North Denver Bank - Denver, CO

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: state
Start Date: May 7, 1896
Location: Denver, Colorado (39.739, -104.985)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: 928d9089

Response Measures

None

Description

Article states the North Denver Bank 'failed during the panic' and a court decree was signed against its stockholders; no article text describes a depositor run. Therefore classified as a suspension/closure (failure) with receivership/levy actions noted.

Events (1)

1. May 7, 1896 Receivership

Newspaper Excerpt: This is one of the banks which failed during the panic.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. May 8, 1896 New-York Tribune New York, NY

Article from New-York Tribune, May 8, 1896

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Article Text

RESPONSIBILITY OF STOCKHOLDERS. Denver, May 7.-Judge Johnson yesterday signed a decree and execution against the stockholders of the North Denver Bank for judgment of twice the amount of the par value of their stock. Eight of the eighteen defendants immediately filed appeal bonds, and will carry the case to the Supreme Court. Executions will be levied against the property of the remaining ten. This is one of the banks which failed during the panic.