Article Text
BANKER KILLS HIMSELF Mo., March Craig, cashier of the closed Citizens bank here, shot killed and himself last His night. body was found in the basement of the bank building.
9378. Citizens Bank (Springfield, MO)
Bank Information
- Episode Type
- Suspension → Closure
- Bank Type
- state
- Start Date
- March 12, 1932
- Location
- Springfield, Missouri (37.215, -93.298)
Metadata
- Model
- gpt-5-mini
- Short Digest
965e45161a661eaf
Response Measures
None
Description
Article (Springfield Leader and Press, 1932-03-12) states the cashier of the 'closed Citizens bank here' shot himself; it refers to an already-closed bank. No run or reopening is mentioned and no cause for the bank's closure is given in the text. Classification chosen as suspension_closure (suspension with permanent closure) because the bank is described as closed with no indication of reopening.
Events (1)
1.
March 12, 1932
Suspension
- Cause Details
- Article indicates the bank was already closed but gives no reason for the closure or whether it was due to insolvency, government action, or other causes.
- Newspaper Excerpt
- BANKER KILLS HIMSELF Mo., March Craig, cashier of the closed Citizens bank here, shot killed and himself last His night. body was found in the basement of the bank building.
- Source
- newspapers
Newspaper Articles (1)
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