Carterville State & Savings Bank (Carterville, IL)

Episode Information

Episode UID
4514304991564
Episode Type
Run โ†’ Suspension โ†’ Reopening
Bank Type
savings
Bank ID
451430499 hash
Start Date
April 14, 1930
Location
Carterville, Illinois (37.760, -89.077)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
Short Digest
5bb63e289152d293

Response Measures

None

Events (3)

1. April 14, 1930 Run
Cause
Rumor Or Misinformation
Cause Details
Circulation of false rumors about the bank's condition, said to have started withdrawals though auditors found the bank solvent
Measures
Officers closed pending arrangement; auditors examined bank and stockholders sought to raise cash
Newspaper Excerpt
The loss of confidence was caused by the circulation of false rumors ... The run on the Carterville State and Savings Bank was started by few men and women
Source
newspapers
2. April 15, 1930 Suspension
Cause
Rumor Or Misinformation
Cause Details
Bank failed to open following runs triggered by false rumors about its condition
Newspaper Excerpt
Three more Williamson county banks failed to open their doors ... the Carterville State Savings bank
Source
newspapers
3. June 1, 1930* Other
Newspaper Excerpt
Preparing To Open Carterville ... Stockholders ... have agreed they will attempt to raise $200,000 in cash ... the bank can open, according to plan outlined by the State Auditor
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (3)

Article from The Springfield News-Leader, April 15, 1930

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Article Text

THREE ILLINOIS BANKS FAIL TO OPEN DOORS Three more Williamson county banks failed to open their doors this morning, bringing the total of banks closed in this county within a month to six. The banks which failed to open for business this morning are: The Marion Trust and Savings bank; the Carterville State Savings bank and the First State bank at Pittsburgh. Within the past month three other banks have failed to open their doors at Herrin, Johnston City and Hurst.


Article from Marion Weekly Leader, May 22, 1930

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Indictments May Result From Carterville Failure of the officers of the One Savings Bank which ville State and month has the closed one in last week's Carterville ing article Herald: "The Carterville State Savings Bank remains closed pending some arrangement whereby may re-open of the bank are seeking The officers with the Auditor that arrangement willallow to for purpose open its accounts. If colcollecting had period of lecting can be over few months the officers of the bank feel that can be re-organized. stockholders' meeting anda depositors' meeting will be called in the near future. The officers of the bank want the cooperation the depositors and end that every person interested will the benefit. Unless ceive greatest this co-operation is had everyone terested will be effected. "The bank has been examined by the state officials and they stated that there was no reason for the withdrawal of deposits and that good bank was ruined because the people lost confidence. The loss of confidence was caused by the circulation of false rumors as to the condition of the bank. These rumors were circulated by ignorant persons and in some instances deliberately through ill will and by some who had heretofore been sued by the bank to make them their just debts. It pay violation of the law to circulate rumors that cause run on tank. The run on the Carterville State and Savings Bank was started by few men and women and complete check has been made on them. The bank, at the time these rumors were was not insolvent. In fact, closed with in eash. Through these false rumors many persons have been damaged and ficers of the bank feel that those men and women responsible should be imprisoned. To this end probable that indictments will be sought against those responsible, at the meeting of the September grand is thought that if these jury. men and women escape will only matter of time when they will damage to other financial stitutions by the spreading of false rumors.


Article from Marion Weekly Leader, June 5, 1930

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Article Text

Preparing To Open Carterville May Stockholders of the Carterville and Savings Bank which here April 14, after $200,000 have agreed they will attempt raise in cash in take care of the third-class which the auditors marked doing this and with the city bank to take their bank can open, according plan outlined letter from Nelson State Auditor, pay positors and continue in business. The State and Savings Bank had capital of and plus an equal amount. that the banks crashed was withdrawn from stitution and the directors closed when the cash down to about had hand at that time Government bonds and had any the notes secured lateral on which to had used some of their bonds to run their cash from to more than and in the run the bank cent of its deposits. now hand about in They expect to place new in the bank. money in the vault, turn ernment bonds and realize They then will have left in securities they will borrow Stockholders have until to raise the money their stock and allow to put up the money and take the stock The will, in all plan of the largest carry, some holders have pledged their In do not wish case they the State Auditor says ing save that the stockholders case necessary assessed the amount re-organization to put sound basis the In cutting down owned by the loans trimmed erately but bore down city loans.