Merchants Bank - New Orleans, LA

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: state
Start Date: May 1, 1904*
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana (29.955, -90.075)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: 7a17fe21

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Description

Article (Grenada Sentinel, 1904-05-14) states an assignee/receiver (B. C. Duncan) was in New Orleans in the interest of the 'defunct Merchants' bank.' No run or depositor agitation is mentioned. This indicates the bank failed and a receiver was appointed. Date imprecise in article; newspaper date used for month/year.

Events (1)

1. May 1, 1904* Receivership

Newspaper Excerpt: B. C. Duncan, assignee and receiver, the in New Orleans the first of was week in the interest of the defunct Merchants' bank.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. May 14, 1904 The Grenada Sentinel Grenada, MS

Article from The Grenada Sentinel, May 14, 1904

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Article Text

occurs always on the Thursday that IS forty days after Easter, thus commem- His orating the forty days which, after resurrection, Christ spoke to His God. desciples concerning the kingdom of "Freckleoff" never fails to remove freckles; 25c at Second Class Drug Store. Congressman W. S. Hill of Winona, is whose candidacy for a second term without opposition, was in Grenada numlast Sunday, and was greeted by erous friends and acquaintances. L. J. Gates of Garland, Texas, and W. R. Gates of Arkadelphia, their who were called here by the death of to father, William Gates, returned their respective homes last Saturday. The Hon. James Stone of Oxford, both and Mr. A. W. Shands of Sardis, busiprominent attorneys, transacted ness in Grenada on Tuesday. B. C. Duncan, assignee and receiver, the in New Orleans the first of was week in the interest of the defunct Merchants' bank. A full line of Suit Cases at Grenada Dry Goods Co. G. B. Jones, president of the GrenaTrust & Banking Company, attend- Bankda ed a meeting of the Mississippi week. ers' association at Tupelo this The First Baptist church will not hold services tomorrow. The pastor, the Rev. W. F. Roberts, is attending in the Southern Baptist convention, Nashville, Tenn. FOR RENT-Thre unfurnished rooms. Apply at The Sentinel office. Our genial young friend, Mr. J. M. Brown, of Natchez, returned home on Wednesday, after spending several exceldays with relatives here. His lent wife accompanied him. If you can't afford to loose your time, protect yourself by taking they a good-health and accident policy; are paymasters in time of trouble. write 'em. T. E. MOODY, Agt. Judge J. C. Longstreet and wife of Jackson were in Grenada, where they have many friends, on Thurday. Judge an Longstreet had been at Memphis in important cotton case. The young son of Sam Thompson, from who lives least of town, issuffering an abcess in the throat. We want to sell you a trunk. Grenada Dry Goods Co. The ladies of the Presbyterian New baChurch Fund society will hold a at the court house on the afterzaar noon and evening of Friday, June useful 27, beginning at 4 o'clock, when offered and ornamental articles will be be for sale. Refreshments will also served. If you are a millionaire. you may be robbed. I write burglary Insurance. T. E. MOODY, Agt. Miss Ethel Moore has returned from the I. I. C. at Columbus. The Grenada Machine Works is mak- of ing preparations for the installation new machinery. I write Employers Liability policies. Investigate 'em. T. E. MOODY. S. A. Morrison argued a case before the supreme court Jackson on Tuesday. The young ladies of the Methodist church will give an ice-cream festival in the court house yard on Friday evening, May 20, from 5 to 10 o'clock, all and extend a cordial invitation to to attend. Ladies will find it to their interest read the advertisement of the Greto nada Dry Goods Co. Next Monday some they will offer extra low prices goods. W. C. McLean has plans for extenimprovements to his residence will on sive Main street. The betterments cost in the neighborhood of $3,000. When you want a pleasant physic Liver Chamberlain's Stomach and and Tablets. They are easy to take The pleasant in effect. For sale at Second Class Drug Store. The I. C. Company is building two Tie small bridges for the Ayer & Lord company, near their extensive plant. Bargains in summer underwear Tues- at Jacobs & Klein's Monday and day. The Presbyterian Sunday school will a picnic at Butler Springs to-day, church hold leaving from the Presbyterian at 8:30 this morning. The young people will enjoy the day with amuse- home ments of various kinds, returning before nightfall. Just received a new line of Oriental Laces in all-over and edge to match. Grenada Dry Goods Co. Mr. Geo. Greenhaw, a.cotton buyer at Shaw, is spending his vacation with his parents in Grenada. Don't fail to attend the two days' special bargain sale a Jacobs & Klein's Monday and Tuesday. You can't stop a cyclone but you protect yourself by taking a polcan icy on your buildings. They are cheap; I've got 'em. E. MOODY Act