Wayne County Bank - Greenville, MO

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: state
Start Date: August 1, 1925*
Location: Greenville, Missouri (37.127, -90.450)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: 27a6a90f

Response Measures

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Description

Article (St. Louis Globe-Democrat, 1926-04-03) describes the Wayne County Bank as 'defunct' and states it 'failed last August' (i.e., August 1925). No run is described; the bank failed/suspended and remained closed. The article also reports the president's death and the mercantile company's closure shortly after the bank failed.

Events (2)

1. August 1, 1925* Suspension

Cause: Bank Specific Adverse Info
Cause Details: Article states the bank 'failed' and the president had been 'worrying over financial affairs' suggesting bank-specific insolvency/financial troubles.
Newspaper Excerpt: He was president of the Wayne County Bank since its organization, in 1900, until it failed last August.
Source: newspapers

2. April 2, 1926 Other

Newspaper Excerpt: HEAD OF DEFUNCT BANK FOUND DEAD IN WELL Edward M. Smith ... was found dead at the bottom of an abandoned on his farm shortly before noon today.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. April 3, 1926 St. Louis Globe-Democrat St. Louis, MO

Article from St. Louis Globe-Democrat, April 3, 1926

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Article Text

HEAD OF DEFUNCT BANK FOUND DEAD IN WELL Edward M. Smith Had Been Worrying Over Financial Affairs. By Associated Press. GREENVILLE, MO., April 2.-Edward M. Smith, 57. president of the defunct Wayne County Bank, and prominent man here, was found dead at the bottom of an abandoned on his farm shortly before noon today. He was said to have been in 111 health and to have been worrying over financial af. fairs. Smith was president of the Wayne County Bank since Its or ganization, in 1900, until It failed last August. In addition, he was head of the Smith Rhodes Mercantile Company, which was closed shortly after the bank. The body found in 6 feet of water at the bottom of the 30-foot