Hopkinton Savings Bank (Hope Valley, RI)

Episode Information

Episode UID
3129864991148
Episode Type
Suspension โ†’ Closure
Bank Type
savings
Bank ID
312986499 hash
Start Date
August 15, 1895
Location
Hope Valley, Rhode Island (41.508, -71.716)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
Short Digest
5532556c40cd86aa

Response Measures

None

Description

Multiple articles state the bank suspended Aug. 15, 1895 and that affairs will probably be wound up by liquidation.

Events (1)

1. August 15, 1895 Suspension
Cause
Bank Specific Adverse Info
Cause Details
Depreciation of Northwestern Guarantee & Loan Company securities and withdrawal of deposits to invest in Florida securities.
Newspaper Excerpt
The Hopkinton Savings Bank, of Hope Valley, has suspended payment and will probably wind up its affairs.
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (10)

Article from Alexandria Gazette, August 15, 1895

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Suspended. PROVIDENCE, R. I., Aug. 15.-The Hopkinton Savings Bank, of Hope Valley, has suspended payment and will probably wind up its affairs. This is the second time it has been in trouble. In 1886 the bank suspended but resumed business in a short time. The cause of the present difficulties are business depression, depreciation of securities and withdrawal of deposits to invest in Florida securities.


Article from The Indianapolis Journal, August 16, 1895

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Business Embarrassments. WESTERLY, R. I., Aug. 15.-The Hopkinton Savings Bank, of Hope Valley, has suspended payment, owing principally to the depreciation of the Northwestern Guarantee Loan Company's securities and the withdrawal of deposits for investments in Florida securities. This is the second time this bank has been in trouble, it having suspended on Feb. 10, 1886. The assets of the bank amount to about $100,000 and it is expected that depositors will be paid in full. It is intended to wind up the affairs of the institution by liquidation. OMAHA, Neb., Aug. 15.-The department store of the S. P. Morse Dry Goods Company is in the hands of the sheriff, and attachments aggregating $62,200 have been ISsued against the stock. The company was incorporated last April and succeeded to the business of the Morse Dry Goods Company. The business has been less than the firm had hopes of and for some weeks the various creditors have been pushing for a settlement. The total liabilities, it is though, will not exceed $75,000, and the assets are about $100,000. COLUMBUS, O., Aug. 15.-James & Black, contractors for the erection of manufacturing works for Rarig & Co. assigned to-day to W. K. Williams. Assets, $175,000; liabilities, $26,000.


Article from The Wheeling Daily Intelligencer, August 16, 1895

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A Bank suspends. WESTERLY, R. I., August 15.-The announcement way made to-day that the Hopkinton Savings Bank, of Hono Valley, has suspended payments, ow. ing principally to the depreciation of the Northwestern Guarantee Loan Company's securities and the with drawal of deposits for Investment in Florida securities.


Article from The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, August 16, 1895

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Bank Failures. Westerly, R. I., Aug. 15.-The Hopkinton Savings Bank of Hope Valley has suspended payment, owing principally to the depreciation of the Northwestern Guarantee Loan Company's securities and the withdrawal of deposits for investment in Florida securities. The assets are about $100,000, and it is expected that, depositors will be paid in full. Washington City, Aug. 15.-The comptroller of the currency has appointed Gilbert G. Thorne temporary receiver of the Keystone National bank, of Superior.


Article from Richmond Dispatch, August 16, 1895

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Savings Bank Suspends. PROVIDENCE, R. I., August 15.-The Hopkinton Savings Bank, of Hope Valley, has suspended payment, and will probably wind up its affairs. This is the second time it has been in trouble. In 1886 the bank suspended, but resumed business in a short time. The cause of the present difficulties are business depression, depreciation of securities, and withdrawal of deposits to invest in Florida securities.


Article from The Providence News, August 16, 1895

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Hopkinton Savings Bank Suspends. PROVIDENCE, Aug. 16.-The Hopkinton Savings bank of Hope Valley has suspended payment and will probably wind up its affairs. In 1886 the bank suspended, but resumed business in a short time. The causes of the present difficulties are business depression, depreciation of securities and withdrawal of deposits to invest in Florida securities.


Article from Pawtucket Tribune, August 16, 1895

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Its Second Suspension. PROVIDENCE, Aug. 16.-The Hopkinton Savings bank of Hope Valley has suspended payment and will probably wind up its affairs. In 1886 the bank suspended, but resumed business in a short time. The causes of the present difficulties are business depression, depreciation of securities and withdrawal of deposits to invest in Florida securities.


Article from Elmore Bulletin, August 21, 1895

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A RHODE ISLAND BANK SUSPENDS Institution at Hope Valley Had Most of Its Funds Withdrawn. Westerly, R. I., Aug. 15.-The Hopkinton Savings bank of Hope Valley has suspended payment owing principally to depreciations in the Northwestern Guarantee & Loan Company's securities and the withdrawal of deposits for investment in Florida securities. The assets are about $100,000, and It is expected depositors will be paid in full.


Article from The Weiser Signal, August 22, 1895

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A RHODE ISLAND BANK SUSPENDS Institution at Hope Valley Had Most of Its Funds Withdrawn. Westerly, R. I., Aug. 15.-The Hopkinton Savings bank of Hope Valley has suspended payment owing principally to depreciations in the Northwestern Guarantee & Loan Company's securities and the withdrawal of deposits for investment in Florida securities. The assets are about $100,000, and it is expected depositors will be paid in full.


Article from The Abbeville Press and Banner, September 4, 1895

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Savings Bank Fails. The Hopkinton Savings Bank, of Hope Valley, R. I., has suspended. In 1886 the bank suspended, but resumed business in a short time. The causes of the present difficulties are depreciation of securities and withdrawal of deposits to invest in Florida securities.