City Real Estate Trust Company

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: trust company
Start Date: July 20, 1898
Location: Topeka, Kansas (39.048, -95.678)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: 0009aa4c

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Description

Article (Topeka State Journal, 1898-07-20) reports appointment of a special master in the cases of the Investment Trust Company and the City Real Estate Trust Company; receivers (C. O. Knowles and Bennett R. Wheeler) are handling the trust estates. The bank is in receivership (closed). No mention of a run; cause of suspension/receivership not stated in the article.

Events (1)

1. July 20, 1898 Receivership

Newspaper Excerpt: J. G. Slonecker has been appointed special master in the Investment Trust company and the City Real Estate Trust company cases. His appointment was made by Judge Foster on application of the receivers, C. O. Knowles and Bennett R. Wheeler. He will pass on the priority and amounts of claims against the trust estates now in the hands of the receivers.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. July 20, 1898 The Topeka State Journal Topeka, KS

Article from The Topeka State Journal, July 20, 1898

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Article Text

# J. G. Slonecker Appointed. J. G. Slonecker has been appointed special master in the Investment Trust company and the City Real Estate Trust company cases. His appointment was made by Judge Foster on application of the receivers, C. O. Knowles and Bennett R. Wheeler. He will pass on the priority and amounts of claims against the trust estates now in the hands of the receivers.