Union Bank & Trust Company

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: trust company
Start Date: October 20, 1916
Location: Meridian, Mississippi (32.364, -88.704)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: b6372e9d

Response Measures

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Description

Articles (Oct–Nov 1916) refer to J. A. McCan/McCain and W. C. Moore as receivers for the Union Bank & Trust Co. and a receivers' suit against former directors. No article text describes a depositor run; the bank is in receivership indicating closure. OCR shows variant spelling McCan/McCain and Meade/Meeds; corrected in notes.

Events (1)

1. October 20, 1916 Receivership

Newspaper Excerpt: Judge T. B. Carroll ... will sit in the case of J. A. McCan and W. C. Moore, receivers for the Union Bank & Trust Co., against W. Meade, et al, which has been set for October 30th.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (2)

1. October 20, 1916 The Starkville News Starkville, MS

Article from The Starkville News, October 20, 1916

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Article Text

Judge T. B. Carroll Goes to Meridian Judge T. B. Carroll, of this judicial district. at the request of Judge Heidelberg, of Meridian, will sit in the case of J. A. McCan and W. C. Moore, receivers for the Union Bank & Trust Co., against W. Meade, et al, which has been set for October 30th. Judge Heidelberg represented three of the defendants in a pending chancery suit and recused himself in the case in the circuit court. Attorney S. M. Houston rep. resents the receivers in the suit brought in the circuit court and Brooks, Neville, Stone, Currie and Dunn represent the defendants.

2. November 1, 1916 The Hattiesburg News Hattiesburg, MS

Article from The Hattiesburg News, November 1, 1916

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Article Text

JUDGE RECUSES SELF. Meridian, Miss, Nov. 1.-The case of J. A. McCain and W. C. Moore, receivers of the Union Bank and Trust Company, against W. Meeds et al., involving about $45,000, against former directors of the bank on an alleged bond, was begun in the Circuit Court Monday. Judge T.B. Carroll, of Starkville, sitting by request, instead of Judge R. W. Heidelberg, who recused himself because of representing some of the defendants prior to his election as judge.