Bank of Lennon - Lennon, MI

Episode Information

Episode UID: 74070771346
Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: private
Bank ID: 7407077 routing
Routing Number: 74-0707
Start Date: February 8, 1912
Location: Lennon, Michigan (42.984, -83.930)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
Short Digest: 4a08e29d182d04ef

Response Measures

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Description

Article says the bank at Lennon was closed after discovery of forged notes; exact permanence of closure inferred from wording.

Events (1)

1. February 8, 1912 Suspension

Cause: Bank Specific Adverse Info
Cause Details: Discovery of forged notes involving the cashier/owner led to the bank's closing.
Newspaper Excerpt: the discovery of forged notes and the consequent closing of his bank at Lennon.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. February 8, 1912 The Detroit Times Detroit, MI

Article from The Detroit Times, February 8, 1912

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Article Text

HIRD BANK OWNED BY JENNEY CLOSES DOORS ivate Bank at Sheridan Suspends Business After Run By Depositors SHERIDAN, Mich., Feb. 8.-The losing of the State Savings bank at Dowagiac, of which E. Bert Jenney the cashier and principal stockolder, because of the discovery of forged notes and the consequent closmg of his bank at Lennon. caused a run on his private bank here yesterday, and it is closed today. The depositors made a run on the Institution and were paid as long as the funds held out. Then the doors were closed.