State Bank - Topeka, IN

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: state
Start Date: January 9, 1933
Location: Topeka, Indiana (41.539, -85.540)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: 3125f0e5

Response Measures

None

Description

Article explicitly states The State Bank of Topeka ... suspended payment on January 9th, 1933. No mention of a prior run or of reopening; notice to depositors and involvement of Attorney General/Auditor imply the bank remained suspended/closed. Cause of suspension is not specified in the text (treated as 'other'). OCR corrections: 'Attorney Gene al' -> 'Attorney General'; dates normalized.

Events (1)

1. January 9, 1933 Suspension

Cause Details: Article does not state a specific trigger for the suspension; notice concerns classification of public funds following suspension and actions by state officials.
Newspaper Excerpt: the State Bank of Topeka, which bank suspended payment on January 9th, 1933
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. April 13, 1933 The Topeka Journal Topeka, IN

Article from The Topeka Journal, April 13, 1933

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Article Text

Notice to Depositors You and each of you are hereby notified that the Attornev Gene al and the Auditor of State, respectively, of the State of Indiana, have made the following decision regarding deposits of Public Funds classified as New Money: "It is the decision of the Attorney General the Auditer of State, that there was on deposit with The State Bank of Topeka, which bank suspended payment on January 9tb, 1933 the following Public Funds classed as New Money Civil Town of Topeka, LaGrange County, $1077,85 Eden Township, aGrange County. $28 66 Clearspring Township, ange County $41 50 LaGrange County $832 07 All in compliance with Section 9 of Chapter 33 Acts 1932, page