Darlington State Bank - Darlington, IN

Bank Information

Episode Type: Run → Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: state
Start Date: January 7, 1927
Location: Darlington, Indiana (40.110, -86.772)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: 18723ee1

Response Measures

Full suspension, Books examined

Description

Article (The Alexandria Times-Tribune, 1927-01-08) reports a run with heavy withdrawals on Friday and that the bank was ordered closed by the bank examiner. No reopening is mentioned. The immediate cause of the run is not given in the text.

Events (2)

1. January 7, 1927 Run

Cause Details: Article mentions heavy withdrawals but gives no reason (rumors, correspondent failures, or bank-specific trouble not specified).
Newspaper Excerpt: Darlington State bank was ordered closed by the bank examiner, following heavy withdrawals of deposits during run Friday.
Source: newspapers

2. January 8, 1927 Suspension

Cause: Government Action
Cause Details: Bank examiner ordered the bank closed following the run.
Newspaper Excerpt: Darlington State bank was ordered closed by the bank examiner
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. January 8, 1927 The Alexandria Times-Tribune Alexandria, IN

Article from The Alexandria Times-Tribune, January 8, 1927

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Article Text

BANK ORDERED CLOSED Darlington, Ind., Jan. Darlington State bank was ordered closed by the bank examiner, following heavy withdrawals of deposits during "run" Friday. The bank, at the time of its last published statement, had deposits of $260,000.