a moment's warning on Tuesday. The great Union National was first to suspend. ... and a little later the Bank of Commerce went under. Frantic mobs rushed wildly about crying where will it stop.
Source
newspapers
2. July 18, 1893 Suspension
Cause
Macro News
Cause Details
Closed amid widespread bank failures and suspensions during the 1893 financial crisis in Denver.
Newspaper Excerpt
Nearly all the banks of the famous city of Denver, Colorado, closed their doors without a moment's warning ... the Bank of Commerce went under.
Source
newspapers
3. August 17, 1893 Reopening
Newspaper Excerpt
A Denver Bank Reopens. DENVER, Aug. 17.-The Bank of Commerce reopened today with almost a hundred per cent of its liabilities on hand.
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (2)

Article from The Clarksburg Telegram, July 21, 1893

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Article Text

IT'S AWFUL. Leading Institutions of The West go Under. GLORIOUS DEMOCRATIC ADMINISTRATION. In no period of American history has there been such collapsing of what were supposed to be the strongest banks of the country. Nearly all the banks of the famous city of Denver, Colorado, closed their doors without a moment's warning on Tuesday. The great Union National was first to suspend. Its capital stock was over one million dollars. Next the Commercial National and a little låter the Bank of Commerce went under. Frantic mobs rushed wildly about crying "where will it stop." CALAMITIES STILL COME. DENVER, COL.. July 18.-The McNamara Dry Goods Company. one of the largest institutions of the kind here. failed this morning. The liabilities are placed at $260,000. TOLEDO, O., July 18. -The Citizens' Bank, of Ada, the most prominent one in Hardin county, failed to open its doors this morning. ARMOURDALE, KANSAS, July 18. -The Citizens' Bank suspended payment to-day with assets of $151,500 and liabilities of $126, 500. FT. SCOTT, KAS., July 18-The First National Bank, of this city failed to open for business this 1 morning. It had a capital stock of $800,000, fully paid in and has always stood all runs. TOPEKA, KAS., July 18.-The S State Bank Examiner this morning received notice of the failure of the Citizens' Bank, of Kansas N City, Kansas, of the Bank of 0 Richmond, and of the Farmers' and Merchants' Bank at Ossawate tomie. The opinion is expressed t that other institutions through. out the State will soon go under. 1 BOSTON, MASS., July 18.-The Amoskeag mills which will close for the month of August accordvary ing to a vote of its directors at (1) Manchester, N. H., employes 8,000 hands. It has a pay roll of may $225,000 per month and uses 6, 000,000 pounds of cotton per 1 week. Other mills are likely to follow suit. Amoskeag mills is the largest producer of manufactured goods in the world. All the above dispatches were from the news columns of Wednesdays's Wheeling Register.


Article from Idaho County Free Press, August 25, 1893

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Article Text

MORE BUSINESS FAILURES. Several Large Concernsin the East Forced to Assign. PITTSBURG, Aug. 17.-The Oliver Iron and Steel company, one of the heaviest concerns in the country, today went into the hands of a receiver. The capital of the company is $1,600,000, and the apparent indebtedness is $600,000. The bonded indebtedness is $585,000. First National Bank of Dubuque. DUBUQUE, Aug. 17.-The First National Bank, one of the oldest institutions in this city, with a capital of $200,000, euspended this morning. The last statement showed half a million dollars deposits. A Large Wagon Company Assigns. CINCINNATI. Aug. 17.-The Standard Wagon Co., the largest company of its kind in the United States, assigned this morning to Grant H. Burrows. Assets, $120,000; liabilities, $700,000. Depositors Want a Piedge. PORTLAND, Aug. 17.-At a meeting of the depositors of the Portland Savings Bank, held this afternoon, a motion was adopted to appoint a committee of five to wait upon all the stockholders of the bank and ask them to pledge the depositors that they will receive their money in full. Receivers for the Northern Pacific. PORTLAND, Aug. 17.-In the United States circuit court today, W. H. Payne, T. F. Oakes and Henry Crouse were appointed receivers for the Northern Pacific in the State of Oregon. Their bonds were fixed at fifty thousand dollars. A Denver Bank Reopens. DENVER, Aug. 17.-The Bank of Commerce reopened today with almost a hundred per cent of its liabilities on hand. Three more of the suspended banks are expected to open by September 1st. Mr. Thompson Resigns. PORTLAND, Aug. 17.-It is reported this afternoon that David P. Thompson has resigned as receiver of the suspended Portland Savings bank. E. J. Northrup is mentioned as bis sucessor. How It Affects Exchange. LONDON, Aug. 17.-The action of the government in lowering the price of India council bills has caused a great awakening in exchange here today. A National Bank Resumes. DENVER, Aug. 17.-The American National Bank resumed business this morning.