1812. Union Savings Bank (Washington, DC)

Bank Information

Episode Type
Suspension โ†’ Closure
Bank Type
savings bank
Start Date
July 31, 1907
Location
Washington, District of Columbia (38.895, -77.036)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini
Short Digest
91d8badc8ccec766

Response Measures

None

Description

Newspaper court reports (Evening Star 1907-07-31 and Washington Herald 1907-08-01) mention Mitchell Jr. v. The Union Savings Bank and that receivers authorized to pay certain bills, indicating the bank is in receivership. No article text describes any run or an earlier suspension explicitly, but the appointment/authorization of receivers implies the bank was closed and placed in receivership. Limited information in these snippets; no details on cause or prior run.

Events (1)

1. July 31, 1907 Receivership
Newspaper Excerpt
Mitchell, jr., agt. The Union Savings Bank; receivers authorized to pay certain bills; complainant's solicitor, Bates Warren; defendant's solicitors, Ralston & Siddons.
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (2)

Article from Evening Star, July 31, 1907

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Article Text

THE COURT RECORD. District Supreme Court. EQUITY COURT NO. 1-Justice Anderson. Slattery agt. Laggan; guardian ad litem appointed: complainant's solicitor, Edmund Brady; defendant's solicitor, A. L. Sinclair. Scumidt agt. Ross; distribution author- ized; complainant's solicitors Barnard & Johnson and Geo. F. Williams; defendant's solicitors, T. Percy Myers and Gittings & Chamberlin. International Trust Company, agt. Kuhn - Formaldehyde Company et al.; J. Wilmer Latimer appointed receiver; bond, $500; complainant's solicitor, W. C. Clephane. Scott agt. Scott; rule to show cause mod- ified; hearing set for August 2; complain- ant's solicitors, W. B. Reilly and Edwin Forrest; defendant's solicitor, B. T. Doyle. Crimmins agt. Hazen; auditor's report confirmed; complainant's solicitors, C. H. Merillat and W. E. Ambrose; defendant's solicitor, B. T. Doyle. Hemingway agt. Hemingway; cause dis- missed; complainant's solicitors, E. W. R. Ewing and G. W. Blankenship; defendant's solicitor, Victor L. Dodge. Farmers and Mechanics' Bank agt. Small; offer of purchase of certain property ac- cepted; complainant's solicitors, H. W. So- hon and C. H. Cragin; defendant's solic- itors, Baker, Sheehy & Hagan and M. J. Keane. Stewart agt. Stewart; order to retax costs; complainant's solicitors, Ralston & Siddons and H. T. Winfield; defendant's so- licitors, L. H. David and Fulton Lewis. Mitchell, jr., agt. The Union Savings Bank; receivers authorized to pay certain bills; complainant's solicitor, Bates War- ren; defendant's solicitors, Ralston & Sid- dons. Hill agt. Gilbert; decree finally ratifying sale and amended report. O'Brien agt. O'Brien; reference to audi- tor; complainant's solicitor, D. W. O'Dono- ghue. Richards agt. Richards; rule as to con- tempt returnable August 5; complainant's solicitor, W. P. Williamson; defendant's solicitors, Archer & Smith. CIRCUIT COURT NO. 2-Justice Anderson. Wilson agt. Heilprin; time to plead ex- tended to September 2; plaintiffs attorney, W. C. Clephane; defendant's attorney, L. H. David. Smith agt. Fuller Company; motions con- tinued to October 11; plaintiff's attorneys, Padgett & Forrest; defendant's attorney, E. S. Duvall, jr. Farran agt. District of Columbia; time to file transcript extended to September 20; plaintiff's attorneys, J. J. Darlington and W. H. Sholes; defendant's attorneys, E. H. Thomas and H. P. Blair. CRIMINAL COURT NO. 1-Justice Ander- son. United States agt. George L. Goodacre; setting up gaming table: A. W. Thomas held as United States witness; bond $300. PROBATE COURT-Justice Anderson. Estate of Mary H. Lewis; James A. Toomey appointed collector; bond, $300; at- torney, James A. Toomey. Estate of George W. Morgan; order dis- charging rule; attorney, Thomas Walker. Estate of Cyrus E. Phelps; will admitted to probate and letters testamentary granted to Agnes E. Phelps; bond, $200; attorneys, Carter & Brooke. Estate of Justina Lauer; order accepting resignation of W. C. Hazen and B. T. Doyle, executors, and appointing J. Clar- ence Price, administrator, d. b. n., c. t. a.; bond, $13,000; attorneys, Lester & Price. Estate of Catherine McCarthy; will ad- mitted to probate; attorney, D. W. O'Don- oghue. Estate of Charles McCarthy; will ad- mitted to probate and letters testamentary granted to Daniel McCarthy; bond, $500; attorney, D. W. O'Donoghue. Estate of Thomas Conroy; order ratify- ing sale; attorney, D. W. O'Donoghue. Estate of Robert G. Rutherford; will ad- mitted to probate and letters testamentary granted to Elizabeth McKean Rutherford; bond, $500; attorney, A. A. Hoehling, jr., Estate of Cyrus E. Phelps; will dated July 18, 1907, filed. Estate of Josephine R. Shelly; cause re- ferred to auditor; attorneys, Maddox & Gatley. In re William E. Pollard; order allowing investment of funds; attorney, B. L. Gas- kins. Estate of Miles Hawkins; order fixing counsel fee at $300; attorney, R. F. Down- ing.


Article from The Washington Herald, August 1, 1907

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DISTRICT COURTS. Equity Court No. 1. JUSTICE ANDERSON. Slattery vs Laggan; guardian at litem appointed. Complainant's solicitor, Edmund Brady; defendant's solicitor, A. L. Sinclair. Schmidt vs. Ross; distribution authorized. Complainant's solicitors, Barnard & Johnson and George F. Williams; defendant's solicitors, T. Percy Myers and Gittings & Chamberlin. International Trust Company vs. Kuhn Formaldehyde Company et al.; J. Wilmer Latimer appointed receiver; bond, $500. Complainant's solicitor, W. C. Clephane. Scott vs. Scott; rule to show cause modified and hearing set for August 2. Complainant's solicitors, W. B. Reilly and Edwin Forrest; defendant's solicitor, B. T. Doyle. Crimmins vs. Hazen; auditor's report confirmed. Complainant's solicitors, C. H. Merillat and W. E. Ambrose; defendant's solicitor, B. T. Doyle. Hemingway vs. Hemingway; cause dismissed. Complainant's solicitors, E. W. R. Ewing and G. W. Blankenship; defendant's solicitor, Victor L. Dodge. Farmers and Mechanics' Bank vs. Small; offer of purchase of certain property accepted. Complainant's solicitors, H. W. Sohon and C. H. Cragin; defendant's solicitors, Baker, Sheehy & Hogan and M. J. Keane. Stewart vs. Stewart; order to retax costs. Complainant's solicitors, Ralston & Siddons and H. T. Winfield; defendant's solicitors, L. H. David and Fulton Lewis. Mitchell, jr., vs. the Union Savings Bank; receivers authorized to pay certain bills. Complainant's solicitor, Bates Warren; defendant's solicitors, Ralston & Siddons. Hill vs. Gilbert; decree finally ratifying sale, and amended report. O'Brien vs. O'Brien; reference to auditor. Complainant's solicitor, D. W. O'Donoghue. Richards vs. Richards; rule as to contempt returnable August 5. Complainant's solicitor, W. P. Williamson; defendant's solicitors, Archer & Smith.