German National Bank - Pittsburg, PA

Bank Information

Episode Type: Run Only
Bank Type: national
Bank ID: 757
Charter Number: 757
Start Date: *
Location: Pittsburg, Pennsylvania (40.441, -79.996)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: c3a5a772

Response Measures

None

Receivership Details

Depositor recovery rate: 100.0%
Date receivership started: 1915-03-04
Date receivership terminated: 1916-01-22
OCC cause of failure: Losses
Share of assets assessed as good: 57.2%
Share of assets assessed as doubtful: 37.0%
Share of assets assessed as worthless: 5.8%

Description

Article (1904-10-06) mentions a past run on the German National Bank that attracted crowds; no mention of suspension, reopening, or closure. No cause given for the run in the text.

Events (3)

1. January 26, 1865 Chartered

Source: historical_nic

2. March 4, 1915 Receivership

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3. * Run

Cause Details: Article merely references a run that attracted crowds; no cause or trigger is provided.
Newspaper Excerpt: They were then only 20 years old. He and \Mickey\ Gleason, Sidney Yenni and two others were operating in the crowds attracted by a run on the German National Bank when spotted by detectives.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. October 6, 1904 The Fairmont West Virginian Fairmont, WV

Article from The Fairmont West Virginian, October 6, 1904

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Article Text

# DIAMOND THIEF # FIGHTS DETECTIVE. A Rogue With Many Aliases Who Was Implicated In a Baltimore Robbery. PITTSBURG, Pa., Oct. 4.-Harry Diehm, alias Long, alias Neuman, alias Myers, known throughout the West and East as the "kid bank sneak," was arrested here to-day by detectives after a bitter struggle. Diehm has a long criminal record, having killed a policeman in Cincinnati, stolen a tray of diamonds in Baltimore, and also a lot of gems in Detroit. Two of his partners are now serving eight years in Maryland. Diehm had a record as a bank sneak in the West before coming to Pittsburg in February. He was then only 20 years old. He and "Mickey" Gleason, Sidney Yenni and two others were operating in the crowds attracted by a run on the German National Bank when spotted by detectives. On August 22, 1901, Diehm snatched a tray of diamonds valued at $5,000 from a jeweler's window in Detroit. Policemen and citizens gave chase. Diehm ran into a vacant house and changed his hat for a cap and coolly walked out. In Cincinnati, an officer sought to arrest Diehm in his boarding house. Sometime later the policeman was found dead in the room. Diehm was walking past the central office in this city this morning when Detectives Elmore and Seiffert were standing in the doorway. They recognized him and Elmore grabbed him. Diehm turned quickly and broke away from the officer. He was chased into an alley, where two shots were fired. As he was turning a corner he slipped and fell, the officers falling over him.