Hunnewell State Bank - Hunnewell, KS

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: state
Start Date: November 23, 1903
Location: Hunnewell, Kansas (37.005, -97.405)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: 936ac407

Response Measures

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Description

Newspaper reports the Hunnewell State Bank is 'going out of business' and asked depositors to call and get their money. This is a voluntary closure (liquidation) rather than a depositor run or regulatory suspension.

Events (1)

1. November 23, 1903 Suspension

Cause: Voluntary Liquidation
Cause Details: Bank announced it was 'going out of business' because its field was too circumscribed to be profitable; owners connected with Wellington National Bank are closing the Hunnewell operation.
Newspaper Excerpt: The Hunnewell State bank has sent out printed notices to its depositors asking them to call and get their money, as the bank is going out of business.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. November 23, 1903 The Topeka State Journal Topeka, KS

Article from The Topeka State Journal, November 23, 1903

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Article Text

Hunnewell Bank to Close. Wellington, Kan., Nov. 23.-The Hunnewell State bank has sent out printed notices to its depositors asking them to call and get their money, as the bank is going out of business. The reason assigned is that the bank's field is too circumscribed to make its continuance profitable. The bank is owned by parties interested in the Wellington National bank of this city.