Brown & Bruner (Metropolis, IL)

Episode Information

Episode UID
1152060391146
Episode Type
Suspension → Closure
Bank Type
trust
Bank ID
115206039 hash
Start Date
June 12, 1895
Location
Metropolis, Illinois (37.151, -88.732)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
Short Digest
685c143304665279

Response Measures

None

Events (1)
1. June 12, 1895 Suspension
Cause
Voluntary Liquidation
Cause Details
Made an assignment for the benefit of creditors (trustees appointed); liabilities cited ~$90,000–100,000.
Newspaper Excerpt
The banking house of Brown & Bruner closed its doors today and made an assignment this afternoon to D. W. Helm and E. P. Curtis, for the benefit of their creditors.
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (4)
1. June 19, 1895 The Representative Saint Paul, Minneapolis, MN
Article from The Representative, June 19, 1895

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MONOPOLY MILLDEW. MORE EVIDENCES OF REPUBLICAN PROSPERITY AND THE GOLD STANDARD. (By Paul Fontaine.) Works a Corner in Wheat-Pillsbury the Miller, Charged With Manipulating the Market-Of course while leading church people of the Orthodox kind make gambling one of their Christly practices, just so long will that thieving business continue to wreck men and their property. Government railroads and state elevators would wipe out this high toned gam bling. This improved plan is adVOCA ed by the People's party. State Tax Rate Is Increased in Illinois From 31 Cents per $100 to 40 CentsGreat is her prosperity, prices of labor and products of all kinds SO low that many families and even single men can't find employment and here the Republican gold standard heritics are adding expense to its already overburdened "hobos" of that state. Gigantic Deal Is On-Standard Oil reaching out. Scheme to secure control of the gas plants of Eastern cities in the same way Chicago companies were gobbled. What wisdom the dear Republican voters possess. They are so conservative that they enjoy being robbed and too thoughtless and ignorant to assist in improving its condition. New Orleans-The supreme court today refused rehearings in the case of Councilman Numa Dudossat, convicted of accepting bribe and sentenced to five years in the penitentiary; also in the case of the Olympic Club, in which fights were declared illegal. This finally settles glove fights in this city and no more can take place. Two Years in a Mad House-Sane man finally secures his release, queer explanation. P. G. Henderson, a painter from St. Louis, secures his freedom. The only explanation that the authorities can offer is that he was locked up by mistake and he was held for fear that he might be insane and that it would be a mistake to let him go free. Assignee Charges Fraud-Begins suit against W. W. Durham, the bankrupt Republican millionaire banker. The suit is to set aside deeds to real estate alleged to have been conveyed for the purpose of fraud. The particular transfers are a tract of 1,500 acres of choice land valued at $50,000 which was deeded to his son, and about $30,000 worth of land deeded to his wife, there being no consideration in either case. Fortune in Wedding Presents-Million aire Biddlle. "Pittsburg, June 12.-Anthony J. Drexel Biddle, a multi-millionaire of Philadelphia, and Miss Cordelia Rundel Bradley, of this city, were married last night at the home of the bride im the East End. The bride wore a million dollar broach or diamonds and pearls, an heirloom in the Biddle family. Many Philadelphia and New York society people were present. The wedding presents included checks for enormous sums, and are estimated to aggregate in value $4,000,000. The couple left for a European tour." How our producers and mechanics must enjoy seeing these rich plunderers carry on in this way. Vote the Republican system and continue it. Still More Republican ProsperityBribed Chicago policemen. Four pickpockets explain how they escaped arrest. Bridgeport, Conn., June 12.-Four Chicago pickpockets just out of a New Jersey jail, were arrested here yesterday and gave an exhibition at the police station of how they steal watches. They say they gave the Chicago police $5 to be let off each time they got caught. Illinois Bank Is Closed-Brown & Bruner assign. Metropolis, Ill., June 12.The banking house of Brown & Bruner closed its doors today and made an assignment this afternoon to D. W. Helm and E. P. Curtis, for the benefit of their creditors. The liabilities will be about $100,000. Oh, What Wonderful ProsperityWoodsmen demand bread. Midland, Mich., June 12.-Twenty-four men, heads of families, at Hubbard, marched into Midland this morning and beseiged the courthouse, demanding from the county officers something to eat. Thirty families are in destitute circumstances and the women and little children are crying for bread. Hubbard was settled nearly three years ago, mostly by Germans from Detroit. They claim that they were promised a mill and six years' work at $1.50 per day. To Prevent Bank Frauds-Officers restricted from individually borrowing on deposits. Albany, June 6.-Gov. Morton today signed the bill by Senator Kilburn which is designated to prevent bank frauds. It provides that no officer, director or clerk, or agent of any bank

2. June 19, 1895 The Representative Saint Paul, Minneapolis, MN
Article from The Representative, June 19, 1895

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MONOPOLY MILLDEW. MORE EVIDENCES OF REPUBLICAN PROSPERITY AND THE GOLD STANDARD. (By Paul Fontaine.) Works a Corner in Wheat-Pillsbury the Miller, Charged With Manipulating the Market-Of course while leading church people of the Orthodox kind make gambling one of their Christly practices, just so long will that thieving business continue to wreck men and their property. Government railroads and state elevators would wipe out this high toned gam bling. This improved plan is adVOCA ed by the People's party. State Tax Rate Is Increased in Illinois From 31 Cents per $100 to 40 CentsGreat is her prosperity, prices of labor and products of all kinds SO low that many families and even single men can't find employment and here the Republican gold standard heritics are adding expense to its already overburdened "hobos" of that state. Gigantic Deal Is On-Standard Oil reaching out. Scheme to secure control of the gas plants of Eastern cities in the same way Chicago companies were gobbled. What wisdom the dear Republican voters possess. They are so conservative that they enjoy being robbed and too thoughtless and ignorant to assist in improving its condition. New Orleans-The supreme court today refused rehearings in the case of Councilman Numa Dudossat, convicted of accepting bribe and sentenced to five years in the penitentiary; also in the case of the Olympic Club, in which fights were declared illegal. This finally settles glove fights in this city and no more can take place. Two Years in a Mad House-Sane man finally secures his release, queer explanation. P. G. Henderson, a painter from St. Louis, secures his freedom. The only explanation that the authorities can offer is that he was locked up by mistake and he was held for fear that he might be insane and that it would be a mistake to let him go free. Assignee Charges Fraud-Begins suit against W. W. Durham, the bankrupt Republican millionaire banker. The suit is to set aside deeds to real estate alleged to have been conveyed for the purpose of fraud. The particular transfers are a tract of 1,500 acres of choice land valued at $50,000 which was deeded to his son, and about $30,000 worth of land deeded to his wife, there being no consideration in either case. Fortune in Wedding Presents-Million aire Biddlle. "Pittsburg, June 12.-Anthony J. Drexel Biddle, a multi-millionaire of Philadelphia, and Miss Cordelia Rundel Bradley, of this city, were married last night at the home of the bride im the East End. The bride wore a million dollar broach or diamonds and pearls, an heirloom in the Biddle family. Many Philadelphia and New York society people were present. The wedding presents included checks for enormous sums, and are estimated to aggregate in value $4,000,000. The couple left for a European tour." How our producers and mechanics must enjoy seeing these rich plunderers carry on in this way. Vote the Republican system and continue it. Still More Republican ProsperityBribed Chicago policemen. Four pickpockets explain how they escaped arrest. Bridgeport, Conn., June 12.-Four Chicago pickpockets just out of a New Jersey jail, were arrested here yesterday and gave an exhibition at the police station of how they steal watches. They say they gave the Chicago police $5 to be let off each time they got caught. Illinois Bank Is Closed-Brown & Bruner assign. Metropolis, Ill., June 12.The banking house of Brown & Bruner closed its doors today and made an assignment this afternoon to D. W. Helm and E. P. Curtis, for the benefit of their creditors. The liabilities will be about $100,000. Oh, What Wonderful ProsperityWoodsmen demand bread. Midland,

3. June 19, 1895 The Representative Saint Paul, Minneapolis, MN
Article from The Representative, June 19, 1895

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MONOPOLY MILLDEW. MORE EVIDENCES OF REPUBLICAN PROSPERITY AND THE GOLD STANDARD. (By Paul Fontaine.) Works a Corner in Wheat-Pillsbury the Miller, Charged With Manipulating the Market-Of course while leading church people of the Orthodox kind make gambling one of their Christly practices, just so long will that thieving business continue to wreck men and their property. Government railroads and state elevators would wipe out this high toned gambling. This improved plan is advocated by the People's party. State Tax Rate Is Increased in Illinois From 31 Cents per $100 to 40 CentsGreat is her prosperity, prices of labor and products of all kinds SO low that many families and even single men can't find employment and here the Republican gold standard heritics are adding expense to its already overburdened "hobos" of that state. Gigantic Deal Is On-Standard Oil reaching out. Scheme to secure control of the gas plants of Eastern cities in the same way Chicago companies were gobbled. What wisdom the dear Republican voters possess. They are so conservative that they enjoy being robbed and too thoughtless and ignorant to assist in improving its condition. New Orleans-The supreme court today refused rehearings in the case of Councilman Numa Dudossat, convicted of accepting bribe and sentenced to five years in the penitentiary; also in the case of the Olympic Club, in which fights were declared illegal. This finally settles glove fights in this city and no more can take place. Two Years in a Mad House-Sane man finally secures his release, queer explanation. P. G. Henderson, a painter from St. Louis, secures his freedom. The only explanation that the authorities can offer is that he was locked up by mistake and he was held for fear that he might be insane and that it would be a mistake to let him go free. Assignee Charges Fraud-Begins suit against W. W. Durham, the bankrupt Republican millionaire banker. The suit is to set aside deeds to real estate alleged to have been conveyed for the purpose of fraud. The particular transfers are a tract of 1,500 acres of choice land valued at $50,000 which was deeded to his son, and about $30,000 worth of land deeded to his wife, there being no consideration in either case. Fortune in Wedding Presents-Million aire Biddlle. "Pittsburg, June 12.-Anthony J. Drexel Biddle, a multi-millionaire of Philadelphia, and Miss Cordelia Rundel Bradley, of this city, were married last night at the home of the bride im the East End. The bride wore a million dollar broach or diamonds and pearls, an heirloom in the Biddle family. Many Philadelphia and New York society people were present. The wedding presents included checks for enormous sums, and are estimated to aggregate in value $4,000,000. The couple left for a European tour." How our producers and mechanics must enjoy seeing these rich plunderers carry on in this way. Vote the Republican system and continue it. Still More Republican ProsperityBribed Chicago policemen. Four pickpockets explain how they escaped arrest. Bridgeport, Conn., June 12.-Four Chicago pickpockets just out of a New Jersey jail, were arrested here yesterday and gave an exhibition at the police station of how they steal watches. They say they gave the Chicago police $5 to be let off each time they got caught. Illinois Bank Is Closed-Brown & Bruner assign. Metropolis, Ill., June 12.The banking house of Brown & Bruner closed its doors today and made an assignment this afternoon to D. W. Helm and E. P. Curtis, for the benefit of their creditors. The liabilities will be about $100,000. Oh, What Wonderful ProsperityWoodsmen demand bread. Midland, Mich., June 12.-Twenty-four men, heads of families, at Hubbard, marched into Midland this morning and beseiged the courthouse, demanding from the county officers something to eat. Thirty families are in destitute circumstances and the women and little children are crying for bread. Hubbard was settled nearly three years ago, mostly by Germans from Detroit. They claim that they were promised a mill and six years' work at $1.50 per day. To Prevent Bank Frauds-Officers restricted from individually borrowing on deposits. Albany, June 6.-Gov. Morton today signed the bill by Senator Kilburn which is designated to prevent bank frauds. It provides that no officer, director or clerk, or agent of any bank or savings bank, shall borrow from the corporation with which he is officially connected any sum of money without the consent and approval of a majority of the board of directors or trustees. Every person violating this provision shall for each offense forfeit to the people of the state twice the amount which he shall have borrowed. WHAT THEY SAY.

4. June 20, 1895 River Falls Journal River Falls, WI
Article from River Falls Journal, June 20, 1895

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WEST AND SOUTH. LEADING republicans of Kansas who favor the free coinage of silver were asked to meet in Topeka on June 25. IN St. Louis eight persons committed suicide during the first ten days of June. THE oldest banking house in Indianapolis, the Bank of Commerce, suspended business. AT St. Louis, Mich., Mrs. Herman Becker, aged 34, killed her two children, aged 4 and 5, and then took her own life. She left a letter saying that she was sick and so were the children, and they must die. REPLIES to a circular letter sent out to 130 democratic editors of Ohio show that ninety favor free silver and the other forty are divided in their views. JOHN CHERRY and Alex White (negroes), charged with murder, were lynched at Keno, Tex. THE Cassidy Packing company at Mankato, Minn., made an assignment with liabilities of $100,000. THE death was announced of Isaac Hart, who was the oldest active merchant in Cincinnati, at the age of 81 years. HAILSTORMS swept the central and northern parts of Iowa, doing great damage to crops. AT the age of 74 years Charles Goffrie, at one time one of the best-known musicians in the world, died at Fruitvalle, Cal. BROWN & BRUNER, bankers at Metropolis, Ill., made an assignment with liabilities of $90,000; assets. $150,000. FLAMES nearly wiped out the vill of Geneva, Ind. THE friends of silver representing twenty states of the south and west began a two days' convention in Memphis, Tenn., with Senator Turpie, of Indiana, as chairman. OHIO prohibitionists in convention at Springfield nominated Seth H. Ellis, of Springborn, for governor, and R. S. Thompson. of Springfield, for United States senator. The platform favors the free coinage of silver and woman suffrage. WHILE in bathing L. T. Dotson, the wealthiest merchant in Scott county, Va., was drowned. PRESIDENT DEBS, of the American Railway union, and M. J. Elliott, the Pennsylvania director of the union, were taken to the jail at Woodstock, Ill., to serve their sentences of six months. ORDERS were issued by the chief of police of Youngston, 0., for the closing of all places of business hereafter on Sunday. THE labors of the silver convention were completed at Memphis, Tenn., by the adoption of a series of free-coinage resolutions and providing for a "national campaign of education." OHIO populists have called their state convention to meet in Columbus August 1 and 2. IN the St. Louis market $1 was paid for cash wheat. It consisted of a carload of the new wheat of the 1896 erop, raised in Missouri. AT Fort Valley, Ga., I. D. Haneock, who killed his wife, er mated himself in his own house. IN session at Milwaukee the National Brewers' association elected Leo Ebert, of Ironton. 0., as president.