Farmers & Merchants Bank - Springfield, MO

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Reopening
Bank Type: state
Start Date: June 11, 1925
Location: Springfield, Missouri (37.215, -93.298)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: 77aa5bb0

Response Measures

None

Description

Article (Jun 11, 1925) reports the bank remained closed following the suicide of its president; state bank examiners took the bank into their hands as a precaution. No mention of a depositor run or permanent closure or receivership, so classified as a suspension with likely reopening.

Events (1)

1. June 11, 1925 Suspension

Cause: Government Action
Cause Details: Suicide of the bank's president led state bank examiners/commissioner to take the bank into their hands and close it as a precaution.
Newspaper Excerpt: Bank ... remained closed yesterday and today because of the suicide of its president ... The examiners declined to make statement ... bank officials said the had been in the hands of the commissioner only as a precautionary
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. June 11, 1925 Springfield Leader and Press Springfield, MO

Article from Springfield Leader and Press, June 11, 1925

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Article Text

standing, that It was not in & condition to weather a general withdrawal of deposits such as might follow the suicide of its head. terday morning by shooting htmself with a revolver at his home in Fayetta III health was given as the reason for his action. Bank Myer and Wessen baugh are at work today on the books of the Farmers and Mer. chants bank here. which remained closed yesterday and today because of the suicide of its president, Dr. H. K. The examiners declined to make statement until later, but bank officials said the had been in the hands of the fl. issioner only as a precautionary fourth to be put to death for