Article Text
Thomas M. Thornton, who spent a time settling up the affairs of the First National Bank, has been ap: pointed receiver of the defunct bank at Gatesville, Texas.
First National Bank (Gatesville, TX)
Episode Information
- Episode UID
409701170- Episode Type
- Suspension → Closure
- Bank Type
- national
- Bank ID
-
40970national - Charter Number
- 4097
- Start Date
- June 1, 1897
- Location
- Gatesville, Texas
Metadata
- Model
- gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
- Short Digest
1bad79cebf766bdb
Response Measures
None
Events (2)
1.
August 21, 1889
Chartered
- Source
- historical_nic
2.
June 1, 1897
Receivership
- Newspaper Excerpt
- Thomas M. Thornton, who spent a time settling up the affairs of the First National Bank, has been appointed receiver of the defunct bank at Gatesville, Texas.
- Source
- newspapers
Newspaper Articles (2)
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Article Text
Oklahoma Banks Close for Week. Oklahoma City, Okla., Oct. 28.-Acting Governor Filson today issued a proclamation closing the banks of the territory for one week, on demand of the bankers. This action was taken because the banks at Kansas City and St. Louis refused to forward cash to the banks of the southwest. Concerted Action Taken. It is said that a consultation of the bankers of Oklahoma, Indian territory, Arkansas and northern Texas by means of the telephone took place during the early hours today, and all have taken similar action. The closing is for the purpose of protecting the banks in case of a run.