Merchants National Bank (Dunkirk, NY)

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Episode Information

Episode UID
261901119
Episode Type
Run Only
Bank Type
national
Bank ID
26190 national
Charter Number
2619
Start Date
March 24, 1893
Location
Dunkirk, New York (42.480, -79.334)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
Short Digest
cfdbc4113daf1f31

Response Measures

Public signal of financial health

Description

The bank closed for the afternoon during the run but articles give no indication of a formal suspension or permanent closure.

Events (3)
1. January 23, 1882 Chartered
Source
historical_nic
2. March 24, 1893 Run
Cause
Rumor Or Misinformation
Cause Details
Run described as maliciously started by certain persons with intent to injure the bank.
Measures
Bank closed in the afternoon; officials stated they were prepared to pay every dollar and had $100,000 remaining.
Newspaper Excerpt
A run was started on the Merchants National bank here yesterday morning, and depositors crowded the tellers' windows until the bank closed in the afternoon.
Source
newspapers
3. June 29, 1946 Voluntary Liquidation
Source
historical_nic

Newspaper Articles (4)
1. March 24, 1893 Waterbury Evening Democrat Waterbury, CT
Article from Waterbury Evening Democrat, March 24, 1893

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Article Text

Big Run on a National Bank. DUNKIRK. N. Y.. March 24.-A - run was started on the Merchants National bank here yesterday morning. and depositors crowded the tellers' windows until the bank closed in the afternoon. The oflicials say that the run was maliciously started by certain persons with intent to injure the bank. They say they are prepared to pay every dollar and have $100,000 remainng. There is not much alarm felt among he business men.

2. March 24, 1893 New-York Tribune New York, NY
Article from New-York Tribune, March 24, 1893

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SAY THE RUN WAS STARTED MALICIOUSLY. Buffalo, March 23.-A dispatch from Dunkirk. N. Y., says that a run was started on the Merchants' National Bank there this morning and depositors crowded the teller's windows until the bank closed this afternoon. The officials say that the run was maliciously started by certain persons with intent to injure the bank. They amert timt they are pre.

3. March 25, 1893 The Wheeling Daily Intelligencer Wheeling, WV
Article from The Wheeling Daily Intelligencer, March 25, 1893

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Article Text

Run on a Bank. BUFFALO, N. Y., March 24.-A special from Dunkirk, N. Y., says a run was started on the Merchants' National Bank there yesterday morning and depositors crowded the tellers' windows until the bank closed in the afternoon. The officials say that the run was maliciously started by certain persons with intent to injure the bank. They say they are prepared to pay every dollar and have $100,000 remaining. There is not much alarm felt among the business men.

4. March 25, 1893 Wheeling Register Wheeling, WV
Article from Wheeling Register, March 25, 1893

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Article Text

A Run on a Bank. BUFFALO, N. Y., March 24.-A special from Dunkirk, N. Y.. says a run was started on the Merchants' National Bank there yesterday morning, and depositors crowded the tellers' windows until the bank closed in the afternoen. The officials say that the run was maliciously started by certrin persons with intent to injure the bank. They say they are prepared to pay every dollar and have $100,000 remaining. There is not much alarm felt among the business men.