Bank of Moss Point (Moss Point, MS)

Episode Information

Episode Type
Suspension → Closure
Start Date
August 10, 1906
Location
Moss Point, Mississippi (30.412, -88.534)
Bank Type
state

Metadata

Episode ID
Bank ID
City ID
280673878
Model
gpt-5-mini
Short Digest

Notes

Articles say 'banks at Moss Point' were branches of Scranton State Bank but do not give the local bank's exact legal name.

Events (2)
1. August 10, 1906 Suspension
Cause
Correspondent
Cause Details
Branches at Moss Point closed when parent Scranton State Bank failed and was placed in hands of a receiver.
Newspaper Excerpt
The Scranton bank, in its fall, also brought down with it the banks at Moss Point and Ocean Springs, which were branches of the Scranton institution.
Source
newspapers
2. August 10, 1906 Receivership
Newspaper Excerpt
The Scranton State Bank closed its doors and was placed in the hands of a receiver. The ... brought down with it the banks at Moss Point ... which were branches of the Scranton institution.
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (2)
1. August 10, 1906 The Commonwealth Greenwood, MS
Article from The Commonwealth, August 10, 1906

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Article Text

Three Banks Close. The Scranton State Bank closed its doors and was placed in the hands of a receiver. The Scranton bank, in its fall, also brought down with it the banks at Moss Point and Ocean Springs, which were branches of the Scranton institution.

2. August 10, 1906 The Tupelo Journal Tupelo, MS
Article from The Tupelo Journal, August 10, 1906

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Article Text

Three Banks Close. The Scranton State Bank closed its doors and was placed in the hands of a receiver. The Scranton bank, in its fall, also brought down with it the banks at Moss Point and Ocean Springs, which were branches of the Scranton institution.