Kanawha Valley Bank - Charleston, WV

Bank Information

Episode Type: Run Only
Bank Type: state
Start Date: November 26, 1907
Location: Charleston, West Virginia (38.350, -81.633)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: 93562c0f

Response Measures

Accommodated withdrawals

Description

Article (The Daily Telegram, 1907-11-26) reports a brief run on the Kanawha Valley Bank in Charleston where $35,000 was withdrawn but twice that amount was deposited; no suspension or closure is mentioned. Cause of the run is not specified in the article.

Events (1)

1. November 26, 1907 Run

Cause Details: Article does not specify a cause for the withdrawals; only notes the run was brief and offset by deposits.
Measures: No specific remedial measures described; deposits exceeded withdrawals, ending the run quickly.
Newspaper Excerpt: RUN QUICKLY ENDED. CHARLESTON, W. Va., Nov. 26. A run was made on the Kanawha Valley bank ... but it lasted only a few moments. Thirty-five thousand dollars was withdrawn while twice that amount was deposited.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. November 26, 1907 The Daily Telegram Clarksburg, WV

Article from The Daily Telegram, November 26, 1907

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Article Text

RUN QUICKLY ENDED. CHARLESTON, W. Va., Nov. 26. A run wa smade on the Kanawha Valley bank, the second(strongest institution of the kind in the state, but it lasted only a few moments. Thirty-five thousand dollars was withdrawn while twice that amount was deposited.