Memphis Savings Bank (Memphis, TN)

Episode Information

Episode UID
6352947791296
Episode Type
Suspension โ†’ Closure
Bank Type
savings
Bank ID
635294779 hash
Start Date
December 24, 1907
Location
Memphis, Tennessee (35.150, -90.049)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
Short Digest
fecf49214e1f55ba

Response Measures

None

Description

Receiver appointment reported (variants of initials for McHenry appear in OCR).

Events (2)

1. December 24, 1907 Receivership
Newspaper Excerpt
A notice posted on the door said that the bank had been placed in the hands of a receiver and E. T. McHenry had been appointed receiver.
Source
newspapers
2. December 24, 1907 Suspension
Cause
Government Action
Cause Details
Bank failed to open doors and was placed in hands of a receiver (chancery court action).
Newspaper Excerpt
The Memphis Savings bank failed to open today. A receiver has been appointed.
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (14)

Article from Lewiston Evening Teller, December 24, 1907

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Memphis Savings Bank Fails MEMPHIS, Dec. 24.-The Memphis Savings bank failed to open today. A receiver has been appointed. No statement has been made. The bank is one of the oldest institutions in the city. President Read of the Memphis clearing house association said he felt certain the depositors would be paid in full. Later a statement was issued by the directors that the bank is solvent and the creditors will not lose a cent.


Article from Bluefield Evening Leader, December 24, 1907

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SAVINGS BANK FAILS TO OPEN Memphis, Tenn., Dec. 24.-The Memphis Savings Tank failed to open its doors this morning. Assistant Cashier McHenry of the bank has been appointed receiver. He says all depositors will be paid in full. Stockholders he claims will receive forty per cent.


Article from The Spokane Press, December 24, 1907

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MEMPHIS, Dec. 24.-The Memphis Savings bank failed to open its doors today. Its capital is $291,000 and deposits estimated at $1,250,000. Receiver E. T. McHenry states the depositors will be paid in full.


Article from East Oregonian : E.O, December 24, 1907

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Memphis Savings Bank Fails. Memphis, Tenn., Dec. 24.-The Memphis Savings bank failed to open its doors today. The capital stock is $294,000 and the deposits are estimated at ($1,250,000. Receiver E. T. McHenry states that the deposits will be paid in full.


Article from Waterbury Evening Democrat, December 24, 1907

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BANK DOORS CLOSED. No Statement Issued, Only That The Institution Is In Hands of Receiver. Memphis, Tenn., Dec 24.-The Memphis Savings bank failed to open its doors this morning. A notice posted on the door said that the bank had been placed in the hands of a receiver and E. B. McHenry had been appointed receiver. No statement has been issued.


Article from Alexandria Gazette, December 24, 1907

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Savings Bank Closed. Memphis, Tenn., Dec. 24.-The Memphis Savings Bank failed to open its doors this morning. T. McHenry, 28sistant cashier of the bank, has been appointed receiver. The bank has a capital of $294,000. The receiver says all depositors will be paid in full. The stockholders, he claims, will receive forty per cent. The deposits are estimated at $1,250,000.


Article from The Seattle Star, December 24, 1907

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Bank Fails to Open. MEMPHIS, Tenn., Dec. 24.Memphis Savings bank, with a capital of $264,000 and deposits estimated at $1,250,000, failed to open its doors this morning. "E. T. McHenry. the assistant cashier, who was appointed receiver, said the depositors will be paid in full.


Article from The Washington Times, December 24, 1907

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MEMPHIS SAVINGS BANK FAILS TO OPEN DOORS Dec. 21-The Tenn., MEMPHIS, Memphis Savings Bank falled to open its doors this morning. T. McHenry, assistant cashier of the bank, has been appointed receiver, The bank has a capital of $294,000. The receiver says all depositors will be paid in full. The stockholders, he claims, will receive 40 per cent. The deposits are estimated at $1,250,000.


Article from The Morning Journal-Courier, December 25, 1907

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SAVINGS BANK RECEIVER. One of the Oldest Memphis Institutions Goes to Wall. Memphis, Tenn., Dec. 24.-The Memphis Savings bank failed to open its doors this morning. A notice posted on the door said that the bank had been placed in the hands of a receiver, and that E. L. McHenry had been appointed. The bank was one of the oldest institutions in the city.


Article from The Caucasian, December 26, 1907

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Institution Solvent. Memphis, Dec. 26.-A statement was issued by the Memphis Savings bank, which did not open Tuesday, announcing that the institution was solvent, and that the creditors would not lose a cent. The statement adds that because of the financial stringency it was deemed wise to close the bank, ask for a receiver and liquidate affairs.


Article from The Red Cloud Chief, December 27, 1907

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Memphis Bank Closes Doors. Memphis, Tenn., Dec. 25.-"This bank IS closed by order of the chancery court. E. L. McHenry has been appointed receiver." The above notice was posted on the doors of the Memphis Savings bank, one of the oldest institutions in the state.


Article from The Wisconsin Tobacco Reporter, December 27, 1907

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Memphis Bank in Trouble. Memphis, Tenn., Dec. 24. - The Memphis Savings bank failed to open its doors. A notice posted on the door said that the bank had been placed in the hands of a receiver and E. B. McHenry had been appointed receiver


Article from Richmond Planet, December 28, 1907

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Memphis Savings Bank Fails. MEMPHIS, Tenn., Dec. 24. - The Memphis Savings bank failed to open its doors. A notice posted on the door said that the bank had been placed in the hands of a receiver and E. B. MeHenry had been appointed receiver. No statement has been issued.


Article from Pine Bluff Daily Graphic, January 14, 1908

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MacRae, president of the suspended Memphis Savings Bank, has sold the property at 121 Union avenue, occupied by the Whittemore Buggy Company to Dr. J. F. Simmons of Pine Bruff, Ark., for $48,000. The lot is 26 1-2 by 200 feet, and the building is a four-story brick, on which the buggy company retains a lease. Last year Dr. Simmons purchased property in this city on Main, near Gayoso, for $100,000. A few months ago Doctor Simmons purchased a corner on Main street here, paying $96,000 cash for it.