Peoples Bank & Trust Company

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: trust company
Start Date: September 4, 1914
Location: Atmore, Alabama (31.024, -87.494)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: 66761f6c

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Description

Article (1914-09-26) reports the bank went into the hands of a receiver three weeks ago and the cashier was found dead on Sep 25, 1914. No run is mentioned; bank was placed in receivership (closure). Estimated receivership date set ~1914-09-04 (three weeks before discovery).

Events (2)

1. September 4, 1914 Receivership

Newspaper Excerpt: The bank of which he was cashier went into the hands of a receiver three weeks ago.
Source: newspapers

2. September 25, 1914 Other

Newspaper Excerpt: W. F. Lamont, cashier of the Peoples Bank and Trust company at Atmore, was found dead in his automobile this morning.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. September 26, 1914 The Birmingham Age-Herald Birmingham, AL

Article from The Birmingham Age-Herald, September 26, 1914

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Article Text

ATMORE CASHIER IS FOUND DEAD Revolver in Dead Man's Hands When Body Is Discovered Atmore, September 25.-W. F. Lamont, cashier of the Peoples Bank and Trust company at Atmore, was found dead in his automobile this morning. One chamber of his 32-calibre revolver was empty and a bullet had passed through his mouth. Lamont had returned home on a 3 o'clock train from Pensacola. He went immediately to his garage. His body was found at sunrise by his little son. Lamont was a native of Ireland. The bank of which he was cashier went into the hands of a receiver three weeks ago.