Contemporary reports state the Wellington national bank closed (reported May 20, 1896); no reopening is mentioned and no run on Wellington is described in these extracts. The articles describe a crowd gathering at the Argonia bank the morning after Wellington closed. No cause for Wellington's closure is given in the text, so cause is coded as 'other'.
Events (2)
1.December 17, 1883Chartered
Source
historical_nic
2.May 19, 1896Suspension
Cause Details
Article notes the Wellington National Bank closed but provides no explanation for the closure.
Newspaper Excerpt
on the morning after the Wellington national bank closed a crowd gathered around the Argonia bank
Source
newspapers
Newspaper Articles (2)
1.May 21, 1896Abilene Weekly ReflectorAbilene, KS
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Article Text
REFUSED TO TAKE CHARGE. Bank Commissioner Breidenthal Would Not Let a Kansas Bank Fall. TOPEKA, Kan., May 20.-Bank Commissioner Breidenthal has refused to take charge of the suspended bank at Argonia, Sumner county. He says he found the bank in fairly good shape and with no reason for failing. On the morning after the Wellington national bank closed a crowd gathered around the Argonia bank, with the purpose of making a run. The bank officers refused to open the vaults and sent for Breidenthal, who found the bank solvent and refused to take charge.
2.May 23, 1896Baxter Springs NewsBaxter Springs, KS
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Article Text
REFUSED TO TAKE CHARGE. Bank Commissioner Breldenthal Would Not Let a Kansas Bank Fail. TOPEKA, Kan., May 20.-Bank Commissioner Breidenthal has refused to take charge of the suspended bank at Argonia, Sumner county. He says he found the bank in fairly good shape and with no reason for failing. On the morning after the Wellington national bank closed a crowd gathered around the Argonia bank, with the purpose of making a run. The bank officers refused to open the vaults and sent for Breidenthal, who found the bank solvent and refused to take charge.
