Chas. B. Whiting & Company

Episode Information

Episode UID: 6088802391065
Episode Type: Suspension → Reopening
Bank Type: private
Bank ID: 608880239 hash
Start Date: September 15, 1888
Location: Worcester, Massachusetts (42.263, -71.802)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
Short Digest: 099d3d80d9de1a2f

Response Measures

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Description

Article states a temporary suspension due to attachments; later outcome not reported here.

Events (1)

1. September 15, 1888 Suspension

Cause: Bank Specific Adverse Info
Cause Details: Two attachments served on the firm: $15,000 by Jerome Wheelock and $1,500 by Dr. John F. Adams.
Newspaper Excerpt: Messrs. Chas. B. Whiting & Co., bankers, will be obliged to suspend business, at least temporarily.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. September 15, 1888 Evening Star Washington, DC

Article from Evening Star, September 15, 1888

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Article Text

Sheepshead Bay Races. SHEEPSHEAD BAY, N. Y., Sept. 15.-First race, seven-eighths of a mile. Lafitte won. Little Minnie second, Mirabeau third. Time, 1:27 4-5. Worcester Bankers Embarrassed. WORCESTER, MASS., Sept, 15.-Messrs. Chas. B. Whiting & Co., bankers, will be obliged to suspend business, at least temporarily. Two attachments were served yesterday, one of $15,000 by Jerome Wheelock, and one of $1,500 by Dr. John F. Adams.