6064. First National Bank (Newton, KS)

Bank Information

Episode Type
Suspension โ†’ Closure
Bank Type
national
Bank ID
2777
Charter Number
2777
Start Date
December 2, 1890
Location
Newton, Kansas (38.047, -97.345)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini
Short Digest
99ff3a2306384cf6

Response Measures

None

Description

Article (1890-12-02) reports appointment of a receiver for the First National Bank of Newton (J. E. Howard). No mention of a prior run in the provided articles; receiver appointment indicates the bank was taken into receivership/closed, so classified as suspension leading to closure. No evidence of reopening in the supplied items.

Events (2)

1. September 20, 1882 Chartered
Source
historical_nic
2. December 2, 1890 Receivership
Newspaper Excerpt
J. E. Howard Esq., general agent ... has been appointed receiver of the First National bank of Newton.
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (2)

Article from The Wichita Daily Eagle, December 2, 1890

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Article Text

J. E. Howard Esq., general agent of the Wichita Union stock yards, and formerly cashier of the Bank of Burrton, has been appointed receiver of the First National bank of Newton.


Article from The Wichita Daily Eagle, December 2, 1898

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Along the Kansas Nile, If Gillett really has gone to Spain, Don Carlos should employ him to raise that money to carry on the uprising. of Populism was cultivated in gang The rotten bacilli Republican rule. antiseptic. Antigang methods now is the only Cross of Emporia has decided to Mr. Cross' life insurance keep Mrs. rather It amounts than hand it over to the creditors. to only a few thousand dollars. the most noted political leaderin Kansas consists of ship Some of equal Topeka parts ho- of gall and perseverance, with a tel bill thrown in for seasoning. John Madden, the Lyon county Populist, wants the fusion nomination in 1900. He is a good man, the best yet mentioned excepting Tom Morgan of Eureka. The latest slate to be guessed on the railroad commission is made up of Lit Crum, John K. Wright, a Democrat from Kansas City, Kansas, which one is not selected yet. Some legislator next winter is going to introduce a bill against Christian Science. The next legislature is getting ready to fritter away its time and be generally condemned. This item is from the Kansas City Journal of December 1: "Three Kansas pollticians were at the Blossom house last night. They were Morton Albaugh, Frank Brown and Cyrus Leland." At Pratt some of the pupils in the public schools are rebelling against their The pupils will get But how the Kansas of teachers. it. mind, the worst oven in early youth, hates discipline. Lit Crum is said to have an ice-tong einch on the railroad commissionership, so that the harder he pulls the more sure he is of getting the job. H's appointment will not be made for the special delectation of Billy Sterne. It is clearly out of the question for Boyle other Democrat with a mere Poprunning to ulist a or fusion any thread legislature through elect him him to to the get senate in 1900. Lewelling will be the most formidiable candidate for the senate if the Populists should elect a legislature, The First State Bank of Newton has merged into the First National Bank. The banks were both in good condition it is said, one bank retiring because of a better business deal. It is true that bank. ing is not alarmingly profitable in Kansas any more. A Fort Scott man has received a ballot from New Mexico. The Republican ticket is printed in English, the Democratic ticket in Spanish, most of the Mexicans in that part of the country voting the Democratic ticket The gang of barnacles in the Republican party in Kansas could not have elect. ed a ticket which they had nominated at And now the barnacles have a back seat. meant professional Hutchinson. cies got to is take politicians, and by barna- The Republican party of Kansas can't carry them. Sedgwick Pantagraph: A smooth swindiet with a new scheme is traveling in adjoining counties, and housewives should be on the lookout for him. He is a gilb talker and generally gets the consent of the woman of the house to clean the sewing machine which work he promises to do for fitty cents. In taking the machine apart be manages to substitute broken parts for good one He then charges the woman from #2 to $19, according to what he thinks be can get for "repairing" the machine. The "repairs consist in replacing the stoles parts,