Bank of Mount Moriah - Mount Moriah, MO

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Reopening
Bank Type: state
Start Date: October 1, 1927*
Location: Mount Moriah, Missouri (40.330, -93.795)

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Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: b54d3cfd

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Description

Article (year 1927) reports the cashier Tull found short accounts and the town raised money to reopen the bank. No explicit mention of a depositor run; sequence indicates a suspension/embarrassment due to adverse bank-specific information and subsequent funds raised to reopen.

Events (3)

1. October 1, 1927* Suspension

Cause: Bank Specific Adverse Info
Cause Details: Cashier Tull was discovered to be short in accounts (internal shortage/embezzlement or mismanagement), prompting the bank's distress and likely suspension of normal operations.
Newspaper Excerpt: October Tull, Bank of Mt. Moriah cashier, found short accounts.
Source: newspapers

2. November 1, 1927* Other

Newspaper Excerpt: Mt. Moriah raises money to open its bank. Mt. Moriah rallies put up money save its bank. Mt. Moriah raises money to open its bank (November).
Source: newspapers

3. November 1, 1927* Reopening

Newspaper Excerpt: Mt. Moriah raises money to open its bank.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. January 4, 1928 Bethany Republican-Clipper Bethany, MO

Article from Bethany Republican-Clipper, January 4, 1928

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Article Text

THE EVENTS OF 1927 (Continued from page 1) March 2-N. F. Costin leases Cushlocation for store. Farmers northwest of Bethany advertise they will shoot kill all chicken thieves. Roberta Nible and Mabel win county March Bethany and Gilman win in basketball Heaston found dead in bed. CloverProsperity banquet held. March Hastings St. Joseph on road. Sigler special judge circuit term. State Bethany Junior college courses. March 23 C. Greenwood trial on. Mrs Ann Foster, pioneer, dies at age Greenwood freedom on self defense plea. Rev. S. Keno. Mt Moriah minister, shot and killed by woman Illinois. Vircrippled by dynamite cap. April county HamSouth street addition nexed to Bethany. School presents Toreadors" April Bethany high school given higher rating O. Bryant Incipblaze that have endangered south side of square. April Harrison County bank and Savings bank go state's nds. Annual school contests held. Eighty students prepare for Maryville April Ring neck pheasant eggs the number 465, valued $300, shipped Izaak and distributed farmers for dog quarantine imposed here because May Bethany Savings bank trying Missouri league Beulah Poynter author of May Blythedale bank robbed and McQuerry suiWilson named bank receiver Ridgeway and County Bethany meet. Three knockouts in Bethany high school matches. May Burgin and Clifford under mysterious stances indicating suicide and murder Mercer season May 25 Burgin search continues. Hix car found Chillicothe Burgin Dillinger Class $5,000 fund for Junior college. June "Blue Moon" operetta given by school. Dairy for Bethany Sav ings $200,000 Hart killed June State hard surfaces Clarksof road. Robert Nelson Wolves southwest of June Babe back from Bethany to hear protests on June leads officers Hix bull valued $3,000 sells $205 Kansas City Bethany State apfor corn June 29 Drive arrest motorwithout 1927 license tags. Fred Eagle maimed by dynamite cap. Ridgecelebrate. July Dry make four raids this Testing "Babe Adams Day" for July Axline dies in Canada. Roe Jones, Charles Neff. Dean GrinCharles Poteet county highway Charles Chautauqua opens. Golf July Garland Arvin, Blythedale, tournament wins Rockefeller award at of medicine. July signed for up Bethany one operation. F. E. Pat rick wins golf Babe Adams signs with August Springfield. Bridgeport bandit steals to prevent pursuit. Macon. August McElhiney party in bad wreck in Merle Atkinson, sweetheart of Bridgeport young commits his death. Frank Youngman dies. Ridgeway sells power plant. August Fred Selby dies after Caesarian Farmers Pienic draws 7,500 August Clarence Eaton sees the famous big snake northwest of here, and estimates its length feet. escaped when he ran Broyles dies age Chester, Simpson Hatfield after chase and fight. Charles Travis dies sudAugust Harrison County Mutual Telephone hands of ceiver. hundred pubeginning school at Dodd dead. Northwest Missouri State fair B. Pearson dies at Eagleville Public rejects telephone tolls and Sept. closes. makes from years when $12,000 was lost. Revue and band the hits Trotting mark is lowered to Mrs. Helen dies. September Mrs. William Foster dies. Baseball season Northwest Missouri league end. Chester for assault on Sheriff Manifold at county jail. September 28-Football season opens here, 26-6 win over Ridgeway. Northwest Missouri Chamber Commerce organized. Biggest circuit court years for October term, with 229 cases. October "Aunt Lucia" given with male flapper Fine fall ripens here Former fice holders claims for back pay. October Tull, Bank of Mt. Moriah cashier, found short accounts. Fair announces it will enlarge grand stand. Henry shoots self begun gravel streets October Body of Ernest Gusewelle, found five days he committed suicide. Corn crop of Harrison county, valued at from frost. Dr. Chester sentenced to two years for assault on October H. Vandivert dies in Seattle, Wash. Harrison County Vocational Agriculture association formed. Ha bank of accord, pay full $75,000 to $100,000 fire Cainsville. Bethany wins fifth football game from Hopkins. Mt. Moriah rallies put up money save its bank. highway maps tent tive road system, but no informamade November Famous Poultry Farms association operate big hatchery at Bethany M. Neville dies at CainsMt. Moriah raises money to open its bank. Middle States Utilities comimprovements to Bethany telephone system. November Clyde Kinkade killed in Montana. John Lemar, Washington ter, himself fatally in suicide attempt county superintendent Ray wins contest at Gilman. November Bethany and Albany play tie to close football season. Gilman and Bethany girls John Lemar dies Joseph hospital Hoffman dies at Oklahoma City. Highway work say they can clear pavement of snow every five hours on Bethany to for Christmas. frauded of by fake eye High school contests annual spring State high sued by W. Mutual Life Ins Co. John William killed Hing Miller Lumber Bethany and Ridgeway yards. December Bartlett Motor & Implement dissolves partnership. model Ford here for exhibition. December sends out treats 450 children give them free and 60 individual decorated and holds union Christmas service.