Banks in Baltimore - Baltimore, MD

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Reopening
Bank Type: state
Start Date: February 6, 1904
Location: Baltimore, Maryland (39.290, -76.612)

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Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: e5a3a530

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Description

Article states that banks in Baltimore had suspended payments under Governor Warefield's proclamation from Feb 6, 1904 after a fire, and resumed business Feb 24, 1904. No run is mentioned; this is a government-ordered suspension with reopening.

Events (2)

1. February 6, 1904 Suspension

Cause: Government Action
Cause Details: Governor's proclamation suspending enforced payment of protestable paper following a fire in the city
Newspaper Excerpt: Under Gov. Warefield's proclamation the enforced payment of protestable paper has been suspended from February 6
Source: newspapers

2. February 24, 1904 Reopening

Newspaper Excerpt: The banks in this city resumed business Tuesday in all their branches for the first time since the fire. ... resumed business Tuesday Feb. 24- The banks in this city resumed business Tuesday in all their branches for the first time since the fire.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. March 3, 1904 The Cooperstown Courier Cooperstown, ND

Article from The Cooperstown Courier, March 3, 1904

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Article Text

# Banks Resume Business. Baltimore, Md., Feb. 24.-The banks in this city resumed business Tuesday in all their branches for the first time since the fire. Under Gov. Warefield's proclamation the enforced payment of protestable paper has been suspended from February 6, thus making it necessary for all who have matured obligations to take care of them before the close of banking hours. The Baltimore stock exchange will not resume until Wednesday.