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Alaska Bank Closed. Skagway, Alaska, June 1 (Via Seattle, June 5).-The First Bank of Skagway has closed its doors, and J. G. Price has been appointed receiver. The liabilities of the bank are estimated at $16,000; assets. $18,000.
First Bank (Skagway, AK)
Episode Information
- Episode UID
8907741891193- Episode Type
- Suspension → Run → Closure
- Bank Type
- state
- Bank ID
-
890774189hash - Start Date
- May 26, 1899
- Location
- Skagway, Alaska (59.458, -135.314)
Metadata
- Model
- gemini-3-flash-preview (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
- Short Digest
15833942907dd6fc
Response Measures
None
Description
The bank closed following the disappearance of its president; a 'commotion' (run) occurred after the closure was announced.
Events (3)
1.
May 26, 1899
Run
- Cause
- Bank Specific Adverse Info
- Cause Details
- Depositors gathered and created a commotion upon learning the bank had closed and the president had disappeared.
- Newspaper Excerpt
- The depositors created considerable commotion around the banking house when the news that the bank had closed its doors spread over the city.
- Source
- newspapers
2.
May 26, 1899
Suspension
- Cause
- Bank Specific Adverse Info
- Cause Details
- President and manager C. S. Moody disappeared, and the bank had a history of involvement with stolen gold dust from the 'Soapy Smith' troubles.
- Newspaper Excerpt
- The first bank of Skaguay closed its doors May 26, with liabilities of $16,000 and assets estimated to amount to $18,000. C. S. Moody, president and manager, is missing
- Source
- newspapers
3.
June 1, 1899
Receivership
- Newspaper Excerpt
- J. G. Price has been appointed receiver by District Judge Johnson.
- Source
- newspapers
Newspaper Articles (13)
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SKAGWAY BANK FAILURE. SKAGWAY, June 1. (Via Seattle, Wn., June5.)-The first bank of Skagway has closed its doors and J. G. Pierce has been appointed receiver. The liabilities of the bank are stimated at $16,000; assets $18,= 000.
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Skaguay Bank Suspends. SKAGUAY, Alaska., June 1, via Seattle, Wash., June 5.-The First Bank of Skaguay has closed its doors, and J. G. Price has been appointed receiver. The liabilities of the bank are estimated at $16,000; assets, $18,000.
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Alaska Bank Closed. Skagway, Alaska, June 1 (via Seattle, June 5).-The First Bank of Skagway has closed its doors, and J.G. Price has been appointed receiver. The liabilities of the bank are estimated at $16,000; assets. $18,000.
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ALASKA'S FIRST BANK FAILURE Collapse of a Concern Follows the Disappearance of Its President. Seattle, Wash., June 6.-Alaska has experienced its first bank failure. The first bank of Skaguay closed its doors May 26, with liabilities of $16,000 and assets estimated to amount to $18,000. C. S. Moody, president and manager, is missing, and J. G. Price has been appointed receiver by District Judge Johnson. President Moody disappeared Friday and has not been seen since. He left the bank in charge of a young man, who gave as a reason for not cashing checks that he had lost the combination of the safe. The downfall of the bank has been gradual, and dates from the Soapy Smith troubles last summer. A bag of gold dust that was stolen from a returning Klondiker was discovered in the bank safe. The news reached Seattle bankers and Moody was no longer given credit. The losers are small depositors, many of whom had their all in the bank. The depositors created considerable commotion around the banking house when the news that the bank had closed its doors spread over the city.
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FIRST BANK OF SKAGWAY FAILS. Closed Its Doors May 29-Liabilities $16,000 and Assets $18,000. Skagway has had a bank failure. On May 29 the First bank closed its doors, with liabilities placed at $16,000 and assets claimed to be $18,000. When last heard of C. S. Moody. the president and manager, was in Juneau, a letter received yes. terday at one of the local banks stating that he intended going into the interior from Juneau. J. G. Price was appointed receiver by United States District Judge Johnson. Advices received yesterday by steamer state that on the morning of May 29 the
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A Skaguay Bank Closes Its Doors. SKAGUAY (Alaska), June 1.- (via Seattle, June 5.)-The first bank of Skaguay has closed its doors, and J. G. Price has been appointed receiver. The liabilities of the bank are estimated at $16,000, assets $18,000.
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Alaskan Bank Fails. Skaguay, Alaska, June 1, via Seattle, Wash., June 6.-The First bank of Skaguay has closed its doors, and J.G. Price has been appointed receiver. The liabilities of the bank are estimated at $16,000; assets, $18,000.
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First Bank of Skaguay Closed. Skaguay, Alaska, June 1, via Seattle, Wash., June 6.-The First bank of 3knguny has closed its doors, and J. G. Price has been appointed receiver. The liabilities of the bank are estimated n $16,000; assets, $18,000.
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Alaskan Bank Fails. Skaguay, Alaska, June 1, via Seattle, Wash., June 6. - The First bank of Skaguay has closed its doors, and J.G. Price has been appointed receiver. The liabilities of the bank are estimated at $16,000; assets, $18,000.
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A Mnshroom Town. SKAGWAY, June 1.-The First Bank of Skagway closed its doors, and J G Price has been appointed receiver. The liabilities of the bank are estimated at $16,000; assets, $18,000.
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Alaskan Bank Fails. Skaguay, Alaska, June 1, via Seattle, Wash., June 6. - The First bank of Skaguay has closed its doors, and J. G. Price has been appointed receiver. The liabilities of the bank are estimated at $16,000; assets, $18,000.
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THE WEEK NEWS OF THE WORLD IN BRIEF. in Interesting Collection of Items from the Two Hemispheres Presented in a Condensed Form-Oulled from the Telelgraph Reports. Two cases of smallpox have been discovered in San Francisco. Frank Thompson, president of the Pennsylvania railroad, is dead. The steamer Pelican was lost while en route from Puget Sound to China. Brigadier General Charles King of the Philippines has been honorably discharged. Joe Corbett, the baseball player and brother of the ex-pugilist, was married Wednesday. Julius F. Edson, who is engaged in the engraving and publishing business in Chicago, has failed. Dr. W. E. Moore, one of the oldest and best known Presbyterian divines in the country, is dead. The First Bank of Skagway has closed its doors and J. G. Price has been ap pointed receiver. The American Academy of Medicine has elected Dr. G. H. Hudson Makuen of Phil adelphia president. L. G. Hastings, assistant treasurer of the Rock Island railway, in Topeka, committed suicide Sunday. The dominion government has disal lowed the anti-Japanese law passed by the last provincial legislature. The British ship Puritan has arrived in Victoria, B. C., 107 days from Cardiff. This lowers the sailing record one day Imports of wheat into Liverpool for the week: From Atlantic ports, 60,900 quarters; Pacific ports, none; other ports, 42,000. Joseph LaBerga, a notorious agent of General Weyler, who outraged defenseless women and killed children, was lynched Tuesday in Cuba. Commissioner Hermann of the general land office, has decided to refuse the re quest of the woolgrowers of Utah and Wy oming for a modification of the former or der prohibiting the grazing of sheep on the Uintah reservation in Utah. 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Roloson of Chicago, for 25 years prominent and wealthy member of the board of trade committed suicide at her home Tuesday. A terrible railroad accident which re sulted in the instant killing of Charles Es pey and his fourhorse team occurred at the crossing of the O. R. & N., one mile east of Garfield, Wash. Chief of Police Claire of Hamilton, O while with his wife and daughter Margaret in a carriage, attempted to cross the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton railroad four miles south of there. A locomotive struck the carriage and all were killed. Two babies, children of Mrs. Carl Dett lof of Poplar Grove, Ill.,were instantly killed The mother left the cab on while A of wind a fast in-coming the front the depot station. of Tuesday. platform gust she freight stepped blew it train into in which mangled both children. Will Hill, an alleged accomplice in the of Rufus Hubbard in Bibb,county, has been Centerville to place had not reached up noon left Ala., jail, murder for captured. there the The negro to posse was in and it is believed Hubbard died battle with the of lynched. Tuesday A but second of his dynamiters wounds. Hill the Union Pacific express train has been fought in the mountains 40 miles north of Casper, Wyoming, by the sheriff's posse in pursuit Sunday and as a one man more lie dead. The fought Sunday on morning, was which probably has been result Teapot since first crek, battle and 30 miles north of Casper. No one was wounded during this engagement but several horses were killed. Richard P. Bland was slightly better d on Monday. Lieutenant Colonel Piequart has been provisionally released from custody in Paris. Thomas Gardiner, one of the oldest and best known publishers on the coast died at San Diego. Hon. Timothy Guy Phelps, chairman of the board of regents of the University of California, is dead. The American line steamer Paris, which ran on the rocks off the Manacles May 21st, is now known to be lost. The Grand Prix de Paris in the Paris races was won Sunday by Perth, with Velasquez second and Alhambra third. S. Clark, of Armour, S. D., shot and fatally wounded his wife and 15-yearold daughter near Belmont, and then disappeared. It is stated in official circles in the South African Republic that President Kruger will advise the abolition of the dynamite monopely. The strike architectural iron workers inaugur several days ago, in St. Louis is on, with out osed.