6860. Meade State Bank (Meade, KS)

Bank Information

Episode Type
Suspension → Closure
Bank Type
state
Start Date
May 21, 1896
Location
Meade, Kansas (37.286, -100.340)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini
Short Digest
2a99570c

Response Measures

None

Description

Newspaper reports the Meade State Bank failed recently and a receiver (Louis Boehler) was appointed by court action (reported May 21, 1896). No article describes a depositor run; the bank has been taken into receivership, so classify as a suspension leading to closure. Cause of failure is not specified in the articles.

Events (3)
1. May 21, 1896 Receivership
Newspaper Excerpt
Receiver for Meade Bank. ... the court acted on the application for receiver and appointed Louis Boehler.
Source
newspapers
2. May 25, 1896 Other
Newspaper Excerpt
Breidenthal Goes to Meade. Bank Commissioner John W. Breidenthal will leave this evening for Meade Center to turn over the affairs of the Meade State bank, which failed recently, to the receiver.
Source
newspapers
3. * Suspension
Cause Details
Article states the bank failed recently but gives no reason or trigger for suspension/failure.
Newspaper Excerpt
the Meade State bank, which failed recently
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (2)
1. May 21, 1896 The Topeka State Journal Topeka, KS
Article from The Topeka State Journal, May 21, 1896

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Article Text

Receiver for Meade Bank. Assistant Attorney General A. A. Godard has returned from Meade Center where he has been asking the appointment of a receiver for the Meade State bank. The court acted on the application for receiver and appointed Louis Boehler.

2. May 25, 1896 The Topeka State Journal Topeka, KS
Article from The Topeka State Journal, May 25, 1896

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Article Text

Breidenthal Goes to Meade. Bank Commisioner John W. Breidenthal will leave this evening for Meade Center to turn over the affairs of the Meade State bank, which failed recently, to the receiver. The receiver of the bank is Louis Boehler.