Comptroller Eckels
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- Aug 29, 1893The Struggle for a Collapsing BankA legal power struggle unfolds between the Washington National Bank of Tacoma and federal regulators.Seattle, WA
- Dec 27, 1893Senator Squire Intervenes to Reopen Spokane BankAfter the 1893 financial panic, political pressure from Senator Watson Squire helped the Citizens' National Bank of Spokane resume operations.Spokane, WA
- Jan 15, 1894A Political Scandal over Bank ReceivershipsLocal Democrats accuse a Comptroller of corruption after he ignores their requests for patronage appointments in the wake of bank failures.Tacoma, WA
- May 23, 1895The Bank Failed, but the Panic Didn't ComeWhen Merchants' National Bank closed in 1895, depositors lined up, then went home reassured. The real scramble was for the receiver's job.Seattle, WA
- Jun 19, 1895The Merchants’ Bank Fails to Save ItselfStockholders fall short of the Comptroller’s demand, leaving Charles H. Baker to wind up the failed Seattle bank.Seattle, WA