Article Text
PLANE CARRIES $200,000 TO AVERT RUN ON BANK ST March an hour Philip R. air today National Bank here threatened run on dition resources of more than $1
18344. Fort Worth National Bank (Fort Worth, TX)
Bank Information
- Episode Type
- Run Only
- Bank Type
- national
- Bank ID
- 3131
- Charter Number
- 3131
- Start Date
- March 17, 1927
- Location
- Fort Worth, Texas (32.725, -97.321)
Metadata
- Model
- gpt-5-mini
- Short Digest
75f404df3220488b
Response Measures
Accommodated withdrawals, Borrowed from banks or large institutions, Fed/other loan, Public signal of financial health
Description
Article (Fort Worth Record-Telegram, 1927-03-17) reports a plane carrying $200,000 to avert a threatened run on the Fort Worth National Bank. No suspension or closure is mentioned. Cause of the threatened run is not specified in the fragment; bank responded by flying in cash to bolster reserves.
Events (2)
1.
March 4, 1884
Chartered
- Source
- historical_nic
2.
March 17, 1927
Run
- Cause Details
- Article does not specify trigger for withdrawals; simply describes a threatened run that prompted bringing $200,000 by plane to avert it.
- Measures
- Transported $200,000 by airplane to the bank to bolster resources and avert a run.
- Newspaper Excerpt
- PLANE CARRIES $200,000 TO AVERT RUN ON BANK
- Source
- newspapers
Newspaper Articles (1)
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