Hopkins Place Savings Bank (Baltimore, MD)

Episode Information

Episode UID
7006471105
Episode Type
Run Only
Bank Type
savings
Bank ID
700647 routing
Routing Number
7-0064
Start Date
January 27, 1892
Location
Baltimore, Maryland (39.290, -76.612)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
Short Digest
2f64115ecc6c137f

Response Measures

None

Events (1)

1. January 27, 1892 Run
Cause
Rumor Or Misinformation
Cause Details
Erroneous publication claimed an application had been made to place the bank in the hands of a receiver, prompting withdrawals.
Random Run
Yes
Random Run Snippet
Erroneous publication claimed application for a receiver; was false
Measures
Paid out about $65,000 over two days; declined offers of outside cash support; accommodated all depositors.
Newspaper Excerpt
There has been a two-days' run on the Hopkins Place savings bank, caused, it is claimed, by an erroneous publication that application had been made to place the bank in the hands of a receiver.
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (10)

Article from Pawtucket Tribune, January 28, 1892

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Depositors Lack Confidence. a BALTIMORE, Jan. 28.-There has been two-days' run on the Hopkins Place Savings bank, caused, it is claimed, by an erroneous publication that application had been made to place the bank in the hands of a receiver. Deposits amounting to $65,000 have been withdrawn. The bank claims to have ample funds to meet any emergency.


Article from Morning Journal and Courier, January 28, 1892

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Rnn on a Bank. BALTIMORE, Jan. 27.-There has been a two-days' run on the Hopkins Place savings bank, caused, it is claimed, by an erroneous publication that application had been made to place the bank in the hands of a receiver. Deposits amounting to $65,000 have been withdrawn. Several new accounts, however, have been opened, and the bank claims to have ample funds to meet any emergency. Its annual statement, published January 4, showed it had $1,014,735 invested in stocks and bonds on which it is said $900,000 could be raised in twenty-four hours.


Article from The Roanoke Times, January 29, 1892

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Run on a Bank. BALTIMORE, Md.. Jan. 28.-1Special| -The run on the Hopkins Place Savings Bank was continued to-day. The police were necessary to keep in line the despitors, shoving and crowding and calling for their money. The people withdrawing their deposits are nearly all thrifty foreigners and negroes. Half a dozen bank presidents called on the officers of the Hopkins Place Bank and tendered offers of unlimited amounts of money if the bank needed it, but President Smith declined their offer with thanks, saying they had plenty of money to pay all who came to draw.


Article from The Morning Call, January 29, 1892

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Run on a Savings Bank. BALTIMORE, Jan. 28.-The run on the Hopkins-place Savings Bank continued today. The police were necessary to keep in liue the depositors, who were calling for their money. Half a dozen bank Presidents called on the officers of the Hopkinsplace Bank and tendered offers of unlimited amounts of money if the bank needed it, but President Smith declined the offers with thanks, saying they had money enough to pay all who came.


Article from The Wheeling Daily Intelligencer, January 29, 1892

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Not Disturbed by the Run. BALTIMORE, MD., Jan. 28.-The run on the Hopkins Place savings bank was continued to-day. Police were necessary to keep in line the depositors, shouting and crowding and calling for their money. The people withdrawing their deposits are nearly all thrifty foreigners and negroes. Bank presidents called on the officers of the Hopkins Place bank and tendered offers of unlimited amounts of money if the bank needs it, but President Smith declined their offer with thanks, saying they had plenty of money to pay all who came to draw their deposits.


Article from The Salt Lake Herald, January 29, 1892

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Run on the Hopkins Place Savings Bank. BALTIMORE, Jan. 28.-The run on the Hopkins Place Savings bank continued today. The police found it necessary to keep in line the depositors who are calling for their money. Half a dozen bank presidents called on the officers of the Hopkins Place bank and tendered offers ot unlimited amounts of money if the bank needed it, but President Smith declined their offers with thanks, saying they had money enough to pay all who came.


Article from Omaha Daily Bee, January 29, 1892

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Has Ample Funds. BALTIMORE, Md., Jan. 27.-There has been a two-days run on the Hopkins Place Savings bank, caused, it is claimed, by an erroneous publication that application bad been made to place the bank in the hands of a receiver. The bank officials paid out $65,000 in the last two days. No depositor was turned away and every one was promptly accommodated. The bank claims to have ample funds to meet any emergency.


Article from Richmond Dispatch, January 30, 1892

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The Baltimore Bank Run Ended. (By telegraph to the Dispatch.] BALTIMORE, January 29. - The run on the Hopkins Place Savings Bank has censed. President Smith states that more money is now being deposited than is being paid out.


Article from The Morning News, January 30, 1892

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Baltimore's Bank Run Ended. BALTIMORE, MD., Jan. 29.-The - run on the Hopkins Place Savings Bank has ceased. President Smith states that more money is now being deposited than is being paid out.


Article from Morning Journal and Courier, January 30, 1892

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TELEGRAPHIO JOTTINGS. The run on the Hopkins Place Savings bank at Baltimore has ceased. The United States minister at Pekin has advised the secretary of state of the practical suppression of the rebellion in Mongolia. John J. Verser, president of the Old Dominion Republican league, was acquitted in the criminal court at Washington yesterday of the charge of having violated the civil service law by soliciting and receiving contributions for political purposes.