Bank of New England (Minneapolis, MN)

Episode Information

Episode UID
7143160691165
Episode Type
Suspension โ†’ Closure
Bank Type
state
Bank ID
714316069 hash
Start Date
January 1, 1897*
Location
Minneapolis, Minnesota (44.980, -93.264)

Metadata

Model
gemini-3-flash-preview (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
Short Digest
129a26c8ae2dca72

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Description

The articles discuss receivership and stockholder litigation following an insolvency that occurred around 1897; no evidence of a run is provided.

Events (2)

1. January 1, 1897* Suspension
Cause Details
The bank is described as insolvent and in the hands of a receiver; specific trigger not mentioned.
Newspaper Excerpt
the insolvent Bank of New England, which had been founded by Blethen
Source
newspapers
2. August 16, 1898 Receivership
Newspaper Excerpt
Bank of New England in the stockholders' suit in which Clarence H. Childs is receiver.
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (3)

Article from The Saint Paul Globe, August 16, 1898

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TO SUE NON-RESIDENTS. tuling That Will Be of Benefit to Creditors. MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 15.-Walter N. Caroll, as receiver in the stockholders' suit in he Citizens' bank Insolvency, this morning led an application with the district court or authority to begin an action against he non-resident stockholders. It states that fter collecting all of the judgments against he resident stockholders, there will still e an unpaid balance of $60,000 due the credtors. Against this there is $21,000 in Block eld by non-resident stockholders. A similar application was filed in connecion with the Bank of New England in the tockholders' suit in which Clarence H. Childs is receiver. Judge Elliott granted oth petitions, authorizing both receivers to egin action in the proper courts. These are the first suits of the kind since he recent ruling of the supreme court in he case of Hanson VS. Davidson, in which t was held that such actions could be beun in addition to the main action against he resident stockholders. If these actions are successful as a class, ! will mean a vast saving eventually to he creditors of insolvent concerns, though t present there are not a great many companies against whose stockholders suits pay be begun. The most notable is the Guaranty Loan company. It is sa'd that in his alone there is $1,000,000 of non-resid nt tock. No estimate has yet besn made in he case of the City bank, but it is believed 0 be considerable. The outside stock of he Bank of New England amounts to only bout $6,000.


Article from The Portland Daily Press, August 7, 1900

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# THE LAW COURT, The following Knox county case was argued yesterday: Jarvis C. Perry et als in eq. vs. Rockland & Rockport Lime company. Heath & Andrews, Moulton & Johnson. N. & H. B. Cleaves, Drummond & Drummond, Littlefield, Clarence Hale. The following Cumberland county case is being argued: Clarence H. Childs, receiver of the Bank of New England of Minneapolis, vs. Henry B. Cleaves, a stockholder. E. M. Rand. Symonds, Snow and Cook.


Article from The Seattle Star, December 7, 1905

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# SUED FOR # FORTUNE Alden J. Blethen must appear in the superior court of King county and defend himself against a civil suit for $37,888.96, brought by Clarence H. Childs as receiver for the collection and enforcement of a judgment granted in the district court of Hennepin county, Minnesota, and a list of 100 creditors. This was made public this morning by a remittitur from the state supreme court, which, although signed on September 30, was only filed in the superior court today. The remittitur reverses the superior court in its decision that Blethen is freed from the debt alleged under the statute of limitations, and remands the case to the lower court for regular trial. Founded Bank. The suit was begun last spring, the plaintiffs alleging that they were stockholders in the insolvent Bank of New England, which had been founded by Blethen, of which he was president, and in which he held the majority of the stock. They allege further that in 1897 the Hennepin county court had awarded judgment for $37,888.96 against Blethen as principal stockholder in