Dresden National Bank (Dresden, OH)

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Episode Information

Episode UID
652901294
Episode Type
Suspension → Closure
Bank Type
national
Bank ID
65290 national
Charter Number
6529
Start Date
October 15, 1907
Location
Dresden, Ohio (40.121, -82.011)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
Short Digest
224af1e77766838b

Response Measures

None

Receivership Details

Depositor recovery rate
69.5%
Date receivership started
1915-07-15
Date receivership terminated
1917-10-30
OCC cause of failure
Fraud
Share of assets assessed as good
92.8%
Share of assets assessed as doubtful
7.1%
Share of assets assessed as worthless
0.0%

Description

Closed by direction of Controller of the Currency; receiver appointed.

Events (4)
1. December 13, 1902 Chartered
Source
historical_nic
2. October 15, 1907 Receivership
Newspaper Excerpt
Robert Lyon, bank examiner, has been appointed temporary receiver.
Source
newspapers
3. October 15, 1907 Suspension
Cause
Government Action
Cause Details
Ordered closed by the Controller/examiner after insolvency tied to failure of local hosiery mill and heavy withdrawals.
Newspaper Excerpt
The Dresden National Bank closed its doors to-day. ... The First National Bank of Dresden, Ohio, was closed by direction of the controller of the currency, upon the report of National Bank Examiner Robert Lyons, showing it to be insolvent.
Source
newspapers
4. July 15, 1915 Receivership
Source
historical_nic

Newspaper Articles (5)
1. October 16, 1907 New-York Tribune New York, NY
Article from New-York Tribune, October 16, 1907

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Article Text

OHIO BANK FORCED TO SUSPEND. Dresden, Ohio, Oct. 15.-The Dresden National Bank closed its doors to-day. The bank had been in trouble for some time because of the failure of the hosiery mill here, with branches at Zanesville and Frazersburg, this county. The bank was capitalfized at $70,000 and carried considerable deposits, but most of these had been withdrawn. Some time ago the bank, with its branches at Pittsburg and Zanesville, mortgaged its property for $118,000, but this failed to stave off the trouble. The officers of the bank are: President, J. C. Stump; cashier, C. S. Littlek; vice-president, J. S. Prettyman: assistant cashiers, L. Stump and Charles Littick; directors, George B. King, Horatio N. Bland, H. B. Shore, F. P. Prior and John Robinson. Robert Lyon, bank examiner, has been appointed temporary receiver.

2. October 16, 1907 The Marion Daily Mirror Marion, OH
Article from The Marion Daily Mirror, October 16, 1907

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Article Text

A National Bank Fails. Dresden, O., Oct. 16.-The Dresden ational bank closed its doors Tuesday. The bank has been in trouble for some time, because of the failure of the hosiery mill here, with branches at Zanesville and Frazersburg. The mill employed 200 persons, but had been running with a half force for ome time and finally was compelled 0 close down. The bank was capitalized for $70,000 and carried considerable deposits, but most of these had been withdrawn. Some time ago he bank mortgaged its property for 118,000, but this failed to stay off the trouble.

3. October 16, 1907 Evening Star Washington, DC
Article from Evening Star, October 16, 1907

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Article Text

OHIO BANK CLOSES ITS DOORS. Institution at Dresden Had Been Embarrassed for Some Time. DRESDEN, Ohio, October 16.-The Dresden National Bank has closed its doors. The bank has been in trouble for some time because of the failure of the hosdery mill here. with branches at Zanesville and Frazersburg, this county. The mill employed 200 persons. but had been running with a half force for some time and finally was compelled to close down. The bank was capitalized for $70,000 and carried considerable deposits, but most of these had been withdrawn. Some time ago the bank. with its branches at Pittsburg and Zanesville, mortgaged its property for $118,000. but this falled to stave off the trouble. The officers of the bank are: 1 resident, J. G. Stump: cashier, C. S. Littlek; vice president, J. S. Prettyman; assistant cashlers, A. L. Stump and Charles Littick: directors, George B. King. Horatio Bland, H. J. Shore, F. P. Prior and John Robinson. The First National Bank of Dresden, Ohio. was closed by direction of the controller of the currency, upon the report of National Bank Examiner Robert Lyons, showing it to be insolvent. Robert Lyons has been appointed receiver. Resources-Loans and discounts, $300,105.30: United States bonds to secure circulation. $50,000.00; bonds securities, etc., $12,930.00; banking house and other real estate, $4,016.51; due from banks and bankers, $12,625.21; cash and cash items, $12,792.68 redemption fund, $2,500.00. Total, $394,969.70 Liabilitles-Capital stock. $50,000.00; surplus and undivided profits, $6,581.10; circulating notes, $50,000.00; due to banks, $1,800.41: dividends unpaid, $99.00; deposits, $272,489.19; notes and bills rediscounted $14,000.00 Total, $394,969.70

4. October 16, 1907 Hattiesburg Daily News Hattiesburg, MS
Article from Hattiesburg Daily News, October 16, 1907

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OHIO BANK IS ORDERED CLOSED Dresden National Has Been in Trouble for Some Time-Most of Deposits Withdrawn. Associated Press. Dresden, O., October 15.-The Dresden National Bank closed its doors today. The bank has been in trouble for some time because of the failure of the hosiery mill here with branches at Zanesville and Frazersburg this county. The mill employed 200 hands but had been running with a half force for some time and finally was compelled to close down. The bank was capitalized at $70,000 and carried considerable deposits, but most of them had been withdrawn.

5. October 31, 1907 The Idaho Recorder Salmon, ID
Article from The Idaho Recorder, October 31, 1907

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NEWS SUMMARY Sixteen persons were killed and score injured in a train wreck Shrewsberry, England. The vibrations of an earthquake were felt in Lowell, Mass., and suburban towns on October 15. Loans to local wool manufacturer has caused the failure of the National bank of Dresden. Ohio. Six people were killed and sixteen injured as the result of a passenge train crashing into a freight train near Greensboro, S. C. Sarah Bernhardt. in denying a mor that she is soon to retire from the stage, relterated her oft-expressed laration that she will play until dies. Twenty-two shoe factories of Louis, which have been closed fo five weeks because of the strike the shoe workers, reopened on 1614, The house of deputies of the eral Episcopal conference, in session at Richmond, Va., voted 267 to 109 place negro churches under suffragar bishops. George Smiley, aged 17. shot killed' his mother at their home Kansas City. He said he accidentally killed her in trying to protect from a burglar. Directors of the United States press company last week declared semi-annual dividend of $3 per share as compared with $2 for the period last year. Vincence Zamardo, a truck farmer has been arrested at Amite City, charged with being a party to the naping and murder of 8-year-old Wal ter Lamana at New Orleans last June One man was killed, three were tally injured, and sixteen others seriously hurt by the collapse or 600-foot trestle used in railroad struction work near Stony Ford, N. The passing of sentence upon Santa Fe Railway company, convict ed of rebating shipments of lime tween points in Arizona and Califor nia, has been postponed until Novem ber 4. Five workmen were drowned the overturning of a SCOW in the nois and Michigan canal near Joliet III. Twenty-three men were in SCOW, and many of these "had narrov escapes from drowning. Advices from Trondhjem. Norway are to effect that a viol hurrican has been raging over the province Singmark. Many fishing boats missing, and up to the present time seven lives have been lost. Special despatches to Mexico report that the leader of the which last week stole $15,000 worth bulion from the precipitating room the Guanajuata Consolidated Mining and Milling company, had been tured after being wounded three times The United States army transpor Logan, from the Philippines, brough a large number of cabin passengers mostly army officers. and 477 men the Thirteenth infantry, who hav been ordered to Fort Leavenworth Kan. The first joint resolution of the Phil ippine commission and assembly passed on the 19th. It was addresse to the American people through ident Roosevelt, and conveyed thank of the Filipinos for the boon of having uu Secretary of State Junkin of