Bank of Moss Point - Moss Point, MS

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: state
Start Date: August 10, 1906
Location: Moss Point, Mississippi (30.412, -88.534)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: c10596ea

Response Measures

None

Description

Newspapers report the Scranton State Bank closed and was placed in receivership; the Moss Point branch (Bank at Moss Point) was brought down with it and thus closed. No mention of a depositor run; closure driven by failure of correspondent/parent bank.

Events (1)

1. August 10, 1906 Suspension

Cause: Correspondent
Cause Details: Closure of parent Scranton State Bank (placed in receivership) caused the Moss Point branch to be brought down and close permanently.
Newspaper Excerpt: The Scranton bank, in its fall, also brought down with it the banks at Moss Point and Ocean Springs, which were branches of the Scranton institution.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (2)

1. August 10, 1906 The Commonwealth Greenwood, MS

Article from The Commonwealth, August 10, 1906

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Article Text

Three Banks Close. The Scranton State Bank closed its doors and was placed in the hands of a receiver. The Scranton bank, in its fall, also brought down with it the banks at Moss Point and Ocean Springs, which were branches of the Scranton institution.

2. August 10, 1906 The Tupelo Journal Tupelo, MS

Article from The Tupelo Journal, August 10, 1906

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Article Text

Three Banks Close. The Scranton State Bank closed its doors and was placed in the hands of a receiver. The Scranton bank, in its fall, also brought down with it the banks at Moss Point and Ocean Springs, which were branches of the Scranton institution.