Merchants Bank - Watertown, WI

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: state
Start Date: December 6, 1894
Location: Watertown, Wisconsin (43.195, -88.729)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: 5319f84e

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Description

Article (Iowa County Democrat, 1894-12-06) states 'The Merchants' bank at Watertown, has closed its doors, and a receiver will be appointed.' No mention of a depositor run or cause; indicates suspension and appointment of receiver (permanent closure). OCR corrected minor punctuation; bank name normalized to Merchants' Bank.

Events (2)

1. December 6, 1894 Receivership

Newspaper Excerpt: The Merchants' bank at Watertown, has closed its doors, and a receiver will be appointed.
Source: newspapers

2. December 6, 1894 Suspension

Cause Details: Article gives no reason for the closure or suspension; only reports that the bank has closed and a receiver will be appointed.
Newspaper Excerpt: The Merchants' bank at Watertown, has closed its doors, and a receiver will be appointed.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. December 6, 1894 Iowa County Democrat Mineral Point, WI

Article from Iowa County Democrat, December 6, 1894

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Article Text

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