6202. Investment Trust Company of America (Topeka, KS)

Bank Information

Episode Type
Suspension → Closure
Bank Type
trust
Start Date
July 20, 1900
Location
Topeka, Kansas (39.048, -95.678)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini
Short Digest
bd1a4e274207ef0b

Response Measures

None

Description

Articles (1900–1901) consistently reference receivers of the Investment Trust Company and sale of its principal assets (Throop Hotel, platting/sale of land). No contemporaneous mention of depositor runs or reopening; the company is described as defunct and in receivership, indicating suspension and effective closure. Dates reflect publication dates when receivership and asset dispositions are reported.

Events (3)
1. July 20, 1900 Suspension
Cause
Government Action
Cause Details
A receiver was appointed and is administering the defunct company (receivership leading to suspension/closure).
Newspaper Excerpt
The receivers of the Investment Trust company are endeavoring to sell the Throop hotel in this city as an important step of settling the accounts of the defunct company.
Source
newspapers
2. September 8, 1900 Receivership
Newspaper Excerpt
Bennett R. Wheeler, receiver Investment Trust company, Topeka. E. J. Dallas, receiver The Trust Company of America, Topeka.
Source
newspapers
3. September 3, 1901 Other
Newspaper Excerpt
The land is now in the possession of Bennett R. Wheeler, receiver of the Investment Trust company and was platted by him as the best means of disposing of it.
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (3)
1. July 20, 1900 The Topeka State Journal Topeka, KS
Article from The Topeka State Journal, July 20, 1900

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WOULD SELL THE THROOP. Hotel That Cost $240,000 on Market for $80,000. The receivers of the Investment Trust company are endeavoring to sell the Throop hotel in this city as an important step of settling the accounts of the defunct company. The hotel is the most valuable asset, and is being offered for sale at $80,000. The Throop hotel cost its builder, the late Col. Throop, $240,000. The $80,000 asked covers not only the building but all interior furnishings. The hotel is now being operated by the receivers with Mr. Irving W. Doolittle as manager. Mr. Doolittle has held this position for many years.

2. September 8, 1900 The Topeka State Journal Topeka, KS
Article from The Topeka State Journal, September 8, 1900

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E. Wilder, (chairman) treasurer the A. T. & S. F. Ry., Topeka. A. H. Horton, assistant attorney Missouri Pacific Ry., Topeka. F. O. Popenoe, president the Accounting Trust Co., Topeka. John R. Mulvane, president Bank of Topeka, Topeka. H. P. Dillon, president Shawnee Fire Insurance Co., Topeka. J. E. Lord, general agent N. Y. Mutual Life Insurance Co., Topeka. William Sims, president First National bank, Topeka. A. A. Godard, attorney general, Topeka. Peter Smith, president Citizens bank, Topeka. Chas, J. Devlin, president Mount Carmel Coal Co., Topeka. C. S. Downing, resident manager R. G. Dun & Co., Topeka. W. A. S. Bird, city attorney, Topeka. Thos. J. Anderson, secretary Commercial club, Topeka. L. G. Beal, grand treasurer I. O. O. F., Topeka. C. B. Samson, president Topeka Paper company, Topeka. Jonathan Thomas, president the J. Thomas Lumber company, Topeka. E. F. Ware, attorney, Topeka. R. S. Brigham, street car advertising, Topeka. Warren M. Crosby, merchant, Topeka. James S. Coe, state agent Phoenix Life Insurance Co., Topeka. Frank P. MacLennan, editor and proprietor the Topeka State Journal, Topeka. John Guthrie, postmaster, Topeka. M. A. Low, general attorney C. R. I. & P. Ry., Topeka. N. H. Loomis, assistant attorney Union Pacific Ry., Topeka. P. I. Bonebrake, president Central National bank, Topeka. W. A. L. Thompson, president Merchants National bank, Topeka. J. P. Davis, president Kansas Mutual Life Insurance company, Topeka. F. E. Wear, president Wear Coal Co., Topeka. William Macferran, cashier State Savings bank, Topeka. C. C. Baker, president Topeka Railway Co., Topeka. E. D. Small, president the American bank, Topeka. C. J. Drew, mayor, Topeka. M. C. Holman, president Commercial club, Topeka. H. M. Philips, county treasurer, Topeka. Byron Roberts, president Aetna Loan Co., Topeka. M. Snattinger, president Shawnee Building and Loan association, Topeka. H. H. Mills, treasurer the Mills Dry Goods Co., Topeka. J. S. Warner, merchant, Topeka. J. W. F. Hughes, coal dealer, Topeka. E. H. Crosby, merchant, Topeka. Arthur Capper, editor Mail and Breeze, Topeka. Chas. S. Elliott, president Savings & Loan association, Topeka. Joab Mulvane, capitalist, Topeka. Chas Blood Smith, attorney, Topeka. C. A. Fellows, contractor, Topeka. D. J. Greenwald, merchant, Topeka. T. F. Garver, attorney, Topeka. Otto Kuehne, Topkea Vinegar and Preserving works. D. W. Mulvane, attorney, Topeka. Edward D. Osborn, lawyer, Topeka. W. H. Rossington, attorney, Topeka. J. G. Slonecker, attorney. Topeka. Chas. Wolff, president Wolff Packing company, Topeka. Eugene Hagan, attorney, Topeka. A. A. Hurd, attorney, Topeka. George M. Noble, real estate and loans, Topeka. W. J. Black, G. P. A. Santa Fe route, Topeka. Scott Kelsey, county commissioner, Topeka. Willard N. Hall, president Hall Lithographing company, Topeka. A. Bergen, attorney, Topeka. W. H. Forbes, real estate and loans, Topeka. Wm. Green, merchant, Topeka. A. P. Jetmore, county attorney, Topeka. David Overmyer, attorney, Topeka. Thos. Page, proprietor Mid-Continent mills, Topeka. W. H. Davis, Parkhurst-Davis Mercantile company, Topeka. A. B. Quinton, attorney, Topeka. James A. Troutman, attorney, Topeka. John M. Wright, county clerk, Topeka. Bennett R. Wheeler, receiver Investment Trust company, Topeka. J. W. Gleed, state attorney St. L. & S. F. railroad, Topeka. Chas. K. Holliday, attorney, Topeka. E. W. Thompson, A. G. P. A. Rock Island route, Topeka. Geo. W. Crane, general manager Crane & Co., Topeka. E. J. Dallas, receiver The Trust Company of America, Topeka. Oscar Bischoff, loan agent, Topeka. Calvin Hood, president Emporia National bank, Emporia. L. A. Bigger, dealer in bonds, Hutchinson. Geo. M. Munger, capitalist, Eureka. A. C. Lamb, farmer, Wellington. Geo. S. Murphy, president First National bank, Manhattan. C. Q. Chandler, president Kansas State Bankers' association, Medicine Lodge. B. P. Waggener, general attorney Missouri Pacific railway, Atchison. B. Warkentine, president The Newton Milling and Elevator company, Newton. A. W. Smith, farmer, Groveland. J. R. Burrow, president First Na-

3. September 3, 1901 The Topeka State Journal Topeka, KS
Article from The Topeka State Journal, September 3, 1901

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ANOTHER ADDITION. Part of Brooks Tract on West Side Platted. A new addition to Topeka has been platted. It is called the Investment addition and comprises four blocks of open territory extending from Eighth nearly to Tenth avenue, and from Lincoln to West street. It is a fraction of the old Brooks tract that was never platted. The land is now in the possession of Bennett R. Wheeler, receiver of the Investment Trust company and was platted by him as the best means of disposing of it.