21210. First National Bank (Lockhart, TX)

Bank Information

Episode Type
Suspension → Reopening
Bank Type
national
Bank ID
4030
Charter Number
4030
Start Date
August 28, 1893
Location
Lockhart, Texas (29.885, -97.670)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini
Short Digest
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Description

Articles (Aug 28–29, 1893) list the First National Bank of Lockhart, Tex., among national banks that recently suspended payment and were permitted to reopen on Aug 28, 1893 after complying with conditions imposed by the Controller of the Currency. No run on this specific bank is mentioned; suspension occurred during the general 1893 stringency (systemic).

Events (4)

1. May 10, 1889 Chartered
Source
historical_nic
2. August 28, 1893 Reopening
Newspaper Excerpt
The First National Bank of Lockhart, Tex. ... have today been permitted to reopen their doors for business: ... The First National Bank of Lockhart, Tex.
Source
newspapers
3. February 20, 1934 Voluntary Liquidation
Source
historical_nic
4. * Suspension
Cause
Macro News
Cause Details
Suspended during the late monetary/stringency crisis of 1893 (listed among many national banks temporarily suspended during the stringency).
Newspaper Excerpt
which recently suspended payment
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (10)

Article from Evening Star, August 28, 1893

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Three More Banks Resume. The following national banks, which recently suspended payment, having complied with the conditions imposed by the controller of the currency, and their capital being unimpaired, have today been permitted to reopen their doors for business: The State National Bank of Vernon, Tex. The First National Bank of San Marcos, Texas. The First National Bank of Lockhart, Tex.


Article from Evening Star, August 29, 1893

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BANKS HAVE RESUMED. Those That Were Temporarily Embarrassed Now All Right. Controller Eckels has prepared the following statement of banks which temporarily suspended during the late stringency and have since resumed business: Black Hills National Bank, Rapid City, S. D., capital stock, $125,000; Gate City National Bank, Atlanta, Ga., $250,000; Capital National Bank, Indianapolis, Ind., $300,000; Washington National Bank, Spokane Falls, Wash., $250,000: First National Bank, Palouse city, Wash., $75,000; Southern California National Bank, Los Angeles, Cal., $200,000; First National Bank, Los Angeles, Cal., $200,000; First National Bank, San Diego, Cal., $300,000; First National Bank, Santa Ana, Cal. $150,000; First National Bank, Kendallville, Ind., $50,000; First National Bank, San Bernardino, Cal., $100,000; Second National Bank, Ashland, Ky., $50,000; First National Bank, Rico, Col., $50,000; National Bank of Commerce, Provo City, Utah, $50,000; First National Bank, Cisco, Texas, $50,000; American National Bank, Leadville, Col., $100,000; Central National Bank, Pueblo. Col., $50,000; Missouri National Bank, Kansas City, Mo., $250,000; First National Bank, Fort Scott, Kan., $300,000; Union National Bank, Denver, Col., $1,000,000; National Bank of Commerce, Denver, $500.000: Hutchinson National Bank, Hutchinson, Kan.. $100,000; People's National Bank, Denver, Col., $600,000; First National Bank, Anthony, Kan., $50,000; Greeley National Bank. Greeley, Col., $50,000; Farmers' National Bank, Henrietta, Tex., $50,000; State National Bank, Vernon, Tex., $100,000; Fourth National Bank, Louisville, Ky. $300.000; First National Bank, The Dalles, Ore., $50,000; Waupaca County National Bank, Waupaca, Wis., $50,000; Waxahachee National Bank, Waxahachee. Tex., $100,000; CitIzens' National Bank, Attica, Ind., $50,000; First National Bank. San Marcos, Tex., $80,000; First National Bank, Lockhart, Tex., $50,000. Total capital stock of $6,030,000. Since January 1 last 154 national banks have suspended. Of this number one has gone into voluntary liquidation, 57 have been placed in the hands of receivers, 62 are in the hands of national bank examiners with excellent prospects of early resumption, in addition to the 34 above named which have already resumed business.


Article from Richmond Dispatch, August 29, 1893

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More Banks Resume. (By telegraph to the Dispatch.) Washington,D. C., Aug. 28.-The following national banks, which recently suspended payment, having comcontroller of the currency, and their capital being unimpaired, have to-day been permitted to reopen their doors for business: The State National Bank of Vernon, TeX; The First National Bank of San Marcos, TeXas: The First National Bank of Lockhart, TeX.


Article from Pawtucket Tribune, August 29, 1893

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Texas Banks to Reopen. WASHINGTON, Aug 29.-The following national banks, which recently suspended payment, their capital being unimpaired, have been permitted to resume business: The First National bank of Vernon, Tex.; the First National bank of San Marcos, Tex., the First National rank of Lockhart, Tex.


Article from New-York Tribune, August 29, 1893

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AFFAIRS OF WESTERN NATIONAL BANKS. Washington, Aug. 28.-The following National banks which recently suspended payment, having complied with the conditions imposed by the Controller of the Currency, and their capital being unimpaired, were to-day permitted to reopen their doors for business: The First National Bank of Vernon, Tex.: the First National Bank of San Marcos, Tex., and the First National Bank of Lockhart. Tex. Controller Eckels has appointed Stewart Rice receiver of the Washington National Hank of Tacoma. Wash. The First National Bank of York, Neb., suspended to-day.


Article from St. Paul Daily Globe, August 29, 1893

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Banks to Reopen. WASHINGTON, Aug. 28.-The follow. ing named banks, which recently suspended payment, have been permitted to reopen their doors for business: The State National Bank of Vernon, Tex.; the First National bank of San Maricos, Tex.: the First National Bank of Lockhart, Tex.


Article from The Providence News, August 29, 1893

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To Start Up Again. WASHINGTON, Aug. 29.-The following national banks, which recently suspended payment, their capital being unimpaired, have been permitted to resume business: The First National bank of Vernon, Tex.; the First National bank of San Marcos, Tex.; the First National bank of Lockhart, Tex.


Article from The Kinsley Graphic, September 1, 1893

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THE WORLD AT LARGE. Summary of the Daily News. WASHINGTON NOTES. THE Fourth national bank, of Louisville, Ky.; the American national bank, of Pueblo, Col., and the Waupaca County national bank, of Wanpaca, Wis., have been authorized to resume business. ASSISTANT SECRETARY CURTIS has instructed treasury agents to construe as liberally as possible the laws as to the packing of cotton on passenger steamers. IT is positively denied that the president is suffering from any organic disease. REPRESENTATIVE GEARY, of California, author of the Chinese exclusion act, called on Secretary Gresham and urged him to enforce the law. Mr. Geary received very little satisfaction. SECRETARY HOKE SMITH has revoked the former ruling of the department, which held that ditches, canals and reservoirs for irrigating purposes cannot be located on unsurveyed public land. IN view of the present peaceful condition of affairs in Samoa Secretary Herbert will not send a naval vessel to Apia for some time to come to represent the interests of the United States in Samoa. SECRETARY CARLISLE does not approve the bill to permit extension of the time in which whisky may lie in bonded warehouses without incurring the penalty. He believes the matter is not of sufficient importance to justify special legislation. SECRETARY CARLISLE has recommended an immediate appropriation of $300,000 for continuing the coinage of fractional silver coin and one of $44,000 for distinctive paper for printing treasury notes THE department of agriculture has received cable advices that the French government will admit American forage into France free of duty. 1 THE treasury is paying out gold now. Its paper. resources are exhausted because of heavy expenditures. JOHN QUINCY, assistant secretary of state, has resigned, in order that he may take charge of the democratic campaign in Massachusetts. YUNG Yu, the new Chinese ambassador to the United States, says there will be no retaliation for the Geary act until its provisions are actually enforced. THE following named banks, which recently suspended payment, have been permitted to reopen their doors for business: State national bank, of Vernon, Tex.; First national bank, of San Marcos, Tex.; First national bank, of Lockhart, Tex.


Article from Baxter Springs News, September 2, 1893

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THE WORLD AT LARGE. Summary of the Daily News. WASHINGTON NOTES. REPRESENTATIVE GEARY, of California, author of the Chinese exclusion act, called on Secretary Gresham and urged him to enforce the law. Mr. Geary received very little satisfaction. SECRETARY HOKE SMITH has revoked the former ruling of the department, which held that ditches, canals and reservoirs for irrigating purposes cannot be located on unsurveyed public land. IN view of the present peaceful condition of affairs in Samoa Secretary Herbert will not send a naval vessel to Apia for some time to come to represent the interests of the United States in Samoa. SECRETARY CARLISLE does not approve the bill to permit extension of the time in which whisky may lie in bonded warehouses without incurring the penalty. He believes the matter is not of sufficient importance to justify special legislation. SECRETARY CARLISLE has recommended an immediate appropriation of $300,000 for continuing the coinage of fractional silver coin and one of $44,000 for distinctive paper for printing treasury notes. THE department of agriculture has received cable advices that the French government will admit American for age into France free of duty. THE treasury is paying out gold now. Its paper resources are exhausted because of heavy expenditures. JOHN QUINCY, assistant secretary of state, has resigned, in order that he may take charge of the democratic campaign in Massachusetts. YUNG Yu, the new Chinese ambassador to the United States, says there will be no retaliation for the Geary act until its provisions are actually enforced. THE following named banks, which recently suspended payment, have been permitted to reopen their doors for business: State national bank, of Vernon, Tex.: First national bank, of San Marcos, Tex.: First national bank, of Lockhart. Tex. A REPORT has gained circulation that the president has recently been operated on for cancer, but his friends say there is not a word of truth in it. THE senate has confirmed E. G. Spillman, West Virginia. register of the land office at Kingfisher, Ok. A fight was made against him because he was not a resident of Oklahoma, but he won. THE following national banks which recently suspended payment have been permitted to reopen their doors for business: German national bank, of Denver, Col.; State national bank. Denver; First national bank, of Canon City, Col.. Louisville City National bank, of Louisville; Merchants national bank, of Louisville: the First national bank, of Ashland, Wis.


Article from The Times, September 3, 1893

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BANKS HAVE RESUMED. Those That Were Temporarily Embarrassed Now All Right. WASHINGTON, D. C. Sept. 1.Controller Eckels has prepared the following statement of banks which temporarily suspended during the late stringency and have since resumed business: Black Hills National Bank, Rapid City, S. D., capital stock, $125,000; Gate City National Bank, Atlanta, Ga., $250,000; Capital National Bank, Indianapolis, Ind., $300,000; Washington National Bank, Spokane Falls, Wash., $250,000; First National Bank, Palouse city, Wash., $75,000: Southern California National Bank, Los Angeles, Cal: $200,000; First National Bank, Los Angeles, Cal., $200,000; First National Bank, San Diego, Cal., $300,000; First National Bank, Santa Ana, Cal., $150,000; First National Bank, Kendallville, Ind., $50,000; First National Bank, San Bernardino, Cal., $100,000; Second National Bank, Ashland, Ky., $50,000; First National Bank, Rico, Col., $50,000; National Bank of Commerce, Provo City, Utah, $50,000; First National Bank, Cisco, Texas, $50,000; American National Bank, Leadville, Col., $100,000; Central National Bank, Pueblo, Col., $50,000; Missouri National Bank, Kansas City, Mo., $250,000; First National Bank, Fort Scott, Kan., $300,000; Union National Bank, Denver, Col., $1,000,000; National Bank of Commerce, Den ver $500,000; Hutchinson National Bank, Hutchinson, Kan., $100,000; People's National Bank, Denver, Col.,$600,000; First National Bank, Anthony, Kan., $50,000; Greeley National Bank, Greeley, Col., $50,000; Farmer's National Bank, Henrietta, Tex., $50,000; State National Bank, Vernon, Tex., $100,000; Fourth National Bank, Louisville, Ky., $200,000; First National Bank, The Dalles, Ore., $50,000; Waupaca County National Bank, Waupaca, Wis., $50,000: Waxabachee National Bank, Waxabachee, Tex., $100,000; Citizen's National Bank, Attica, Ind., $50,000; First National Bank, San Marcos, Tex., $80,000; First National Bank, Lockhart, Tex., $50,000. Total capital stock of $6,030,000. Since January 1 last 154 national banks have suspended. Of this number one has gone into voluntary liquidation, 57 have been placed in the hands of receivers, 62 are in the hands of national bank examiners with excellent prospects of early resumption, in addition to the 34 above named which have already resumed business.