Bank of the Metropolis - New York, NY

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: state
Start Date: February 11, 1897
Location: New York, New York (40.714, -74.006)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: 2c9a7dc0

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Description

Article (New-York Tribune, 1897-02-11) lists RECEIVERS APPOINTED including the Bank of the Metropolis. No mention of a run or a prior suspension in the provided text; court-appointed receiver indicates permanent closure/receivership. Bank type inferred as state (no 'National' or 'Trust' in name).

Events (1)

1. February 11, 1897 Receivership

Newspaper Excerpt: RECEIVERS APPOINTED. Supreme Court. ... RECEIVERS APPOINTED. Supreme Court. ... Bank of the Metropolis agt Thomas Jolly-Santiago P. Cahill.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. February 11, 1897 New-York Tribune New York, NY

Article from New-York Tribune, February 11, 1897

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Article Text

REFEREES APPOINTED. Supreme Court. By Pryor, J. Unger agt. Stirn-William S. Keiley. Matter of Bromiley-Porte V. Ransom. Donald agt. Baldwin-Edward Browne. Wakeman agt. Gibbs-Norman T. M. Melliss. By Truax, J. Latil agt. Sawyer-Richard H. Mitchell. RECEIVERS APPOINTED. Supreme Court. By Pryor, J. Bank of the Metropolis agt Thomas Jolly-Santiago P. Cahill. Frank E. Smith agt. George M. Fiske-Frank J. Nealis. By Beekman, J. John Murray agt. William Brooks-John B. McCarthy.