State Bank - Tenino, WA

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: state
Start Date: August 10, 1917
Location: Tenino, Washington (46.857, -122.853)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: 7ed5eb25

Response Measures

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Description

Article (Washington Standard, 1917-08-10) reports Roy A. Langley as receiver of the State Bank of Tenino, which failed a couple of years ago in the Gilchrist smash. No run is mentioned. The bank is in receivership and thus remained closed/permanently failed. 'Gilchrist smash' is referenced in the article but the exact trigger/cause is unclear from this short excerpt, so cause is classified as 'other'.

Events (3)

1. August 10, 1917 Other

Newspaper Excerpt: requested permission from the local superior court to pay a dividend of 10 per cent, in addition to the 20 per cent already paid
Source: newspapers

2. August 10, 1917 Receivership

Newspaper Excerpt: Roy A. Langley, receiver of the State Bank of Tenino ... has requested permission from the local superior court to pay a dividend of 10 per cent, in addition to the 20 per cent already paid.
Source: newspapers

3. * Suspension

Cause Details: Article states the bank failed a couple of years ago in the Gilchrist smash; specific cause not described in excerpt.
Newspaper Excerpt: State Bank of Tenino, which failed a couple of years ago in the Gilchrist smash
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. August 10, 1917 Washington Standard Olympia, WA

Article from Washington Standard, August 10, 1917

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Article Text

Roy A. Langley, receiver of the State Bank of Tenino, which failed a couple of years ago in the Gilchrist smash, has requested permission from the local superior court to pay a dividend of 10 per cent, in addition to the 20 per cent already paid.