E. National Morrison & Company (Baltimore, MD)

Episode Information

Episode UID
5705005691249
Episode Type
Suspension → Closure
Bank Type
private
Bank ID
570500569 hash
Start Date
January 25, 1904
Location
Baltimore, Maryland (39.290, -76.612)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
Short Digest
19da21d5cdc43046

Response Measures

None

Description

Articles consistently report receivers were appointed; bank name in prompt appears to contain OCR/formatting noise ('National').

Events (2)
1. January 25, 1904 Receivership
Newspaper Excerpt
Receivers were appointed today for the banking and brokerage firm of E. N. Morrison & Company.
Source
newspapers
2. January 25, 1904 Suspension
Cause
Bank Specific Adverse Info
Cause Details
Resources wiped out by heavy losses on cotton and covering customers' margin accounts.
Newspaper Excerpt
Receivers were appointed today for the banking and brokerage firm of E. N. Morrison & Company.
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (13)
1. January 25, 1904 The Providence News Providence, RI
Article from The Providence News, January 25, 1904

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BANKERS FAIL. One of Firm Recently Sold His Seat on Stock Exchange to Daniel J. Sully. Baltimore, Md., Jan. 25.-The failure of the brokerage and banking firm of E. N. Merrison was announced today, the doors of the establishment being closed. A statement of the causes which made a suspension necessary has not been made by the firm, but is being prepared. N. H. Morrison of the firm of E. N. Morrison & Co., brokers, of Baltimore, recently sold his seat on the New York stock exchange to Daniel J. Sully, the cotton speculator.

2. January 25, 1904 Deseret Evening News Salt Lake City, UT
Article from Deseret Evening News, January 25, 1904

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Baltimore Bankers Fail. Baltimore, Jan. 25.--Receivers were appointed today for the banking and brokerage firm of E. N. Morrison & Company. The failure was not a surprise as the embarrassment of the firm had been known for several days. E. N. Morrison. the head of the firm, made a statement today that the resources of the house had been wiped out by losses on cotton. The liabilities are placed between $500,000 and $600,000.

3. January 26, 1904 Americus Times-Recorder Americus, GA
Article from Americus Times-Recorder, January 26, 1904

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Brokerage Firm Fails. Baltimore, Jan. 25.-The failure of the brokerage and banking firm of E. N. Morrison & Co., was announced today, the doors of the establishment being closed. A statement of the cause which made a suspension necessary has not been made by the firm, but is being prepared.

4. January 26, 1904 The Savannah Morning News Savannah, GA
Article from The Savannah Morning News, January 26, 1904

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WERE BEARS WHEN THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN BULLS. E. N. Morrison & Co. of Baltimore Owe Their Failure to Cotton. Baltimore, Jan. 25.-Receivers were appointed to-day for the banking and brokerage firm of E. N. Morrison & Co. The failure was not a surprise in financial circles here, as the embarrassment of the firm had been known for several davs. E. N. Morrison, the head of the firm, made a statement to-day that the resources of the house had been wiped out by losses on cotton. He said: "We, took over a number of accounts for customers, who were unable to make good their margins, and the continuous rise in the price of cotton resulted in heavy losses in covering these accounts." The liabilities of the firm are placed at between $500,000 and $600,000.

5. January 26, 1904 The St. Louis Republic Saint Louis, MO
Article from The St. Louis Republic, January 26, 1904

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COTTON LOSSES CAUSE FAILURE. Baltimore Firm's Liabilities Placed Between $500,000 and $600,000. Baltimore, Md.. Jan. 25.-Receivers were appointed to-day for the banking and brokerage firm of E. N. Morrison & Co. The failure was not a surprise, as the embarrassment of the firm had been known for several years. Losses on cotton caused the failure. The liabilities are placed between $500,000 and $600,000.

6. January 26, 1904 The Indianapolis Journal Indianapolis, IN
Article from The Indianapolis Journal, January 26, 1904

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BALTIMORE BANKING FIRM HAS SUSPENDED BALTIMORE, Jan. 25.-Receivers were appointed to-day for the banking and brokerage firm of E. N. Morrison & Co. The failure was not a surprise in financial circles here, as the embarrassment of the firm had been known for several days. E. N. Morrison, the head of the firm, made a statement to-day that the resources of the house had been wiped out by losses on cotton. He said: "We took over a number of accounts for customers who were unable to make good their margins, and the continuous rise in the price of cotton resulted in heavy losses in covering these accounts." The liabilities are placed between $500,000 and $600,000. NEW YORK, Jan. 25.-N. H. Morrison, of the firm of E. N. Morrison & Co., brokers, of Baltimore, whose suspension was announced to-day, recently sold his seat on the New York Stock Exchange to Daniel J. Sully, the chief cotton speculator in the recent corner.

7. January 27, 1904 Watertown Republican Watertown, WI
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FAILURE OF BANK FIRM AT BALTIMORE. Losses in Cotton Have Wiped Out the Resources of the House-Liabilities May Reach $600,000. Baltimore, Md., Jan. 25.-Receivers were appointed today for the banking and brokerage firm of E. N. Morrison & Co. The failure was not a surprise in financial circles here, as the embarrassment of the firm had been known for several days. E. N. Morrison, the head of the firm, made a statement today that the resources of the house had been wiped out by losses on cotton. He said: We took over a number of accounts for customers who were unable to make good their margins and the continuous rise in the price of cotton resulted in heavy losses in covering these accounts. The liabilities of the firm are placed between $500,000 and $600,000.

8. January 28, 1904 The Hope Pioneer Hope, ND
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Brokers Fail. Baltimore, Md., Jan. 26.-Receivers have been appointed for the banking and brokerage firm of E. N. Morrison & Co. The failure was not a surprise in financial circles here, as the embarrassment of the firm had been known for several days. The liabilities of the firm are placed between $500,000 and $600,000.

9. January 28, 1904 Courier Democrat Langdon, ND
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HALF MILLION LIABILITIES. Receivers Appointed for Baltimore Brokerage Firm. Baltimore, Jan. 26.-Receivers have been appointed for the banking and brokerage firm of E. N. Morrison & 6. The failure was not a surprise in financial circles here, as the embarrassment of the firm had been known for several days. The liabilities of the firm.are placed between $500,000 and $600,000.

10. January 28, 1904 The Sauk Centre Herald Sauk Centre, MN
Article from The Sauk Centre Herald, January 28, 1904

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Brokers Fail. Baltimore, Md., Jan. 26.-Receivers have been appointed for the banking and brokerage firm of E. N. "Morrison & Co. The failure was not a surprise in financial circles here, as the embarrassment of the firm had been known for several days. The liabilities of the firm are placed between $500,000 and $600,000.

11. January 28, 1904 The Manitowoc Pilot Manitowoc, WI
Article from The Manitowoc Pilot, January 28, 1904

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Brokers Fail. Baltimore, Md., Jan. 26.-Receivers have been appointed for the banking and brokerage firm of E. N. Morrison & Co. The failure was not a surprise in financial circles here, as the embarrassment of the firm had been known for several days. The liabilities of the firm are placed between $500,000 and $600,000.

12. January 28, 1904 Warren Sheaf Warren, MN
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Brokers Fail. Baltimore, Md., Jan. 26.-Receivers have been appointed for the banking and brokerage firm of E. N. Morrison & Co. The failure was not a surprise in financial circles here, as the embarrassment of the firm had been known for several days. The liabilities of the firm are placed between $500,000 and $600,000.

13. January 30, 1904 The Dickinson Press Dickinson, ND
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HALF MILLION LIABILITIES. Receivers Appointed for Baltimore Brokerage Firm. Baltimore, Jan. 26.-Receivers have been appointed for the banking and brokerage firm of E. N. Morrison & Co. The failure was not a surprise in financial circles here, as the embarrassment of the firm had been known for several days. The liabilities of the firm are placed between $500,000 and $600,000.