Hopkins Street State Bank (Milwaukee, WI)

Episode Information

Episode UID
12008671597
Episode Type
Suspension → Closure
Bank Type
state
Bank ID
1200867 routing
Routing Number
12-0086
Start Date
January 31, 1933
Location
Milwaukee, Wisconsin (43.039, -87.906)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
Short Digest
9bf58f9e1ac43da8

Response Measures

None

Description

OCR in articles is poor; text corrected where obvious.

Events (1)
1. January 31, 1933 Suspension
Cause
Government Action
Cause Details
Closed by the Wisconsin state banking department; described as more liquidation than temporary closing.
Newspaper Excerpt
Close Milwaukee Bank state banking department today closed the Hopkins Street State bank.
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (2)
1. August 26, 1932 The Daily Tribune Wisconsin Rapids, WI
Article from The Daily Tribune, August 26, 1932

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Article Text

Blames State for Banking Troubles Milwaukee, Aug. 26. Speaking meeting of the Hopkins Street State bank, District Attorney George charged last night that the banking department is rectly continued eration insolvent banks. existing conditions possible for the officers of bank the friends such officers money when the institubecomes shaky," he said. without friends keep their money in; those friends the keep taking

2. January 31, 1933 The Capital Times Madison, WI
Article from The Capital Times, January 31, 1933

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Article Text

Citizens' National Closes at Merrill Bank Directors Take Advantage Mayor's Holiday Plan MERRILL. Citizens National suspended business day for period. Harry Heineman, president. announced that the board directors had voted to take advanatge holiday" claimed by Mayor H. Aubuchon The mayor's stated that action was taken protect depositors the The Lincoln County remained open for usual business. did the American State which operating under deterred payment plan. Waupaca Bank Reopens FarmState bank. which suspended reopened today The other the Waupaca National. remained but predicted will reopen seen under waiver plan. Close Milwaukee Bank state banking department today closed the Hopkins Street State bank. neighborhood Roland Teske. director. expressed belief that depositor will full. Schaffer of the Wisconsin banking termed the closing more liquidation than