The Schwartzistan Herald · Issues of 1919

1919 in figures

Casualties published by the War Ministry: 72. Acts passed by the Assembly: 120. Rulings reported: 173.

Births registered: 11,002. Deaths registered: 6,555. Population on 1 January: 451,950.

Grand Chancellor at the close of the year: Bruno Fiechdon, in office since 20 October 1919. Price of the paper: 14 pfen.

January 20 issues

1 January 1919 — The brewery at Kessel burns through the night. 13 men are out of work. (1 reports)
2 January 1919 — A fire in Harbour Square at Sanding destroys 6 houses. The volunteer brigade attend. No lives are lost. (1 reports)
5 January 1919 — The telegraph reaches Sanding. The first message sent is the front-line report. (1 reports)
8 January 1919 — The coldest night in 60 years is recorded at Vellhausen. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle. (1 reports)
9 January 1919 — A fire in New Gate Lane at Dammsee destroys 3 houses. The volunteer brigade attend. No lives are lost. (1 reports)
11 January 1919 — The Ostra rises 40 centimetres above its mark at Sudfurt. Cellars in Old Gate Walk are flooded. (1 reports)
12 January 1919 — A crowd of 8,000 watches the Pfahl match at Tarnmoor. There are 29 arrests. (1 reports)
13 January 1919 — The foundry at Wasserdorf burns through the night. 39 men are out of work. (1 reports)
14 January 1919 — Piped water reaches Printer Walk, Brennholt. The old pump is retained by public request. (1 reports)
17 January 1919 — Reedtal marks the 400th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Ferry Row. (1 reports)
19 January 1919 — Oskar Brenn is appointed Minister of War. (2 reports)
20 January 1919 — A crowd of 3,000 watches the Pfahl match at Weinfeld. There are 27 arrests. (2 reports)
21 January 1919 — A storm strips roofs in Berging and fells the old lime in Old Gate Walk. (2 reports)
22 January 1919 — The coldest night in 70 years is recorded at Marschau. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle. (1 reports)
23 January 1919 — The winter fair opens at Tarnmoor. 300 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm. (1 reports)
25 January 1919 — Sanding Railway Company lists on the Vellmar Exchange as BJJ. (2 reports)
26 January 1919 — The road between Hollstadt and Hollstadt is metalled at a cost of 20,000 marka. (1 reports)
27 January 1919 — A crowd of 6,000 watches the Pfahl match at Weinau. There are 7 arrests. (2 reports)
28 January 1919 — Electric light is switched on in the market square at Hagenkirchen. (1 reports)
29 January 1919 — Piped water reaches Garrison Gate, Norrbruck. The old pump is retained by public request. (1 reports)

February 12 issues

1 February 1919 — The winter fair opens at Vellhausen. 400 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm. (1 reports)
4 February 1919 — The first train reaches Hollhausen. The journey from Vellmar takes 3 hours. (1 reports)
5 February 1919 — The Annual War Appropriation for 1919, 5,722,542 marka, passes the Assembly 63 to 0, the first business of the session. (2 reports)
6 February 1919 — Eisenheim marks the 700th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Forge Row. (1 reports)
7 February 1919 — The road between Oberbach and Sudholt is metalled at a cost of 30,000 marka. (1 reports)
8 February 1919 — The telegraph reaches Oberholt. The first message sent is the front-line report. (1 reports)
10 February 1919 — A new school opens at Hochstadt with 30 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's. (1 reports)
13 February 1919 — A new school opens at Sudholt with 50 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's. (1 reports)
14 February 1919 — A new wing opens at the Dammsee hospital, with 70 beds. (1 reports)
17 February 1919 — The bells of Dammsee church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday. (1 reports)
23 February 1919 — A new school opens at Kessel with 80 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's. (1 reports)
26 February 1919 — A crowd of 8,000 watches the Pfahl match at Grauburg. There are 51 arrests. (1 reports)

March 16 issues

1 March 1919 — A fire in Lime Square at Norrhafen destroys 5 houses. The fire company attend. No lives are lost. (4 reports)
2 March 1919 — A storm strips roofs in Hollstadt and fells the old lime in Salt Street. (1 reports)
5 March 1919 — A picture house opens in Tanner Square, Hollhausen, seating 800. (1 reports)
8 March 1919 — Gas lighting is installed in Garrison Street, Wasserdorf. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness. (2 reports)
9 March 1919 — Gas lighting is installed in Reed Street, Brennholt. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness. (1 reports)
10 March 1919 — Marschau Motor Works is acquired by Hallin Department Store. (2 reports)
11 March 1919 — The harvest at Grauholt is reported poor. Grain is 5 pfen the measure. (1 reports)
12 March 1919 — The sawmill at Salzhafen burns through the night. 6 men are out of work. (1 reports)
13 March 1919 — Weinau Dairy lists on the Vellmar Exchange as ZDR. (1 reports)
16 March 1919 — A picture house opens in Ferry Square, Hollhausen, seating 800. (1 reports)
21 March 1919 — Gas lighting is installed in Lime Gate, Oberholt. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness. (1 reports)
22 March 1919 — A cart overturns in Ferry Row, Reedtal. The driver, a man of Grauholt, is taken to hospital. (1 reports)
25 March 1919 — A page of a soldier's journal, undated but describing grass, is found in a Dammsee bookbinder's stock. It is seized. Among those questioned is a O. Wendl. (1 reports)
26 March 1919 — The Spring Action at the Eel Cut. The 1st Marsh Regiment engages enemy movement in the reeds through the night and holds the line. The front is unchanged. (2 reports)
27 March 1919 — The harvest at Reedtal is reported late. Grain is 2 pfen the measure. (1 reports)
31 March 1919 — A storm strips roofs in Wasserdorf and fells the old lime in Old Gate Row. (1 reports)

April 17 issues

1 April 1919 — Reedside Athletic is admitted to the Pfahl League. (2 reports)
2 April 1919 — The spring fair opens at Salzhafen. 700 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm. (2 reports)
4 April 1919 — Brenn Brewery is wound up. 127 jobs are lost at Tarnmoor. (2 reports)
5 April 1919 — Weinau marks the 700th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Weaver Street. (1 reports)
6 April 1919 — A picture house opens in Harbour Street, Vellmar, seating 200. (1 reports)
11 April 1919 — The brewery at Oberbach burns through the night. 29 men are out of work. (2 reports)
13 April 1919 — A picture house opens in Reed Street, Sudholt, seating 600. (2 reports)
14 April 1919 — A new bridge is opened at Grauburg by the Minister of the Interior. It has 5 arches. (1 reports)
16 April 1919 — Brennholt Weaving Company is wound up. 293 jobs are lost at Brennholt. (2 reports)
19 April 1919 — Bank of Osmoor lists on the Vellmar Exchange as ZRU. (2 reports)
20 April 1919 — The paper mill at Hagenkirchen burns through the night. 37 men are out of work. (1 reports)
21 April 1919 — The road between Norrwick and Sudfurt is metalled at a cost of 80,000 marka. (1 reports)
22 April 1919 — A new school opens at Tarnmoor with 70 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's. (1 reports)
25 April 1919 — Rusk & Stiechel, Merchants is wound up. 703 jobs are lost at Tarnmoor. (1 reports)
27 April 1919 — A new school opens at Brennholt with 50 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's. (1 reports)
28 April 1919 — Gas lighting is installed in Mill Row, Eisenheim. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness. (1 reports)
30 April 1919 — The bells of Vellmar church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday. (1 reports)

May 19 issues

5 May 1919 — Hagenkirchen Press lists on the Vellmar Exchange as CBK. (1 reports)
7 May 1919 — Piped water reaches Market Lane, Oberbach. The old pump is retained by public request. (1 reports)
8 May 1919 — Piped water reaches Well Square, Grautal. The old pump is retained by public request. (2 reports)
9 May 1919 — Hallin Foods lists on the Vellmar Exchange as GAV. (1 reports)
11 May 1919 — A crowd of 2,000 watches the Pfahl match at Sanding. There are 56 arrests. (1 reports)
12 May 1919 — The Ostra rises 40 centimetres above its mark at Lindenmar. Cellars in Orchard Quay are flooded. (1 reports)
13 May 1919 — The telegraph reaches Sudholt. The first message sent is the front-line report. (1 reports)
16 May 1919 — The first train reaches Hollhausen. The journey from Vellmar takes 6 hours. (1 reports)
17 May 1919 — Vellmar Mills lists on the Vellmar Exchange as LID. (1 reports)
18 May 1919 — The road between Weinwick and Grauholt is metalled at a cost of 80,000 marka. (1 reports)
20 May 1919 — A fire in Ostra Row at Tarnmund destroys 8 houses. The fire company attend. No lives are lost. (1 reports)
21 May 1919 — A fire in Cooper Walk at Dammberg destroys 4 houses. The volunteer brigade attend. No lives are lost. (1 reports)
22 May 1919 — Piped water reaches Mill Gate, Lindenmar. The old pump is retained by public request. (1 reports)
24 May 1919 — The foundry at Marschau burns through the night. 16 men are out of work. (1 reports)
25 May 1919 — Sanding Press is founded at Sanding by Elsa Ostrand. (2 reports)
26 May 1919 — The sawmill at Oberbach burns through the night. 46 men are out of work. (1 reports)
27 May 1919 — Workers at the sawmill in Eisenheim stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 5 days. (2 reports)
28 May 1919 — Piped water reaches Short Way, Salzhafen. The old pump is retained by public request. (1 reports)
29 May 1919 — A crowd of 5,000 watches the Pfahl match at Oberholt. There are 42 arrests. (1 reports)

June 13 issues

3 June 1919 — A new bridge is opened at Marschau by the Minister of the Interior. It has 6 arches. (1 reports)
4 June 1919 — A cart overturns in Salt Row, Grauburg. The driver, a man of Weinau, is taken to hospital. (2 reports)
7 June 1919 — A cart overturns in Long Quay, Weinfeld. The driver, a man of Dammsee, is taken to hospital. (1 reports)
9 June 1919 — Hollhausen Gas & Light lists on the Vellmar Exchange as VPV. (2 reports)
12 June 1919 — The Ostra rises 50 centimetres above its mark at Sudholt. Cellars in Weaver Square are flooded. (1 reports)
14 June 1919 — A new bridge is opened at Hochstadt by the Minister of the Interior. It has 6 arches. (1 reports)
16 June 1919 — Vellmar Mutual is wound up. 73 jobs are lost at Hochstadt. (1 reports)
17 June 1919 — Vellmar Motor Works lists on the Vellmar Exchange as GHT. (2 reports)
19 June 1919 — The 108th Victory Day parade ends at Victory Square in light rain. The War Ministry estimates the crowd at 27,000. The year's casualty roll is read. (1 reports)
20 June 1919 — A new school opens at Hollhausen with 20 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's. (2 reports)
23 June 1919 — Nussbaum & Brolldack is acquired by Tannel & Sons, Printers. (1 reports)
25 June 1919 — The coldest night in 40 years is recorded at Reedtal. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle. (1 reports)
29 June 1919 — The sawmill at Hochstadt burns through the night. 40 men are out of work. (2 reports)

July 15 issues

1 July 1919 — A new wing opens at the Dammsee hospital, with 70 beds. (1 reports)
2 July 1919 — A new bridge is opened at Hollhausen by the Minister of the Interior. It has 6 arches. (1 reports)
4 July 1919 — The coldest night in 70 years is recorded at Dammberg. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle. (1 reports)
8 July 1919 — The sawmill at Salzhafen burns through the night. 57 men are out of work. (2 reports)
10 July 1919 — Moor Chemical Works lists on the Vellmar Exchange as EEN. (1 reports)
12 July 1919 — The road between Weinfeld and Salzhafen is metalled at a cost of 20,000 marka. (1 reports)
13 July 1919 — A new school opens at Vellmar with 50 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's. (1 reports)
18 July 1919 — A new school opens at Vellmar with 30 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's. (1 reports)
20 July 1919 — The harvest at Hagenkirchen is reported the best in memory. Grain is 3 pfen the measure. (3 reports)
21 July 1919 — Oberbach Dairy lists on the Vellmar Exchange as IAI. (2 reports)
22 July 1919 — The first train reaches Brennholt. The journey from Vellmar takes 5 hours. (1 reports)
23 July 1919 — A new bridge is opened at Weinfeld by the Minister of the Interior. It has 5 arches. (1 reports)
25 July 1919 — The bells of Norrwick church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday. (2 reports)
28 July 1919 — The bells of Hagenkirchen church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday. (1 reports)
30 July 1919 — Norrwick Ordnance Works is founded at Norrwick by Agnes Brenn. (2 reports)

August 15 issues

1 August 1919 — A picture house opens in Chapel Walk, Salzhafen, seating 400. (1 reports)
2 August 1919 — A new wing opens at the Lindenmar hospital, with 60 beds. (1 reports)
5 August 1919 — The bells of Oberbach church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday. (3 reports)
6 August 1919 — The Ostra rises 30 centimetres above its mark at Tarnmoor. Cellars in Long Way are flooded. (2 reports)
7 August 1919 — Gas lighting is installed in Reed Walk, Brennholt. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness. (1 reports)
8 August 1919 — Bohm Import is declared bankrupt. 526 jobs are lost at Grauburg. (2 reports)
10 August 1919 — Kesselhöh Iron Company is founded at Wasserdorf by Ernst Gerst. (2 reports)
11 August 1919 — A new bridge is opened at Dammberg by the Minister of the Interior. It has 3 arches. (4 reports)
12 August 1919 — Electric light is switched on in the market square at Dammberg. (3 reports)
13 August 1919 — The first train reaches Vellhausen. The journey from Vellmar takes 6 hours. (1 reports)
14 August 1919 — Brenn Causeway Supply is declared bankrupt. 782 jobs are lost at Oberholt. (1 reports)
15 August 1919 — The Ostra rises 70 centimetres above its mark at Oberbach. Cellars in Reed Street are flooded. (1 reports)
19 August 1919 — Norrbruck marks the 600th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Weaver Gate. (2 reports)
27 August 1919 — Sanding Gas Company lists on the Vellmar Exchange as FOA. (2 reports)
29 August 1919 — A new wing opens at the Norrbruck hospital, with 70 beds. (2 reports)

September 14 issues

1 September 1919 — A crowd of 2,000 watches the Pfahl match at Sudfurt. There are 31 arrests. (1 reports)
3 September 1919 — Gas lighting is installed in Lime Row, Hollstadt. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness. (1 reports)
5 September 1919 — A cart overturns in Bridge Street, Sandfeld. The driver, a man of Hollhausen, is taken to hospital. (1 reports)
6 September 1919 — The telegraph reaches Wasserdorf. The first message sent is the front-line report. (1 reports)
7 September 1919 — The Marschau Conference opens its 60th session. Water is poured. The delegation of Hichistan is recorded as not present. (3 reports)
8 September 1919 — Sermeick Chemical Works lists on the Vellmar Exchange as SER. (2 reports)
9 September 1919 — Workers at the weaving shed in Berging stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 7 days. (1 reports)
10 September 1919 — The autumn fair opens at Grauburg. 400 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm. (1 reports)
11 September 1919 — Grau Builders is acquired by Sarpeten Stake & Plank. (2 reports)
15 September 1919 — Hollhausen marks the 400th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Ferry Square. (1 reports)
16 September 1919 — Tarnmund Motor Works is declared bankrupt. 857 jobs are lost at Tarnmund. (1 reports)
21 September 1919 — The road between Brennholt and Hollstadt is metalled at a cost of 30,000 marka. (2 reports)
28 September 1919 — Piped water reaches Bridge Row, Brennholt. The old pump is retained by public request. (2 reports)
30 September 1919 — A new wing opens at the Oberbach hospital, with 60 beds. (2 reports)

October 13 issues

1 October 1919 — Gas lighting is installed in New Gate Lane, Dammsee. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness. (2 reports)
2 October 1919 — The autumn fair opens at Wasserdorf. 600 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm. (1 reports)
3 October 1919 — Weinau Stores is wound up. 394 jobs are lost at Weinau. (2 reports)
6 October 1919 — General election for the Assembly, 1919. 4 parties contest 63 seats in 7 regions. The Assembly Union wins the most seats with 19. (2 reports)
7 October 1919 — A new bridge is opened at Oberholt by the Minister of the Interior. It has 3 arches. (1 reports)
9 October 1919 — Ostrabruck marks the 700th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Iron Street. (1 reports)
10 October 1919 — The bells of Salzhafen church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday. (1 reports)
14 October 1919 — A fire in Ferry Quay at Sandfeld destroys 7 houses. The fire company attend. No lives are lost. (2 reports)
17 October 1919 — Gas lighting is installed in Long Quay, Weinfeld. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness. (3 reports)
19 October 1919 — Grand Chancellor Anton Brenn dies in office. The Assembly will elect a successor for the remainder of the term. (1 reports)
20 October 1919 — Bruno Fiechdon is elected Grand Chancellor by the Assembly, with the Reed Party abstaining. The war budget is the first item of business. (1 reports)
22 October 1919 — The coldest night in 40 years is recorded at Sanding. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle. (4 reports)
24 October 1919 — The road between Weinau and Sandfeld is metalled at a cost of 40,000 marka. (1 reports)

November 16 issues

1 November 1919 — The telegraph reaches Lindenmar. The first message sent is the front-line report. (2 reports)
3 November 1919 — Sandfeld marks the 200th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Ferry Quay. (1 reports)
4 November 1919 — Rusk & Sons, Brewers is declared bankrupt. 776 jobs are lost at Tarnmoor. (2 reports)
10 November 1919 — Gas lighting is installed in Forge Street, Grauburg. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness. (1 reports)
11 November 1919 — The bells of Sanding church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday. (1 reports)
12 November 1919 — A new school opens at Sudfurt with 50 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's. (1 reports)
13 November 1919 — Hollstadt Trading House is wound up. 284 jobs are lost at Hollstadt. (1 reports)
16 November 1919 — Gas lighting is installed in Bridge Street, Sandfeld. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness. (3 reports)
17 November 1919 — Marschau Garrison win the Pfahl League, their 25th title, with 15 wins from 16. Ansel Moor of Tarnmund Lake is top scorer with 35 stakes. (1 reports)
19 November 1919 — A cart overturns in Salt Street, Wasserdorf. The driver, a man of Berging, is taken to hospital. (1 reports)
23 November 1919 — Workers at the brewery in Wasserdorf stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 7 days. (1 reports)
24 November 1919 — Marschau Dairy lists on the Vellmar Exchange as DOJ. (1 reports)
26 November 1919 — Moor Causeway Supply is wound up. 590 jobs are lost at Dammberg. (3 reports)
27 November 1919 — A new bridge is opened at Ostrabruck by the Minister of the Interior. It has 5 arches. (1 reports)
29 November 1919 — Piped water reaches Salt Gate, Oberbach. The old pump is retained by public request. (1 reports)
30 November 1919 — Piped water reaches Weaver Way, Norrwick. The old pump is retained by public request. (1 reports)

December 17 issues

1 December 1919 — Anneke Lodde wins the Assembly Medal for Verse for The Missing Line. (1 reports)
4 December 1919 — Electric light is switched on in the market square at Sanding. (1 reports)
5 December 1919 — Frieda Momann wins the Varrant Prize for Literature for The Garrison of Salzhafen. (3 reports)
8 December 1919 — A storm strips roofs in Marschau and fells the old lime in Iron Walk. (1 reports)
9 December 1919 — The weaving shed at Oberholt burns through the night. 56 men are out of work. (4 reports)
10 December 1919 — The coldest night in 50 years is recorded at Kessel. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle. (1 reports)
11 December 1919 — Rusk & Co., Bankers lists on the Vellmar Exchange as CPU. (1 reports)
15 December 1919 — The harvest at Sanding is reported poor. Grain is 8 pfen the measure. (3 reports)
16 December 1919 — Sudholt Peat Company lists on the Vellmar Exchange as LNS. (2 reports)
19 December 1919 — Kessel Stores lists on the Vellmar Exchange as AJB. (1 reports)
20 December 1919 — Sudholt Savings Bank is acquired by Faunen Eel Canning. (1 reports)
23 December 1919 — The harvest at Norrhafen is reported good. Grain is 5 pfen the measure. (2 reports)
24 December 1919 — A new bridge is opened at Salzhafen by the Minister of the Interior. It has 7 arches. (2 reports)
25 December 1919 — The Ostra rises 50 centimetres above its mark at Norrhafen. Cellars in Orchard Square are flooded. (1 reports)
26 December 1919 — Brenn Cloth Works lists on the Vellmar Exchange as LKB. (1 reports)
28 December 1919 — A new wing opens at the Weinau hospital, with 70 beds. (3 reports)
29 December 1919 — A cart overturns in Market Street, Tarnmoor. The driver, a man of Norrbruck, is taken to hospital. (1 reports)

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