First National Bank (Boston, MA)

Episode Information

Episode UID
20000985
Episode Type
Suspension โ†’ Reopening
Bank Type
national
Bank ID
2000 national
Charter Number
200
Start Date
January 31, 1882
Location
Boston, Massachusetts (42.358, -71.060)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
Short Digest
0c2591896c056dac

Response Measures

None

Description

Articles span many years and describe precautionary suspensions (60-day notice, specie payment suspension) and later legal fallout; no clear evidence of permanent closure in these items.

Events (6)

1. January 16, 1864 Chartered
Source
historical_nic
2. January 31, 1882 Other
Newspaper Excerpt
Important Decision in a Boston Bank Case... decision was filed here... in the case of the First National Bank against the insolvent estate of Silas M. Waite
Source
newspapers
3. December 9, 1882 Other
Newspaper Excerpt
the 18th First National Bank Boston... mentioned the suspension... failures and the causes of the year
Source
newspapers
4. August 17, 1893 Suspension
Cause
Macro News
Cause Details
General financial stringency and scarcity of currency led Boston banks to enforce 60 days' notice on withdrawals.
Newspaper Excerpt
The 60 days notice which the banks have enforced has prevented any runs on these institutions
Source
newspapers
5. November 13, 1913 Other
Newspaper Excerpt
important decision in settling one of the legal entanglements resulting from the crash in the affairs of the First National bank of Boston
Source
newspapers
6. August 6, 1914 Suspension
Cause
Government Action
Cause Details
Clearinghouse/financial centers (including Boston) suspended specie payments and issued clearing house certificates as a precaution during the 1914 gold/liquidity strain.
Newspaper Excerpt
in order to conserve... decided to suspend the payment of specie and issue clearing house certificates... Boston
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (7)

Article from The Daily Gazette, January 31, 1882

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GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS. LONDON, Jan. 31, 1882. The centenary of the Glasgow Herald was celebrated to-day by a banquet which was attended by members of Parliament and of public institutions. Yesterday was observed in Paisley as a public holiday on the occasion of the inauguration of the Town Hall erected to the memory of George A. Clark, of Newark, N. J. The Calcutta correspondent of the Times says :-" The outbreak of cholera al the Allahabad Fair did not cause much mortality, bus the returning pilgrims are carrying the infection in all directions. Important Decision in a Boston Bank Case. BRATTLEBORO, Vt., Jan. 30. -An importaut decision was filed here to-day, after a long bearing, by Commissioners Stoddart, Reade and Merryfield in the case of the First National Bank against the insolvent estate of Silas M. Waite, the defaulting President. The bank is allowed $287,000 on a claim by Receiver Price of over $300,000; which claim Waite has strenuously disputed, insisting that the stockholders have been paid in full, and that the bank is actually Indebted to him. It is thought that an appeal will be taken. HOW TO SECURE HEALTH. It Is etrange any one will suffer from derangements brought on by impure blood, when SCOVILL'S SARSAPAor RILLA AND STILLINGIA, BLOOD AND LIVER SYRUP will restore health to the physical organization. It 18 a strengthening syrup, pleasant to take and the BEST BLOOD PURIFIER ever discovered, curing Scrofula, Svpbilitic disorders, Weakness of the Kidneys, Erysipelas. Malaria, Nervous disorders, Debility, Bilious complaints and Diseases of the Blood, Liver, Kidneys, Stomach, Skin, etc. BAKER'S PAIN PANACEA cures pain in Man or Beast. DR. ROGER'S WORM SYRUP in stantly destroys WORMS.


Article from The Panola Weekly Star, December 9, 1882

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o F is New En104 $981,371 gland $9,417,712 $7,130,196 Middle 9,201,616 7,014 113,079,792 States. 62,133,763 Southe'n 2x 227,131 19,981,012 6,389,701 States. estern States & terri1,960 153,143,614 torics. 38,552,250 U Three States National 3,301 $114,215,802 $215,822,160 $14,870,745 4,457,026 the November hands of 1, receivers banks during have the been placed in National 101: Bank of INC-namely Newark. the year Mochanics' ended on May the of Pacific National N. Bank on November Buffalo, the two on 1882, April and 21, the 18th First National of Bank Boston, of ed the November report first of named the 1. 1881 Comptroller banks The was for suspension mentioned the of In cussed. to both of The these failures and the were causes year which end- led Bank of Boston Directors undertook of the Pacific then fully National disimpairment authorized by of section its capital stock to make in the good manner the utes. fixed but by law. as they a failed 5.00 to doso the Revised StatNational the charge of Bank Its affairs. receiver of Buffalo The was failure appointed within of the the to First take time dent. inappropriation Its condition of funds was the by Its result of amination. before Bank Examiner and a when receiver making was discovered his annual by Presi- the exbanks have stated. The affairs was of appointed. as year. Since the been finally closed ten National tonal-bank In 87 of within the the voluntarly of the shareholders hands closed of receivers their banks business and have 430 banks been placed have Na. stock, and 5,221 under of the the provisions owning two-thirds of the of votes their banks so placed Revised Statutes. sections 5.2.0 their stockholders. in 7 voluntary liquidation or the appointed positors, and by in the these failed cases to receivers pay their de- by hands their affairs. of Of the omptroller 87 to wind were up to Ing as still receivers, in process MI of have banks been closed, in leav- the creditors of settlement nearly been placed twenty In years the National hands of banks receiv which The have loss hear which the passage as will can of be the estimated. act that of including February have elapsed 25, IN a dur sin ng as r been about probably be hereafter dividends business loss has been, $7,003,00 therefore The average paid, annual has been capital responsible of of about corporations $160,000,000. about having and $400,000 an average In the d posits in their han for the keeping which or have deP. cent. $100,000,000 The of time annual or about one less averag to depositors. twent nz constantly eth of one over per e amount of Insolvent of required banks depends for Liquidating the affairs of d case the questions Imp It litig mhy sabble tion become to which tell may In chieny advance arise upon in what any the & cases matter courts no conclusion for decision. can In essary many to of refer these to 1. last resort. has been The brought be before reached until the or most of the dockets of the the courts of d Court when an of the Un States ted States. and that of prome Courts the 8 preme as years often appeal elapae is made to are these crowded. and ready laws reached. made, Owins. the forms however. of fore to the the case decision tribunale. can be in understood Giverning and National banks. Endo the al. he ng allowing stock-holders offsets there and In enforcing collecting the are assets, better in protest litignt on. is now no nducement liability of to assessed ordinary holders under debtors who become of the either bank such on or the of part the of stock the ck 5.150 of the as at many claims failure of National Statutes In section cases of their Reviand liability banks btors provided when all In for various presented the there are ree erly liabilities reasons, of the do not appear receivers.whieh to be ion necessary. the Renuine in order to protect association. the and prop โ‘‰ 11. be rejected creditors, until that such Interests of properly petent Jurisdiction aujudicated their by merits a court claims have mus beed rectors for The of iff, and ay, defined duties, or by any negligent liability not yet of clearl of that such matter them alen dreist point to authoritative there are bearing decision. on the by neurogate banks the amounting Incolvent The total National amount paid in again credi claims the paid far are and feet lake the


Article from St. Johnsbury Caledonian, August 17, 1893

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LETTER FROM BOSTON. Some Fast Trotting.-Some Queer Features of the Financial Stringency.Winthrop's Coaching Parade. [Editorial Correspondence.] Ten thousand people endured Saturday's intense heat at Mystic park, Medtord, to see less than three minutes of fun. Within that time Nancy Hanks had trotted a mile to beat her record of 2.04. She failed to do it, but made the remarkable fast time of 2.081/4; first quarter, 321/4; half, 1.031/4; three quarters in 1.35 and the last and slowest quarter in 331/4 seconds. She trotted in beautiful shape, but tired herself before the home stretch was reached. Mr. Doble used the whip sparingly on the last quarter, but the great trotter was doing her best and could not keep up the fast time of the second and third quarters. Nancy Hanks was accompanied by a running mate and trotted in beautiful style. Thesameday Nelson, Maine's famous stallion, reduced his record to 2.09. One of the most curious features of the present financial stringency is the scarcity of currency. So much has been drawn out of the banks that they hate to part with any more, and 3 and 4 per cent premium was paid for currency last week. Thisis the first time since 1873 that such a premium has appeared and some people have netted snug sums by selling hoarded money to brokers and bankers. In many cases the banks refused to cash checks and two instances came to my knowledge where checks on Boston banks amounting to $25 and $90 could not be cashed at other Boston banks. At the office of register of deeds here checks of 65 cents are received for recording titles, owing to the scarcity of small change. The 60 days notice which the banks have enforced has prevented any runs on these institutions, but has been a great disapointment to the smaller stockholders. Many of the latter were women who were sure that their money was unsafe in the big Boston banks. Ofcourse in some cases the money was wanted for immeadiate use' In such cases the banks did all they could to accommodate their customers. A great many firm's are sailing very close to the winds and would be wrecked if they were hard pressed by either their creditors or the banks which hold their notes. But money is a little easier than it was last week and everybody is taking a more hopeful view of the situation. One of the prettiest suburbs of Boston is the town of Winthrop, five miles from the Hub, with eight miles of water front and three miles of ocean shore and beach. It is easily accessible by boat or rail from the city and is the permanent home of many Boston business men and the summer residence of thousands of


Article from Audubon Republican, November 13, 1913

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be made at once. Domestic Rather than allow his paper to fall into the hands of others. Herman Meyer, editor and owner of the recently suspended Banner of Alton, III., owing to blindness, built a fire outside his office and burned the files of his paper from the date of its establishment in 1866 to the last paper published a few days ago. Edward Nallis, twenty-six, married, Danville, and Joseph Boesaler, nineteen, single, Southwestville, were instantly killed in Bunson coal mine at Danville, III., when a rock weighing seven tons dropped from the roof of a room, crushing both men into unrecognizable mass. The mine operators in southern Colorado, where 9,000 men are on strike, agreed to take back strikers not guilty of crimes. The basis of settlement was sent to Governor Ammons. The women's covered tennis court championship of the world was won at Stockholm, Sweden, by Miss Atchison of England, who defeated Mme. Fenwick of France. United States Judge Ray at Utica. N. Y., has handed down an important decision in settling one of the legal entanglements resulting from the crash in the affairs of the First National bank of Boston. In substance he holds that bank directors are liable to stockholders and creditors, when, through their negligence, the bank fails. Highwaymen boarded a sleeping car on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy' road at Council Bluffs, Ia., and robbed several passengers and made their escape. Three men were killed and four injured in a headon collision of freight trains on the Lake Erie, Alliance & Wheeling railroad, near Alliance, O., All were trainmen. Thirty people were hurt in a riot which followed the attempt to run a street car in Indianapolis. Seven strike-breakers who manned the car were injured. Walsh (Dem.) elected governor of Massachusetts by 57,815 plurality over Gardner (Rep.); Bird (Prog.) third. and Foss (Ind.) fourth. Republicans elected to vacant seats in congress. Control of general assembly of New York state was wrested by Republicans from Democrats. Republicans claim 30 majority in the lower house. Sulzer, deposed governor, elected assemblyman. Two vacancies in congress filled by Democrats. Republican judicial ticket elected. Six persons were injured, one of them fatally, when a boulder half as big as a box car rolled on the tracks of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad near Genoa, Wis., wrecking Chicago-bound passenger train No. 58 Engineer James M. Pratt of La Crosse was so seriously injured that he died With the election of J. P. Mitchel as mayor of New York city the office of collector of the port of New York becomes vacant, and in the opinion of the leading independent Democrats will be filled very soon by the appointment of Dudley Field Malone. A negro who killed a deputy sheriff was lynched by a mob at Wewoka, Okla. He was hanged to a telegraph pole, with a placard saying Governor Cruce, who commuted sentences on several murders recently, was to blame for the lynching. The private bank of E. A. Dunham & Co. at Montour Falls, N. Y., was closed because of the robbery of $12,000 during the night. Yeggmen drilled through four locks and got into the vault. Holy Cross college at Worcester, Mass., is proud of the election of an alumnus as governor in the person of David I. Walsh. In celebration of the event President Dinuard declared a full holiday. "Some homes I have seen almost justify the husband in running away," declared Mrs. Catherine L. VanWyck of Milwaukee, president of the state conference on charities and corrections, in concluding her annual report read at La Crosse Wis.


Article from Iron County News, November 15, 1913

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be made at once. Domestic Rather than allow his paper to fall into the hands of others, Herman Meyer, editor and owner of the recently suspended Banner of Alton, III., owing to blindness, built a fire outside his office and burned the files of his paper from the date of its establishment in 1866 to the last paper published a few days ago. Edward Nallis, twenty-six, married, Danville, and Joseph Boesaler, nineteen, single, Southwestville, were instantly killed in Bunson coal mine at Danville, III., when a rock weighing seven tons dropped from the roof of a room, crushing both men into unrecognizable mass. The mine operators in southern Colorado, where 9,000 men are on strike, agreed to take back strikers not guilty of crimes. The basis of settlement was sent to Governor Ammons. The women's covered tennis court championship of the world was won at Stockholm, Sweden, by Miss Atchison of England, who defeated Mme. Fenwick of France. United States Judge Ray at Utica, N. Y., has handed down an important decision in settling one of the legal entanglements resulting from the crash in the affairs of the First National bank of Boston. In substance he holds that bank directors are liable to stockholders and creditors, when. through their negligence, the bank fails. Highwaymen boarded a sleeping car on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy road at Council Bluffs, Ia., and Tobbed several passengers and made their escape. Three men were killed and four injured in a headon collision of freight trains on the Lake Erie, Alliance & Wheeling railroad, near Alliance, O., All were trainmen. Thirty people were hurt in a riot which followed the attempt to run a street car in Indianapolis. Seven strike-breakers who manned the car were injured. Walsh (Dem.) elected governor of Massachusetts by 57,815 plurality over Gardner (Rep.); Bird (Prog.) third. and Foss (Ind.) fourth. Republicans elected to vacant seats in congress. Control of general assembly of New York state was wrested by Republicans from Democrats. Republicans claim 30 majority in the lower house. Sulzer, deposed governor. elected assemblyman. Two vacancies in congress filled by Democrats. Republican judicial ticket elected. Six persons were injured, one of them fatally, when a boulder half as big as a box car rolled on the tracks of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad near Genoa. Wis., wrecking Chicago-bound passenger train No 58 Engineer James M. Pratt of La Crosse was so seriously injured that he died With the election of J. P. Mitchel as mayor of New York city the office of collector of the port of New York becomes vacant, and in the opinion of the leading independent Democrats will be filled very soon by the appointment of Dudley Field Malone. A negro who killed a deputy sheriff was lynched by a mob at Wewoka, Okla. He was hanged to a telegraph pole, with a placard saying Governor Cruce, who commuted sentences on several murders recently, was to blame for the lynching. The private bank of E. A. Dunham & Co. at Montour Falls, N Y., was closed because of the robbery of $12,000 during the night. Yeggmen drilled through four locks and got into the yault.


Article from The Citizen-Republican, August 6, 1914

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MEASURES TAKEN TO CONSERFE READY CASH This Action Believed Best In Order to Assure Stability of Business. In order to conserve the American supply of gold and to maintain the credit of the national banks of New York, Chicago and Boston Monday decided to suspend the payment of specie and issue clearing house certificates instead. Other cities throughout the country are expected to follow the lead of these big financial centers. Depositors also will be required to give 60 days notice to banks before withdrawing funds on time deposit. The situation is not regarded as grave by any means and reassuring statements have been issued in every quarter. The measures being taken are purely of a precautionary nature.


Article from The Tabor Independent, August 6, 1914

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MEASURES TAKEN TO CONSERFE READY CASH This Action Believed Best In Order to Assure Stability of Business. In order to conserve the American supply of gold and to maintain the credit of the national banks of New York, Chicago and Boston Monday decided to suspend the payment of specie and issue clearing house certificates instead. Other cities throughout the country are expected to follow the lead of these big financial centers. DeposItors also will be required to give 60 days notice to banks before withdrawing funds on time deposit. The situation is not regarded as grave by any means and reassuring statements have been issued in every quarter. The measures being taken are purely of a precautionary nature.