6019. Meade State Bank (Meade, KS)

Bank Information

Episode Type
Suspension → Closure
Bank Type
state
Start Date
May 1, 1896*
Location
Meade, Kansas (37.286, -100.340)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini
Short Digest
906bbd9b7e40e3f1

Response Measures

None

Description

Articles (May 1896) report the Meade State Bank failed and a receiver (Louis Boehler) was appointed. No mention of a depositor run prior to suspension; cause of failure is not specified in the articles.

Events (3)
1. May 1, 1896* Suspension
Cause Details
Bank is reported to have failed; articles do not specify cause (no mention of runs or bank-specific scandal).
Newspaper Excerpt
the Meade State bank, which failed recently
Source
newspapers
2. May 21, 1896 Receivership
Newspaper Excerpt
Receiver for Meade Bank. ...appointed Louis Boehler.
Source
newspapers
3. May 25, 1896 Other
Newspaper Excerpt
Breidenthal ... will leave this evening for Meade Center to turn over the affairs of the Meade State bank, which failed recently, to the receiver. The receiver of the bank is Louis Boehler.
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (2)
1. May 21, 1896 The Topeka State Journal Topeka, KS
Article from The Topeka State Journal, May 21, 1896

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Article Text

Receiver for Meade Bank. Assistant Attorney General A. A. Godard has returned from Meade Center where he has been asking the appointment of a receiver for the Meade State bank. The court acted on the application for receiver and appointed Louis Boehler.

2. May 25, 1896 The Topeka State Journal Topeka, KS
Article from The Topeka State Journal, May 25, 1896

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Article Text

Breidenthal Goes to Meade. Bank Commisioner John W. Breidenthal will leave this evening for Meade Center to turn over the affairs of the Meade State bank, which failed recently, to the receiver. The receiver of the bank is Louis Boehler.