Merchants & Farmers Bank (Shreveport, LA)

Episode Information

Episode UID
3735325091276
Episode Type
Suspension → Closure
Bank Type
trust
Bank ID
373532509 hash
Start Date
April 16, 1906
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana (32.525, -93.750)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
Short Digest
90d0d2051a7c6cc1

Response Measures

None

Description

Suspended for liquidation by its president; later press refers to the bank as defunct and officials indicted.

Events (2)
1. April 16, 1906 Suspension
Cause
Voluntary Liquidation
Cause Details
President announced suspension for liquidation; assets $687,126 and liabilities $518,126; depositors to be paid in full.
Newspaper Excerpt
The suspension of the Merchants and Farmers' bank for liquidation was announced today by its president, A. H. Leonard.
Source
newspapers
2. October 22, 1906 Other
Newspaper Excerpt
Indictments were returned against ... former officials of the defunct Merchants' and Farmers' Bank and Trust Company ... The bank ... suspended operations last April.
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (10)
1. April 17, 1906 Los Angeles Herald Los Angeles, CA
Article from Los Angeles Herald, April 17, 1906

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Louisiana Bank Suspends By Associated Press. SHREVEPORT, La., April 16.-The suspension of the Merchants and Farmers' bank for liquidation was announced today by its president, A. H. Leonard. The assets amount to $687,126 and liabilities $518,126. Depositors will be paid in full.

2. April 17, 1906 The Cairo Bulletin Cairo, IL
Article from The Cairo Bulletin, April 17, 1906

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SHREVEPORT BANK SUSPENDS. Shreveport, La., Apr'l 16.-The suspension of the Merchants and Farmers bank for liquidation was announced today. Its assets amount to $687,126, and liabilities $518,126.

3. April 17, 1906 The Waxahachie Daily Light Waxahachie, TX
Article from The Waxahachie Daily Light, April 17, 1906

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BANK FAILS. Suspension of an Institution at Shreve port Is Announced. Shreveport, April 17.-The suspension of the Merchants and Farmers' bank for liquidation was announced by its president, A. H. Leonard. Its assets exceed its liabilities in the sum of $169,000, the assets amounting to $687,126. and its liabilities to $518,126. It announced that the depositors will be paid in full as soon as liquidation can be effected. The bank was or ganized under the state law of 1871, with a capital stock of $100,000.

4. April 17, 1906 The Pensacola Journal Pensacola, FL
Article from The Pensacola Journal, April 17, 1906

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SHREVEPORT, LA., BANK SUSPENDS 173 By Associated Press Shreveport , La., April 16.-The suspension of the Merchants and Farmers bank for liquidation was announced to-day by the president A H. Leonard. The assets exceed the diabilities nearly one hundred and seventy thousand dollars.

5. April 17, 1906 The Paducah Sun Paducah, KY
Article from The Paducah Sun, April 17, 1906

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Shreveport Bank Suspends, Shreveport, La., April 17.-The suspension of the Merchants and Farmers' bank for liquidation is announced. Its assets amount to $687,126, and liabilities $518,126.

6. April 17, 1906 The San Francisco Call San Francisco, CA
Article from The San Francisco Call, April 17, 1906

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Bank Closes Its Doors, SHREVEPORT, La., April 16.-The suspension of the Merchants' and Farmers' Bank for liquidation was announced today by its president, A. H. Leonard. The assets amount to $687,126 and the liabilities to $518,126. The depositors will be paid in full.

7. April 17, 1906 The Birmingham Age-Herald Birmingham, AL
Article from The Birmingham Age-Herald, April 17, 1906

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Shreveport Bank Suspends. Shreveport, La., April 16.-The suspension of the Merchants and Farmers' bank for liquidation was announced today by its president, A. H. Leonard. Its assets exceed its liabilities in the sum of $169,000, the assets amounting to $687,126 and its liabilities to $518,126. It is announced that the depositors will be paid in full as soon as liquidation can be effected. The bank was organized under state laws in 1891, with a capital stock of $100,000.

8. April 18, 1906 Bryan Morning Eagle Bryan, TX
Article from Bryan Morning Eagle, April 18, 1906

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BANK FAILS. Suspension of an Institution at Shreve port Is Announced. Shreveport, April 17.-The suspen sion of the Merchants and Farmers bank for liquidation was announced Its by its president, A. H. Leonard. assets exceed its liabilities in the sum of $169,000. the assets amounting to $687,126, and its liabilities to $518,126 It announced that the depositors will be paid in full as soon as liquidation can be effected. The bank was or ganized under the state law of 1871 with a capital stock of $100,000.

9. April 19, 1906 Americus Times-Recorder Americus, GA
Article from Americus Times-Recorder, April 19, 1906

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Louisiana Bank Suspends. Shreveport, La., April 18.-The suspension of the Merchants and Farmers' bank for liquidation nas been announced by its president, A. H. Leonard. Its assets exceed its liabilities in the sum of $169,000, the assets amounting to $687,126, and its liabilities to $518,126. It is announced that the depositors will be paid in full as soon as liquidation can be effected. The bank was organized under state law in 1891, with a capitar of $100,000.

10. October 23, 1906 The San Francisco Call San Francisco, CA
Article from The San Francisco Call, October 23, 1906

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INDICT BANK OFFICALS. SHREVEPORT, La., Oct. 22.-In the District Court today indictments were returned against Albert H. Leonard, P. J. Trevasant, C. S. Bauman and R. L. Mayfield, former officials of the defunct Merchants' and Farmers' Bank and Trust Company of this city, charging them with having received deposits and created debts knowing the bank to be insolvent. The bank, which had a capital of $100,000, suspended operations last April. The officials are among the most prominent citizens of Shreveport.