Dime Savings Institution (Newark, NJ)

Episode Information

Episode UID
6246762290911
Episode Type
Run Only
Bank Type
savings
Bank ID
624676229 hash
Start Date
November 12, 1875
Location
Newark, New Jersey (40.736, -74.172)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
Short Digest
afdb5b23fb70609a

Response Measures

None

Events (1)

1. November 12, 1875 Run
Cause
Local Banks
Cause Details
Small depositors alarmed by the failure of A. M. Reynolds (a private banker and manager associated with the institution).
Measures
Clerks paid depositors promptly; doors kept open during evening; president announced reopening at 7 o'clock to receive deposits.
Newspaper Excerpt
A run was made to-day upon the Dime Savings Institution by small depositors, alarmed by the recent failure of A. M. Reynold's private bank, who was manager in this institution.
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (10)

Article from The Sun, November 13, 1875

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in THE Money Women Clamering the for Other their City In= Men and Backed by Panic. of The Bank Reasons for the President Intitutions-? John McGregor, N. J. reWhen Mr. Savings Bank of half Newark. past two vesterthe turned Dime from New York men at and women lined institu- the soon day a throng of Broad of earnestly street, near in that low tones filled sidewalks tion, with and gesticulations. talked aisles solidly They from books, front deand the bank and, building passing in their bank their deposits. to rear. in peremptory but could push increased. the the wall, they ora The manded cashier dealt out and the clerks their money were way as to fast the as etrongest the windows. credit- reMcGregor the Newark lentlessly The Jam steadily crowding the was weakest obliged to to police. call tried and in The a President Mr. detachment again and to explaint of other bank the demonstration. mob officers that there that again was no and reason the bank for the was turbulent but capable the people of would more entisfy would and meeting that no its reasoning.' demands and So nothing the throng the bank steadily bad them but 11 the afternoon. to its utmost sidewalk for listen grew once been to their filled thronged money. and the after capacity. depositors a wrang- more were But ling multitude Mock. Most of trifting the amounts. their entire than workingment a deposits and had comprised policitous for its officers safetv means, their that the little and their promptness they demands were with 80 had whichth no effect bank ID cleaed quieting at 4 met their all alarm. doors of the bank the apprehension are usually they Then were but the o'clock. The but vesterday to quell until 6 into o'clock. the street. until near kept outlying open crowd clerks was stood pressed money at their to desks the $40,000 ranks after that and the midnight. tired encircled paying the amounts. out offices. was Between deposits distributed exceeded any still 2 $50,000. o'clock. in small But $4.000 few was of the Headley the utmost the paid heaviest in to the $1,000, and Arthur O. over 40,000 evening, depositor. man. Mr. who in the the in the debank, spoke forth to his bank utmost and alone. advising His the words run soundness setting of the their money the news of city all the positors effect. to let As BOOD was known as in the financial the had no Dime Bink Polunteered wo of or most the Influential to ANY amount banks the required. valises in which on the the banks sent was bank. as the said officers to the throng of the 60 chairs McGregor by assistance money in the $50,000. contained but 11V unopened vantage found law no that lack en of funds. bank would allowance Mr. not to take which pay it all is bank the claims will be as as they this last opened fast at9 anticipated. titled. the days time but it would-at are present Corning once The at which night. time stanchanother Mr. run .D. Orton. Bank is one try to talk They to The Dinne but 11 is the it. Said is Savings useless Treasurer situation. of until We in the State. and to explain they shall it have takes est the crowd money. and through them if that to their do is eternity. shall We and the come. though All we want fears their are see groundless. the as can't thing fast convince they by US. and only us thing more the meet banks finan- do a to pay the them city will aid. stand they promneeded be to the pres- and in need their than would serious than years old. ciel cificulty not support ten times bank is more over brighter twelve to or more the Sec- auent prospectibe one. The were never to 24.803 be spicious. its State showdistributed is in State retary over 1,500,000. of the funds which last and we mortin. Invested $100,000. the on among Over funds. real estate. $1.000.- and The persons. municipal bank surplus bonds deposits abauto is in are available among the and wealth there 000 The directors of the and officers men in of the financial a city. run day $300,000 rotten- we test has never against and been them. a ready if there cash is The over whole failure difto shall ness meet have was Reynolds the caused in emergencythe & Co., is by about a plivate little $300,000. recent banking or nothing. and vings firm. on of A.M. ndebtedness will to of pay the Dime originated S which whose Mr. Bank. panic Reynold and they that from bank that resulted not fact him. in probably He the cent. has run. years. and been Mr it and doing is Rey not has the hold- owes in any the for several but the led single the fact deaffected business had no financial on in failure bank would be in 101- the that lowed positors he by to WA that merchantime believe of the pime in Newark Bank.! Bank.' and believe Mr. are John willing in Nor the to dent woundness All the of almost the any amount. who McGregor has for $9,000 is Prestback the it for oldest that depositor. as 100K tear. as Mr. ton. bank. he said will have no


Article from The Wheeling Daily Intelligencer, November 13, 1875

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Run on H Savings Bank. NEWARK, N. J., November 12.-A run was made to-day upon the Dime Savings Institution by small depositors, alarmed by the recent failure of A. M. Reynold's private bank, who was n manager in this institution. The crowd was so great that policemen were required at the doors. This institution has over $2,000,000 deposits safely invested and ample funds to meet the emergency. The doors were kept open during the evening to meet the demand.


Article from Gold Hill Daily News, November 13, 1875

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Bank Besieged. NEWARK, N.J., November 12. There was a run to-day upon the Dime Sav. ings Bank by some depositors, alarmed by the recent failure of William Reynolds, private banker, who was manager of the institution. The crowd was FO great police were required at the doors. The bank has over $2,000,000 safely invested, and ample funds to meet any emergency.


Article from The Rutland Daily Globe, November 13, 1875

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A Run on a Savings Bank. NEWARK, N. J., Nov. 12. A run was made to-day upon the Dime savings institution by small depositors, alarmed by the recent failure of A. M. Reynolds, a private banker who was a manager in the institution. The crowd was SO great that polimen were required at the doors. The clerks are paying all the depositors, intending to continue as long as their strength will endare. The institution has $200,000 of deposits safely invested, and ample funds to meet the emergency. The doors were kept open during the evening to meet demands.


Article from Knoxville Daily Chronicle, November 14, 1875

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LATEST NEWS BY TELEGRAPH. HOME NEWS. Wants to Face the Music and Take the Punishment. Another Revenue Official Indicted at St. Louis. ST. Louis, Nov. 13.-Arthur Gunther, Revenue Agent, indicted for receiving money to withhold information of whisky and tobacco frauds, plead not guilty, and was held in $5,000 bail Col. Joyce has withdrawn his motion for s new trial and asked for judgment. He says he is tired of being passed backward and forward for the benefit of others, and that he is ready to face the music and take the punishment. WORCESTER, Mass., Nov. 18.-Rev-Jas. B. Miles, D. D., Secretary of the American Peace Society, and General Secretary of the Association for the Reform and Codification of the Laws of the Nation, died here this morning after two days illness. NORWICH, CT., Nov. 13.-The Santinet Mill at Plainfield, R. I., has been burned. Loss, $60,000. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 13.-The Revenue steamer Walcott, cruizing for survivors from the Pacific, was boarded in Barclay Sound from the Indian village by a man claiming to be first mate of the ship Orpheus. He said she had been run into the previous Thursday evening by a steamer, was wrecked, and the following Saturday the crew got ashore safely. Capt. Sawyer, of the Orpheus, subsequently boarded the Walcott, and says the Orpheus will prove a total wreck. There is no hope of finding any more survivors from the Pacific. The $30,000, gold, race for 4 mile heats was postponed on account of rain. HUDSON, N. Y., Nov. 13.-Eliza A. Stone was acquitted of the charge of poisoning her husband. The case of Daniel G. Bosworth, who was indicted as an accessory, was nolle prosequied. PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 13.-The sloop-of war Antiedam, commenced 11 years ago, was launched to-day. PITTSBURG, Nov. 13.-Joseph Sansberry, who was indicted for killing Col. Butler in 1864, has been acquitted. LOUISVILLE, Nov. 13.-The jury in the case of the United States against William Linoot Geo. Meffert, John Owan and Geo. t Hall, charged with conspiracy against the I Government and with intimidating Willis Russell, Acting U. S. Marshal, in the disa charge of his duties, returned a verdict this t morning of guilty as to Linoot and Meffert, c but recommended Meffert to the mercy of t the Court on account of his ill health. The k men are all implicated in the Owen kuklux outrages. it TRENTON, Nov. 13.-The limited express h for New York from Philadelphia was off f the track at Stillham Junction, near this f city, at 2:26 o' clock this evening, and stopped all travel up to 7:30 this evening. No t one hurt. The express struck a freight train that was crossing the track. o NEWARK, N. J., Nov. 13. - -The run on the Dime Savings Bank continued to-day. and was met by prompt payments. At the t regular hour for closing the crowd was unU abated, when the President announced that t the bank would re-open as usual at 7 o'clock next morning.


Article from The New York Herald, November 14, 1875

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NEWARK SAVINGS BANK SCARE. The run on the Dime Savings Bank, of Newark, continued yesterday, and was met by prompt payments. At four o'clock, the regular hour for closing, the crowd was unabated. Then the President announced that the bank would reopen as usual at seven o'clock. in the evening. Upward of $70,000 were paid during the day. No doubts are felt of their ability to hold out to the end of the run. The sworn statement of the bank shows that it has ample funds to meet all demands. It to as follows:


Article from New Orleans Republican, November 14, 1875

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ship Peter Young, was murdered by his steward at Pabillian de Pica. Mill Burned. NORWICH, Conn., November 13.-A satinet mill at Plainfield, Rhode Island, has been burned. Loss. $60,000. Accident to Senator Dawes. SPRINGFIELD, Mase, November 13.-Senator Dawes was painfully injured yesterday by his horse. Off the Track. TRENTON, November 13-The limited ex. press for New York, from Philadelphia, ran off the track at Millham Junction, near this city, at twenty-six minutes past two o'clock this afternoon, and stopped all travel up to half-past seven o'clock this afternoon. No one hurt. The express struck a freight train as it was crossing the track. A Run on a Savings Bank. NEWARK N. J., November 13.-The run on the Dime Savings Bank was continued to-day, and met by prompt payments. At the regular hour for closing the crowd was unabated. Mr. Wren, president, announced the bank would open as usual at seven o'clock this evening. The Union Dime Savings Bank was opened to-night to receive deposits. There was no excitement. Arkansas Financial Legislation. LITTLE Rock, November 13.-The House to-day passed the Senate bill authorizing the State board on finance to hypothecate bonds in order to borrow money to pay the current expenses. Convicted and Sentenced. ROME. N. Y., November 13.-John Sweetman was to-day convicted of complicity in a masked robbery near Utica, and sent to prison for eighteen years. Cutting Down Wages at the Amoskeng Mills. BOSTON, November 13-On account of the state of the market. the Amoskeag mills, of Manchester, New Hampshire, have given notice of a cut down of five to fifteen per cent on wages of operatives from December 1. Other mills will probably follow suit. Probabilities. WAR DEPARTMENT, Office Chief Signal Officer. Washington, November 13, 1875, 4:30 P. M.) For the South Atlantic and Eastern Gulf States, falling or stationary barometer, south to west winds, warmer, cloudy and rainy weather will prevail, followed by fall ing temperature. In the Western Gulf States, winds shifting to northerly, rising barometer, colder, partly cloudy weather and rain. For Tennessee and the Ohio valley, higher barometer, winds mostly from east to north, colder, cloudy and rainy weather, followed by warmer weather. River and Marine News. SOUTHWEST PASS, November 13. Noon.Barometer 30. Wind south, fresh breeze blowing. Weather cloudy and hazy. Arrived-Steamship George Washington. at eleven o'clock last night, Whitehead, master, from New York, to A. Moulton; bark Susan L. Campbell, Brooks, master, twentytwo days from New York, to Ranger, Fatman & Co.: Norwegian bark Niord, Hunn, master, fifty-eight days from Rio Janeiro; Austrian bark Tolomeo, Gladulich, master, fifty days from Newry. Ireland; American schooner William Layton, Layton, master, six days from Ruatan. ailed-Schooners T.J. Collins and Gertrude Howes. VICKSBURG, November 13.-Down-Katie, at nine o'clock, Lee ten oclock last night: H. C. Yaeger, at 7 A. M.; Assumption, at 7 P.M. to-day. Up-Fontenelle, at 5 A. M.; Pargoud, 11 A. M.; Atlantic and tow, at 4:30 P. M. MEMPHIS, November 13.-Arrived-Grand Tower. from St. Louis; City of Vicksburg, from Vicksburg; J. D. Parker, from Ohio river. Departed- Grand Tower, for St. Lonis; City of Vicksburg. for St. Louis: Ruth, for White River; Fort Gibson, for Arkansas River; Quickstep, for the mouth of White River; Belle of Shreveport; last night, for St. Louis. PITTSBURG, November 13.-River five feet four inches and stationary. Weather rainy. CAIRO, November 13.-Arrived-Cherokee, from New Orleans, at 2 P: M.; Future City, from St. Loutis, at eight o'clock; Mary Houston, from New Orleans, at noon. Departed-Fannie Tatum, for Vicksburg, at 1 A. M.; Cherokee, for St. Louis, at five, Mary Houston, for Cincinnati, at 1 P. M. River nine feet and rising. A heavy rain fell all the afternoon. Cool weather. CINCINNATI, November 13.-River fifteen feet and falling. Departed-Charles Morgan, for New Orleans. Raining since noon. EVANSVILLE, November 13.-Rain since 2 P. M. Weather cool. River rising. ST. LOUIS, November 13-DepartedGlencoe, for New Orleans: Julia, for Vicksburg. River stationary. Weather cloudy and raw, with indications of rain.


Article from The New Orleans Bulletin, November 14, 1875

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GENERAL NEWS. NORWICH, Ct., Nov. 13.-A satinet mill at Plainfield, R. I., was burned. Loss $60,000. ST. LOUIS, Nov. 13.-Arthur Gunther, revenue agent, was indicted for receiving money to withhold information of whisky and tobacco frauds. He pleaded not guilty, and was held in $5000 bail. Col. Joyce has withdrawn his motion for a new trial. SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Nov. 13.-Senator Pawes was painfully injured yesterday by his horse. HUDSON, N. Y., Nov. 13.-Eliza A. Stone, on trial for poisoning her husband, was acquitted. Daniel G. Bosworth, indicted as an accessory, was nolle prosequied. PITTSBURG, Nov. 13.-Joseph Sansberry, indicted for killing Col. Butler, in 1864, was acquitted. LOUISVILLE, Nov. '13.-The jury in the case of the United States against Wm. Smoot, George Meffet, John O'Nan and Geo. Hall charged with conspiracy against the government and intimidating Willis Russell, acting United States Marhal, in the discharge of his duties, returned a verdict of guilty as to Smoot and Meffert, but recommended Meffert to the mercy of the Court on account of his ill-health. The men are all implicated in the Owen county Ku-Klux outrages. TRENTON, Nov. 13-The limited express for New York ran off the track at Mi lham Junction, near this city, at 2:26 o'clock P. M., and stopped all travel up to 7:30 P. M. No one hurt. The express struck a freight train as it was crossing the track. NEWARK, N.J., Nov. 13.-The run on the Dime Savings Bank was continued to-day, and was met by prompt payments. At the regular hour for closing, the crowd was unabated. Mr. Wren. the President, announced that the bank would open, as usual, at 7 o'clock this evening. ROME, N. Y., Nov. 13.-John Sweetman was to-day convicted of complicity in a masked robbery, near Utica, and sent to prison for eighteen years BOSTON, Nov. 13.-On account of the state of the markets, the Amoskeag Mills, of Manchester, N. H., have given notice of a cut down of five to six per cent on wages of operatives, from December 1. Other mills will probably llow suit. NEWARK, Nov. -The Union Dime Savings Bank was opened to-night to receive deposits. There was no excitement. LITTLE Rock, Nov. 13.-The House to-day passed the Senate bill authorizing the State Board on Finance to hypothecate bonds in order to borrow money to pay the current expenses.


Article from The Daily Gazette, November 15, 1875

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FOURTH EDITION General News. The run on the Dime Savings Bank at Newark, N. J., continued on Saturday, but up to the close of business all demands were met. The removals commenced in the Interior Department by Secretary Chandler last week will continue this week, and there is much alarm among the clerks in conseubence. The Amoskeag Mills, at Manchester, N. H., has given' notice of a reduction ot from five to fifteen per cent. in the wages of operatives, to take effect on December 1. It is believed other mills will follow suit. It is intimated that Mr. New will soon resign the position of United States Treasurer and quit the office about New Year's The reason for this step are the requirements of his private business in Indiana. In selecting the country east of the Jordan for their field, the Palestine Exploration Society have alighted upon a district filled with monuments and treasures of antiquity, which have remained almost untouched for ages. The expedition sent out has already begun its work and, it suitably supported, they will doubtles< reap from the buried civilization of the Syrian Desert it rich harvest of curiosities that should find place among the collections of our Metro. politan Museum of Art.


Article from The Rutland Daily Globe, November 15, 1875

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The Savings Bank Run Ended. NEWARK, N.J., Nov. 14. The Dime savings bank excitement has completely subsided for the present. The doors of the bank were opened at seven o'clock last evening to receive deposits only as usual Saturday evenings. There was no disturbance and a number of deposits were received.