14266. National City Bank (New York, NY)

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Bank Information

Episode Type
Run Only
Bank Type
national
Bank ID
1461
Charter Number
1461
Start Date
December 8, 1930
Location
New York, New York (40.714, -74.006)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini
Short Digest
930adfa97860b098

Response Measures

Accommodated withdrawals

Description

Newspaper accounts from Dec 8, 1930 report hundreds waiting to withdraw funds at the New York branch and millions paid out since the run began; no suspension, closure, or reopening is mentioned. OCR errors in Article 1 (e.g., '3,000,000 dollars Mexican') were left as-is when unclear. Cause of the run is not specified in the articles, so classified as 'other/unknown'.

Events (2)
1. July 17, 1865 Chartered
Source
historical_nic
2. December 8, 1930 Run
Cause Details
Articles report heavy withdrawals at the New York branch but do not provide a clear trigger or explanation for the run.
Measures
Bank indicated its willingness to pay all depositors; reported payments of over $1,200,000 since run started.
Newspaper Excerpt
hundreds of Chinese today waited withdraw their funds from the National City Bank of New York branch the run against that institution continued.
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (2)
1. December 8, 1930 The San Francisco Examiner San Francisco, CA
Article from The San Francisco Examiner, December 8, 1930

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Article Text

on Cantonese Bank Continues Dec. hundreds of Chinese today waited withdraw their funds from the National City Bank of New York branch the run against that institution continued. Reports more than 3,000,000 dollars Mexican about $1,200,000) has been out bank since run started yester- The bank indicated Its willing. ness to pay all depositors.

2. December 8, 1930 Altoona Tribune Altoona, PA
Article from Altoona Tribune, December 8, 1930

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Article Text

Late News Flashes RUN ON BANKS Dec. hundreds Chinese tonight waited in line withdraw their funds from the National City Bank of New York branch the run against that institution continued. Reports that than $1,200,000 has been paid by the bank since started yesterday. BANK ACQUIRED GREENSBURG, the Safe Deposit and Trust company Greensburg the Barelay Westmoreland Trust company announced tonight. Effective tomorrow, assets and busithe former institution. which established 30 years be merged those Barclay company, which founded in 1854. FOR portion Moderate Atlantic states Thursday and Thursday, warmer toward the Region Great Lakes: temperatures Mississippi and Lower Great colder portion near TURKEY DINNER 65c BLUE BIRD LUNCH, 1112 14th St.