19372. Seattle National Bank (Seattle, WA)

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Bank Information

Episode Type
Suspension → Closure
Bank Type
national
Bank ID
4229
Charter Number
4229
Start Date
February 17, 1894
Location
Seattle, Washington (47.606, -122.332)

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gpt-5-mini
Short Digest
f8b5fd6aef483322

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Description

The articles document litigation and the appointment/activities of receivers related to the Seattle National Bank (and its building) in the mid-1890s, and later litigation involving the bank's receiver in 1898–1899. There is no explicit description of a depositor run or an intervening temporary suspension; instead the bank was placed in receivership and litigated through receivers and the courts, consistent with a suspension followed by closure/receivership. I do not invent dates beyond those given in the articles; where multiple receivers are named (D. A. Spencer for the building, later Charles H. Baker as receiver of the bank) I list events reflecting those references.

Events (8)
1. February 11, 1890 Chartered
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historical_nic
2. February 17, 1894 Other
Newspaper Excerpt
Judge Langley yesterday granted the petition of the receiver of the Seattle National Bank building to be allowed to lease rooms on the upper floor of the building to the Sunset Telephone Company for a telephone exchange.
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newspapers
3. December 25, 1894 Other
Newspaper Excerpt
D. A. Spencer, receiver of the Seattle National bank building, yesterday filed his final report showing receipts from January 16 to December 7 of $13,016.91 and expenditures of $11,123.10.
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newspapers
4. January 29, 1895 Other
Newspaper Excerpt
D. A. Spencer, as receiver of the Seattle National bank building, was non-sulted in the superior court yesterday in an action brought to collect rent...
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newspapers
5. November 30, 1895 Receivership
Newspaper Excerpt
H. H. Wheeler has petitioned the Superior Court asking that the Seattle National Bank be placed in the hands of a receiver. Charges of conspiracy preferred against President Hooker; liabilities ... exceed the assets by $50,000.
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newspapers
6. May 15, 1896 Other
Newspaper Excerpt
W. S. Harlan, receiver of the Seattle National bank building, filed his report in the superior court yesterday for the quarter ending March 31, 1896.
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newspapers
7. May 28, 1898 Receivership
Newspaper Excerpt
Judge Brown ... rendered a decision on May 28, 1898, that neither Mr. Cranston as cashier nor the Old National bank was liable for the amount called by Receiver Baker; Charles H. Baker, receiver of the Seattle (Wash.) National bank...
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newspapers
8. January 21, 1899 Other
Newspaper Excerpt
United States Circuit Court of Appeals ... dismissing without prejudice and without cost the case of Charles H. Baker, receiver of the Seattle (Wash.) National bank, and the Old National bank (Providence).
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (10)
1. February 17, 1894 The Seattle Post-Intelligencer Seattle, WA
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Courts and Public Offices. A license to wed was issued yesterday for H. O. Love, of Oakland, Cal., and Adelia Grace Burgert, of Seattle. Judge Langley yesterday granted the petition of the receiver of the Seattle National Bank building to be allowed to lease rooms on the upper floor of the building to the Sunset Telephone Company for a telephone exchange. D. L. Cox, who was appointed receiver of the Ninth Street Grocery Company, yesterday filed his second monthly report in the superior court. He says that the running expenses are larger than the business will warrant, and asks permission to discharge a part of his clerks. The debts of the company are being paid as fast as possible.

2. October 28, 1894 The Seattle Post-Intelligencer Seattle, WA
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Cases Set for Trial. The following cases were assigned for trial by Judge Osborn yesterday: D. N. Taylor vs. M. F. Nelson et al.-November 12. D. A. Spencer, receiver, vs. Seattle Savings bank-November 13. D. A. Spencer, receiver, vs. Seattle -National bank-November 13. John H. Powell vs. Charles F. Fishback -November 14. T. P. Dyer vs. R. R. Drummond et al.November 14. Bay View Brewing Company vs. M. A. Morse-November 16. C. F. Le Ballister vs. Port Discovery Mill Company et al.-November 16.

3. December 25, 1894 The Seattle Post-Intelligencer Seattle, WA
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Courts and Public Offices The United States court adjourned at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon until Thursday morning. The Werthelmer Company has sued Walter G. Ronald for $1,704.80, alleged balance on account. The estate of John E. Breon, through Marshall A. Bates, administrator, has been sued by E. W. Price on a $2,000 promissory note secured by a pledge of 100 shares of Webb & Co. Judgments were signed in the superior court yesterday as follows: S. Selig vs. F. A. Noble, $110; H. H. A. Hastings V8. C. P. Nelson et ux., $200; Mary A. Kelly vs. P. V. Dwyer et al., $628.15. Articles of incorporation for the Empire Jewel Company were filed with the county auditor yesterday. Incorporators, Dexter T. Sapp, Joseph F. Baer and Albert Moyer; capital stock, $50,000. Judge Langley gave judgment for plaintiff yesterday in the case of E. W. Andrews vs. John W. Gilson, Lizzie Gilson, Harry, Will R., George W. H. and John H. White, ET., on a promissory note for $3,200 dated March 16, 1893. Judge Langley yesterday signed a decree of distribution of the estate of Martha T. J. Marshall, deceased. The property all goes to Leslie O. Gilchrist, an adopted daughter, and only heir at law. It consists of an undivided half Interest in four lots in Pontius' addition and in one lot in Bell's Fourth addition. Four United States prisoners under sentence were conveyed to McNell's island prison by Deputy Marshal Curtis Sunday. They were: Adolph Dietal and Sam Lyon. three months and costs; J, Symonds, smuggling, 30 days: and Fred Walker, lareeny on the high seas, six months, $100 fine and costs. The committee of physicians appointed by the United States court to inquire into the sanity of M. Mergens. who is held for a violation of postal laws, reported yesterday that the man is sane. He will now be brought to trial. His offense is using canceled postage stamps and erasing the canceled marks upon them, two separate counts. Marriage licenses were Issued yesterday for Charles B. Grisamore and Cora B. Efaw, both of Seattle: Clyde L. Rogers, of Christopher, and Nora M. Hart, of O'Brien; William B. Woolery and Hattle E. Landon, both of Seattle: Charles C. Strong, of Wallace, and Nettle J. Maryott. of Seattle: Jesse F. Kelsey and Adelafde F. Boyle, both of Seattle. D. A. Spencer. receiver of the Seattle National bank building. yesterday filed his final report showing receipts from January 16 to December 7 of $13,016.91 and expenditures of $11,123.10. The receiver details many repairs made during the year. The building is insured for $125,000, which, while ample to cover ordinary loss, would be far from sufficient In case of a conflagration

4. January 29, 1895 The Seattle Post-Intelligencer Seattle, WA
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Courts and Public Offices. In the superior court yesterday E. Cowell recovered a judgment for $640 against John Collins et al. Marriage licenses were Issued yesterday for Francis A. Woodward, of New York city, and Mary Spencer, of Seattle: Adam Edward Sell and Ellen Price, both of GIIman. D. A. Spencer, as receiver of the Seattle National bank building. was non-sulted in the superior court yesterday in an action brought to collect rent from Scott, Corson & Winstock. The latter claim that the rent has been paid. Judge Osborn yesterday signed an order directing the clerk of the superior court to pay the Zinteks, of Ballard, a part of the $5,000 judgment recovered against the Stimson Mill Company for the death of the husband and father in 1791. The Seattle Box & Manufacturing Company yesterday filed articles of incorporation with the county auditor. Incorpora-

5. August 31, 1895 The Seattle Post-Intelligencer Seattle, WA
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made. County Clerk Gordon was directed to pay out to the proper parties the money in his possession. Payments were made as follows: W. J. Grambs, receiver $ 1,770.83 C. E. Cotting, first mortgage 9,136.50 Seattle National Bank, second mortgage 55 1,579 Total $12,486.97

6. December 1, 1895 The San Francisco Call San Francisco, CA
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SEATTLE BANK FRAUDS. Charges of Conspiracy Preferred Against President Hooker. SEATTLE, WASH., Nov. 30. 1 H. H. Wheeler has petitioned the Superior Court asking that the Seattle National Bank be placed in the hands of a receiver. Conspiracy on the part of Robert G. Hooker, the president, is charged. About a year ago the Commercial National Bank, of which Wheeler was president. was consolidated with the Seattle National. The plaintiff claims that Hooker has been fraudulently disposing of stock and otherwise seeking to defraud the former stockholders of the Commercial National, and that the liabilities of the Seattle National exceed the assets by $50,000. Wheeler himself is now under bonds, charged with fraud in his management of the Blaine National Bank, Blaine, Wash.

7. February 16, 1896 The Seattle Post-Intelligencer Seattle, WA
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Court Notes. Next Saturday being Washington's birthday, Judge Langley will set cases on Friday. Under order of Judge Osborn the bond of defendants in the case of Ida D Pennington VS. D. T. Wheeler et ux. was yesterday disapproved. The $1,000 judgment obtained by John McQuillan against the city in an action for damages for personal injuries has been assigned to William H. Sherman. Marriage licenses were issued yesterday for Norman M. Beer and Jessica Noel, both of Victoria: John O. Back and Hanna Reswick, both of Seattle: William Davids and Ella S. Chrestensen, both of Seattle. Judge Osborn yesterday overruled the motion of Fred Taake for a new trial of his case against the city. The case is notable in that Taake went out of court on the ruling that Railroad avenue is not a street. A third amended complaint was filed in the superior court yesterday in the case of W. H. Wheeler vs. the Seattle National bank, in which the plaintiff prays for the appointment of a receiver and for an accounting. Sio Yee, the Chinaman arrested last month for being without a certificate, was at first ordered deported, but Judge Hanford suspended the writ for sixty days to allow him time to obtain his certificate. The necessary document arrived Friday, and yesterday Sie Yee was released by Deputy United States Marshal Quilter. A change of venue to Pierce county has been ordered to the case of the Puget Sound National bank V8. E. Meeker & Co, In the case of the city vs. the L. H. Griffith Realty and Banking Company et al., wherein a judgment was obtained a short time ago against John Coilins 8.9 surety on a $15,000 note, the superior court has granted an extension of time to Collins till February 20 for filing affidavits. Judgments were signed in the superior court yesterday as follows: O. W. Lynch & Co., Inc., VS. Jacob Furth et al., as administrators, $875.80; Seattle Hardware Company VS. Furth et al., $235.91; MacDougall & Southwick Company vs. Furth et al., $785.84; Pierre P. Ferry vs. J. H. Kunzie et al., $653.85; M. M. Carraher vs. Michael Phillips et ux.: W. B. Seymour vs. Edwin Ripley: James H. Woolery vs. J. P. Concannon, $165: Seattle Hardware Company vs. W. B. Larimer et al., $495.41; C. H. Whipple et al. vs. L. Scarlatos, $207.09.

8. May 15, 1896 The Seattle Post-Intelligencer Seattle, WA
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RECEIVER HARLAN REPORTS. Affairs of the Seattle National Bank Bullding-Running Behind. W. S. Harlan, receiver of the Seattle National bank building. filed his report in the superior court yesterday for the quarter ending March 31, 1896. The report shows that during the first three months of the year the total receipts were $2,639.73. and the total expenditures $3,039.72. The building carries insurance to the amount of $130,000, distributed among the following agents: G. A. Burch, $60,000; William Haits & Co., $40,000; Crawford & Conover, $20,000; James Bothwell, $10,000. The total rental accounts for March amounted to $978.50, and the accounts recelvable at the end of the quarter from tenants amounted to $3,535.50. The accounts payable at the end of the quarter amounted to $574.39 in city bills and $394 in salaries.

9. June 4, 1897 The Seattle Post-Intelligencer Seattle, WA
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Call and Examine. $15 to $175. er Way, Bet. First and Western Aves. A. L. PIPER, Receiver. cent, authorised. The receiver is also au- thorized to sell the forty-two shares of Seattle National bank stock now held by him, for not less than $100.

10. January 21, 1899 The Providence News Providence, RI
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# WITHOUT PREJUDICE OR COSTS. Case of Receiver of Seattle National Bank vs. Old National Bank of This City Dismissed. A decision has just been handed down by the United States Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston by Justices Putnam, Webb and Lowell dismissing without prejudice and without cost the case of Charles H. Baker, receiver of the Seattle (Wash.) National bank, and the Old National bank, Francis A. Cranston, cashier, of Providence, R. I. Mr. Cranston as cashier of the Old National bank some time ago accepted 100 shares of stock of the Merchants' National bank of Seattle as collateral on a loan made to a local party. When the Seattle bank went into the hands of Receiver Charles Baker each share of its stock was assessed for 75 per cent. of its par value. Receiver Baker called for $7500 upon the stock held by Mr. Cranston as cashier of the Old National bank, which Mr. Cranston refused to pay, declaring that he held the stock merely as collateral on a loan. Mr. Baker then entered suit for the amount, and Judge Brown of the United States District Court, sitting in Providence, rendered a decision on May 28, 1898, that neither Mr. Cranston as cashier nor the Old National bank was liable for the amount. Mr. Baker then carried the matter to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston, with the foregoing result.