Agawam Bank - Springfield, MA

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Reopening
Bank Type: state
Start Date: June 12, 1883
Location: Springfield, Massachusetts (42.101, -72.590)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: 9f4aa8d7

Response Measures

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Description

Article reports the Chapin and Agawam banks suspended business for the afternoon (June 12, 1883) because of Chester W. Chapin's funeral. This is a temporary, voluntary closure (funeral) with no run or regulatory action; bank would have reopened after the brief suspension.

Events (1)

1. June 12, 1883 Suspension

Cause Details: Temporary voluntary suspension of business for the funeral of Chester W. Chapin.
Newspaper Excerpt: The Chapin and Agawam banks and the Agawam Canal company will also suspend business during the afternoon.
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. June 13, 1883 Morning Journal and Courier New Haven, CT

Article from Morning Journal and Courier, June 13, 1883

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Article Text

Honor to Mr. Chapin's Memory. SPRINGFIELD, June 12. -General Superintendent Barnes of the Boston and Albany railroad has ordered all the road's shops and offices closed and all freight traffic suspended to morrow on account of the funeral of Chester W. Chapin. Special trains will run to accommodate employes who wish to attend the funeral. The Chapin and Agawam banks and the Agawam Canal company will also suspend business during the afternoon.