Exchange Bank (Courtland, KS)

Episode Information

Episode Type
Suspension → Closure
Start Date
August 9, 1893
Location
Courtland, Kansas (39.781, -97.893)
Bank Type
state

Metadata

Episode ID
Bank ID
City ID
200472819
Model
gpt-5-mini
Short Digest

Notes

Articles report a suspension/failure but give no cause or follow-up on reopening.

Events (1)
1. August 9, 1893 Suspension
Cause Details
Article states suspension of payment/failure but provides no particulars on cause.
Newspaper Excerpt
C. E. Everest, cashier of the Exchange bank of Courtland, Republic county, telegraphed to State Bank Commissioner Breidenthal that his bank had suspended payment.
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (2)
1. August 10, 1893 Abilene Weekly Reflector Abilene, KS
Article from Abilene Weekly Reflector, August 10, 1893

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Article Text

Small Bank Closed

TOPEKA, Kan., Aug. 9.-C. E. Everest, cashier of the Exchange bank of Courtland, Republic county, telegraphed to State Bank Commissioner Breidenthal that his bank had suspended payment. No particulars concerning the cause of the failure were given. The capital stock of the bank was $5,000. TEe

2. August 11, 1893 The Kinsley Graphic Kinsley, KS
Article from The Kinsley Graphic, August 11, 1893

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Article Text

small Bank Closed

TOPEKA. Kan., Aug. 9.-C. E. Everest, cashier of the Exchange bank of Courtland, Republic county, telegraphed to State Bank Commissioner Breidenthal that his bank had suspended payment. No particulars concerning the cause of the failure were given. The capital stock of the bank was $5,000.