Liberty Savings Bank (Keswick, IA)

Episode Information

Episode UID
72108471497
Episode Type
Suspension → Closure
Bank Type
savings
Bank ID
7210847 routing
Routing Number
72-1084
Start Date
September 6, 1924
Location
Keswick, Iowa (41.453, -92.239)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
Short Digest
8c0743719ad2fbb5

Response Measures

None

Description

1924 article describes reorganization/opening; 1930 article shows the bank is defunct and paying a dividend, implying prior closure and receivership.

Events (2)
1. September 6, 1924 Reopening
Newspaper Excerpt
The Keswick Savings bank will reorganize and will be known as the Liberty Savings bank of Keswick, taking over the Keswick Savings bank which has been closed for some time
Source
newspapers
2. October 30, 1930 Receivership
Newspaper Excerpt
dividend ... will be distributed Friday to depositors of the defunct Liberty Savings bank of Keswick H. E. Lindberg ... be in Keswick pay out the checks.
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (2)
1. September 7, 1924 Quad-City Times Davenport, IA
Article from Quad-City Times, September 7, 1924

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Article Text

KESWICK BANK TO BE REORGANIZED; LIBERTY IS NAME Keswick, Ia., Sept. 6—The Keswick Savings bank will reorganize and will be known as the Liberty Savings bank of Keswick, taking over the Keswick Savings bank which has been closed for some time The opening will take place as soon as the certificate is issued by the superintendent of banking authorizing the action. The officers of the new bank will be: President—E. T. Cameron, Vice president, —E. A. Wagner, and assistant cashier,—A. W. Kadel A deserved kick helps us more than an undeserved pat

2. October 30, 1930 Des Moines Tribune Des Moines, IA
Article from Des Moines Tribune, October 30, 1930

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Article Text

KESWICK, IA., BANK WILL PAY DIVIDEND (The Tribune's News Service.) dividend of per cent will be distributed Friday to depositors of the defunct Liberty Savings bank of Keswick H. E. Lindberg iner in charge, be in Keswick pay out the checks. This makes