First State Bank - Dunkirk, IN

Bank Information

Episode Type: Run Only
Bank Type: state
Start Date: December 12, 1900
Location: Dunkirk, Indiana (40.374, -85.210)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: ab5b2240

Response Measures

Accommodated withdrawals

Description

Single small run on Dec 12, 1900. Bank remained open, paid all checks, and officials posted notice of solvency. Cause described as 'spite work' tied to a local dispute over gas; classified as 'other' rather than a misinformation-triggered run.

Events (1)

1. December 12, 1900 Run

Cause Details: Described as 'a piece of spite work' stemming from the bank's opposition to a local foreign gas combination dispute.
Measures: Posted notice declaring solvency; extended hours (kept open until 5:30) and paid all checks in full.
Newspaper Excerpt: A run was started on the First State Bank, of Dunkirk, this afternoon. ...bank officials promptly posted a notice declaring the solvency of the institution and the intention to keep open for business until depositors were satisfied. This checked the course of the run, but the doors were kept open to 5:30 o'clock, and all checks presented were paid in full.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. December 13, 1900 The Indianapolis Journal Indianapolis, IN

Article from The Indianapolis Journal, December 13, 1900

Click image to open full size in new tab

Article Text

RUN ON THE BANK. Dunkirk Bank Suffers a Small RaidAll Checks Promptly Met. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. DUNKIRK, Ind., Dec. 12.-A run was started on the First State Bank, of Dunkirk, this afternoon. The usual closing hour is 4 o'clock, but the bank officials promptly posted a notice declaring the solvency of the institution and the intention to keep open for business until depositors were satisfied. This checked the course of the run, but the doors were kept open to 5:30 o'clock, and all checks presented were paid in full. Cashier Smalley said to-night that the resources of the bank are unimpaired, and that the run is.a piece of spite work growing out of the bank's opposition to the foreign gas combination row in control of Dunkirk's fuel supply.