Johnson County Savings Bank (Warrensburg, MO)

Episode Information

Episode UID
4937596091143
Episode Type
Suspension → Closure
Bank Type
savings
Bank ID
493759609 hash
Start Date
March 21, 1895
Location
Warrensburg, Missouri (38.763, -93.736)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
Short Digest
ea3b89b845f2dd4a

Response Measures

None

Description

Paper reports directors closing bank and that a receiver will be appointed; bank had previously closed ~20 months earlier and resumed.

Events (2)
1. March 21, 1895 Receivership
Newspaper Excerpt
A card on the door announced that the directors deem it inadvisable to continue business longer, and a receiver will be appointed, but that there will be sufficient money to pay all depositors as soon as collections can be made.
Source
newspapers
2. March 21, 1895 Suspension
Cause
Bank Specific Adverse Info
Cause Details
Directors judged it inadvisable to continue business and will appoint a receiver, indicating insolvency/financial failure.
Newspaper Excerpt
The Johnson County Savings Bank closed its doors again this afternoon. A card on the door announces that the proprietors deem it inadvisable to continue business longer and a receiver will be appointed.
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (3)
1. March 22, 1895 The Indianapolis Journal Indianapolis, IN
Article from The Indianapolis Journal, March 22, 1895

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Article Text

Other Business Troubles. WARRENSBURG, Mo., March 21.-The Johnson County Savings Bank closed its doors again this afternoon. A card on the door announced that the directors deem it inadvisable to continue business longer, and a receiver will be appointed, but that there will be sufficient money to pay all depositors as soon as collections can be made. This bank closed about twenty months ago, but resumed business again soon afterwards, but people had lost confidence in it. COLUMBUS, O., March 21.-Lockhart, Staley & Willard, dry goods, are in the hands of Receiver George W. Bright. Disagreement between partners was the cause. Assets, $60,000; liabilities, $54,000.

2. March 22, 1895 The Salt Lake Herald Salt Lake City, UT
Article from The Salt Lake Herald, March 22, 1895

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Article Text

SAVINGS BANK BUSTS. Warrensburg, Mo., March 21.-The Johnson County Savings bank closed its doors again this afternoon. A card on the door announces that the proprietors deem it inadvisable to continue business longer and a receiver will be appointed, but there will be sufficient money to pay all depositors as soon as collections can be made. This bank closed about twenty months ago, but resumed business again soon afterwards.

3. March 22, 1895 The San Francisco Call San Francisco, CA
Article from The San Francisco Call, March 22, 1895

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Article Text

Will Pay All Depositors. WARRENSBURG, Mo., March 21.The Johnson County Savings Bank closed its doors again this afternoon. A card on the door announces that the directors deem it inadvisable to continue business longer, and a receiver will be appointed,