4114. Corn Belt Bank (Bloomington, IL)

Bank Information

Episode Type
Run Only
Bank Type
state
Start Date
October 30, 1905
Location
Bloomington, Illinois (40.484, -88.994)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini
Short Digest
6379a5de

Response Measures

Accommodated withdrawals, Borrowed from banks or large institutions, Public signal of financial health

Description

Multiple contemporary newspaper reports (Oct 30–Nov 2, 1905) describe a run on the savings department that was met in full; large sums ordered from Chicago and $300,000 arrival checked the run and normal business resumed. Article detail (woman misreading/circulating a check marked 'No funds') identifies a concrete misinformation trigger.

Events (1)

1. October 30, 1905 Run
Cause
Rumor Or Misinformation
Cause Details
A woman circulated a check marked 'No funds', interpreting it as the bank being short and spreading the report, which precipitated withdrawals.
Random Run
Yes
Random Run Snippet
Woman circulated check marked 'No funds', causing false rumor of collapse
Measures
Ordered large sums from Chicago; paid depositors in full (without sixty days' notice); $300,000 arrival from Chicago checked the run and normal business resumed.
Newspaper Excerpt
A run on the savings department of the Corn Belt Bank was commenced at noon today. All demands are being met in full.
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (14)

Article from Evening Times-Republican, October 30, 1905

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RUN ON A a BANK. Corn Belt Bank at Bloomington the Victim. Bloomington, Ill.. Oct. 30.-A run on the savings department of the Corn Belt Bank was commenced at noon today. All demands are being met in full. President Howell says the bank's condition was never better.


Article from The Topeka State Journal, October 30, 1905

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ALL COMERS PAID. A Run on a Bloomington, III., Bank Is in Progress, Bloomington, Ill., Oct. 30.-A run on the Savings department of the Corn Belt bank of this city commenced at noon today. All demands are being met in full. President V. E. Howell says the bank's condition was never better. Large sums of money have been ordered from Chicago and local banks are ready to assist in meeting all obligations. The officers and stockholders are among the wealthiest men in the county. Depositors are being paid without 60 davs' notice.


Article from Bismarck Daily Tribune, October 31, 1905

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Run on an Illinois Bank. Bloomington, III., Oct. 31.-A run on the savings department of the Corn Belt bank of this city began during the day. All demands are being met in full. President V.E. Howells says the bank's condition was never better. Large sums of money have been ordered from Chicago and local banks are ready to assist in meeting all obligations.


Article from Ottumwa Tri-Weekly Courier, October 31, 1905

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BANK MEETS RUN. Bloomington (III.) Institution Pays Depositors in Full. Bloomington, Ill., Oct. 30.-A run on the savings department of the Corn Belt bank commenced at noon today. All the demands are being met in full. President Howell says the bank's condition was never better.


Article from The Montgomery Advertiser, October 31, 1905

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Run on Bloomington Bank. Bloomington Ill., Oct. 30.-A run on the Savings Department of the Corn Belt Bank of this city, commenced at noon today. All demands are being met in full. President V. E. Howell says the bank's condition was never better. Large sums of money have been ordered from Chicago.


Article from Omaha Daily Bee, October 31, 1905

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BLOOMINGTON, Ill., Oct. 30.-A run on the savings branch of the Corn Belt bank of this city commenced at noon today. All demands are being met in full. President W. E. Howell says the bank's condition was never better. Large sums of money have been ordered from Chicago and local banks are ready to assist in meeting all obligations. The officers and stockholders are among the wealthiest men in the country. Depositors are being paid without sixty days' notice.


Article from Rock Island Argus, November 1, 1905

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Cash Ends Run. Bloomington, III., Nov. 1.-The arrival of $300,000 from Chicago yesterday stopped the run on the Corn Belt bank. The bank has received back the deposits of a large number of those who were panic-stricken. The run had no effect on the other banks.


Article from Watertown Republican, November 1, 1905

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DEPOSITORS MAKE RUN. Bloomington (Ill.) Corn Belt Bank Able to Meet All Demands of Sudden Trouble Without Delay. BLOOMINGTON, III., Oct. 30.-A run on the savings department of the Corn Belt bank of this city began today. All demands are being met in full. President V. E. Howell says the bank's condition was never better. Depositors are being paid without sixty days' notice.


Article from Baxter Springs News, November 2, 1905

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Run on Bloomington Bank. Bloomington III., Oct. 31-A run on the Sávings department of the Corn Relt hank of this city commenced at noon Monday. All demands are being met in full. President V. E: Howell says the bank's condition was nover better. Large sums of money have been ordered from Chicago and local banks are ready to assist in meeting all obligations. The officers and stockholders are among the wealthiest men in the county. Deposi'tors are being paid without 60 days notice.


Article from The Cairo Bulletin, November 6, 1905

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WOMAN'S POWER. The other day a woman went into the Corn Belt Bank of Bloomington. She had a check she wished cashed. When she presented the check she was informed that the person whose name was signed on the check and who had made the specified amount payable to her had no funds in the bank. So the teller wrote across the back of the check "No funds." Taking this to mean that the bank was short of funds, the woman hastily circulated the report in the four quarters of the city that the Corn Belt Bank was ready to collapse, had "no funds," and she showed the check as proof of her tatement. Her excited utterances precipitated a run on the bank. and in 1 short time something like $100,000 had been drawn out. Now Roosevelt and Cleveland may citicise women if they wish, but the Bullet'n points to the above story as illustration in fact of woman's great power. It is marvelous what a woman can do when she wants to.


Article from Iron County Register, November 9, 1905

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Chicago Money Checks Bank Run. Bloomington, Ill., Nov. 2.-The arrival of $300,000 in currency and bills from Chicago checked the run on the Corn Belt bank, and the normal business of the institution has been resumed.


Article from Mexico Missouri Message, November 9, 1905

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Chicago Money Checks Bank Run. Bloomington, III., Nov. 2.-The arrival of $300,000 in currency and bills from Chicago checked the run on the Corn Belt bank, and the normal business of the institution has been resumed.


Article from The Tupelo Journal, November 10, 1905

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Chicago Money Checks Bank Run. Bloomington, III., Nov. 2.-The arrival of $300,000 in currency and bills from Chicago checked the run on the Corn Belt bank, and the normal business of the institution has been resumed.


Article from Macon Beacon, November 11, 1905

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Chicago Money Checks Bank Run. Bloomington, Ill., Nov. 2.-The arrival of $300,000 in currency and bills from Chicago checked the run on the Corn Belt bank, and the normal business of the institution has been resumed.