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RUMOR OF ROBBERY STARTS BIG RUN ON BANK IN CHICAGO CHICAGO, Ill.—Opening of the Metropolitan State bank on the southwest side after a night run found the line of depositors gathered to with-
Metropolitan State Bank (Chicago, IL)
Episode Information
- Episode UID
2027071480- Episode Type
- Run Only
- Bank Type
- state
- Bank ID
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202707routing - Routing Number
2-0270- Start Date
- April 10, 1923
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois (41.850, -87.650)
Metadata
- Model
- gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
- Short Digest
acb3bb97734f7154
Response Measures
None
Events (1)
1.
April 10, 1923
Run
- Cause
- Rumor Or Misinformation
- Cause Details
- False rumors that the bank had been robbed (possibly triggered by testing/installation of a burglar alarm); large nighttime withdrawals followed.
- Random Run
- Yes
- Random Run Snippet
- false rumors that the bank had been robbed
- Measures
- Bank kept large cash reserves on hand (reports of $300,000 paid out; $500,000+ in vaults) and summoned police guard to control crowds.
- Newspaper Excerpt
- The run was said to have resulted from false rumors that the bank had been robbed.
- Source
- newspapers
Newspaper Articles (10)
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RUN ON CHICAGO BANK (By Associated Press) CHICAGO, April 11.—Opening of the Metropolitan State Bank on the South West Side after a night run, found the line of depositors gathered to withdraw their money greatly diminished and the bank was fully prepared. More than $700,000 in currency was reported in the bank's vaults. The run was said to have resulted from false rumors that the bank had been robbed. Within three hours last night $300,000 was paid out.
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RUN ON CHICAGO BANK CAUSES CALL FOR POLICE Depositors' Groundless Fears Cause Trouble Chicago, April 10.—A run on the Metropolitan State bank at Twenty-second and South Levitte streets resulted in a special guard of police being ordered out tonight to keep the crowds of alarmed depositors around the bank in order. Officials of the bank declared that the run was caused "by politics." Long lines began to form before the
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Chicago Bank Ready With $300,000 Cash For Run CHICAGO, April 11.—Opening of the Metropolitan State Bank on the southwest side after a night run, found the line of depositors gathered to withdraw their money greatly diminished and the bank was fully prepared with more than $500,000 in currency.
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RUN ON CHICAGO BANK REQUIRES POLICE GUARD (By the Associated Press.) Chicago, April 10.—A run on the Metropolitan State bank resulted in a special guard of police being ordered out tonight to keep the crowds of alarmed depositors around the bank in order. More than $250,000 had been paid out at 9 o'clock tonight. The installation of a burglar alarm which was tested, summoning the police, is believed to have caused the run, according to John Brenza, president of the bank.
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Resulted From Rumor That Bank Had Been Robbed. CHICAGO, April 11.—Opening of the Metropolitan State bank on the southwest side after a night run found the line of depositors gathered to withdraw their money as a result of a false rumor, greatly diminished and the bank was fully prepared. More than $500,000 in currency was reported in the bank's vaults. The run was said to have resulted from a rumor that the bank had been robbed.
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RUN ON BANK DWINDLES CHICAGO, April 11.—Opening of the Metropolitan State Bank, on the southwest side, after a night run, found the line of depositors gathered to withdraw their money greatly diminished, and the bank was fully prepared. More than $500,000 in currency was reported in the bank's vaults. The run was said to have resulted from false rumors that the bank had been robbed. Within three hours last night $300,000 was paid out.
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RUN ON BANK IS RECEDING CHICAGO, April 11.—Opening of the Metropolitan State Bank found the line of depositors gathered to withdraw their money greatly diminished and the bank was fully prepared. More than $500,000 in currency was reported in the bank's vaults. The run was said to have resulted from false rumors that the bank had been robbed. Within three hours last night $300,000 was paid out.
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RUN ON BANK STARTS ON TRIAL OF BURGLAR ALARM CHICAGO, April 10.—A run on the Metropolitan State bank at 22nd and South Leavitt streets, resulted in a special guard of police being ordered out tonight to keep the crowds of alarmed depositors around the bank in order. Long lines began to form before the
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Chicago Police Hold Back Run On Bank CHICAGO, April 10.—A run on the Metropolitan State bank at 22nd and South Leavitt streets, resulted in a special guard of police being ordered out tonight, to keep the crowds of alarmed depositors around the bank in order.