First National Bank

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: national
Bank ID: 3649
Charter Number: 3649
Start Date: December 12, 1895
Location: Pratt, Kansas (37.644, -98.738)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: 1047ab37

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Description

Article (Dec 12, 1895) reports First National Bank of Pratt went into voluntary liquidation and depositors were paid in full. No run is described; closure is voluntary.

Events (3)

1. March 16, 1887 Chartered

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2. December 5, 1895 Voluntary Liquidation

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3. December 12, 1895 Suspension

Cause: Voluntary Liquidation
Cause Details: Bank went into voluntary liquidation; depositors paid in full and stockholders expected to realize assets to cover payouts.
Newspaper Excerpt: The First National bank of Pratt, Kan., went into voluntary liquidation. All depositors have been paid in full, and the stockholders have enough assets to pay out if they can realize on them.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. December 12, 1895 The Globe-Republican Dodge City, KS

Article from The Globe-Republican, December 12, 1895

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Article Text

Thomas Colby, a well known citizen of Topeka, died at Johns Hopkins hospital, Baltimore, of Bright's disease. The First National bank of Pratt, Kan.. went into voluntary liquidation. All depositors have been paid in full, and the stockholders have enough assets to pay out if they can realize on them. It is the general impression that the retirement of greenbacks as suggested by President Cleveland's message will fail. Both the sound money men and the silver men among the Republicans were disappointed. Republicans generally commend his foreign policy, however. George Gough, the attendant at the Dunning insane asylum, Chicago, who kicked Patient Pucike to death, has been found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to eight years' imprisonment. There is six inches of snow in Boston and a high wind is biowing. Vessels are not venturing out The Government scheme of paying express charges both ways in order to get gold is not proving a very brilliant success, very little gold having been received. Edward Finner, a stock dealer of Alliance, Neb., missing since November 14, was found a raving maniac at St. Louis. Stevenson, Alexander & Co., old boot and shoe jobbers of Baltimore, have assigned with $150,000 liabilities and $100,000 assets.