Farmers & Merchants Bank (Gallipolis, OH)

Episode Information

Episode UID
56043871346
Episode Type
Suspension → Closure
Bank Type
private
Bank ID
5604387 routing
Routing Number
56-0438
Start Date
February 1, 1912*
Location
Gallipolis, Ohio (38.810, -82.202)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
Short Digest
901f3a474f86854a

Response Measures

None

Description

Closure tied to owner John S. Howard's bankruptcy and appointment of a receiver.

Events (2)
1. February 1, 1912* Suspension
Cause
Bank Specific Adverse Info
Cause Details
Owner John S. Howard's bankruptcy precipitated the bank's closing.
Newspaper Excerpt
Howard... whose bankruptcy caused the Farmers' & Merchants' Bank of Gallipolis, O., and two other Ohio banks to close their doors recently.
Source
newspapers
2. February 3, 1912 Receivership
Newspaper Excerpt
Name Receiver For Bank. Columbus, O., Feb. 3.-James J. Thomas of Columbus was appointed as receiver to take charge of the business affairs of John S. Howard, who was thrown into bankruptcy on petition of three depositors of the Farmers' and Merchants' bank of Gallipolis, owned by Howard.
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (2)
1. February 6, 1912 The Democratic Banner Mount Vernon, OH
Article from The Democratic Banner, February 6, 1912

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Article Text

Name Receiver For Bank. Columbus, O., Feb. 3.-James J. Thomas of Columbus was appointed as receiver to take charge of the business affairs of John S. Howard, who was thrown into bankruptcy on petition of three depositors of the Farmers' and Merchants' bank of Gallipolis, owned by Howard.

2. February 8, 1912 The Wheeling Intelligencer Wheeling, WV
Article from The Wheeling Intelligencer, February 8, 1912

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Article Text

W. VA. RECEIVER Is Asked to Take Charge of Ohio Bankrupt Banker's Property in This State. PARKERSBURG, W. Va., Feb. T.An application for the appointment of an auxiliary receiver in this dis trict in the case of John S. Howard. in bankruptcy, was filed in the United States Court here this afternoon by James J. Thomas, receiver, and T. J. Abertnathy, his attorney, of Columbus, O. Howard is a Gallipolis, O., banker, whose bankruptcy caused the Farmers' & Merchants' Bank of Gallipolis, O., and two other Ohio banks to close their doors recently. The auxiliary receiver is wanted in this district because Howard is alleged to have valuable hotel property at Clarksburg, W. Va., which the creditors want con ducted for their benefit. The petition will be referred to Judge Dayton, who is now on the bench of the Circuit Court of Appeals at Richmond. Va.