Article Text
Baltimore, Dec. 28.-Because of the appointment of a receiver for the Old Town bank. a general run was made on all of the city banks. It was soon stopped.
Manufacturers National Bank (Baltimore, MD)
Episode Information
- Episode UID
262301212- Episode Type
- Run Only
- Bank Type
- national
- Bank ID
-
26230national - Charter Number
- 2623
- Start Date
- December 28, 1900
- Location
- Baltimore, Maryland (39.290, -76.612)
Metadata
- Model
- gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
- Short Digest
aad9a4593575f3ff
Response Measures
No run
Description
Articles describe city-wide runs/panic but do not name this bank or show it suspending.
Events (4)
1.
February 1, 1882
Chartered
- Source
- historical_nic
2.
December 28, 1900
Run
- Cause
- Local Banks
- Cause Details
- Appointment of a receiver for the Old Town Bank triggered a general run on city banks
- Measures
- Run was soon stopped; no suspension reported for city banks.
- Newspaper Excerpt
- Because of the appointment of a receiver for the Old Town bank. a general run was made on all of the city banks. It was soon stopped.
- Source
- newspapers
3.
October 21, 1903
Other
- Newspaper Excerpt
- All the banks and other financial institutions in Baltimore were opened promptly at the customary hour of 10 o'clock ... there is no reason for anticipating that there will be anything like a run on any of the banks.
- Source
- newspapers
4.
December 21, 1903
Voluntary Liquidation
- Source
- historical_nic
Newspaper Articles (4)
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CONDENSED TELEGRAMS San Francisco, Dec. 28.-Many ships are overdue at the port here, and much anxiety is shown in the shipping interests. Helena, Dec. 28.--The postmaster of East Helena was held up by footpads, Christmas night, and robbed of 65 cents, all he had. Chicago, Dec. 28.-The police claim to have evidence that Crowe, the Omaha kidnaper, spent some days here, masquerading as a woman. Helena, Dec. 28.-A coroner's jury decided that the death of Nicholas Kohr, who fell from the state capitol building was due to his own carelessness. Baltimore, Dec. 28.-Because of the appointment of a receiver for the Old Town bank. a general run was made on all of the city banks. It was soon stopped. Washington, Dec. 28.-The war department has purchased the large transport Samoa, now in the Pacific, for transporting the volunteer army home from Manila. Barre, Vt., Dec. 28.-The chief of police here, after quelling a row at an Italian ball, was shot by two or three assailants, as he left the hall, and will probably die. Washington, Dec. 28.-Reports say that the rebels are being steadily defeated in Colombia, South America, and that the governmen t is steadily gaining strength. San Francisco, Dec. 28.-The new Oceanic steamer Sonoma, made a record breaking run of 38 days and 9 hours around the Horn from Philadelphia, where she was built. Fargo, N. D., Dec. 28.-The Russian settlers in McHenry county are suffering severely from hunger. They came too late in the year to raise crops to feed themselves through the winter. Phoenix, Ariz., Dec. 28.-A lone highwayman held up the stage near Hot Springs, yesterday, getting $50 from the private express box, and it is reported a large quantity of gold dust. Washington, Dec. 28.-Nothing is known at the White House of the reported invitations to the Kaiser and the Prince of Wales to attend the yacht races next fall, the guests of the nation. Pittsburg, Dec 28.-A strike in the Barnesboro district, because of the introduction of machines in the mines, bids fair to spread over the whole of the anthracite country. Washington, Dec. 28.-It is expected that the Hawaiian legislature will take action to pay the claims of the Chinese and Japanese who lost property in the
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NO FURTHER FAILURES. Baltimore Financial Institutions Continue Business. Baltimore, Oct. 21.-All the banks and other financial institutions in Baltimore were opened promptly at the customary hour of 10 o'clock and those who may have had any fears that the beginning of the monetary day would be signalized by the announcement of other trust companies following in the wake of the Maryland and Union companies were agreeably disappointed. Not only did every institution open but among local financiers generally there was a uniform expression of confidence that no other suspensions are now probable and that what ever of panicky feeling was manifested the previous day has practically disappeared. It is true, however, that while the financiers themselves and the brokers and bankers around South and German streets maintain an air of serene confidence, there is a degree uneasiness in the popular mind expected that this feeling may a more voluminous withdrawal of ieposits during the day than usual. But there is no reason for anticipating that there will be anything like a run on any of the banks.
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PANICKY FEELING OVER. All Financial Institutions in Baltlmore Open For Business and No More Suspensions Probable. Baltimore, Md., Oct. 21.-All the banks and other financial institutions in Baltimore were opened promptly at the customary hour Tuesday. Among nanciers generally there was a uniform expression of confidence that no other suspensions are now probable and that whatever of panicky feeling was manifested yesterday over the failure of the Maryland and Union companies has practically disappeared. The sentiment during the whole day has been optimistic, and in the closing hours there was evidently not a member who feared further trouble. Another incident that gave confidence was an inquiry from the treasury department at Washington asking if the national banks needed assistance.