Moran State Bank (Moran, KS)

Episode Information

Episode UID
83094871514
Episode Type
Suspension โ†’ Closure
Bank Type
state
Bank ID
8309487 routing
Routing Number
83-0948
Start Date
February 4, 1926
Location
Moran, Kansas (37.916, -95.170)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
Short Digest
50eb450f4dc1e268

Response Measures

None

Description

OCR errors in articles; precise failure date ambiguous and sale references in Apr 1926.

Events (3)

1. February 4, 1926 Receivership
Newspaper Excerpt
Suits all outstanding notes held ... for the defunct Moran State Bank ... Receiver William has ordered action ... The first of these suits was filed in district court today ...
Source
newspapers
2. April 1, 1926* Other
Newspaper Excerpt
In Moran Sanders paid $525 ... At time the Moran sale made ... Sanders paid $525 the bank ... April 1926 ... Buys Assets for $525
Source
newspapers
3. January 31, 1927 Other
Newspaper Excerpt
The receiver Moran State Bank, where Wilson deposited ... insolvent bank ... The receiver ... has paid the judgment ...
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (3)

Article from The Iola Register, February 4, 1926

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START SUIT IN MORAN BANK Receiver William Has Ordered Action All Notes, Attorney Says. Suits all outstanding notes held Docking for the defunct Morau State Bank, an early date, Frederick Apt. for the said Col. Mr. Docking had directed him early action. The first of these suits was filed in district court today and against Shouse and Margetha Shouse. Notes Col, Apt said,


Article from The Hutchinson News, January 31, 1927

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FORMER STATE LOSS FOR Funds Deposited in Kansas Insolvent Bank, Attorney General Charges. Topeka, Jan. state who was state grain inspector Davis, claim for $2,000. remaining collected from grain spection fees which Wilson had posited in insolvent bank. William Smith, attorney gen. today will seek Wilson personally for the $2,000. The receiver Moran State Bank, where Wilson deposited the has paid the judgment $5,500 has been obtained against Indemnity which company bonded Wilson.


Article from The Kansas City Post, March 4, 1927

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CHARGE, BUYS OTHER ASSETS John Sanders Gets State Job and Purchases Notes Out of Closed Institutions While Awaiting Trial. By CLUGSTON. former president of the Chase County National bank, charged with having involved his bank in heavy losses and with having embezzled $47.000 from the Slaybaugh estate which he was executor. apparently an active financial man after he removed from his office in the Cottonwood Falls banking institution. It established here today that not only obtained position with the state banking department ceiver defunct banks after charge had been made that he had embezzled money but he also, after becoming connected the state banking department. engaged in the buying the assets of closed banks with which he became acquainted through his state job. Mr. Sanders was assistant bank receiver by Roy Bone, state bank early in 1925. day Mr. Bone said that between that time and the first this week when he resigned go trial on the crimagainst him Moran State bank and the had failed Spring Mr. Bone on the state bankpayroll at the time made those purchases. Buys Assets for $525. In Moran Sanders paid $525 the bank more than This made April 1926, Mr. Bone that public sale, Sanders highest and that the sale by the At time the Moran sale made William Docking the genreceiver the banking partment and Dickinson was deputy turned over Mr. Sanders. Also, Mr. said today his that May number notes from Spring Hill bank, paying $350 them. explained that all assets this bank were offered and only bid whole Then Sanders was mitted through the papers or notes and them for reported that at another time. the Gilbert Frith the bank that had failed Dwight, but did get what they Bone said that, far as knew Mr. Sanders did bid assets the Central State bank Kansas City, when more than worth assets sold than $2,000. Recommendation Gets Job. In the unusual incident the state banking ploying Mr. Sanders as receiver defunct banks after he had been charged with involving his own bank and had been charged embezzling Mr. Bone today yesterday that he employed Sanders Mercer, stock dation who formerly lived in Sanders' Mercer brought him down and good Mr. Bone told that, there been trouble the Sanders bank, Sanders himself responsible The show the warrant. charging Sanders embezzlement. issued about the time he became connected with the state bankdepartment. The warrant in May. 1925, Mr. Sanders first placed charge State institution that leged have through bank the that headquarters in today denied that Mr. Mr. had been charge the book assets than he bought for said he had been charge of defunct Tonganoxie, Harveyand The Tonganoxie Burlingame ceiverships have been closed since Mr. trial Monday Falls the against been take work these Mr. Bone today successor would be named short time.