State News Highlights North Carolina Events
A roundup of Carolina items notes: Oxford Orphan Asylum hosts 233 children. Union county reports two jailed Black men amid rape and attempted rape charges. Wilmington Bank of New Hanover closes, Citizens Savings Bank to open soon. Deaths include Mr. Wooley of Troy and Mrs. Ham in Raleigh. Community updates cover fires, baptisms, crops, and local incidents across towns from Goldsboro to Winton.
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Raleigh
Oxford Orphan Asylum
Union County
Bank of New Hanover
Wilmington
Citizen's Savings Bank
Johnston County
Smithfield
Banner County
Norwood
C. W. Wooley
Troy
Charlotte News
South Tryon
Goldsboro Argus
Nancy Ham
Wm. Ham
The
Columbus Star
David J. Ray
Jas. Jones
Jefferson Davis
Atlantic Hotel
Winton Sentinel
Henry Blount
Wilson Mirror
Brown’s
Opera House
Washington
O L. Dennings
Dunn Times
Winston
N. C
Moore County
Moore Blues
Baldwin Township
R. T. Hamner
Lexington Dispatch
Little River
Dickey
Shumate
Collins
Fender
Sparta Star
Washington Gazette
Ocracoke
Wilmington Messenger
North Carolina
New Berne
John OC. Palmer
Whittlesey
Red Springs
Chas. Malloy
Jonesboro
J. T. Worthington
William Pittman
Grifton
Greenville Reflect
Evangelist Fire
Chatham Warehouse
Chatham
Kirby
J. M. Cine
West Eighth Street
Big Bank Failures Hit Several Cities June 17
The First National Bank of Grundy Iowa and City National Bank of Brownwood Texas closed doors amid money market strain. Brownwood assets reported around 377 thousand with 150 thousand capital. Nashville Commercial Bank dividend ordered at 30 percent for creditors. Penny Savings Bank in Cu hai Tn closed by operators. J W Norton of Savannah Georgia a dry goods merchant assigned assets.
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Warteroo
Iowa
First National Bank of Grundy
Dallas
Texas
Brownwood
City National Bank of Brownwood
Washington, D. C
Eckles
City National Bank
Stone
Commercial National Bank
Nashville
Tenn
CuHaiTancoca
Penny Savings Bank
Savannau
J. W. Norton
Waycross
Failure in Wilmington Prompts Bank Assignment
In Wilmington on June 19 the Bank of New Hanover did not open as deposits drained. A notice cited withdrawal of over 320000 dollars and 150000 due soon, forcing an assignment to Junius Davis. Assets are about 1250000 with liabilities 800000. Wilmington Savings and Trust Co. will handle remittances. Depositors under ninety dollars receive full amounts. larger deposits limited to ninety with thirty days’ notice. Officials expect full solvency and orderly wind‑down.
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David Johnson
Vanceboro
Indiana
Jersey Wilkes
New Berne Journal
Monroe Enquirer
Peter Fletcher
Peter
Wilkesboro Chronicle
J. A. Peacock
Peacock
Lexington Dispatch
W. H. Martin
Wrightsville
Justice McGowan
Wilmington Star
F. A. Hicks
Charlotte News
Jno
A. Kimmons
Equire
Concord Standard
Cleve Maxwell
Sparta Star
A. Cameron & Co
Winder
Carthage Blade
Yadkin
Lenoir
Durham
A. L. ‘Tilley
Mary Copley
Durham Globe
Trade Street Bridge
Welden
Mount Airy News
Lillie Reece
William Reece
J. A. Transon
John W. Dyer
E. D. Latta
Neuse River
U. S. Fish Commission
F. A. Woodard
Goldsboro Argus
Concord Times
Jerry Rogers
Albemarle
Smithfield Herald
Seth Woodall
Poland
Wilmington
Bank of New Hanover
Adram & Wollers
Parsley’s
R L. Burns
W. C. Douglass
John P. Franklin
Ridgeway
John
Greenville Reflector
Henderson
Willis Lewis
Ellerbrook
Nice
Peck
Charlottsville
Paul Bar Papers
University of Virginia
Barringer
University
North Carolina
Albert J. Wattson
Charlotte
James Irwin
Reidsville
J. S. Doubleday
Asheville
Shelby Review
McDowell County
A. G.gan
Rutherford County
Gower
David A. Hogue
Wm. C. Ellers
Durham Sun
H. D. Kerr
Duncan
G. W. Barbee
Cedar Fork Township
Nelson
Kerr
D. L. Crawford
Beaver Dam
Winston
N. C
Times
Junius Davia
A. L. Smith
Wilmington Savings and Trust Company
Rideeway
Ridgeway Bank
Pomona
Cal
People’s Bank
This
Greenville
Mich
City National Bank
Caldwel
Omana
Neb
Shan, Johnston & Co
New York
the Post
Henry Sheldon & Co
Nashville
Tenn
B. T. Rhea & Son
Business Troubles Across Several States
Washington reports the Linn County National Bank of Albany Oregon failed with capital of 100000 and Bank Examiner Jennings placed in charge. Minneapolis reports Jas McMillan of Minneapolis voluntary assignment to M C Fletcher with assets about 700000 liabilities 250000. 60 percent due to foreign creditors. Ilmington reports Adrian Wollers wholesale grocers and liquor dealers assigned with preferences after the Bank of New Hanover failure. Ricamond Virginia notes Isaac Held dry goods dealer assigned with liabilities 10500. Cuba nco General Engineering Company Harvey Illinois assigned with liabilities about 75000.
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Washington, D. C
Eckles
Linn County National Bank
Albany
Oregon
Jennings
MinneaPouis
Minn
Jas. McMillan
Minneapolis
M. C. Fletcher
McMillan
James McMillan & Co
Fletcher
The
Bee
Ilmington
N. C
Adrian & Wollers
Bank of New Hanover
Ricamonp
Isaac Held
Cubcanco
General Engineering Company
Harvey
Illinois
The Chattanooga Bank May Resume Business
The City Savings Bank, which assigned last night, may resume business within sixty days. About two thousand five hundred depositors were affected as anxious crowds gathered, but the outlook is for full payment. Minor runs occurred at other banks, yet none serious, and officers anticipate no major panic.
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Cuattanooga
Tenn
City Savings Bank
Chattanooga Savings Bank
Bank assignments flood notices across states
A string of bank failures and assignments spans Ohio Vermont California Oregon and Pennsylvania. Citizens National Bank of Hillsborough and Portsmouth Savings Bank assign to trustees amid runs. assets and liabilities vary widely. Other banks face receiverships or suspensions as creditors and local manufacturers brace for impact and seek court relief.
Eaton Cole and Burnham Company Suspending Payments
The Eaton Cole and Burnham Company brass goods makers at Fulton Street report inability to meet maturing obligations due to rapid business growth and extended credit. They announce suspension to equitably pay indebtedness and note January 1893 balance sheet showed near coverage of debts. New York Herald report cites transfer of assets to Theodore H. Shhulz and preferences totaling 29,000 to Mrs Louisa Fox and Mrs Cornelia H. Fox.
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Eaton, Cole & Burnham Company
Fulton Street
New York Herald
M. Fox & Co
Theodore H. Shhulz
Louisa Fox
Michael Fox
Cornelia H. Fox
Charles J. Fox
Financial woes hit diverse firms across states in mid June
Reports from multiple cities reveal bank and business distress. PriorspurG and Ridgeway Bank, Pomona, Omaha, Greenville, Nashville authorities report closures, assignments, and pending asset realizations. Debtors include Duquesne Tube Company, Shan Johnson & Co, Henry Sheldon & Co, and B T Rhea & Son with liabilities ranging from 80,000 to 350,000 as deposits and creditors await settlements.
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Priorspurg
Prothonotary
Duquesne Tube Company
Cholera Deaths Reported in Mecéa City
London dispatch notes Mecéa reports 830 cholera deaths from June 16 to 20. Authorities urge vigilance as outbreak continues to spread amid hot season. Public health efforts focus on sanitation and prompt treatment incentives.
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London
Mecéa
Lizzie Borden Acquitted in Mass Case
The jury found Lizzie Borden not guilty in the Borden murder case at Reproport, Mass. The verdict prompted cheers as Lizzie, visibly moved, thanked the crowd and said she was the happiest woman in the world. She returned to Fall River to an enthusiastic reception amid broad public approval.
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New
Mass
Borden
Miss Borden
Lizzie
Earthquake Shocks Felt Across Southern Cities
A distinct earthquake was reported in Savannah and Augusta Georgia and Charleston and Columbia South Carolina on June 20. In Savannah the shock at 11 03 lasted four seconds with south to north motion and no damage. Augusta noted a slight one second tremor. Charleston reported a distinct shock at 11 05 with east to west motion lasting seconds and no damage. Columbia described a sharp ten second quake with loud rumbling and glasses rattling as weather turned cool and electric.
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Savannah
Augusta
Charleston
Columbia
Avousta
Cuareton
8. C
P Columbia
Dynamite Explosion Threatens Madrid Noble Residence
Maprio June 21 An explosion aimed at the residence of Senor Caravas Del Castello, ex prime minister, triggers a circus crowd panic. A grandson of the marquis of Havana, president of the crowd, is fatally injured, while the Marquis Guadilés’ son is trampled to death. Dozens injured, authorities blame anarchists based in Barcelona.
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Maprio
Senor Caravas del Castello
Marquis of
Havana
The
Marquis Guadilées
Marquis Guadilest
Barcelona
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Robt. M. Dit
Citizens’ National Ban
Hillsborough
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Elisha May
St. Johnsbury
FarrFigLp
Ill
Bonham
Portsmouth
Citizens’ Savings Bank
A. F. Halcomb
Frank M. Smith
Portsmouth National
Farmers’ National
First National
Little Kanawha
Lane County Bank
Corvvallis
Hamilton, Job & Co
Topeka
Kansas
State Bank
State Bank of Plainville
Pirrspure
John Eaton
A. Cheron
United States Circuit Court
Boston
Winkley, Dresser & Co
Eaton, Cole and Burnham Company
Lizzie Borden
Madrid
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