Union National Bank - Kansas City, MO

Episode Information

Episode UID: 363701242
Episode Type: Run Only
Bank Type: national
Bank ID: 36370 national
Charter Number: 3637
Start Date: June 27, 1903
Location: Kansas City, Missouri (39.100, -94.579)

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Model: gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
Short Digest: d6b4a4a6c731152a

Response Measures

No run

Events (3)

1. February 19, 1887 Chartered

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2. June 27, 1903 Run

Cause: Rumor Or Misinformation
Cause Details: A deranged stranger falsely accused a teller of robbing him and brandished a pistol, creating immediate panic and causing people to rush from the bank.
Random Run: Yes
Random Run Snippet: Deranged stranger falsely claimed robbery and waved revolver, causing panic
Newspaper Excerpt: I'ru been roobed cried Earharat ly, robbed by that man there, as he pointed his revolver at McGarvey ... Much excitement ensued and men and women rushed from the building.
Source: newspapers

3. January 12, 1909 Voluntary Liquidation

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Newspaper Articles (1)

1. June 27, 1903 Santa Fe New Mexican Santa Fe., Santa Fe, NM

Article from Santa Fe New Mexican, June 27, 1903

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Article Text

AN INSANE MAN CREATED A PANIC Charged a Receiving Teller in a Kansas City Bank With Having Robbed Him and Flourished a Pistol. WAS OVERPOWERED AND TAKEN TO THE POLICE STATION Kansas City, Mo., June 27.-George Earhardt, while temporarily deranged, created a panic in the Union National Bank shortly before noon today by flourishing a revolver in the face of B. H. McGarvey, receiving teller..."I'ru been roobed" cried Earharat ly, "robbed by that man there, as he pointed his revolver at McGarvey who stood behind the counter. The room was crowded. Much excitement ensued and men and women rushed from the building. Earhardt was overpowered and taken to the police station. He is a stranger in the city.

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Events (3)

Newspaper Articles (1)

Article Text

Bank runs are almost always and everywhere a deterioration of bank fundamentals.

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