First National Bank (Lewiston, ID)

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Episode Information

Episode UID
297201343
Episode Type
Suspension → Reopening
Bank Type
national
Bank ID
29720 national
Charter Number
2972
Start Date
November 1, 1911*
Location
Lewiston, Idaho (46.417, -117.018)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
Short Digest
284504134906975c

Response Measures

None

Description

A separate 1911 failure of the Lewiston First National is noted in Article 1 but is a distinct earlier event.

Events (5)
1. June 11, 1883 Chartered
Source
historical_nic
2. November 1, 1911* Other
Newspaper Excerpt
The crimes for which Robnett was sentenced were uncovered after the failure of the Lewiston First National in which, previous to the failure, he been a book-keeper.
Source
newspapers
3. March 6, 1933 Suspension
Cause
Government Action
Cause Details
President Roosevelt's proclamation / federal/state banking holiday closed all Idaho banks
Newspaper Excerpt
The proclamation of President Roosevelt automatically closed the doors of every banking institution in Idaho.
Source
newspapers
4. March 18, 1933 Reopening
Newspaper Excerpt
Decision of the First National Bank of Lewiston to open immediately made it possible for six affiliated banks to open
Source
newspapers
5. August 31, 1946 Voluntary Liquidation
Source
historical_nic

Newspaper Articles (3)
1. November 13, 1911 The Daily Star-Mirror Moscow, ID
Article from The Daily Star-Mirror, November 13, 1911

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Article Text

# ROBNETT GETS TEN # YEARS AT LEAVENWORTH Clarence W. Robnett is to serve ten years in the federal penitentiary at Ft. Leavenworth for his part in the falsification of the records of the Lewiston First National Bank. Robnett was sentenced to ten years and five years, on separate counts, by Judge Detrich this morning, but the sentences are to run concurrently, and when Robnett has finished ten years at Ft. Leavenworth he will have completed his stint for Uncle Sam. The crimes for which Robnett was sentenced were uncovered after the failure of the Lewiston First National in which, previous to the failure, he been a book-keeper. Robnett was accused of falsifying his reports, and of embezzlement.

2. March 6, 1933 The Idaho Statesman Boise, ID
Article from The Idaho Statesman, March 6, 1933

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Article Text

All Idaho of Banks Closed The proclamation of President Roosevelt automatically closed the doors of every banking institution in Idaho. The news was received in Boise first by The Statesman about o'clock. Earlier in the day the twelfth district federal reserve bank sued an order calling holiday Monday for all members of the federal system in Idaho and other western states. The First National Bank of Idaho in Boise and the eight banks formerly with to observe the holiday, according an official were all other member banks in the state.

3. March 18, 1933 Reno Gazette-Journal Reno, NV
Article from Reno Gazette-Journal, March 18, 1933

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Article Text

NORTH IDAHO BANK IS OPEN BOISE, IDAHO, March One North Idaho state bank was opened today and permission for five more state banks and three national banks to open Monday in the same territory has been granted by federal and state banking authorities. Opening of these will bring to total of eighty-one the number of banks open, leaving fifteen only closed of which five are national and ten state banks. Decision of the First National Bank of Lewiston to open immediately made it possible for six affiliated banks to open and one which was not affiliated. The AmeriBank and Trust Company of Lewiston. independent of the First National group, opened this morning under state permit, soon as the department of finance assured permits to open had been granted the national banks in that city.