Denver Savings Bank (Denver, CO)

Episode Information

Episode UID
2387798491268
Episode Type
Run โ†’ Suspension โ†’ Closure
Bank Type
savings
Bank ID
238779849 hash
Start Date
August 8, 1905
Location
Denver, Colorado (39.739, -104.985)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
Short Digest
81361fac2d272de0

Response Measures

None

Description

Articles link the run to connections with other banks and later criminal charges against officers.

Events (4)

1. August 8, 1905 Run
Cause
Bank Specific Adverse Info
Cause Details
Heavy withdrawals tied to concerns about the bank's connections and solvency (links to Imboden interests and other failing institutions).
Measures
Paid 10 percent of deposits on demand.
Newspaper Excerpt
RUN ON A SAVINGS BANK AT DENVLR Denver, Aug. 8.-The Denver Savings Bank sustained a heavy run today. Several hundred depositors were in line.
Source
newspapers
2. August 9, 1905 Run
Cause
Bank Specific Adverse Info
Cause Details
Continued heavy withdrawals amid rumors of common interests with other troubled banks and previous failures in Denver.
Measures
Continued paying 10 percent of deposits.
Newspaper Excerpt
RUN STILL CONTINUES ON DENVER SAVINGS BANK Denver, . Colo., Aug. 9.-The run on the Denver Savings Bank was resumed today. ... The bank continued paying ten per cent of the deposits.
Source
newspapers
3. August 9, 1905 Suspension
Cause
Bank Specific Adverse Info
Cause Details
Suspension followed heavy runs and apparent insolvency related to mismanagement and connections with other troubled institutions.
Newspaper Excerpt
SAVINGS BANK SUSPENDS. Denver Institution Closes Doors, Owing Depositors About $2,000,000. Denver, Aug. 9.-The Denver Savings Bank suspended operations yesterday.
Source
newspapers
4. August 19, 1905 Receivership
Newspaper Excerpt
RECEIVER APPOINTED FOR DENVER SAVINGS BANK Denver, Col. Aug. 19.-Judge Mullins of the district court has appointed G. L. Stevick receiver of the Denver/Savings Bank and the bank was closed.
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (24)

Article from The Fargo Forum and Daily Republican, August 8, 1905

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RUN ON A SAVINGS BANK AT DENVLR Denver, Aug. 8.-The Denver Savings Bank sustained a heavy run today. Several hundred depositors were in line. It owes its depositors about $2,000,000.


Article from Santa Fe New Mexican, August 9, 1905

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RUN STILL CONTINUES ON DENVER SAVINGS BANK Denver, . Colo., Aug. 9.-The run on the Denver Savings Bank was resumed today. There were about 300 people in line when the bank opened. The bank continued paying ten per cent of the deposits.


Article from Evening Times-Republican, August 9, 1905

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Resume Run on Bank. Denver, Aug. 9.-The run on the Denver Savings Bank, which began yesterday, was resumed today. The Central savings bank also experienced a run but paid its depend tors in full, on demand.


Article from The Roswell Daily Record, August 9, 1905

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Run Resumed Today. Denver, Colo., Aug. 9.-The run on the Denver Savings Bank was resumed today. There were about three hundred people in line when the bank opened. The bank continued paying ten per cent of the deposits.


Article from The Fairmont West Virginian, August 9, 1905

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Denver Savings Bank opened its doors at 10 A. M. and the blg run started Monday afternoon was resumed. A slight run was started at the Western Bank yesterday afternoon: Leonard Imboden, the power behind the Denver Savings Bank, a short time ago held a heavy interest in the Western but is said to have sold out. The statement is now made that both of the banks have close Interests in common. There is much talk of asking Governor McDonald to at once summon the Legislature to pass adequate laws for the protection of depositors and cred itors of savings and loan associations, It was only a few months ago that the Fidelity Assurance Society; of Detiver, failed for almost a million dollars, nine-tenths of the losers being from the working classes.


Article from The Barre Daily Times, August 9, 1905

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SAVINGS BANK SUSPENDS. Denver Institution Closes Doors, Owing Depositors About $2,000,000. Denver, Aug. 9.-The Denver Savings Bank suspended operations yesterday. Several hundred depositors were gathered about the entrance waiting to draw their money when the doors were closed. The bank owes depositors about $2,000,000.


Article from The Seattle Star, August 9, 1905

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DENVER, Aug. 9,-A8 early as 6 o'clock this morning savings and commercial depositors in the Denver Savings bank began forming into line, and by 8 o'clock fully 500 were waiting for the opening of the doors. The run started yesterday.


Article from Las Vegas Daily Optic, August 9, 1905

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Western bank yesterday. Run Continues, Denver, Aug. 9.-The run on the Denver savings bank was resumed today. There were about three hundred people in line when the bank opened . The bank continued paying 10 per cent of the deposits.


Article from Eagle River Review, August 18, 1905

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Bank in Denver Closes Doors. Following the run on the Denver Savings Bank, Denver, Colo., the Western Bank, a State institution, closed its doors. Leonard B. Imboden, the "Texas plunger," is said to be responsible for the failure.


Article from The Fargo Forum and Daily Republican, August 19, 1905

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RECEIVER APPOINTED FOR DENVER SAVINGS BANK Denver, Col. Aug. 19.-Judge Mullins of the district court has appointed G. L. Stevick receiver of the Denver/Savings Bank and the bank was closed.


Article from Evening Times-Republican, August 19, 1905

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Receiver for a Bank. Denver, Aug. 19.-Judge Mullins today appointed Guy Stevick receiver for the Denver Savings Bank, the bank being closed.


Article from Americus Times-Recorder, August 20, 1905

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Receiver for Denver Bank. Denver, August 19.-Judge John V. Mullins, in the district court today appointed Guy Leroy Stevick, receiver for the Denver savings bank and the bank was closed.


Article from Bisbee Daily Review, August 20, 1905

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DENVER BANK GETS RECEIVER. Denver, Colo., Aug. 19.-Judge Mullins in the district court today appointed Guy Leroy Stevick as receiver for the Denver Savings Bank, and the bank is closed.


Article from The River Press, August 30, 1905

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Bank Officials]Arrested. DENVER, Aug. 23.-Warrants were issued by District Attorney George Stidger today, on complaint of depositors of the Denver Savings bank, for the arrest of President J. A. Hill, Vice President F. P. Jones, and some minor officials of the bank, which was placed in the hands of a receiver last Saturday. The nature of the charge has not been made public. President Hill is said to be in Oklahoma and Vice President Jones in Colorado Springs at present. Carlos Wood, cashier, R. A. Brown, receiving teller, and Jos. David, pay. ing teller of the Savings bank, were arrested here on warrants charging larceny. The complaints specifically set forth that deposits were received by the bank officers when they knew that the bank was insolvent.


Article from The Seattle Star, September 2, 1905

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DENVER, Colo., Sept. 2.-The receiver of the Denver Savings bank reports that the assets will pay 75 per cent of the depositors' claims.


Article from The Topeka State Journal, September 2, 1905

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Bank May Pay 75 Per Cent. Denver, Sept. 2.-Receiver Stevick of the suspended Denver Savings bank has reported to the district court that he believes the assets of the bank will pay 75 per cent of depositors' claims and asks authority to declare a dividend of 10 per cent at once. On the books of the bank appear entries of loans to banks and commercial houses in Indian Territory and Texas.


Article from The Salt Lake Herald, September 3, 1905

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DIVIDEND ORDERED PAID. Denver, Sept. 2.-Judge John I. Mullins in the district court today ordered Receiver Guy Stevick of the Denver Savings bank, which closed its doors August 19, to pay depositors immediately a dividend of 10 per cent.


Article from Bryan Morning Eagle, September 7, 1905

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DOORS CLOSED. Fort Worth Bank of Contrierce Transacts No Business. Fort Worth, Sept. 6.-Bank of Commerce, as result of complications with Imboden banks over the country, did not open Wednesday. Teller Wall says immediate cause was suspension of Denver Savings bank.


Article from Palestine Daily Herald, September 7, 1905

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DOORS CLOSED. Fort Worth Bank of Commerce Trans. acts No Business. Fort Worth, Sept. 7.-Bank of Commerce, as result of complications with Imboden banks over the country, did not open Wednesday. Teller Wall says immediate cause was suspension 01 Denver Savings bank.


Article from Barton County Democrat, September 8, 1905

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Denver, Colo., Sept. 2.-Receiver Stevick, of the suspended Denver Savings Bank, has reported in the courts that the banks assets will pay 75 per cent of the depositors claims. He wants to declare immediately a 10 per cent dividend. The receiver said: "I am convinced that during the last few months the affairs of the bank had been conducted in gross and willful violation of the banking laws of the state."


Article from The Daily Sentinel, September 11, 1905

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Ninety Per Cent [Special to The Sentinel.] Denver, Sept. 11. Guy LeRoy Stevick, receiver of the defunct Denver Savings bank, announces that he will be able to pay ninety per cent on the deposits.


Article from The Salt Lake Herald, November 2, 1905

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OKLAHOMA BANK BROKE. Washington, Nov. 1.-The Farmers' National bank of Kingfisher, Okla., has been closed by direction of the comptroller of the currency. The same men who owned the Farmers' National bank of Kingfisher and the Denver Savings bank also owned the Union Exchange bank of South McAlester, I. T., which suspended following the closing of the Colorado institution.


Article from Durango Semi-Weekly Herald, January 10, 1907

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According to the Post the receivership of the defunct Denver Savings bank proved a great snap. It must be a corrupt court that will stand for any such dealings.


Article from Durango Semi-Weekly Herald, July 11, 1907

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TELEGRAPH NEWS New York, July 10.-The government filed today in United States circult court in this city a petition against the American Tobacco company, Imperial Tobacco company the British Tobacco company, American Snuff company, American Cigar company, United Cigar Stores company, American Stogie company, MacAndrews and Forbes company, Conley Fail company and fifty-six other corporations and twenty-nine individuals connected with the above named companies. These corporations and individuals constitute what is generally known as the tobacCO trust, and the information directed against them sets forth the purpose of the government to dissolve this trust by breaking up the agreements under which the consolidated concerns ate working. Denver, Colo... July -Judge Riddle will on July 29 decide the matter of the proposed reopening of the receivership of the Denver Savings bank. The former receiver, Guy Leroy Stevick, demurred to the petition asking for reopening and upon this demurrer the arguments are based. The claim of the depositors is that Stevick received about $24,000 more in fees than he should have had. Golden, Colo., July 10.-A Wall of water that swept everything in its path came down Clear Creek valley last night and caused incalculable damage to the railroad, ranches and farms along the stream. A cloudburst in the mountains near Black Hawk was the beginning of the flood and as the torrent hurled down the valley it was augmented at Roscoe by another flood pouring out of the gulch at the head of the old placer works. Today the receding waters leave enormous wreck and ruin. Seventeen miles of track were washed away. Omaha, Neb., July 10.-Assistant General Passenger Agent Buckingham of the Burlington railroal today announced that within ten days the Burlington would put in operation a 2 cent fare schedule between all points on that system regardless of whether different states have passed a 2 cent fare bill. The Burlington traverses Wyoming, Montana, Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota and South Da kota. The action of the Burlington will undoubtedly cause other roads in the same territory to follow It. Washington, July 10.-President t Roosevelt has now the substance of the report of the interstate commerce 8 commission on the Hariman case and I Special Attorney Kellogg is at Oyster e Bay endeavoring to persuade the prese ident that the case against Harriman L should be prosecuted. Kellogg, with to some members of the interstate comn merce commission, believes successful II prosecution can be brought against C. Harriman but President Roosevelt is e convinced that the government cannot win its case. 3. Pittsburg, Pa., July 10.-Flames are t sweeping the residence district of Al1. legheny. Ten houses have already y been destroyed and the big wire plant e has also been destroyed. The flames it are shooting 260 feet in the air and d huge embers are being scattered in 1. every direction. A general alarm has 1. been sounded and Pittsburg is sending assistance.