Article Text
BANKER KILLS HIMSELF Mo., March Craig, cashier of the closed Citizens bank here, shot killed and himself last His night. body was found in the basement of the bank building.
10643. Citizens Bank (Springfield, MO)
Bank Information
- Episode Type
- Suspension → Closure
- Bank Type
- state
- Start Date
- March 1, 1932*
- Location
- Springfield, Missouri (37.215, -93.298)
Metadata
- Model
- gpt-5-mini
- Short Digest
280053ce
Response Measures
None
Description
Article (Springfield Leader and Press, 1932-03-12) reports the bank was already closed and the cashier Craig committed suicide in the bank basement. No mention of a prior run; closure appears permanent. Cause of suspension not specified in the article. Date of suicide inferred as 1932-03-11 (last night relative to publication date).
Events (2)
1.
March 1, 1932*
Suspension
- Cause Details
- Article states the bank was 'closed' but gives no reason for the suspension/closure.
- Newspaper Excerpt
- cashier of the closed Citizens bank here
- Source
- newspapers
2.
March 11, 1932
Other
- Newspaper Excerpt
- Craig, cashier of the closed Citizens bank here, shot killed and himself last His night. His body was found in the basement of the bank building.
- Source
- newspapers
Newspaper Articles (1)
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