Sandwich Savings Bank - Sandwich, NH

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: savings bank
Start Date: November 19, 1891
Location: Sandwich, New Hampshire (43.790, -71.411)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: 99963a68

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Description

Article (Delaware Gazette, 1891-11-19) reports Sandwich Savings Bank of Sandwich, NH has closed its doors and depositors expected to realize ~90%. No run or reopening mentioned; closure appears permanent/failed. Classified as suspension leading to closure. Date taken from newspaper publication.

Events (1)

1. November 19, 1891 Suspension

Cause Details: Article gives no cause for closure or mention of runs; simply reports the bank has closed its doors.
Newspaper Excerpt: The Sandwich Savings Bank of Sandwich, New Hampshire, which had deposits amounting to $59,000, has closed its doors. It is thought the depositors will realize 90 per cent of their deposits
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. November 19, 1891 Delaware Gazette and State Journal Wilmington, DE

Article from Delaware Gazette and State Journal, November 19, 1891

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Article Text

NJ The committee on prosecution of the Presbytery of New York, in the case of Dr. Briggs, has appealed to theSynod from the action of the presbytery in dismissing the charges. Lilly Mackay, aged 18 years, a domestic in the house of Rev. Dr. Thomas G. Apple of Lancaster, Pa., committed suicide on Sunday night by taking poison. No cause known for the deed. A. G. Porter, our minister to Italy. arrived in Washington Monday on his way to Indiana. He says his visit is in no wise connected with diplomatic matters, but purely for pleasure. During a fight between Mary Jones and Jane Leonard, miners' wives, at Poke Hollow, near Wilkesbarre, Pa., on Sunday night Mrs. Leonard was fatally injured by being struck on the head with a shovel. The Sandwich Savings Bank of Sandwich, New Hampshire, which had deposits amounting to $59,000, has closed its doors. It is thought the depositors will realize 90 per cent of their deposits, and possibly more. The schooner Montcalm, of Toledo, Ohio, loaded with iron ore, was driven on the rocks near Selkirk, Ont., on Sunday night, and became a wreck. One of her crew swarm ashore: the others, five in number, remained on the wreck. At Madera, Cal., on Saturday, four comIV "CI 4q 01 SMOTE area plaints cashier of the Bank of Madera. charging W. F. Burd, ex-president of the bank, with six forgeries, involving $2,800 in money and 200 shares of bank stock. Frank Almy, otherwise Abbot, was taken from Manchester to Plymouth, N. H., Monday, for trial for the murder of Christie Warden. The former plea was tuted. withdrawn, and one of guilty was substiJohn M. Banghart and his son Benjamin, Frank Miller. Harry Thatcher and Michael Collins, of Glen Gardner, N.J., were arrested Monday, charged with having taken part in the tarring and feathering of Julia Beam, several days 'owe Three Yuma Indians have been sentenced to death at Los Angeles, Cal., for the murder of an old medicine man of their tribe some months ago. He failed to bring rain when asked by the tribe to do vun чзем accordance up 'pur 'os death. 04 and SUM The United States Supreme Court Monday affirmed the judgments of the New York United States courts by which the United States received judgment on the bond executed by L. H. Rogers as surety for Howgate, the defaulting disbursing officer of the signal service. At a meeting of the creditors of Irving B Boston up "oo pg READS 'V statement was submitted showing that the unsecured liabilities are $293,000, and the probable assets $195,141. "If the creditors B basis, cash " uo stttement U 01 earee dividend of 60 per cent can be declared.' Wiliam Ruddy aged 26 years. committed suicide at his home in Wilkesbarre, Monday morning. He poured coal oil over himself and, by thrusting his hand into the fire, became enveloped in flames. He then seized a sharp knife and stabbed himself over the heart. He died of his injuries in a few minutes. In the suit of Mrs. Carrie A. Holmes against her father, H. W. Smith of the Smith American Organ and Piano Company, to recover $20,000 placed in the organ business by Mrs. Holmes and alleged to have been wrongfully converted by Smith, the jury at Boston yesterday gave the plaintiff a verdict of $22,000. In the supreme court of the District of Columbia Monday Chief Justice Bingham delivered the opinion of the court overruling the demurrer of Charles A. Newton, charged with violation of the civil service act, and sending the case to the criminal court for trial. The defendant gave notice that he would apply for a writ of error. The court held that any political solicitations in government buildings were unlawful. The banking house of Bonner & Bonney of Tyler, Texas, failed on Saturday, an attachment for $385,218.13 being filed against it by the receiver of the International & Great Northern Railroad Company. The interest of the bank in the boot and shoe house of H. C. White & Co. was also attached by the receiver, and the 71 uu эриш Arpung uo шлу is thought the liabilities of the bank will exceed $500,000, and that the nominal assets will exceed that amount. The annual meeting of the shareholders of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company was held in Baltimore Monday, President Mayer's annual report showed that the business of the Philadelphia division cohtinues to improve, the gross earnings having been $1,899,637, an increase of $202,707, or 11.95 per cent, while the expenses increased but 7.75 per cent. The total earnings for the entire system were $24,530,393. an increase of $118,279, or 48 per cent. The old board of directors -ons GRAIN "W "f Charles SUM ceeding Decatur W. Miller, deceased. It was reported at Brazil, Ind., on Saturday that the operators had concluded to grant the advance asked by the miners. The latter, believing the report true, were seloons OM7 JO euo IV,, elated kegs of beer were opened by the