1216. Jb Wheeler Banking Company (Aspen, CO)

Bank Information

Episode Type
Suspension → Closure
Bank Type
private
Start Date
July 20, 1893
Location
Aspen, Colorado (39.191, -106.818)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini
Short Digest
33c1b233

Response Measures

None

Description

Contemporary papers report the J. B. Wheeler Banking Company of Aspen assigned/failed or suspended in July 1893. Multiple dispatches (dated about July 20–29, 1893) list it among country banks that suspended or assigned during the wider 1893 banking distress. No article describes a depositor run triggering the suspension. Assigned indicates failure/receivership (per Article 1). OCR corrected minor punctuation (J. B. Wheeler). Cause assigned as macro_news because articles list many simultaneous bank failures/suspensions consistent with the Panic of 1893; no bank-specific scandal or misinformation is reported.

Events (2)
1. July 20, 1893 Receivership
Newspaper Excerpt
The J. B. Wheeler Banking company ... have assigned.
Source
newspapers
2. July 20, 1893 Suspension
Cause
Macro News
Cause Details
Listed among several country banks suspending/assigning in mid-late July 1893 during widespread banking distress (Panic of 1893); no bank-specific trigger reported.
Newspaper Excerpt
The J. B. Wheeler Banking company, the pioneer bank of Aspen, Colo,, ... have assigned.
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (6)
1. July 20, 1893 The Salt Lake Herald Salt Lake City, UT
Article from The Salt Lake Herald, July 20, 1893

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TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. At Brooklyn the large carpet house of Bardenberg & Co., assigned yesterday. Judgments aggregating over $10,000 were filed against Erastus Wiman in New York, on notes, yesterday. The comptroller of the currency is informed of the failure of the Bozeman National bank of Bozeman, Mon. The Bank of Oklahoma city and the Oklahoma National bank have failed. The First National stood a heavy run. Four hundred andeighty-five thousand ounces of silver and 40,000 Mexican dollars will be shipped to Europe today. The steam yacht Oneida, with President Cleveland on board, left Newport yesterday morning, presumably for Gray Gables. The comptroller of the currency has been advised that the Hutchinson National bank of Hutchinson, Kan., has failed. The Kansas state bank commissioner is informed of the failure of the State bank of Parker, and Wood & Sons' State bank of Yates Center. Both are small. Charles Miller, a letter carrier at Mattoon, Ill., fired five shots at Laura Mack who had thrown him over, severely wounding her, and then killed himself. The J. B. Wheeler Banking company, the pioneer bank of Aspen, Colo,, the Bank of Sterling at Sterling, Colo., and the Bank of Loveland at Lovel and, Colo. have assigned.

2. July 22, 1893 The Bessemer Indicator Pueblo, Bessemer, CO
Article from The Bessemer Indicator, July 22, 1893

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Outside of Denver. A number of country banks have suspended, among the number being the Union Bank of Greeley, the J. B. Wheeler Banking Co. of Aspen, the Bank of Loveland and the Bank of Sterling

3. July 26, 1893 The Star Reynoldsville, PA
Article from The Star, July 26, 1893

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LATE TELEGRAPHIC JOTTINGS BOTH FROM HOME AND ABROAD. What is Going On the World Over. Important Events Briefly Chronicled. Financial and Commercial. ADA, O.-The Citizens' Bank the most prominent in Hardin county, has failed. MADISON, IND.-The Carrollton Woolen Mill Co., has assigned with liabilities of $7.000. The Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway Company has declared a dividend of 11 per cent., payable August 1. The McNamara Dry Goods Company, of Chicago has suspended, It was among the largest houses of its kind in the West. POMONA, CAL-The People's Bank has re. opened with plenty of coin. Only 84 were drawn out the first hour, Deposits were liberal. PARKER, KAN.-The State Bank has failed. STERLIN, COL-The Bank of Sterlin has assigned. BOZEMAN, MONT-The Bozeman National Bank has closed. YATES CENTER, KAN.-The Woodson State Bank has'suspended. HUTCHINSON, KAS.-The Hutchinson National Bank has closed its doors. ASPEN, CoL-The J. B. Wheeler Banking Company and the Pioneer Bank have failed OKLAHOMA CiTY-The Bank of Oklahoma City and the Oklahoma National Bank have succumbed to runs and failed. FORT SCOTT, KAN.-The First National Bank the oldest financial institution in Southeastern Kansas suspended payment. ASHLAND, Kr.-The Second National Bank which suspended three weeks ago. resumed business Thursday. CHICAGO.-The Chemical National bank will not resume business. The reasons given are the stringency of the money marketand the inability of some stockholders to meet the assessments which would be levied upon them if the bank resumed. KANSAS CITY, KAN.-The Citizens bank, the Bank of Richmond and the Farmers and Merchants bank at Ossawattomie, also of Kansas, all private institutions, closed their doors. HARRISONVILLE, Mo.-The First National Bank of Harrisonville, suspended payment and is in the hands of the Comptroller of the Currency, NASHUA, N. H.-The Security Trust Company closed its doors. It promises to pay depositors in full. ANTHONY, KAs.-The First National Bank and the First National Bank of Canso City, Col., have suspended. THE Bank of Bellville, Republic county, Kan., a private institution with $20,000 capital, has failed. NATIONAL bank examiners have recommended to the Comptroller that the First National Ban of San Bernardino, Cal., which recently failed, be allowed to reopen at once, its affairs being in good condition. NEW YORK-Charles M. Preston, state bank examiner, reports the banks of this state to be in a good condition. generally and be anticipates no failures,

4. July 27, 1893 The Middleburgh Post Middleburg, PA
Article from The Middleburgh Post, July 27, 1893

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Financial and Commercial. ADA, O.-The Citizens' Bank the most prominent in Hardin county, has failed. MADISON. Isp.-The Carrollton Woolen Mill Co., has assigned with liabilities of $7.000. The Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway Company has declared a dividend of 14 per cent., payable August 1. The McNamara Dry Goods Company, of Chicago has suspended. It was among the largest houses of its kind in the West. POMONA, CAL-The People's Bank has re. opened with plenty of coin. Only #4 were drawn out the first hour, Deposits were liberal. PARKER, KAN.-The State Bank has failed. STERLIN, CoL-The Bank of Sterlin has assigned. BUZEMAN, Mosr -The Bozeman National Bank has closed. YATES CENTER, KAN.-The Woodson State Bank has'suspended. HUTCHINSON, KAN.-The Hutchinson National Bank has closed its doors. ASPEN. CoL-The J. B. Wheeler Banking Company and the Pioneer Bank have failed OKLAHOMA City-The Bank of Oklahoma City and the Oklahoma National Bank have succumbed to runs and failed. FORT SCOTT, KAN.-The First National Bank the oldest financial institution in Southeastern Kansas suspended payment. ASHLAND, KY.-The Second National Bank which suspended three weeks ago. resumed business Thursday. CHICAGO.-The Chemical National bank will not resume business. The reasons given are the stringency of the money marketand the inability of some stockholders to meet the assessments which would be levied up. on them if the bank resumed. KANSAS CITY, KAN.-The Citizens bank, the Bank of Richmond and the Farmers and Merchants bank at Ossawattomie, also of Kansas, all private institutions, closed their doors. HAREISONVILLE, Mo.-The First National Bank of Harrisonville, suspended payment and is in the hands of the Comptroller of the Currency, NASHUA, N. H.-The Security Trust Comrany closed its doors. It promises to pay depositors in full. ANTHONY. KAS.-The First National Bank and the First National Bank of Calago City, Col., have suspended. THE Bank of Bellville, Republic county, Kan., a private institution with $20,000 capital, has failed. NATIONAL bank examiners have recommended to the Comptroller that the First National Ban 1 of San Bernardino, Cal., which recently failed. be allowed to reopen at once, its affairs being in good condition. New YORK-Charles M. Preston, state bank examiner, reports the banks of this state to be in a good condition generally and be anticipates no failures.

5. July 28, 1893 The State Herald Holyoke, CO
Article from The State Herald, July 28, 1893

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Outside of Denver, A number of country banks have suspended, among the number being the Union Bank of Greeley, the J. B. Wheeler Banking Co. of Aspen, the Bank of Loveland and the Bank of Sterting. The following suspensions were announced on the 20th: The First National of Canon City, the J. B. Wheeler Banking Co. of ManItou and Colorado City, and the First National of Grand Junetion.

6. July 29, 1893 The Meeker Herald Meeker, CO
Article from The Meeker Herald, July 29, 1893

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Outside of Denver. A number of country banks have suspended, among the number being the Union Bank of Greeley, the J. B. Wheeler Banking Co. of Aspen, the Bank of Loveland and the Bank of Sterling. The following suspensions were announced on the 20th: The First National of Canon City, the J. B. Wheeler Banking Co. of Manitou and Colorado City, and the First National of Grand Junction.