Bank of Dow City - Dow City, IA

Episode Information

Episode UID: 72129571501
Episode Type: Suspension → Closure
Bank Type: private
Bank ID: 7212957 routing
Routing Number: 72-1295
Start Date: January 8, 1925
Location: Dow City, Iowa (41.929, -95.494)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
Short Digest: 1ae42767b2389652

Response Measures

None

Description

Article is heavily OCR-corrupted and gives only initial closure notice alongside other Iowa banks; permanence unclear.

Events (1)

1. January 8, 1925 Suspension

Cause: Local Banks
Cause Details: Closed along with several other Iowa banks amid heavy withdrawals and reported difficulties in the state
Newspaper Excerpt: the Bank of Dow City, nison, Ia., ... been closed
Source: newspapers

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. January 8, 1925 Fergus County Argus Lewistown, MT

Article from Fergus County Argus, January 8, 1925

Click image to open full size in new tab

Article Text

CLOSE IOWA Des Moines Des. and the Mechanics banks, closed their Savings, the taken by today and were doors The the state was given in each cause actual heavy pective and private funds. public this department The unofficially ternoon bank of DenFirst National that the Bank of Dow City, nison, Ia., the bank of Vaile, the Traders' and because of been closed These three heavy said to be closely stitutions Robert Leach, superintendent lated, been advised had not their difficulties. the details