Chamberlain Banking House

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: state
Start Date: October 26, 1908
Location: Tecumseh, Nebraska (40.367, -96.196)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: 75554daa

Response Measures

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Description

Article (Oct 26, 1908) describes the bank as defunct and refers to a receiver (John Ward). No run or suspension event is described in the piece itself beyond the bank being closed/defunct; the story concerns theft of the bank's books. Classified as suspension_closure (bank already closed and in receivership).

Events (2)

1. October 26, 1908 Other

Newspaper Excerpt: the theft of the books of the defunct Chamberlain Banking house Friday night
Source: newspapers

2. October 26, 1908 Receivership

Newspaper Excerpt: the receiver of the bank, John Ward, will offer a reward for the return of the books
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. October 27, 1908 Omaha Daily Bee Omaha, NE

Article from Omaha Daily Bee, October 27, 1908

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Article Text

People of Tecumseh Enraged. TECUMSEH, Neb., Oct. 26.-(Special.)The people of Tecumseh are indignant and wrought up over the theft of the books of the defunct Chamberiain Banking house Friday night The deed is considered the greatest insult to the people here of anything that has happened in years. It is said the receiver of the bank, John Ward, will offer a reward for the return of the books and County Commissioner W. H. Abbott is of the opinion the county board will also offer a reward. However, most people are of the opinion that the books have been destroyed. It has been suggested that the large ledgers, unless torn to pieces leaf by leaf, would not be totally consumed by fire in several hours, at least, if not longer, unless subjected to furnace heat. There is not the slightest clew to the perpetrators.