Capital City Bank - Santa Fe, NM

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: state
Start Date: August 29, 1925
Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico (35.687, -105.938)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: 605f626c

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Description

Newspaper items (Aug–Dec 1925) refer to Capital City Bank as defunct with the First National Bank acting as receiver and a court order approving payment of a dividend. No article describes a depositor run; the bank was placed in receivership (court action) and remained closed.

Events (2)

1. August 29, 1925 Suspension

Cause: Government Action
Cause Details: Bank placed in receivership; First National Bank acting as receiver by court order (bank described as defunct).
Newspaper Excerpt: First National Bank, Receiver, Capital City Bank.
Source: newspapers

2. December 5, 1925 Receivership

Newspaper Excerpt: WILL CAPITAL CITY BANK PAY ANOTHER DIVIDEND? ... The First National bank is receiver of the Capital City institution and President Arthur Seligman ... any announcement of a dividend will have to come from District Judge Reed Holloman. and from Jan 19, 1926: Judge Holloman has signed an order directing the payment ... by the First National bank, as receiver for the Capital City bank (payment of dividend). , cause: null
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (4)

1. August 29, 1925 The Santa Fe New Mexican Santa Fe, NM

Article from The Santa Fe New Mexican, August 29, 1925

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SALE OF HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE The household furniture for 6 rooms in the Mardorf house on Don Gaspar avenue will be sold at public sale on Tuesday, September 1, between the hours of 11 in the forenoon and 1 o'clock in the afternoon. An opportunity to purchase at bargain prices rugs, bedsteads, dining room and sitting room and other furniture and furnishings. First National Bank, Receiver, Capital City Bank. Adv-8-31

2. August 31, 1925 The Santa Fe New Mexican Santa Fe, NM

Article from The Santa Fe New Mexican, August 31, 1925

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SALE OF HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE The household furniture for 6 rooms in the Mardorf house on Don Gaspar avenue will be sold at public sale on Tuesday, September 1, between the hours of 11 in the forenoon and 1 o'clock in the afternoon. An opportunity to purchase at bargain prices rugs, bedsteads. dining room and sitting room and other furniture and furnishings. First National Bank. Receiver, Capital City Bank. Adv-8-31 CARD OF THANKS Mrs. G. C. Gerhart and Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Gerhart and family wish to thank all the friends for their consideration, sympathy and kindness at the time of the death of the late G. C. Gerhart.

3. December 5, 1925 The Santa Fe New Mexican Santa Fe, NM

Article from The Santa Fe New Mexican, December 5, 1925

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"WILL CAPITAL CITY BANK PAY ANOTHER DIVIDEND?" IS QUESTION ASKED Will the Capital City bank pay an other dividend and pay it before Christmas? This was the question asked by several Santa Fe stockhold ers in the defunct bank, who are to anxious to meet Santa Claus. The First National bank is receiver of the Capital City institution and President Arthur Seligman. of the First National, said today that any announcement of a dividend will have to come from District Judge Reed Holloman.

4. January 19, 1926 The Santa Fe New Mexican Santa Fe, NM

Article from The Santa Fe New Mexican, January 19, 1926

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Dividend by Capital City Bank Paid Judge Holloman has signed an order directing the payment per cent dividend by the First Nation al bank, as receiver for the Capital City bank and approving certain allowances. The order the ceiver, the First National bank of Santa Fe, to deposit the amount of $9,594.49 as separate fund to protect the receivership against the possible final allowance of the claims of the New England National bank. $2. 000 is allowed the First National bank of Santa Fe as receiver's fees, $200 to Andrews for extra services and $1,000 to E. R. Wright for legal services.