5735. Exchange Bank (Courtland, KS)

Bank Information

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

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini
Short Digest
4d4b38daf18120b2

Response Measures

None

Description

Articles (Aug 9, 1893 dispatches) report the Exchange Bank of Courtland suspended payment and describe it as a failure; no runs or reopening are mentioned and no particulars given about cause. Treat as a suspension leading to closure/ failure.

Events (1)
1. August 9, 1893 Suspension
Cause Details
No particulars concerning the cause of the failure were given.
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.