Security Savings & Trust Company

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: trust company
Start Date: February 14, 1896
Location: Portland, Oregon (45.523, -122.676)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: 5b638723

Response Measures

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Description

Article (1896-02-14) refers to 'Hastings as receiver of the Security Savings bank' and legal counsel representing the Security Savings bank of Portland. No run or temporary suspension is described; a receiver has been appointed, indicating permanent closure. Bank name in article appears as 'Security Savings bank' but matches provided Security Savings & Trust Company.

Events (1)

1. February 14, 1896 Receivership

Newspaper Excerpt: Hastings & Stedman, for Hastings as receiver of the Security Savings bank, have the laboring on for the defense: Strudwick & Peters for the Security Savings bank of Portland, and Burke, Shepard & Wood for the Chase National bank of New York.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. February 14, 1896 The Seattle Post-Intelligencer Seattle, WA

Article from The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, February 14, 1896

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Article Text

The Hendricks-Edmiston Case. The much-mixed foreclosure case of BesHendricks and husband vs. J. K. Edmiston et al. dragged its weary way along all day yesterday in Judge Langley's court, as It did on the previous day, and at the adjournment of court It was continued over until next Monday. The case is as remarkable for the array of counsel interested in various aspects of It as It is in the complexity which surrounds the transaction, C. W. Corliss appears for the plaintiff: Seymour Wetmore's interests are represented by F. H. Peterson: Hastings & Stedman, for Hastings as receiver of the Security Savings bank, have the laboring 012 for the defense: Donworth & Howe appear for the Washington National bank; Strudwick & Peters for the Security Savings bank of Portland, and Burke, Shepard & Wood for the Chase National bank of New York.