Lynchburg Bank (Lynchburg, OH)

Episode Information

Episode UID
9519910391276
Episode Type
Run Only
Bank Type
trust
Bank ID
951991039 hash
Start Date
April 7, 1906
Location
Lynchburg, Ohio (39.242, -83.791)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
Short Digest
1b132b25d4ee59d4

Response Measures

None

Events (1)
1. April 7, 1906 Run
Cause Details
Saloonkeepers, angry at the cashier's temperance activism, organized a withdrawal campaign in revenge.
Measures
Received $50,000 from Cincinnati to meet withdrawals and weather the storm.
Newspaper Excerpt
Because the cashier allied himself with the temperance element at Lynchburg, the saloonkeepers of the town tried to wreck the Lynchburg bank Saturday.
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (2)
1. April 9, 1906 Rock Island Argus Rock Island, IL
Article from Rock Island Argus, April 9, 1906

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Article Text

LIQUOR MEN ATTACK BANK Incensed by Cashier's Temperance Work, Start Run. Washington C. H., Ohio, April 9.-Because the cashier allied himself with the temperance element at Lynchburg, the saloonkeepers of the town tried to wreck the Lynchburg bank yesterday. The arrival of $50,000 from Cincinnati late in the afternoon enabled the institution to weather the storm. William Stautner, cashier of the bank. was warned not to take part in the anti-saloon fight, but despite threats he became one of the temperance leaders. Saturday saloonkeepers and their friends started a run on the bank and withdrew $20,000.

2. April 10, 1906 Ottumwa Tri-Weekly Courier Ottumwa, IA
Article from Ottumwa Tri-Weekly Courier, April 10, 1906

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Article Text

ATTACK BANK FOR REVENGE. Lynchburg, O., Saloonkeepers Start Run, But It Fails. Washington C. H., O., April 9.-Because the cashier allied himself with the temperance element at Lynchburg, the saloonkeepers of the town tried to wreck the Lynchburg bank Saturday. The arrival of $50,000 from Cincinnati late in the afternoon enabled the institution to weather the storm. William Stautner, cashier of the bank, was warned not to take part in the anti-saloon fight, but despite threats he became one of the temperance leaders.