Wellington National Bank - Wellington, KS

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: national
Bank ID: 3091
Charter Number: 3091
Start Date: May 20, 1896
Location: Wellington, Kansas (37.265, -97.372)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: d053e19f

Response Measures

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Description

Newspapers (May 20, 1896) report that the Wellington National Bank closed. No description of a depositor run on Wellington is given; the closure prompted a crowd at neighboring Argonia. The article does not state a cause for Wellington's closing or whether it was a temporary suspension, but context and phrasing indicate a closure leading to permanent stoppage (suspension followed by closure).

Events (1)

1. May 20, 1896 Suspension

Cause Details: Article states the bank closed but gives no reason or explanation for the closing.
Newspaper Excerpt: On the morning after the Wellington national bank closed a crowd gathered around the Argonia bank, with the purpose of making a run.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (2)

1. May 21, 1896 Abilene Weekly Reflector Abilene, KS

Article from Abilene Weekly Reflector, May 21, 1896

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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, 1896 Baxter Springs News Baxter Springs, KS

Article from Baxter Springs News, May 23, 1896

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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.