17684. Citizens Savings Bank (Portsmouth, OH)

Bank Information

Episode Type: Run → Suspension → Reopening
Bank Type: savings bank
Start Date: June 21, 1893
Location: Portsmouth, Ohio (38.732, -82.998)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: 03d29362

Response Measures

Capital injected, Full suspension

Other: Assigned to A. F. Holcomb and Frank M. Smith (receivers). Reopened with new deposits and a depositor-approved payout plan.

Description

Multiple contemporaneous newspapers report a run on the Citizens Savings Bank (Portsmouth, OH) on June 21, 1893 leading to an assignment/receivership the same day. Later reports (July 24, 1893) state the bank resumed operations with new deposits of $30,000. OCR variants (Citizen's/Citizens') corrected to 'Citizens Savings Bank'.

Events (3)

1. June 21, 1893 Run

Cause Details: Newspapers state a run occurred but do not identify a specific trigger (rumor, correspondent failure, or bank-specific scandal not specified).
Newspaper Excerpt: A run on the bank made this step necessary.
Source: newspapers

2. June 21, 1893 Suspension

Cause Details: Bank assigned to receivers (A. F. Holcomb and Frank M. Smith) following heavy withdrawals; liabilities ~ $300,000, assets ~ $400,000.
Newspaper Excerpt: The Citizens' Savings Bank of Portsmouth, Ohio, assigned this morning to A. F. Holcomb and Frank M. Smith.
Source: newspapers

3. July 24, 1893 Reopening

Newspaper Excerpt: The Citizens' Savings Bank, which suspended about the middle of June, resumed to-day with new deposits to the amount of $30,000.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (22)

1. June 21, 1893 Alexandria Gazette Alexandria, VA

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TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. It is rumored that a fight has oocurred and that five Indians were killed by troops at the Cheyenne agency. Sixteen lives have been lost by the explosion of a quantity of benzine in the chemical works at Odessa, Russia. Reports from Mecca shows that from June 16 to June 20 there was eight hundred and thirty deaths from cholera in that city. A new railroad labor organization to embrace every branch of service from the locomotive engineer to the flagman was started last evening at Chicago. Francis Spies, merchant and consul of Honduras, committed suicide early this morning at his residence in New York by shooting himself through the head. Robert H. Hoskins's seed and agricultural implement warehouse in Louisville, Ky., was gutted by fire this morning. The loss will probably reach $40,000. The Citizens' Savings Bank of Ports. mouth, Ohio, assigned this morning. A run on the bank made this step necessary. The liabilities are something over $300,000. A boy playing with a toy pistol in a barn in Gibson, N. B., started a fire last evening that burned 80 dwellings, two churches, the Canadian Pacific Railway station, six general stores and two public halls. One hundred and twenty-five families are homeless. The home of L. Van Dusen, at Madison, Wis., was destroyed by fire yesterday. One child was cremated, another badly burned, and a servant so badly burned that she is not expected to live. The fire was caused by the explosion of kerosene. A trial is in progress in Omaba, Neb., wherein for the first time in the history of the American Church a Bishop is being tried by the Propaganda. The case grows out of the trouble which arose some time back between Bishop Bonacum, of Lincoln, and several priests in his see. The charges made may be classed under malfeasance in office. Police Justice Tighe in Brooklyn this morning followed out the instructions which he received yesterday Mayor Boody in reference to the disposition of the cases of the crew of the Viking who were arrested while returning from a ball given in their honor in south Brooklyn on Sunday night, and dismissed them all. Mrs. Jefferson Davis, who had made arrangements to leave her winter home at the Marlborough and go to Cranston, near West Point, to-day, has changed her mind and will remain in New York until Saturday.

2. June 22, 1893 Daily Kennebec Journal Augusta, ME

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NEWS NUGGETS. Brought by the Wires From the North, East South and West. Hamilton. Mass., Wednesday, celebrated its 100th birthday. Literary exercises were held. R. W. Scammon of New Hampshire was Wednesday appointed chief of division in the second auditor's office. Ex-Senator Leland Stanford died Tuesday night at his residence in Palo Alto, Cal. He has been seriously ill for some time with an apoplectic affection. C. Crane & Co., wealthy East end lumber dealers, Cincinnati, assigned Wednesday. Assets, $250,000; liabilities, $150. The assignment was due to a disagreement of partners, bank paper falling due, and a desire to wind up the business. The Citizen's Savings bank of Portsmouth, Ohio assigned Wednesday. A run on the bank made the step necessary. Liabilities are something over $300,000; Assets, over $400,000. Runs more or less strong are being made on other banks. H. C. Tucker & Co., private bankers, Buffalo, N. Y., doing real estate and insurance business. closed their doors Wednerday. The company had a large amount of money lent on mortgages, notes and paper on which it was hard to realize quickly. No statements were made. At a meeting of the Northern Pacific Railroad directors at New York Wednesday the resignation of Henry Villard as chairman of the board was accepted and the office abolished. Hereafter the president of the company will act as chairman of the board. John D. Rockfeller was elected a director of the company.

3. June 22, 1893 The Times Richmond, VA

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Bank Troubles in Ohio. PORTSMOUTH, O., June 21.-The Citizens' Savings Bank assigned to-day to A. F. Holcomb and Frank M. Smith. A run on the bank made this step necessary. The liabilities are something over $300,000, and the assets over $400,000. The great excitement has spread, and runs more or less strong are being made on the other banks, viz.: the Portsmouth National, Farmers' National and First National, and they are taking advantage of the 10 per cent. limit. The Little Kanawha lumbering mills are in the hands of a receiver, The failure of the Chilzens' will embarrass some of the manufacturers here.

4. June 22, 1893 Richmond Dispatch Richmond, VA

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Savings Bank Assignment. (By telegraph to the Dispatch.) PORTSMOUTH, OHIO, June 21.-The Citizens' Savings Bank assigned to-day to A. F. Holcome and Frank M. Smith. A run on the bank made this step necessary. The liabilities are something over $300,000 and the assets over 8400,000. Runs more or less serious are also being made on the other banks-viz., the Portsmouth National. Farmers' National, and First National-and they are taking advantage of the 10 per cent. limit. The Listle Kanawha Lumber Mills are in the hands of a receiver. The failure of the Citizens' Bank will embarrass some of the manufacturers here.

5. June 22, 1893 The World Martinsburg, WV

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CONDENSED NEWS Gathered From All Parts of the Country by Telegraph. Seven persons were injured by a collision on the Ninth avenue elevated road, New York, Tuesday evening. Floyd Fox, a workingman at the Tackett Brothers' sawmill, Enterprise, Ky., fell against a buzz saw Tuesday evening and was horribly manged. He died Wednesday morning. A very distinct shock of earthquake was felt at Charleston. S c., Tuesday night. The vibrations seemed to be from east to west. and lasted several seconds. No damage was reported. The Colony Manufacturing Co., of Wilton, N. H., assigned Tuesday, Liabilities, $168,000, and it is estimated that not more than fifty cents on the dollar can be realized from the assets. Ata special meeting at the Academy of Medicine, New York, the quarantine committee appointed some months ago was authorized to take steps for the establishment of a national board of health Francis Spies, merchant and vice consnl of Hon luras, committed suici to Wednesday morning. at his residence in New York, by shooting himself through the head. Mr. Spie was 53 years old. William Knight. of Muncie, Ind., was sentenced to one year in the state's prison for theft. Ten minutes after the sentence had been passed Knight was informed that his 4-year-old daughter had just died of measles. The Citizen's Savings bank, of Portsmouth. O., assigned Wednesday morning to A. F. Holcomb and Frank M. Smith. A run on the bank made this step necessary. The liabilities are something over $300,000, and assets over $400,000, R. P. Gordon, a physician of Hebron, Ky., was fatally injured at Chicago Tuesday night. He went to sleep on a cable ear while it was passing through the tunnel and fell off. His skull was fractured and half the flesh on his face torn off. The national association of swine breeders, in session at DesMoines, la, has organized by the election of H. C Dawson, of Nebraska, for president; vice president. A. J. Seagraves, of Indiana: secretary and treasurer, Wm. McFadden, of Iowa The president Wednesday made the following appointments: Charles H. Howrey, of Mississippi. to be assistant attorney-general, vice Leonard W. Colby, resigned. Beuj: H. Ridgely. of Kentucky, to be consul of the United States at Geneva, Switzerland. The West Virginia building was dedleated Tuesday. Gov. Mac orkle was down for a speech but he found it impossible to be present. Col. W. N. Chancellor, president of the at ite commission, in a short address formally tendered the building to the state for the use of World's fair visitors.

6. June 22, 1893 The Morning News Savannah, GA

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AN OHIO BANK CLOSED. The Citzens Savings of Portsmouth In The Hands of Receivers. Portsmouth, June 21.-The Citizen's Savings bank assigned today, to A. F. Holcomb, and Frank A. Smith. A run on the bank made this step necessary. The liabilites are something over $300,000 and the assets over $400.000. Great excitement has spread and runs more or less strong are being made on the other banks. viz; Portsmouth National, Farmers National and First National and they are taking advantage of the 10 per cent. limit. The Little Kanaha Lumbering mills are in the hands of a receiver. The failure of the Citizens will embarrass some of the manufacturers here.

7. June 22, 1893 Wheeling Register Wheeling, WV

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CONCERNING BUSINESS AND FINANCE. NEWARK, N. J June - -Judge Andrew Kirkpatrick receiver of the Domestic Manufacturing Company and Domestic Machine Company, has received a report of the assets and liabilities of the two concerns. The report is as follows: Domestic Manufacturing Company assets $666,000; liabilities (including capital stock of $200,000:) $268,362; samples $397,652; contingent liabilities per endorsement $505,059. Domestic Sewing Machine Company, assets $2.642,379; liabilities (including capital $1,500,000, preferred stock $141,000;) $3,443,913; deficiency $801,534. The company has contingent liabilities per endorsements of $698,613. WASHINGTON, D. C., June 21. - -The Sec. retary of the Treasury has authorized the Treasurer of the United States to anticipate the payment of July interest. The public announcement will probably be made to-night or to-morrow and the checks will be sent out on Monday. Los ANGELES, CALA., June 21. -The Southern California National bank and the Los Angeles National bank here closed their doors this morning. PORTSMOUTH, O., June21.-The - Citizens' Savings Bank closed its doors this morning. No statement of its condition was given except that President Overturf hoped to be able soon to overcome the difficulties now encountered. CHICAGO, June 21. -The Ellsworth Packing and Provision Company made an rssignment to-day. ROCHESTER, N. Y., June 21.-Job E. Hodges, assignee of H. H. Warner, filed his schedule of assets and liabilities to-day. The total indebtedness is shown to be $1.046,369, of which $652,027 is secured and $393,341 unsecured. Of the secured liabilities $375,000 is indebtedness to the H. H. Warner Company, Limited. The contingent liabilities amount to $469,108. The nominal value of the assets is $2,573,022.

8. June 22, 1893 The Daily Morning Astorian Astoria, OR

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BANK FAILURES IN LOS ANGELE. Los Angeles, Cal., June 21. The Southern California National Bank and the Los Angeles National Bank here have closed their doors. Later in the day the Broadway bank and the East Side bank closed their doors. The First National has announced that the withdrawals of the last two days exceeded $600,000. Bank Examiner Gerberding says the run on the banks is senseless, and that they are all fully solvent. The suspensions created much excitement and great crowds gathered on the streets. Runs were made upon the Farmers and Merchants' and the Los Angeles Banks. The former paid all deposits promptly, but the latter announced it would pay only small depositors, and give the larger part in cash and the remainder in certificates payable in rixty days. San Diego, June 21.-Following in the wake of the financial troubles is To Angeles, the Consolidated National Bank suspended payment this morning The Savings Bank of San Diego, which has its office with the Consolidated National, and which is closely related in management, suspended at the same time, owing to a run consequent upon the morning suspensions. The First National closed its doors this afternoon. Portsmouth, Ohio, June 21.-The Citizens' Savings Bank has failed.

9. June 22, 1893 The Sun New York, NY

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ANOTHER OHIO BANK FAILS. The Citizens' Savings Bank Goes Down and Starts Run- on Other Institutions. PORTSMOUTH. Ohio, June 21.-The Citizens' Savings Bank assigned this morning to A. F. Holcomb and Frank M. Smith. A run on the bank caused it. The liabilities are $300,000 and assets $400,000. Much excitement has spread and runsare being made on the other banks. the Portsmouth National. Farmers' National. and First National. and they are taking advantage of the 10 per cent. limit. The Little Kanawha Lumbering Mills are in the hands of a rereceiver. The failure of the Citizens' Bank will embarrass some of the manutacturers here.

10. June 22, 1893 Evening Star Washington, DC

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COULDN'T REALIZE ON SECURITIES. Why Some Business Concerns With Large Assets Failed. RIDGWAY, PA., June 22. 1 -The Ridgway Bank, a private institution, this morning posted the following notice on its doors: "Owing to the present depressed financial situation, rendering it impossible to realize on securities of any kind, and therefore being unable to meet all obligations, we have decided that it is for the best interests of all creditors of the Ridgway Bank to close its doors. We believe the assets to be in excess of the liabilities and that all depositors will be paid in full as soon as the assets can be realized on. A full statement will be given to the public as soon as the same can be prepared." The notice is signed by D. C. Oyster, president. and I. D. Bell, cashier. A gentleman who was in close consultation with the officials of the bank estimates the assets $364,000 and the liabilities $216,000. This bank has had the confidence of the working people. many of whom have all their wealth in the bank's care. GREENVILLE, MICH., June 22. -The City National Bank of this city WAN closed this morning by order of Bank Examiner Caldwell. No statement of the bank's condition has yet been made public. OMAHA. NEB., June 22. -Sloan, Johnson & Co., wholesale grocers, have assigned. Liabilities are upward of $300,000, with assets about $80.000. SALT LAKE. UTAH. June 22.-The Utah Clothing Manufacturing Company, one of the largest concerns of the kind 111 the territory. was closed yesterday by creditors. The capital stock of the company is $100,000. No statement has been given out yet as to the amonnt of the liabilities or assets. CHICAGO. June 22.-Baird & Bradley, a wellknown real estate firm. nssigned today. The assets are placed at $600,000 and the liabilities at $400,000. Inability to realize on real estate holdings is said to be the cause of the suspension. The partners are Lyman Baird, Wyllys W. Baird and George R. Warner. PORTSMOUTH. OHIO, June 22.-The Citizens Savings Bank assigned this morning to A. F Holcomb and Frank M. Smith. A run on the bank made this step necessary. The liabilities are something over $300,000 and assets over $400,000. The great excitement has spread. and runs more or les strong are being made on the other banks, viz. the Portsmouth National. Farmers' National s, s and First National. and thev are taking ad ie, vantage of the 10 per cent limit. The Little Kanawha lumbering mills are in the hands of 8 receiver. The failure of the Citizens' will em T. barrass some of the manufacturers here.

11. June 22, 1893 St. Paul Daily Globe Saint Paul, MN

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coffers. and the officers declared they were prepared to meet any demand. President J. M. Elliot, of the First National. said: "The amount of liabilities to the depositors will be somewhere in the vicinity of $1,250,000, against which we have all our bills receivable, capital and surplus, which will amount in the aggregate to $500,000 more than this sum.' The Broadway bank's liabilities are $22,000; assets, $66,000. NEW YORK, June 21.-Schedules in the assignment of A. Wertheimer company were presented today. They show liabilities $673.039; nominal assets, $11,591, and actual assets, $2,308. Judge Bischoff returned the schedules, saying he must have an affidavit explaining the differences between the liabilities and the assets. BUFFALO, N. Y., June 21.-H. a C. Tucker & Co., private bankers. closed their doors this morning. The company had a large amount of money lent on mortgages, also on notes and paper. on which it was hard to realize quickly. The figures could not be given by either of the firms, nor would either state whether there was any likelihood of their resuming business. MILWAUKEE, June 21.-Ed Asherman & Co., manufacturers of tobacco, made a voluntary assignment this morning. Benjamin Markwell is appointed assignee, and gave bonds for $20,000. CHICAGO, June 21.-The Ellsworth Packing and Provision company made an assignment this morning. No estimates of the assets and liabilities could be given by the attorney for the assignee, who said that the failure was attributable to the stringency of the money market. CINCINNATI,June - This afternoon Crane & Co., lumber dealers, made an assignment. Assets are given as $250,000 and the liabilities $150,000. The cause of the assignment is due to a disagreement of the partners, bank paper falling due and a desire of the firm to wind up its business. PORTSMOUTH, O., June 21. - The Citizens' Savings band assigned this morning. A run on the bank made this step necessary. The liabilities are something over $300,000, and assets over $400,000. The greatest excitement has spread, and runs more of less strong are being made on the other banks. SAN DIEGO, Cal., June 21.-The Consolidated National and Savings Bank of San Diego closed their doors today. No statement of their assets and liabilities has been given out.

12. June 28, 1893 The World Martinsburg, WV

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The Portsmouth Savings Bank. PORTSMOUTH, O., June 27.-At a meeting of the depositors of the Citizen's Savings bank, held at the courthouse Tuesday morning, it was unanimously decided to accept the proposition laid before them to open the bank and pay depositors from 10 to 25 per cent. The entire principal to be paid in two years or less. Committees are at work and will have the bank in running shape before the close of the week. X

13. June 29, 1893 Belmont Chronicle Saint Clairsville, OH

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GENERAL NEWS NOTES. Quarters. Items of Interest Gathered From Various Senator Leland Stanford died Wednesday at his at Palo Alto, Cal., on estimated at night. home His wealth is $35,000,000. Bros. Circus was struck was being by Ringling while a performance and eight lightning River Falls, Wis., and many persons given at were instantly killed more injured. for Clark was fined $60, at editor Canton, of Col. striking General Sherwood, the News Democrat. of & Co., a large lumber liabilities firm Cincinnati, Crane have failed with of $150,000. banks in Los Angeles, was Cal., a closed Four their doors. Only one National bank. The Citizens' Savings Bank, of Portshas gone under. at mouth, Four persons were burned to death Flint, o. Duluth. Rufus Devolt was killed by a train at Blanche Hogan, of Sandusky, drank an after ounce with her husband he offering no quarrel of laudanum resistance in and his refusing presence, to go for was physician. Butchers, of near Celina, fire and Pearl when her dress caught baking, burned to death. she The was Miami Valley Insurance Company has out of business. has gone Gibson, of Canton, Sweet, John suit R. against George W. for of brought Chicago. the for affections $50,000 of damages his wife. alienating Hajanecki, a Pole, shot at his Akron. wife Jacob mortally stabbed himself by a and Kansas was devastated Many destructive Eastern cyclone on Thursday. persons were killed. a asked lady young Frank Schoefiler social at Norwalk to go he to at a church with him. himself. She declined, and shot supper her and then tendered Governor on Thursday. McKinley A reception at the was Ohio Building, World's The Fair, new Liberty Bell was successfully is cast at Troy, McCoy, N.Y. U.S. Minister to Liberia, die in twelve Wm. dead. He is the fourth years. Haney, a white man two-year-old living Frank Ga., beat had his whipped Carnesville, girlt death. child death he mashed his to knife heaten broke the its ribs, and stuck head, into its body repeatedly. the off Tripoli war the former In a naval ship maneuver Victoria collided went with down in over the English Camperdown, 15 minutes, and carrying with her Secretary 400 men. Morton says the Populists died are going Richard to pieces. Smith, of Rome, o., Mrs. bite of a copperhead. was from Howard the Gandy, aged 10 years, at Youngstown. was fatally to injured drowned E. E. Craig. at Celina an aeronaut, by his parachute failfarmers drowned. ing J. L. work. Goff, of Muskingum one of the county, wealthiest was Lima burst,killing A soda and fountain wrecking at the building- Findlay, to was burned one Mrs. man Sarilla Yeagley, death by of an near explosion the against recent gasoline. Suits hazers have been at Delaware, brought each victim At Findlay from asking $10,000. Paulina Schlack her husband has begun to action for divorce has been married 53 years. new whom Auglaize she county will erect Court-house. is talk of the coming Congress adopting There the Reed rules. Spain. Only has sailed for World's The Infanta 40,000 attended the Fair on Sunday. at Kirkwood Clyde Webster the was railroad killed in unveiled a buggy. while crossing at Chicago that were hung. Mosstatue The Anarchists of their brethern on a body of killed. British fired twenty were The and the trusts, stringent lemsi Rangoon Illinois is after been enThe State of law having just man H. Todd, a out his a acted. E. Ill., blew wealthy business Illinois, brains. has of Quincy, Altgeld, Schwab, of and Neebe, Governor Fielden, were convicted pardoned They Haymarket riot. the anarchists in the extensive paper Snider & have of for Louis complicity Cincinnati, Sons, failed. bank dealers of Merchants Stobbed National of $3,000 The Minn., was masked robber. through much in Moorehead, broad daylight swept by a damage. Clarke A cyclone Monday. doing of Minnecounty, Bank of New England, its doors, sus- and Queen apolis. The Minn., City, has closed of Buffalo, has of GalliC. have assigned. the pended. A. Carl's Sons, coal Assets men $6,000; liabilities polis, $40,000. of Fayette the Jeffersonville bank, of Clinton Co., have and Gloncester Co., The the Sabina bank, bank, of Athens Co., assigned. of the has free India coinage stopped thousand boy cow was 14 days. the silver. John Berry race to won the World's the Fair. His has anarchists time The pardon bitter of discussion. is caused Ohio much Prohibition Convention in The session at Cleveland. sumyou range Don't purchase until Always your have seen spring wide and what we all of mer Dresses We can show shades at We prices. show. in new attention can choice new Goods, especially call your

14. June 29, 1893 The State Republican Jefferson City, MO

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WEST AND SOUTH. FIRE wiped out the village of Jeffersontown, Kv. A MOB which was supposed to have lynched Lee Bennett at Gleason. Tenn. hung Jim Harris, an innocent man, instead. Bennett was in jail at Dresden, heavily guarded. BUSINESS has been resumed by the Capital national bank at Indianapolis, Ind., which suspended one month ago. THE law permitting the sale of vagrants in Missouri has been declared unconstitutional by the state supreme court. IOWA republicans will hold their state convention at Des Moines August 15. IN the state of Washington ten government inspectors were detected in aiding in smuggling in Chinese by means of fraudulent certificates and in permitting opium smuggling either by connivance or otherwise. IN Chicago the American Railway union, a new society to embrace every branch of the service, was organized with Eugene V. Debbs, of Terre Haute, Ind., as president. BURGLARS murdered Thomas Cordway and his sister at their home near Logansport, La. FOUR negroes were killed and many others wounded in a row at an emancipation day celebration at Flat Prairie, Tex. THE West Virginia building on the world's fair grounds was dedicated, the day being the thirtieth anniversary of the birth of the state. AT the Cheyenne agency in Montana enflisted Indians had a fight with other Indians and five of the latter were killed. THROUGHOUT North and South Carolina and Georgia an earthquake shock was felt. AN edict issued by the school commissioners dismissed all married teachers in the public schools in St. Louis. THE doors of the University bank and City savings bank at Los Angeles, Cal., were closed. AT Janesville, Wis., Charles P. Whalen was sentenced to twenty-five years' imprisonment for the murder of Gerald Spaulding. A CIRCUS tent was struck by lightning at River Falls, Wis., and seven persons were killed and thirty injured. SEVERAL exhibiters at the world's fair met and recorded themselves as being unalterably opposed to the opening of the gates on Sunday, not only on moral grounds but from a financial standpoint as well, and decided to enter suit for an injunction to have the gates closed on Sunday. AT a railway crossing near Lima, O., Charles Keller and his wife and John Steinbaugh were killed by the cars. AT his home in Menlo Park Leland Stanford, United States senator from California, died suddenly in his 70th year. Heart disease was the cause. He leaves a wife and property valued at $50,000,000. NEAR Winimac, Ind., Charles Mettonay and his horse and forty head of cattle were buried out of sight in quicksand. THE doors of the Citizens' savings bank of Portsmouth, O., were closed, with liabilities of $300,000. THE firm of Sloan, Johnson & Co., wholesale grocers at Omaha, Neb., failed for $160,000. IN Los Angeles, Cal., the First national, Southern California, Broadway bank and East Side bank closed their doors, and at San Diego the Consolidated national bank and the Savings bank suspended.

15. June 29, 1893 River Falls Journal River Falls, WI

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WEST AND SOUTH. IOWA republicans will hold their state convention at Des Moines August 15. IN the state of Washington ten government inspectors were detected in aiding in smuggling in Chinese by means of fraudulent certificates and in permitting opium smuggling either by connivance or otherwise. IN Chicago the American Railway union, a new society to embrace every branch of the service, was organized with Eugene V. Debbs, of Terre Haute, Ind., as president. BURGLARS murdered Thomas Cordway and his sister at their home near Logansport, La. FOUR negroes were killed and many others wounded in a row at an emancipation day celebration at Flat Prairie, Tex. THE West Virginia building on the world's fair grounds was dedicated, the day being the thirtieth anniversary of the birth of the state. AT the Cheyenne agency in Montana enlisted Indians had a fight with other Indians and five of the latter were killed. THROUGHOUT North and South Carolina and Georgia an earthquake shock was felt. AN edict issued by the school commissioners dismissed all married teachers in the public schools in St. Louis. THE doors of the University bank and City savings bank at Los Angeles, Cal., were closed. ATJanesville, Wis., Charles P. Whalen was sentenced to twenty-five years' imprisonment for the murder of Gerald Spaulding. A CIRCUS tent was struck by lightning at River Falls, Wis., and seven persons were killed and thirty injured. SEVERAL exhibiters at the world's fair met and recorded themselves as being unalterably opposed to the opening of the gates on Sunday, not only on moral grounds but from a financial standpoint as well, and decided to enter suit for an injunction to have the gates closed on Sunday. AT a railway crossing near Lima, O., Charles Keller and his wife and John Steinbaugh were killed by the cars. AT his home in Menlo Park Leland Stanford, United States senator from California, died suddenly in his 70th year. Heart disease was the cause. He leaves a wife and property valued at $50,000,000. NEAR Winimae, Ind., Charles Mettonay and his horse and forty head of cattle were buried out of sight in quicksand. THE doors of the Citizens' savings bank of Portsmouth, O., were closed, with liabilities of $300,000. THE firm of Sloan. Johnson & Co., wholesale grocers at Omaha, Neb., failed for $160,000. IN Los Angeles, Cal., the First national, Southern California, Broadway bank and East Side bank closed their doors, and at San Diego the Consolidated national bank and the Savings bank suspended. A CYCLONE at Williamstown and the surrounding country in Jefferson county, Kan., killed twenty persons and destroyed thirty houses and many barns. IN Chicago Baird & Bradley, real es tate dealers, made a voluntary assign-. ment with assets estimated at $600,000 and liabilities at $400,000. METHODISTS have decided not to withdraw their world's fair exhibit on account of Sunday opening, but it will be covered up on the Sabbath. The church committee adopted resolutions in which they declare that the act of the directory in turning aside from keeping its pledge of honor to the congress and people of the United States will be conspicuous in the future as an act of perfidy beclouding the business integrity of the citizens of Chicago which years of shame will not remove.

16. June 29, 1893 Warren Sheaf Warren, MN

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NEAR Winimac, Ind., Charles Mettonay and his horse and forty head of cattle were buried out of sight in quicksand. THE doors of the Citizens' savings bank of Portsmouth, O., were closed, with liabilities of $300,000. THE firm of Sloan, Johnson & Co., wholesale grocers at Omaha, Neb., failed for $160,000. A CYCLONE at Williamstown and the surrounding country in Jefferson county, Kan., killed twenty persons and destroyed thirty houses and many barns. IN a fire that destroyed the Bunnel block in Duluth, Minn., four persons were burned to death. IN Los Angeles, Cal., the First national, Southern California, Broadway bank and East Side bank closed their doors, and at San Diego the Consolidated national bank and the Savings bank suspended. IN Chicago Baird & Bradley, real estate dealers, made a voluntary assignment with assets estimated at $600,000 and liabilities at $400,000. METHODISTS have decided not to withdraw their world's fair exhibit on account of Sunday opening, but it will be covered up on the Sabbath. The church committee adopted resolutions in which they declare that the act of the directory in turning aside from keeping its pledge of honor to the congress and people of the United States will be conspicuous in the future as an act of perfidy beclouding the business integrity of the citizens of Chicago which years of shame will not remove. JUDGE GRANT decided in favor of Sacramento and against San Jose in the California capital removal case. BANKS suspended at Santa Auna, Cal., San Diego, Cal., Pomona, Cal., Ontario, Cal., and Greenville, Mich. FOR cause unknown Jacob Hajaneki, of Akron, O., fatally shot his wife and then stabbed himself fatally. FRANK TEMPLEMAN and Dave Kendall while working in a well near Morehead, Ky., were overcome by gas and both were killed. AT Nashville, Tenn., B. T. Rhea & Son, grain dealers, failed for $100,000. AT the age of 121 years Mrs. Angeline Demarrie died at Chippewa Falls, Wis. CHARLES PIELLAS' jewelry store in Lansing, Mich., was robbed by two men of diamonds valued at $160,000. FOR 50 miles a cyclone swept across the counties above Atlanta, Ga., wrecking many buildings and ruining crops. THE Columbia bank at New Whatcom, Wash., State bank at Minneapolis, Minn., First national bank at San Bernardino, Cal., and the People's home savings bank at San Francisco closed their doors. PETER BOILLOT and his wife were fatally injured at Beatrice, Neb., by being thrown from their carriage. FIRE wiped out the business portion of Leonardsville, Kan. FLAMES burned the business part of the village of Mount Sterling, O. ONE of Chicago's oldest liverymen, Leroy Payne, failed for $250,000.

17. June 30, 1893 Highland Recorder Monterey, VA

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THE NEWS. A Chinese laundryman was murdered and eremated by his rival in Brainard, Minn. Mrs. Angelina de Marrie died at Chippewa in her was one hundred and seven Falls, showing Wis. that She she had proof possession years old, and Thomas Randall, in his history of the Chippewa Valley, claims that she was one hundred and twenty-one years old. Kaukauni F.ber was fire. Loss $30, The 000.-A.G. Company plant of the destroyed by (Wis.) Biker, editor of the Bremen, Ind., Standard, was whipped by Mrs. Cal. Sinninger, wife of the editor of the Euquirer. was by north of in whitecaps -Wiiliam four Buckley, miles assassinated Columbia, while on his homo he was a witness against some Marion county from court, of the murderous where Miss., whitecap gang. way Ho that he F. of the Plankinhad T. Bank been Day, warned in formerly president would be killed. ton Milwaukee, mysteriously disappeared.- E. J. Centes' dry goods store in Albany, Texas, was destroyed by firo. Loss $75,000. -Miss Alby Graffam, age. seventy years, fell asleep in her chair at her home in Auturn, Me. By some movement, a lamp close by was overturned, the old lady's clothes caught fire and she was burned to a New death. four years ---Isaac old, committed Lloyd, Welshman, suici in fiftyYork by shooting himself in his shoeshop. Before he fired the fatal shot he made his . will in the presence of a witness, one of his workmen. The American Loan and Trust Bank was appointed receiver for the General EngineerIll. Isaac Held,a dry of ing goods Company dealer of Harvey, Richmond, assigned James the from an Liabilities dynamiter, recently $10,000. discharged Gi bert, Engin New York the name on the steamer l'sh second prison, Chester, arr.ved His appears on cabin passenger list as James Cunwas met at the by Mr. and a of whoimningham. Kennedy He party friends, quarantine mediately transferred him to a Chovet was arrested on the charge of silk Superintendent in New York Anthony snugg tugboat. ing Ford, Jr. of New the while looms.---Daniel steep, walked through fourth-story York, window and was killed The boiler of the Works the superintendent and Ridgewood ploded, killing (N.J.) Stone-crush'ng exbusiness of the ing others. The portoin injurtown of Tiliamok; Ore., was burned Several was and is work of supposed Fires to started be the simultaneously, incendiarie it The total loss is $100,000 insurance half. has President Prof. E. of B. Clemen Craighead College, been Columbia, elected C. This is the new agricultural opened Jul, 1st. which will be Craighead college considered one of the finest educators the Pacific Bank of Francisco one South.----The closed its doors. Fuly San hundred of me in the employ of Campbell & section struck La that their fo eight mont. of Ill. the They drainage claim canal, Co., on wages in g past not been them e The strikers two months have paid are behaving quietly, but de clare before the g a return and three they to work -Twelve will have their money business house dwell'ng houses in a one-th'rd of the was S Ky., by about fire. Loss, town, Leonardsvil wipe out $30,000 parti .Ily insured to bone t water works a the Those town who for defeated $5,000 for the proposition yea ago were th only ones who lost fire a in g cha'n -Caleb Wright, neg:0 preacher in the th gang, committed suicide by jumpin e ne... Ga. He sen and ha d into tenced the for liver wife-beating, Rome, pretche was is to the convicts several times. It is believe he committed suicide on acc. unt of learnin a of his wife's faithlessness. Union Pacifi h ste mer which leit Port of large and land, Oregon, R. R. with Th mpson, frieght passen ger list, struck a snag, filled with water an went to the bottom. Is Senator Leland Stanford died at his home e in Palo Altd. --Francis Spies, vice consi g of Honduras, killed himself in New York. I At Williamsport, Pa., fire destroyed th saw mill of Payne, Cockran & Co. One , the boilers blew up, but no person was hur y at about is bein dThe B'shop loss Bonacum, is estimated of Lincoln, Neb. $85,000. tried by Mgr. Satolli for alleged mal leasan in office. Madison, Wis., the home L. Vandusen was destroyed by fire, one chil was nt so burne domestic, cremated, Theresa another Rink, badly burned, badly and g that she is not expected to live. The fire was m caused by the explosion of kerosene -Lew st Dreyfus, a wealthy business man, of Lor nBranch, blew out his brains, David Ke es dall and Frank Templeman were overco: by gas while working in a well, near Mor ehead, Ky., and killed. Dr. John Hood, r', Aden, Tenn. killed Wm. Piper, his wife cpar.mour, a Southern California islimp at him. by throwing The burning coal National Bank and the Los Angeles Nat on cBank of Los Angeles, Cal., suspended. on The Citizens' Savings Bank of Portsmout an ag In 8 tra of 000 O., made assets $400,000. assignment. Liabilities freight $300 wreck near Prospect, O., on the Hocki cal Valley Railroad, three men were killed a he a number injured.

18. June 30, 1893 The Times Owosso, MI

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ENLISTED Thaians nau a light WITH other Indians at the Chevenne agency in Montana and five of the latter were killed. ROBERT E. PHILLIPS and Arthur Mead, prominent members of the were Boston chamber of commerce, drowned by the upsetting of a boat. FISHER BROTHERS, cloak manufacturers in New York, failed for $150,000. felt AN earthquake shock was throughout North and South Carolina and Georgia. BY edict issued by the school commissioners all married teachers in the public schools in St. Louis have been dismissed. FOUR persons were burned to death in a fire that destroyed the Bunnel block in Duluth, Minn. FOUR banks closed their doors in Los Angeles, Cal. They were the First national. Southern California, Broadway bank and East side bank. At San Diego the Consolidated national bank and the Savings bank suspended. THE collections of internal revenue for the eleven months of the current fiscal year amounted to $145,682,390, an increase over the corresponding period of the last fiscal year of $7,457,403. FRANCIS SPIES, vice consul for Honcommitted suicide in New York. Utah Clothing duras, THE Manufacturing failed for company at Salt Lake City $100,000. CYCLONE that passed through Williamstown and the surrounding counin Jefferson county, Kan., killed try twenty persons and destroyed thirty houses and many barns. THE Duryea Portland Cement company's cement plant near Montezuma, loss N. Y., was destroyed by fire, the being $125,000. SLOAN, JOHNSON & Co., wholesale grocers at Omaha, Neb., have failed for $160,000. THE Citizens' savings bank of Portsmouth, O., closed its doors, with liabilities of $300,000. CHARLES R. METTONAY and his horse nd forty h ead of cattle were buried out of sight in quicksand near Winimac, Ind. A CYCLONE passed through Adair county, Ia., and Lake Contrary and Conception, Mo. At the latter point three persons were killed and great damage was done. C. CRANE & Co., Cincinnati lumber dealers, failed for $150,000. FRED L. KENT, cashier of the First national bank of Ellsworth, Me., was said to be a defaulter in the sum of $19,000. struck a circus tent at Wis., and seven River LIGHTNING Falls, persons were killed and thirty injured. JOHN HARRISON and wife, of Leadville, Col., drew $1,500, their savings of years, from the bank, and the money was stolen the same day. CHARLES KELLER and his wife and John Steinbaugh were killed by the cars at a railway crossing near Lima, O. THE national convention of Women's Amateur Musical clubs met in Chicago. NEAR Phalanx, O., Preston Osborn, his wife and two of their children and a man named Heintzslman were fatally poisoned by some ingredient that had afbeen mixed with their coffee. The fair was shrouded in mystery. CHARLES P. WHALEN was sentenced at Janesville, Wis., to twenty-five years imprisonment for the murder of Gerald Spaulding. A NUMBER of exhibiters at the world's fair met and recorded themselves as being unalterably opposed to the opening of the world's fair gates on Sunday, not only on moral grounds but from a financial standpoint as well, and decided to enter suit for an injunction to have the gates closed on Sunday. THE Methodists have decided not to withdraw their world's fair exhibit on account of Sunday opening, but it The will be covered up on the Sabbath. church committee adopted resolutions in declare that the act of the in turning its of honor to keeping which directory they pledge aside the States from conand people of the United will in the as an gress be conspicuous future business act of perfidy beclouding the of the citizens of Chicago of shame will not which integrity years killed remove. by FIVE men were instantly an explosion of gas in a mine at Nanticoke, Pa. THE Columbia liberty bell, the tribute to the shrine of will in Chicago for of which many ring independence, the first time July 4, was successfully cast at the Clinton & Meneely bell foundry in Troy, N.Y. BAIRD & BRADLEY, real estate dealers in Chicago, made a voluntary assignment with assets estimated at $600, 000 and liabilities at $400,000. SUPERIOR JUDGE GRANT decided in favor of Sacramento and against San Jose in the California capital removal case. FOREST fires in the western part of Pueblo, Col., were doing enormous damage. BANKS closed their doors at Santa Anna, Cal., San Diego, Cal., Pomona Cal., Ontario, Cal., Greenville, Mich and Ridgeway, Me. JACOB HAJANEKI, of Akron, O., fatal ly shot his wife and then stabbed him self fatally. No cause was known. THREE men who were put in jail the evening before a fire at Virginia, Minn. were burned to death. armored THE big cruiser nearly Maine, four which has been building for years at the Brooklyn navy yard, was

19. July 25, 1893 The Indianapolis Journal Indianapolis, IN

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Other Failures. SYRACUSE, N. Y., July 24.-The extensive manufacturing firm of Bradley & Co. went into a receivership this afternoon. Judge Vann appointed John Dunn, jr., receiver. The firm manufactured trip ham. mers and the plant 18 valued at $500,000. Liabilities about $350,000. The Judge 18sued an order allowing the receiver to continue the manufacture and sale of the stock on hand. NEW YORK, July -Henry Bach, wholesale dealer in clothing. at No. 737 Broadway. with branchesin Boston and Chicago, has become financially embarassed and has confessed judgment. The liabilities are reported to be over $100,000. He owes several creditors large amounts. Mr. Bach said he proposed to call a creditors' meeting at once and to ofter 30 cents on the dollar as a compromise. CINCINNATI. July 21.-Judge Ricks, of the United States Court. to-day appointed John Eaton receiver of the property in Ohio of the Oil Well Supply Company, of Pittsburg. The appointment is at the instance of Edward H. Cole, a stockholder, and is supplementary to the action taken by the United States Court in Pittsburg in the same suit. ELKHART, Ind., July 24.-J. H. Brande, who brought a large stock of dry goods here from Niles, Mich., about three months ago, has made an assignment to J. H. Nicks, of this city. Assets and liabilities have not been made known. Marshall Field & Co., of Chicago, have brought suit against Brande to recover for goods sold him. GREAT FALLS, Mont., 'July -Merchants' National Bank closed its doors to-day at noon. The bank had $21,000 in city funds and $32.000 of the county and $20,000 of State funds, but has little or ,no ready money on hand. BALTIMORE, July 24.-The Southern Electric Company. one of the big enterprises of this city. made a voluntary assignment to-day. to Merrill N. Packard. The assets are estimated at $175,000; liabilities, $100,000. PLAINVIEW, Neb., July 24.-The Plainview State Bank was robbed, Sunday night. of about $3,000 in cash. In consequence the bank did not open its doors this morning. PORTSMOUTH. O., July 24.-The Citizens' Saving Bank, which suspended about the middle of June, resnmed to-day. ORLANDO, Fla.. July - -The First National Bank of this city closed its doors this morning,

20. July 25, 1893 The Sun New York, NY

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An Oblo Bank Resumes. PORTSMOUTH. O., July 24.-The Citizens' Savings Bank. which suspended about the middle of June, resumed to-day with new deposits to the amount of $30.000. Confidence in the bank's ability to pay its debts is fully restored.

21. July 27, 1893 The Comet Johnson City, TN

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ing at the World's Fair Saturday night and hereafter if firework, are allowed on the grounds at all it will only be at a safe distance from the hig buildings. Several trains are moving Eastward loaded with pennilesss laborers thrown out of work by the suspen of manufactories and the closing of mines in Colorado. They are campelled to leave the State in search of employment. Bank Examiner Lazen, in charge of the six suspended national baoks of Denver, declars that all of them have more than sufficient assets and will resume in time. The Citizens' Savings Bank, of Portsmouth, O., resumed yes terday afternoon. Washington, Ga., is indulging in a scare over the rumor that armed partisans of ex Congressmar Tom Watson are gathering for in attack on the town to avenge some alleged insult ofered to Watson in that place during the last campaign. The plan adopted to secure the money necessary to complete the Nicaragua Canal is to establish agencies in the larg. cities of the country and sell the securities of the company direct to the people, thus avoiding appealing to syndicates and capitalists. Secretary Carisle has returned to Washington. He denied having had any conversation upon financial matters with Capi. Thatcher, an officerseeker from Colorado, who claimed to have received assurance from the President and the Secretary that they would not try to secure the unconditional repeal of the Sherman law. There W 18 a marked decrease in immigration to the United States last year. For the twelve months ended June 30, 1893, the immigrants numbered 467.936, against 618,350 the previous year. Notwithstanding the general decrease, there was an increase B of 11,459 in the number of Italian immigrants, this being the only nationality showing an increase. The condition of affairs in the mining region of Southeastern Kansas is 11 becoming grave. The striking miners are ripe for greater violence, thinks to the incendiary counsels of hot-headed agitators and to the support accorded n them by the Populist Governor of the d State. The mine owners have armed their men for resistance. The gallant strikers propose to move on the mines c behind a vanguard composed of their wives and daughters. 0 The barbarous cruelties practiced g by the mob which hanged a negro at 18 Memphis Saturday night. afterward mutilating and burning the body have aroused the authorities to an effort to E. punish the officials permitted the capr ture of the jail, the policemen who witnessed the burning and the en it who composed the mob. The Sheriff has been suspended, and bench warrants have been issued for members or of the mob Three arrests have been made.

22. July 27, 1893 Delaware Gazette and State Journal Wilmington, DE

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IN GENERAL. The schooner Addie Henry, from Newbern, N. C., bound for Philadelphia, many days out, is supposed now to be lost. Schaeffer's powder house, near Huntingdon, Ind., exploded Monday, and Howard Householder and Hugh Harvey were killed. The New Jersey Metal Refining Works, at Elizabethport, are closed on account of general tradé depression, and 200 hands are made idle. Mrs. Bridget Mullen died at Collinsville, Mass., Sunday, at the reputed age of 107 years. She leaves a husband, a number of children and grandchildren. The Southern Electric Company of Baltimore Monday made an assignment. The assets of the concern are estimated at $175,000; liabilities, $100,000. The rod, wire and nail mill of the Carnegie Company, at Beaver Falls, Pa., shut down Monday for necessary repairs. Eight hundred hands are idle. The Citizens' Savings Bank in Portst mouth, O., which suspended about the middle of June, resumed Monday with new deposits to the amount of $30,000. e Herman Hirshberg, a dentist of Columf bus, O., Monday shot and killed Theodore r K. Miesse, a grocer. Hirshberg had gone to Miesse's store to collect a bill and a y quarrel ensued with the result stated. e The steamship Alcides of the Donaldson rf Line, between Montreal and Glasgow, ran ashore near Heath Point, Anticosti, on e Sunday. All the passengers were safely landed, but it is feared that the vessel will to be a total loss. n The Galance & Grosbeam agate and tinle ware factory at Woodhaven, L. I., said to n, be the largest establishment of its kind in er the United States, shut down Monday for two weeks, throwing out of employment " over 1,000 persons. Judge Scruggs, at Memphis, Monday, suspended Sheriff McLendon pending an ainvestigation of his surrender of Lee it Walker to the lynchers, Saturday night. in Harry Frayser, one of the mob leaders, ill was arrested Monday. A catboat, with several men and women on board, was capsized in Buzzard's Bay, off West Falmouth, Mass., in a squall, rs, Sunday afternoon, and it is feared that all his hands were drowned. The identity of the He boat and of her passengers and crew has not yet been learned. ut er The acting director of the mint Mon day purchased 50,000 ounces of silver at nhis counter offer of $.696 per ounce. There all is no expectation on the part of the treasge ury officials of purchasing the full quota he of 4,500,000 ounces this month, nor of onmaking up the deficiency next month. lly The electric railway company at Gettysent burg has stopped work on the battlefield. 858 Rails have been laid within a short disd. tance of the "den." This move is prein sumed to be owing to the notification of the United States commission that the nd. railway must yacate the battlefield at once. net A sloop was capsized in the harbor of ent Salem. Mass., during a violent squall, SunS a day, Three men were seen clinging to the His boat, but before they could be reached it His sunk and the men disappeared. It is now believed that the drowned men were Anton Liebisch, his son, aged 16 years, and James E. Dixon. VilWilliam Schumacker, coachman for onWilliam A. Thompson of Chicago, was at killed Monday by a blow struck by his nce employer. at thelatter's summer residence ian on La Belle Lake, Wis. Schumacker and ttie another employe had an altercation and left Mr. Thompson interfered, striking Schu macker under the ear, end will Letters received at the Presbyterian Board of Missions, Monday, state tha Miss Anna Melton, a missionary stationed at Divall, a little village near Amadia rnal Turkey, was attacked at midnight, Jun oud 7tb, by a native, who beat her with a heav ock. stick. A statement has been forwarded to Lot the State Department at Washington. ill. Augustus Hamlin, his wife Mary, age her 22 years; Eugene Pettier, Louis Victor an Rosa Labbe went rowing on a pond a Great Barrington, Mass., Sunday. Th boat leaked, and all crowded to one side hinPettier jumped overboard. Mrs. Hamli Va., jumped after him and clasped her arm around his neck and both were des It