12976. First National Bank (Ely, NV)

Bank Information

Episode Type
Suspension โ†’ Reopening
Bank Type
national
Bank ID
8561
Charter Number
8561
Start Date
October 30, 1907
Location
Ely, Nevada (39.247, -114.889)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini
Short Digest
056e826c62cabe80

Response Measures

None

Description

Articles (dated 1907-10-30) describe the Ely banks suspending payments due to a nationwide tie-up in specie shipments (New York, Salt Lake, Denver) during the Panic of 1907. There is no description of a depositor run; the banks state they are solvent and expect to reopen. OCR errors in Article 2 were corrected when interpreting that both local banks suspended temporarily.

Events (2)

1. February 23, 1907 Chartered
Source
historical_nic
2. October 30, 1907 Suspension
Cause
Macro News
Cause Details
Nationwide tie-up of specie payments: New York, Salt Lake, Denver and other financial centers refused to ship money/correspondent funds, preventing Ely banks from paying out; suspension taken as precaution.
Newspaper Excerpt
The Bank of Ely and the ... First National Bank of Ely ... will not open to-morrow. The suspension is for an [temporary] period ... in the meantime in absolutely solvent.
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (2)

Article from The White Pine News, October 30, 1907

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Article Text

"Ther isn't any doubt but that everything will be all right in a short time," said W. N. McGill, director of the Bank of Ely to The News last night. "We have got to get money in to do business on, that is all." "The fact that New York and all large cities and towns between New York and San Francisco have suspended specie payments," said Senator H. A. Comins, "causes us to believe that it is advisable to follow suit." "The situation is simply this," said Arthur B. Witcher. cashier of the First National Bank of Ely. "Salt Lake and New York refuse to ship us the money we have on deposit with them. Until they do it, it is plain we can't pay it out." The following joint statement was given to The News by the banks last night: "We are doing what New York, Salt Lake, Denver and the rest of the large cities have done. We will soon get things adjusted. Not one of our depositors will lose a cent or be seriously inconvenienced."


Article from The White Pine News, October 30, 1907

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Article Text

JTAH BANKING LA AFFECT ELY TO SHADOW OF DOUBT B ALL INSTITUTIONS . SOLVENT. The Bank of Ely and the ional Bank of Ely, the two he district, will not open t morning. The suspension is for an eriod, with both of the ba neantime in absolutely so lition. No room whatever exists he shadow of a shade of a espect to their solvency ai han the inconvenience tha orary suspension will occa vill be absolutely no loss erest connected in any ma he Ely banks. Telegrams received yeste President W. W. Armstro Bank of Ely under date of City, were identical to each Ely and the First Nation vere shown to The News nd a copy of that to the Cly is given elsewhere in imns of the actual facts : with the suspensions due to the followin tances: A complete tie-up in all centers of the country ult that Salt Lake cannot rom Denver because Denv money from Chicago from New York, an hroughout the entire finar