Rock Island National Bank - Rock Island, IL

Episode Information

Episode UID: 188901262
Episode Type: Suspension → Reopening
Bank Type: national
Bank ID: 18890 national
Charter Number: 1889
Start Date: February 13, 1905
Location: Rock Island, Illinois (41.509, -90.579)

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Model: gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
Short Digest: 3556da2fd33e6e02

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Events (3)

1. October 7, 1871 Chartered

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2. February 13, 1905 Suspension

Cause: Government Action
Cause Details: State law designates the Monday holiday for Lincoln's birthday, causing banks to close.
Newspaper Excerpt: Next Monday all of the banks in Rock Island and Moline will be closed because of ... Lincoln's birthday.
Source: newspapers

3. March 3, 1915 Voluntary Liquidation

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Newspaper Articles (1)

1. February 11, 1905 Rock Island Argus Rock Island, IL

Article from Rock Island Argus, February 11, 1905

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Article Text

Banks Close Monday. Next Monday all of the banks in Rock Island and Moline will be closed because of our martyred president, Lincoln's birthday. His birthday is on Sunday, but the state law provides that Monday is a holiday, consequently the suspension.

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Article Text

Bank runs are almost always and everywhere a deterioration of bank fundamentals.

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