Article Text
Bank Suspends Business. Athens, Pa, Oct. 29.+The First Na tional Bank of this place has decided to liquidate and suspend business. Creditors will receive the full amount of their claims. The institution was founded in 1865.
18491. First National Bank (Athens, PA)
Bank Information
- Episode Type
- Suspension → Closure
- Bank Type
- national
- Bank ID
- 1094
- Charter Number
- 1094
- Start Date
- October 29, 1897
- Location
- Athens, Pennsylvania (41.957, -76.518)
Metadata
- Model
- gpt-5-mini
- Short Digest
c9991f91
Response Measures
None
Description
Multiple contemporaneous newspaper notices (Oct 29–30, 1897) report the First National Bank of Athens, PA decided to liquidate and suspend business and that creditors will receive full payment. No run is mentioned; the suspension is voluntary liquidation.
Events (3)
1.
May 1, 1865
Chartered
- Source
- historical_nic
2.
October 29, 1897
Suspension
- Cause
- Voluntary Liquidation
- Cause Details
- Bank decided to liquidate and suspend business; creditors to receive full payment.
- Newspaper Excerpt
- The First National Bank of this place has decided to liquidate and suspend business. Creditors will receive the full amount of their claims.
- Source
- newspapers
3.
November 30, 1897
Voluntary Liquidation
- Source
- historical_nic
Newspaper Articles (4)
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Athens, Pa., Bank to Quit. ATHENS, Pa., Oct. 29.-The First National Bank of this place has decided to liquidate and suspend business. Creditors will receive the full amount of their claims. The institution was founded in 1865.
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Goes Into Liquidation. Athens, Pa., Oct. 29.-The First National bank here has decided to liquidate and suspend business. The creditors will receive the full amount of their claims. The institution was founded in 1865,
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Bank Suspends Business. Athens, Pa, Oct. 29.-The First National Bank of this place has decided to liquidate and suspend business. Creditors will receive the full amount of their claims The institution was founded in 1865.