9794. Bank of Moss Point (Moss Point, MS)

Bank Information

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

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini
Short Digest
59cd446ba322fa37

Response Measures

None

Description

Contemporary reports (Aug 10, 1906) state the failure of the Scranton State Bank and that its fall brought down with it the banks at Moss Point and Ocean Springs, which were branches of the Scranton institution. No run is mentioned; the branches were closed as a consequence of the parent bank's failure and the Scranton bank was placed in receivership. Date taken as publication date (1906-08-10).

Events (2)
1. August 10, 1906 Receivership
Newspaper Excerpt
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.
Source
newspapers
2. August 10, 1906 Suspension
Cause
Correspondent
Cause Details
Failure and receivership of the Scranton State Bank (parent institution), which brought down its Moss Point branch.
Newspaper Excerpt
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.
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.