First National Bank

Bank Information

Episode Type: Run Only
Bank Type: national
Bank ID: 1365
Charter Number: 1365
Start Date: March 6, 1883
Location: Elgin, Illinois (42.037, -88.281)

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Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: 01752297ffaca186

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Description

Newspaper (Daily Globe, Mar 7 1883) reports a small run on the Elgin National bank following absence of its president H. Lee Borden and a report he withdrew $25,000. No suspension or closure mentioned.

Events (2)

1. June 29, 1865 Chartered

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2. March 6, 1883 Run

Cause: Rumor Or Misinformation
Cause Details: Report that President H. Lee Borden drew out $25,000 in cash when he left, prompting some withdrawals.
Newspaper Excerpt: A little run has been made on the bank on the report that he drew out $25,000 cash when he left.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. March 7, 1883 Daily Globe Saint Paul, MN

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Article Text

HORRIBLE DOUBLE TRAGEDY. Waco, Texas, March 6.-A most horrible double crime was committed last night near Hubbard city, a station on the Texas & St. Louis railroad, about thirty-five miles of east of this city, by Tom P. Vardell, son a stock man in Still county. A or party was prominent ball dancing wealthy given at the house of a named respectable farmer a new comer from to and Landa, invited. Wisconsin, Yesterwhich Vardell had been Vardell with a young man Walker came down to dap George amunition Waco, and named and rea pistol and to attend the dance. Vardell induced one of night bought turned About Landa's mida young woman years of age, eighteen daughters, with to about take him a short walk from the house. As soon as he he were at a safe thought away they distance, furdrew the and forced her to go and finally committed a her person. When rageupon ther, pistol the brutal two out- rethe young woman's sister learning what had occurred, made an turned, Vardell outery drew and of the crime, when his and made an assault upon At this the father, Mr. made exposure pistol point Landa, girls her. his and ordered the into the Waen Vardell turned upon and shot him through appearance house, the heart, him he shot him again as fell dead. Vardell immediately his in the darkness, and accompanied made by who seems to have escape Walker, the aided and offer abetted crime. The Landa family a large reward for the murderer. The governor will he petitioned to supplement it by a proclamation. HORSEWHIPPED BY A WOMAN. [Special Telegram to the Globe.] CHICAGO, March 6.-A warrant wassworn Justice Brown's court by out Hymon, in yesterday for the E. of 122 Lake street, ar- a rest of Mrs. E. H. Kane, who conducts tailor shop at 217 Larrabee street. Hymon and Mrs. Kane had some difficulty in regard to the settlement of a bill, which finally ended by the indignant woman pro- a ducing a horsewhip and administering severe thrashing to Hymon. A BANK PRESIDENT GOES WRONG. |Special Telegram to the Globe. ELGIN, III., March 6.-There is a great commotion over the absence of the most and wealthy this H. Lee Borden, president prominent place, citizen millionaire. of of the National bank, and a it is only Although Home supposition, Europe the story with is current that he has gone to girl of nineteen named Nettie Dunlap, a well known local singer who has been under instruction at New York as his protege. A little run has been made on the bank on the report that he drew out $25,000 cash when he left. Mr. Borden is aged fifty, is most respected and has a family. He is a son of Gail Borden, the inventor of the process of condensing milk, and was an officer in the confederate army during the war. IMPROVING FOR THE GALLOWS. [Special Telegram to the Globe.] CHICAGO, March 6.-Word was received from the Alexians Brothers' hospital, this afternoon, that the condition of Jerry Dunn, the murderer of Jim Elliott, was considerably improved. He slept well last night for the first time since the murder and is reported to be resting easy to-day. ATTEMPTED NEWSPAPER INCENDIARISM. [Special Telegram to the Globe.] FOND DU LAC, Wis., March 6.-Several burn attempts have recently been made to the office, parhad taken some offense at an ties Commonwealth who supposed last of these utof the paper. The on Saturday evening at supper when some one turned on hour, was terance returned the all of from the Manager Corabel and the odor was such opened the doors he supper mediately gas jets. and that windows Had he imand allowed the gas to escape. lighted a match a terrible explosion would have resulted. Mr. Corabel avows that the he has seen enough to give a clue and Chief case has been given into the hands of of Police Kretlow. THE "REPORTER" FIRE. loss by fire in the office of the Reporter turns out to than was at first thought and Saturday The will "not be larger reach adewhile the insurance was to cover the loss. The fire. not recovered from the effects $1,000, yet quate office ha of have the comTo-day the Reporter was to menced issuing a daily bulletin, but under the circumstances will not for several weeks. A subscription list of 200 names has already been obtained for the daily, and Messrs. Lange & Thwing, proprietors, The claim they can easily double this. postoffice block had anarrow escape from destruction by the fire in the Reporter's composing room. TO BE HANGED NEXT FRID AY. [Special Telegram to the Globe.] GENESEE, III., March 6.-This morning K. Mackinsau was brought into Cambridge and court Sylvanus at sentenced Friday, May by Judge Pleasants to hang on for murdering Mrs. Maggie Copeland trial be 11, Kewanee, last August. His He near on Monday of last week. plead- to gan and it was left for the judge sense without a pass broke down while the ed guilty jury. sentence The crowd mur- was derer passed. The court house was woman being the friends of the murdered The ed by sentence gives universal satisfaction EMBEZZLER SENTENCED.