Broadway Bank - Denver, CO

Bank Information

Episode Type: Run → Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: state
Start Date: December 5, 1925
Location: Denver, Colorado (39.739, -104.985)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: 033abb46

Response Measures

Full suspension, Books examined

Other: Article is heavily OCR-corrupted; multiple Denver banks closed due to frozen cattle loans and heavy withdrawals. Broadway Bank named among those closed.

Description

OCR text is garbled. Article (Dec 1925) reports heavy withdrawals (a run) on Broadway Bank amid frozen cattle loans/depression in the livestock industry; several Denver banks closed in early December 1925. Text implies the bank closed/suspended and did not reopen in the same piece. Cause attributed to local agricultural/credit shock rather than rumor or isolated misconduct.

Events (2)

1. December 5, 1925 Run

Cause: Local Shock
Cause Details: Frozen cattle loans and depression in the livestock industry prompted heavy withdrawals from local banks, including Broadway Bank.
Newspaper Excerpt: the heavy run during the... Broadway bank
Source: newspapers

2. December 5, 1925 Suspension

Cause: Local Shock
Cause Details: Bank closed its doors amid frozen credits and livestock-industry depression; placed in hands of examiners/closed with deposits affected (article indicates closure of several local banks).
Newspaper Excerpt: FIVE DENVER BANKS CLOSED IN TWO DAYS Frozen Credits and Depression in Live Stock Industry
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. December 18, 1925 The Stockman's Journal Omaha, NE

Article from The Stockman's Journal, December 18, 1925

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Article Text

FIVE DENVER BANKS CLOSED IN TWO DAYS Frozen Credits and Depression in Live Stock Industry Given are Cause Dec. five local banks closed the hands of bank the Prozen and the blamed whose deposits several millions of The Capitol Hill bank was put in the this the to open the Drovers the the North banks placed the hands of federal state examsaid that the bank had been at this bank had of $400,000 but that time have reduced to about the Broadway bank at not heir The North State last night at the the heavy run during the had sued of the banks. he replied to questions that frozen cattle loans were of their Bank ings bank here failed to its doors meeting the board directors Closing the Bank Hall, few days ago to have heav drawals local Deposits bank clared today they were they would be able to pay depositors in full and reorganize the bank.