Calumet National Bank (South Chicago, IL)

Episode Information

Episode UID
310201165
Episode Type
Suspension โ†’ Closure
Bank Type
national
Bank ID
31020 national
Charter Number
3102
Start Date
January 1, 1897*
Location
South Chicago, Illinois (41.850, -87.650)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
Short Digest
d931f5b91177fcf6

Response Measures

None

Receivership Details

Depositor recovery rate
53.5%
Date receivership started
1931-10-07
OCC cause of failure
Economic conditions
Share of assets assessed as good
19.4%
Share of assets assessed as doubtful
70.5%
Share of assets assessed as worthless
10.0%

Description

Articles refer to the institution as Calumet Bank in Chicago; likely same as Calumet National Bank in South Chicago.

Events (4)

1. January 4, 1884 Chartered
Source
historical_nic
2. January 1, 1897* Other
Newspaper Excerpt
Receiver appointed for the Calumet Bank at Chicago. Assets, $74,325; liabilities, $70,640.
Source
newspapers
3. January 5, 1897 Receivership
Newspaper Excerpt
Chicago, Jan. 5.-William Ames, the receiver of the Calumet Bank, today filed a statement. He places the assets at $99,983, upon which, however, he places a value of $74,329. Total liabilities are placed at $70,640.
Source
newspapers
4. October 7, 1931 Receivership
Source
historical_nic

Newspaper Articles (2)

Article from The Austin Weekly Statesman, January 7, 1897

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Article Text

RECEIVER'S STATEMENT. Chicago, Jan. 5.-William Ames, the receiver of the Calumet Bank, today filed a statement. He places the assets at $99,983, upon which, however, he places a value of $74,329. Total liabilities are placed at $70,640.


Article from The Columbia Herald, January 8, 1897

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Article Text

Garwood's Sarsaparilla-for the blood -guaranteed to cure. A.B. RAINS THE RECORD OF PROSPERITY, As Told in the Headlines of City Dailies. The following short paragraphs, clipped from the headlines of large city dailies, tell in a nutshell the inroad "prosperity" is making upon the commercial world: Omaha Savings Bank closes its doors.-Liabilities $890,000. Western Paper Bag Company of Batavia, Ill., in a receiver's hands.Liabilities will probably exceed $100,000. Run on First National Bank at Cripple Creek, Col. Fargo (N. D.) Bank Fails, with capital of $100,000. Strain too much for W. A. Hammond, Vice-President of the collapsed Bank of Illinois.-Seeksrelie from troubles at the lake's bottom. Crisis threatens the financial affairs of St. Paul, Minn.-Three institutions close their doors in one day. At Devil's Lake, N. D.-Merchants' National Bank suspends further operations. Runs on other banks at St Paul. Receiver appointed for the Iowa Mortage Co. Liabilities $5,000. Ornamental Iron & Fence Co., of Chattanooga, 1 assigns. For $62,000.-Foreclosure entered against Venice Grain Elevator Co., of Springfield, Ill. First City Bank of Nora Springs, Ia., has failed. Liabilities $30,000.-H. Ridder & Co., of Quincy, Ill., have failed. The disgrace was too mnch.-Richard Cornelius, Cashier of the National Farmers' and Planters' Bank, of Baltimore, committed suicide last Monday by drowning e himself. He was $60,000 short in his accounts. y t Assignments at Memphis.-The Southern Paper & Woodenware Co., 5 with a total liability of $43,978. A. e H. Kortrecht & Co., and Tate & n Barbee, two smaller concerns, also 6 succumb. e Receiver appointed for the Calu1met Bank at Chicago. Assets, $74,325; liabilities, $70,640. At Sedalia, Mo.-The Van Wagener-Hanney Shoe Co., oldest and 0 largest house in the city, closes its m doors.