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You guys need to know of Louis Remme's race against a steamship to withdraw his money from a bank! (www.lrgaf.org)

submitted 2 years ago by Cowbob45 to c/chat

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I just read this amazing account of a man who had deposited $12,500 dollars worth of gold on a bank in Sacramento only to realize later in the day that the bank had declared bankruptcy! Looking for a solution he realized that a branch of the bank in Portland hadn't heard the news yet if he could get there before a steamship carrying the message arrived at Portland he could potentially get his money back!

You guys need to read the story, it has all of the wild west drama you could want.

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[–] Lanthanae@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That's a cool story. I can't seem to find any sources for anything on that site though. Are they really supposed to be an academic site like they claim or is it more of a creative writing exercise?

[–] Aesthesiaphilia@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

I found a few articles about it, but they all either have no sources or link back to that same website. I suspect an urban myth.

[–] shortwavesurfer@monero.town 1 points 2 years ago

Moral of the story, dont keep your money in banks