Comanche National Bank - Comanche, TX

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: national
Bank ID: 4246
Charter Number: 4246
Start Date: April 12, 1897
Location: Comanche, Texas (31.897, -98.604)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: 1399a7c8

Response Measures

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Description

Article (Houston Daily Post, 1897-04-13) states that if a receiver is appointed for the Comanche National Bank, Mr. Thornton would be named — indicating the bank was expected to be placed in receivership. The text is tentative (If it is decided to appoint a receiver...) and does not explicitly describe a prior run or withdrawals. I classify as suspension_closure because a receivership (government action) is being discussed, with no mention of a run.

Events (2)

1. March 4, 1890 Chartered

Source: historical_nic

2. April 12, 1897 Receivership

Newspaper Excerpt: If it is decided to appoint a receiver for the Comanche National bank of Comanche, Mr. Thornton of Texarkana, it was said today, will be the gentleman appointed.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. April 13, 1897 The Houston Daily Post Houston, TX

Article from The Houston Daily Post, April 13, 1897

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Article Text

GALVESTON LIGHT HOUSE. Representative Hawley Informed the Work Will Begin Very Soon. POSTOFFICES IN HAWLEY'S DISTRICT. He Will Be Largely Governed by the Wants of Patrons of the Different Officers. Washington, April 12.-(Special).-If it is decided to appoint a receiver for the Comanche National bank of Comanche, Mr. Thornton of Texarkana. it was said today, will be the gentleman appointed. Representative Hawley today saw the chief of the light house board relative to the building of a light house at Galveston, for which congress has appropriated $35,000. The delay in beginning the work is dus to the shifting about of the engineers. The engineer in charge of the work on the coast will be in Galveston in a few days and the work on the coast will begin In Galveston immediately. Mr. Hawley does not seem to be in any hurry to take up the matter of appointing fourth-class postmasters in his district. His idea is to leave the question of selecting the postmasters to the patrons of the office, and the man the majority of the patrons want will be satisfactory to him. This does not necessarily mean that there will be no fight, but it means that the contests will be narrowed down to two or three applicants, instead of a dozen. Dr. Grant, the national committeeman, from Texas, said today that if the appointment of the postmaster for Paris and Beeville were considered Green victories, then he would be perfectly satisfied that all the other Federal appointments in Texas should be considered Green victories on the same score. It is well known here that the appointments of the Paris and Beeville postmasters were made solely on Grant's recommendations.