First National Bank - Manchester, NH

Bank Information

Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: national
Bank ID: 1153
Charter Number: 1153
Start Date: August 1, 1893
Location: Manchester, New Hampshire (42.996, -71.455)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: b2728657

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Description

Article is a retrospective summary (1897) referencing bank failures in 1893 during the Panic of 1893. OCR is poor; the passage mentions Manchester, N. H., in the list of failures and specifically references the First National Bank. The piece does not describe a discrete depositor run on this specific bank in detail, but lists it among bank failures/suspensions in the panic period. No reopening or receivership details for this bank are provided in the extract.

Events (1)

1. August 1, 1893 Suspension

Cause: Macro News
Cause Details: Listed among banks failing during the widespread Panic of 1893; failure appears driven by the general financial crisis rather than a discrete rumor or local shock.
Newspaper Excerpt: In at Manchester, N. H., and banks ... of First National bank at
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. October 21, 1897 The Middleburgh Post Middleburg, PA

Article from The Middleburgh Post, October 21, 1897

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Article Text

Result of Free Trade and Pro tective Laws. ONE BRINGS RUIN; THE OTHER PROSPERITY Sixty Days Under the Wilson and Sixty Under the Dingley Law. close of the first 60 days of law and vis operations of the new a are in every that 10 compatison B suggested 1919 have during the two months conditions with those of the correspond Cleve question date in the first year of the which ing administration, during elected land the free trade congress be time President Cleveland was just with its attack upon the protective day system ginning which the Dingley law 60 ago two periods re-established. from July 24 to in The the years of 1893 and 1897, 24. spectively, present a marked contrac business conditions, and it is as to to obtain from government ords sible some data bearing upon this and now especially interesting. ject SIXTY DAYS UNDER WILSON LAW The following data, gathered largely official reports, presents a picture 1893 from the 60 day period of the year ended of which the two months just with correspond. both as to the portion and the period of the presi the dential year administration and also proxim ity to tariff legislation. Week ending June 24, 1893.-Failur bank Bezeman, Mont., National doors of Denver banks closed their cit Four suspensions in other western Bank Two bank failures in Milwauke banks ies. runs on numerous other fails and Commercial bank, of Denver, Ver $250,000. Bank failures at capi capital, Tex., and Knoxville, Tenn.: non. $200,000. Failure of Tacoma, Wash. also tal, National bank; capital, $200,000; Mont. failures of banks at Great Falls, Sus Orlando, Fla.: capital, $200,000. and pension of work in manufactories ported from all sections. Week ending Aug. 1, 1893.-Nationa In at Manchester, N. H., and banks dianapolis, Ind., fall: capital, $500,000 of First National bank at bank Spo Failure Wash.: capital, $250,000. Ten kane, in one day (July 27): capital Da suspend $2,000,000. Bank failures in South Texas Montana, Illinois, Kansas, cor kota, Washington, New Hampshire, and business respondingly large number of Week suspensions. ending Aug. 8, 1893.-Collaps Chicago provision deal and Failure many of failures of commission houses. Fail National bank of El Paso, Tex. of of National bank of San Antonio Mun ure Failure of National bank of Tex. Ind. Fifty-third congress destruc meets in cie, special session to begin its tion of the McKinley law. Week ending Aug. 28, 1893.-Encoun