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Bank Fails to Open. Peoria, Ill., April 2.-The private bank of Teis, Smith & Co., at Pekin, Tasewell county, failed to open for business today, having assigned to U. J. Albertsen as trustee.
Teis Smith & Company (Pekin, IL)
Episode Information
- Episode UID
5224064791276- Episode Type
- Suspension → Closure
- Bank Type
- private
- Bank ID
-
522406479hash - Start Date
- April 2, 1906
- Location
- Pekin, Illinois (40.568, -89.641)
Metadata
- Model
- gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
- Short Digest
e247e46872aa8322
Response Measures
None
Description
Articles consistently report assignment to a trustee; trustee name appears with minor OCR variants.
Events (2)
1.
April 2, 1906
Receivership
- Newspaper Excerpt
- having assigned to U. J. Albertsen as trustee.
- Source
- newspapers
2.
April 2, 1906
Suspension
- Cause
- Bank Specific Adverse Info
- Cause Details
- Failed to open and suspended after large unwise loans to Smith Wagon Works and Smith Plow Shops left liabilities (~$400,000) exceeding assets (~$250,000).
- Newspaper Excerpt
- failed to open for business today, having assigned to U. J. Albertsen as trustee.
- Source
- newspapers
Newspaper Articles (14)
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PRIVATE BANK CLOSED. Concern at Pekin, Near Peoria, III., Assigns to Trustee Today. Peoria, Ill., April 2. - The private bank of Teis Smith & Co., Pekin, Tazewell county, failed to open for business today, having assigned to U. K. Albertsen. as trustee. No official statement of the assets and liabilities are made. The liabilities due depositors and other banks are said to exceed $400,000, against which there are assets of a quarter of a million, a portion of which is worthless. The failure is due to large sums of money advanced to the Smith wagon works and Smith plowshops at Pekin. Neither institution has been affected by the failure.
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PEKIN BANK FAILS Liabilities of Tazewell Institution Largely Exceed the Assets. Peoria, III., April 2.-The private bank of Teis, Smith & Co., of Pekin. Tazewell county, failed to open for business today, having assigned to U. K. Albertson as trustee. No official statement of assets and liabilities was made. The liabilities due depositors and other banks is said to exceed $400,000 against which there are assets of a quarter of a million, a portion of which is worthless, The failure is due to large sums of money advanced to the Smith Wagon works and the Smith Plow shops at Pekin. Neither institution will be affected by the failure.
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UNWISE LOANS PEKIN, ILL., BANK CLOSES BECAUSE OF UNBUSINESSLIKE METHODS Peoria, Ill., April 2.- The private bank Teis, Smith & Co., of Pekin, Tazewell county, failed to open for business today, having assigned to U. K. Albertson as trustee. No official statement of the assets and liabilities has been made. The liabilities, due depositors and other banks, are said to exceed $400,000 against which there are assets of $250,000, al portion of which is worthless. The failure is due to the large sums of money advanced to the Smith Wagon V urks and the Smith Plow shops at ekin. Neither institution has been 1 ffected by the failure of owever. the bank
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Failed to Open. Peoria, Ill., April 4.-The private bank of Teis, Smith & Co., at Pekin failed to open for business Monday, having assigned to U. J. Albertson as trustee.
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Illinois Bank Failure. Peoria, Ill. April 2.-The private bank of Teis Smith & Co., at Pekin, Tazwell county, failed to open for business Monday, having assigned to U. J. Albertson as trustee.
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THE BANK FAILED TO OPEN The Private Bank of Teis, Smith & Co., At Pekin, III., Has Assigned -No Official Statement. Ill.-The two-score-year Pekin, old private bank of Teis Smith & Co., in this city, failed to open for business, Monday, having assigned to State Senator U. J. Albertson as trustee. The trustee's bond is $50,000. Trustee Albertsen issued a statement in which he urged the creditors. of the bank to avoid useless litigation, as it would only prolong a settlement of the bank's affairs. No official statement of the assets. and liabilities has yet been made. The liabilities, due to depositors and other banks, are said to be in excess of $400,000, against which there are assets of about $250,000, a portion of which are believed to be worthless. The failure is due to large sums of money advanced to the Smith wagon works and the Smith plow shops at Pekin, two large industries.
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Illinois Bank Shuts Doors. Peoria. April 3.-The private bank of Teis, Smith & Co., Pekin, failed to open for business, having assigned to U. J. Albertsen as trustee. Liabilities, $400,000; assets, $250,000, partly worthless.
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Illinois Bank Shuts Doors. Peoria, April 3.-The private bank of Teis, Smith & Co., Pekin, failed to open for business, having assigned to U. J. Albertsen as trustee. Liabilities, $400,000; assets, $250,000, partly worthless.
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THE BANK FAILED TO OPEN The Private Bank of Teis, Smith Co., At Pekin, III.. Has Assigned -No Official Statement. III.-The two-score-year Pekin, old private bank of Teis Smith & Co., in this city, failed to open for business, Monday, having assigned to State Senator U. J. Albertson as trustee. The trustee's bond is $50,000. Trustee Albertsen issued a statement in which he urged the creditors of the bank to avoid useless litigation, as it would only prolong a settlement of the bank's affairs. No official statement of the assets and liabilities has yet been made. The liabilities, due to depositors and other banks, are said to be in excess of $400,000, against which there are assets of about $250.000, a portion of which are believed to be worthless. The failure is due to large sums of money advanced to the Smith wagon works and the Smith plow shops at Pekin, two large industries.
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THE BANK FAILED TO OPEN The Private Bank of Tels, Smith & Co., At Pekin, III., Has Assigned -No Official Statement. Pekin, III.-The two-score-year old private bank of Teis Smith & Co., in this city, failed to open for business, Monday, having assigned to State Senator U. J. Albertson as trustee. The trustee's bond is $50,000. Trustee Albertsen issued a statement in which he urged the creditors of the bank to avoid useless litigation, as it would only prolong a settlement of the bank's affairs. No official statement of the assets and liabilities has yet been made. The liabilities, due to depositors and other banks, are said to be in excess of $400,000. against which there are assets of about $250,000. a portion of which are believed to be worthless. The failure is due to large sums of money advanced to the Smith wagon works and the Smith plow shops at Pekin, two large industries.
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THE BANK FAILED TO OPEN The Private Bank of Teis, Smith & Co., At Pekin, III., Has Assigned -No Official Statement. III.-The Pekin, two-score-year old private bank of Teis Smith & Co., in this city, failed to open for business, Monday, having assigned to State Senator U. J. Albertson as trustee. The trustee's bond is $50,000. Trustee Albertsen issued a state ment in which he urged the creditors of the bank to avoid useless litigation, as it would only prolong a settlement of the bank's affairs. No official statement of the assets and liabilities has yet been made. The liabilities, due to depositors and other banks, are said to be in excess of $400,000, against which there are assets of about $250,000, a portion of which are believed to be worthless. The failure is due to large sums of money advanced to the Smith wagon works and the Smith plow shops at Pekin, two large industries.
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AN ILLINOIS BANK FAILS. Liabilities Placed at Four Hundred Thousand Dollars. The private bank or Teis, Smith & Co., of Pekin, Tagewell County, Illinois, failed to open for business Monday, having assigned to U. K. Albertson as trustee. No official statement of assets and liabilities was made. The liabilities due depositors and other banks are said to exceed $400,000, against which there are assets of $250,000, a portion of which are worthless. The failure was due to large sums of money advanced to the Smith wagon works and the Smith plow shops at Pekin. Neither institution has been affected by the failure.
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THE BANK FAILED TO OPEN The Private Bank of Teis, Smith & Co., At Pekin, III., Has Assigned -No Official Statement. Ill.-The two-score-year Pekin, old private bank of Teis Smith & Co., in this city, failed to open for business, Monday, having assigned to State Senator U. J. Albertson as trustee. The trustee's bond is $50,000. Trustee Albertsen issued a statement in which he urged the creditors of the bank to avoid useless litigation, as it would only prolong a settlement of the bank's affairs. No official statement of the assets and liabilities has yet been made. The liabilities, due to depositors and other banks, are said to be in excess of $400,000, against which there are assets of about $250,000, a portion of which are believed to be worthless. The failure is due to large sums of money advanced to the Smith wagon works and the Smith plow shops at Pekin, two large industries.