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A Banker Suicides. 14.-A PHILADELPHIA, July special from Meadville, Pa., says: "A. F. Dick, of the banking firm of J. R. Dick & Co., suicided this morning. A heavy run on the bank yesterday caused the act."
J. R. Dick & Company (Meadville, PA)
Episode Information
- Episode UID
7404862191123- Episode Type
- Run Only
- Bank Type
- trust
- Bank ID
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740486219hash - Start Date
- July 13, 1893
- Location
- Meadville, Pennsylvania (41.648, -80.148)
Metadata
- Model
- gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
- Short Digest
c1ba0ef160276d9e
Response Measures
None
Description
Bank closed briefly on account of the cashier's suicide; articles state bank solvent but no explicit reopening notice found.
Events (2)
1.
July 13, 1893
Run
- Cause
- Rumor Or Misinformation
- Cause Details
- Contemporary reports describe a 'heavy' or 'slight' run/nervous withdrawals without citing bank insolvency or external bank failures.
- Measures
- Officials 'promptly met' the run and expressed confidence it would soon cease.
- Newspaper Excerpt
- A heavy run on the bank yesterday caused the act.
- Source
- newspapers
2.
July 14, 1893
Other
- Newspaper Excerpt
- The bank is closed to-day on account of the tragedy. It is not thought the firm is in any serious financial troubles.
- Source
- newspapers
Newspaper Articles (13)
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Hnu on a Bank and Suicide MEADVILLE, Pa., July 14.-S. T. Dick, of the banking firm of J. R. Dick & Co., suicided this morning. The heavy run on the bank yesterday was the cause.
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SUICIDE. MEADVILLE, Pa., July 14.-S. T. Dick, of the banking firm of J. R. Dick & Co., committed suicide this morning. A heavy run on the bank yesterday caused the act. The run was quickly met and the officials were confident that it would soon cease. Mr. Dick did not seem to be disturbed by the run, and the Announcement of his suicide therefore created great surprise.
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BANKER SHICLDER May Have Peared Mia Bank Would Have Collapeed Under a Run MEADVILLE, Pa. July 14-A very son. national tragedy occurred here today and the excitement It created recalls the scenes when the failure of the Dels. mater bank was asnounced Stun T. Dick. a member of the well-known bank. ing firm of J. R Dick & Co., this morning committed suicide by abouting him. solt with a revolver. There was a run on the bank yesterday. but it was promptly niet and the officials were con. tident that it would BOOD cense. Sturgie Dick did not seem to be disturbed by the run and therefore the announce ment that be had killed himself caused great surprise. The bank is closed to. day and a notice on the door saya that it is closed on account of the death of Mr. Dick.
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BANKER'S LIFE Taken by a Pistol In His Own Hand-III Health and Uneasy Depositors. MEADVILLE, Pa., July Sturges T. Dick, cashier, and son of the founder of the banking house of J. R. Dick & Co., committed suicide in his bedroom at 6:80 o'clock Friday morning. His wife was in an adjoining room and heard the shot. The husband was dead before she could reach him. Mr. Dick was 50 years of age. Although he has been ill for some time, he has regularly attended to business. There has been a slight run on the bank during the past few days. It is thought that this trouble, together with the condition of his health, was the cause of the self-murder. The bank was closed Friday on account of the tragedy. It is not thought the firm is in any serious financial troubles.
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SUICIDE OF A BANKER. Meadville, Pa., July 14.-S. T, Diek of the banking firm of J. R. Dick & Co., suicided this morning. A heavy run on the bank yesterday was th cause.
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A BANK CASHIER SHOOTS HIMSELF. A R us on the Bank and Bad Health Thought to Be the Cause. MEADVILLE, Pn., July 14.-Sturges T. Dick. cashier. and son of the founder of the banking house of J. R. Dick & Co., committed suicide in his bedrom at 6:30 this morning. His wife was in an adjoining room and heard the shot. Her husband was dead before she could reach him. Mr. Dick was 50 years of age. Although he has been ill for some time he has regularly attended to business. There has been a slight run on the bank during the past few days. It is thought that this trouble. together with the condition of his health. was the cause of the self-murder.
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A Banker Suicides. MEADVILLE, Pa., July 14.-S. T. Dick of the banking firm of J. R. Dick & Co. suicided this morning. A heavy run on the bank yesterday was the cause. Dick bad been in ill health for some time. A meeting of friends of the firm was held today, at which the situation was thoroughly canvassed and it was given out after the conference that the bank was solvent and abundantly able to pay all depositors.
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A Bank Cashier's Suicide. MEADVILLE, Pa, July 14.-Starges T. Dick, cashier of the banking house of J. R. Dick & Co., committed suicide in his bedroom at 6:30 o'clock this morning. There has been a slight run on the bank during the past few days. It is thought that this trouble, together with the condition of his health, was the cause of self murder. The bank is closed to-day on account of the tragedy. It is not thought the firm is in any serious financial troubles.
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DICK'S DIREFUL DEED. He Solves Eternity's Mystery by a Revolver's Aid. MEADVILLE, Pa., July 14.-Sturges T. Dick, cashier and son of the founder of the banking house of J. R. Dick & Co., committed suicide in his bedroom this morning. His wife was in an adJoining room and heard the shot. Her husband was dead before she could reach him. Mr. Dick was fifty years of age. Although he has been ill for some time, he has regularly attended to business. There has been a slight run on the bank during the past few days. It is thought that this trouble, together with the condition of his health, was the cause of the self-murder. The bank IS closed today on account of the tragedy. It is not thought the firm is in any financial trouble.
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Run on a Bank and Suicide. MEADVILLE, Pa., July 14.-S. T. Dick of the banking firm of J. R. Dick & Co., suicided this morning. - The heavy run on the bank yesterday was the cause. Dick had been in ill health for some time. A meeting of friends of the firm was held today, the situation thoroughly canvassed and it was given out afterwards that the bank was solventand abundantly able to pay all depositors.
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COMMITTED SUICIDE. Meadville, Pa., July 15.-Sturgis T. Dick, cashier and son of the founder of the banking house of J. R. Dick & Co., has committed suicide. Although he has been ill for some time he has regularly attended to business. There has been a slight run on the bank the past few days. It is thought that this trouble, together with the condition of his health, was the cause of the self-murder. -
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A Banker Suicides. LEADVILLE, Pa., July 14-S. T. Dick, of the banking firm of J. R. Dick & Co., suicided this morning. A heavy run on the bank yesterday was the cause.