Harris & Janis - Ste Genevieve, MO

Episode Information

Episode UID: 7647852691022
Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: trust
Bank ID: 764785269 hash
Start Date: February 12, 1885
Location: Ste Genevieve, Missouri (37.981, -90.042)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
Short Digest: 72174f4ee9009f88

Response Measures

None

Description

Article reports suspension due to sharply reduced deposits; no reopening mentioned in provided text.

Events (1)

1. February 12, 1885 Suspension

Cause Details: Deposits fell by about 50% over the prior year, likely precipitating the suspension
Newspaper Excerpt: Some additional information regarding the suspended bank of Harris & Janis, at Ste. Genevieve, Mo., is to the effect that O. D. Harris was the sole owner ... deposits averaged $80,000 one year ago, but have been reduced fully 50 per cent. since then, which probably was the cause of the suspension
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. February 13, 1885 The Indianapolis Journal Indianapolis, IN

Article from The Indianapolis Journal, February 13, 1885

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Article Text

The Ste. Genevieve Bank Suspension. ST. LOUIS. Feb. 12-Some additional information regarding the suspended bank of Har ris & Janis, at Ste. Genevieve, Mo., is to the effect that O. D. Harris was the sole owner of the bank, Mr. Janis having died two years ago; that deposits averaged $80,000 one year ago, but have been reduced fully 50 per cent. since then, which probably was the cause of the suspension, and that Harris's mining and smelting property will much more than cover all the liabilities,