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1922 in figures

Casualties published by the War Ministry: 68. Acts passed by the Assembly: 96. Rulings reported: 197.

Births registered: 11,128. Deaths registered: 6,639. Population on 1 January: 464,783.

Grand Chancellor at the close of the year: Bruno Fiechdon, in office since 20 October 1919. Price of the paper: 21 pfen.

January 16 issues

  1. 2 January 1922 — The first train reaches Tarnmoor. The journey from Vellmar takes 2 hours. (2 reports)
  2. 4 January 1922 — The winter fair opens at Grauholt. 200 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm. (1 reports)
  3. 5 January 1922 — The road between Salzhafen and Grautal is metalled at a cost of 40,000 marka. (1 reports)
  4. 7 January 1922 — The first train reaches Tarnmund. The journey from Vellmar takes 7 hours. (1 reports)
  5. 8 January 1922 — The weaving shed at Tarnmoor burns through the night. 36 men are out of work. (1 reports)
  6. 14 January 1922 — Kesselhöh Iron Company lists on the Vellmar Exchange as MUO. (2 reports)
  7. 15 January 1922 — A motor omnibus service begins between Hagenkirchen and Tarnmoor. (1 reports)
  8. 19 January 1922 — The harvest at Lindenmar is reported late. Grain is 5 pfen the measure. (1 reports)
  9. 20 January 1922 — Ansel Heide becomes Speaker of the Assembly. (1 reports)
  10. 21 January 1922 — A fire in Printer Walk at Brennholt destroys 4 houses. The fire company attend. No lives are lost. (1 reports)
  11. 22 January 1922 — A new school opens at Tarnmund with 70 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's. (2 reports)
  12. 24 January 1922 — Wendl & Sons, Printers is wound up. 474 jobs are lost at Ostrabruck. (1 reports)
  13. 25 January 1922 — A new wing opens at the Marschau hospital, with 20 beds. (3 reports)
  14. 28 January 1922 — The telegraph reaches Norrhafen. The first message sent is the front-line report. (1 reports)
  15. 29 January 1922 — Piped water reaches Reed Street, Oberbach. The old pump is retained by public request. (1 reports)
  16. 30 January 1922 — Workers at the sawmill in Weinau stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 8 days. (1 reports)

February 17 issues

  1. 1 February 1922 — The first train reaches Sudfurt. The journey from Vellmar takes 8 hours. (1 reports)
  2. 2 February 1922 — Hochstadt marks the 800th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Mill Way. (1 reports)
  3. 3 February 1922 — The Annual War Appropriation for 1922, 8,498,080 marka, passes the Assembly 63 to 0, the first business of the session. (1 reports)
  4. 5 February 1922 — Hollhausen marks the 400th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Low Row. (1 reports)
  5. 6 February 1922 — The Ostra rises 60 centimetres above its mark at Dammsee. Cellars in New Gate Lane are flooded. (1 reports)
  6. 7 February 1922 — A crowd of 3,000 watches the Pfahl match at Weinfeld. There are 54 arrests. (1 reports)
  7. 8 February 1922 — Oberholt marks the 200th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Church Street. (2 reports)
  8. 9 February 1922 — Gas lighting is installed in School Street, Hollhausen. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness. (1 reports)
  9. 12 February 1922 — A cart overturns in Orchard Street, Norrwick. The driver, a man of Norrwick, is taken to hospital. (1 reports)
  10. 16 February 1922 — A new school opens at Berging with 20 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's. (1 reports)
  11. 18 February 1922 — The harvest at Norrwick is reported late. Grain is 5 pfen the measure. (1 reports)
  12. 19 February 1922 — A fire in Bridge Street at Reedtal destroys 6 houses. The volunteer brigade attend. No lives are lost. (1 reports)
  13. 22 February 1922 — A cart overturns in Cooper Walk, Marschau. The driver, a man of Tarnmoor, is taken to hospital. (1 reports)
  14. 24 February 1922 — Weinwick marks the 300th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Long Walk. (1 reports)
  15. 25 February 1922 — Piped water reaches Short Square, Grauholt. The old pump is retained by public request. (1 reports)
  16. 26 February 1922 — A motor omnibus service begins between Grauholt and Sudholt. (1 reports)
  17. 27 February 1922 — Ostra Power lists on the Vellmar Exchange as DLE. (2 reports)

March 19 issues

  1. 1 March 1922 — A new school opens at Kessel with 40 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's. (1 reports)
  2. 2 March 1922 — A crowd of 4,000 watches the Pfahl match at Kessel. There are 31 arrests. (1 reports)
  3. 4 March 1922 — The Ostra rises 40 centimetres above its mark at Vellhausen. Cellars in Well Way are flooded. (1 reports)
  4. 5 March 1922 — The coldest night in 80 years is recorded at Reedtal. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle. (1 reports)
  5. 6 March 1922 — Steirut Brewery lists on the Vellmar Exchange as STY. (1 reports)
  6. 7 March 1922 — A new school opens at Oberholt with 20 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's. (2 reports)
  7. 10 March 1922 — Gas lighting is installed in Old Gate Walk, Sudfurt. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness. (2 reports)
  8. 11 March 1922 — A crowd of 7,000 watches the Pfahl match at Norrhafen. There are 31 arrests. (1 reports)
  9. 12 March 1922 — The road between Dammberg and Vellhausen is metalled at a cost of 30,000 marka. (2 reports)
  10. 13 March 1922 — The coldest night in 60 years is recorded at Berging. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle. (1 reports)
  11. 15 March 1922 — A fire in Old Gate Lane at Grautal destroys 7 houses. The garrison attend. No lives are lost. (1 reports)
  12. 17 March 1922 — Gas lighting is installed in Lime Square, Norrhafen. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness. (1 reports)
  13. 18 March 1922 — Tarnmoor Mills is acquired by Norrfeld Railway. (1 reports)
  14. 19 March 1922 — Hollstadt Stores lists on the Vellmar Exchange as EEB. (1 reports)
  15. 21 March 1922 — Weinfeld Press is founded at Weinfeld by Gregor Takmeng. (1 reports)
  16. 23 March 1922 — A new wing opens at the Norrwick hospital, with 40 beds. (2 reports)
  17. 25 March 1922 — A motor omnibus service begins between Lindenmar and Oberbach. (1 reports)
  18. 26 March 1922 — Gas lighting is installed in Weaver Way, Norrwick. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness. (1 reports)
  19. 30 March 1922 — A picture house opens in Garrison Street, Norrbruck, seating 700. (1 reports)

April 13 issues

  1. 7 April 1922 — Workers at the sawmill in Oberholt stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 7 days. (1 reports)
  2. 9 April 1922 — Piped water reaches Long Row, Reedtal. The old pump is retained by public request. (3 reports)
  3. 10 April 1922 — Gas lighting is installed in Old Gate Lane, Grautal. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness. (3 reports)
  4. 11 April 1922 — The coldest night in 70 years is recorded at Eisenheim. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle. (1 reports)
  5. 12 April 1922 — A fire in Church Lane at Dammsee destroys 5 houses. The garrison attend. No lives are lost. (1 reports)
  6. 13 April 1922 — The bells of Grauholt church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday. (1 reports)
  7. 15 April 1922 — A picture house opens in Well Street, Lindenmar, seating 800. (1 reports)
  8. 17 April 1922 — The first train reaches Grauholt. The journey from Vellmar takes 2 hours. (1 reports)
  9. 20 April 1922 — A fire in Forge Street at Grauburg destroys 7 houses. The fire company attend. No lives are lost. (1 reports)
  10. 21 April 1922 — A crowd of 6,000 watches the Pfahl match at Weinau. There are 20 arrests. (1 reports)
  11. 22 April 1922 — The spring fair opens at Norrbruck. 400 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm. (1 reports)
  12. 28 April 1922 — The weaving shed at Hagenkirchen burns through the night. 22 men are out of work. (1 reports)
  13. 30 April 1922 — Hugo Krirpaust of the Marsh Regiments is awarded the Line Medal for recovering the regimental colours from the water. (1 reports)

May 15 issues

  1. 3 May 1922 — Sudholt marks the 300th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Weaver Square. (1 reports)
  2. 5 May 1922 — A new bridge is opened at Grautal by the Minister of the Interior. It has 4 arches. (1 reports)
  3. 6 May 1922 — The first train reaches Tarnmoor. The journey from Vellmar takes 8 hours. (2 reports)
  4. 7 May 1922 — A picture house opens in Old Gate Lane, Grautal, seating 800. (2 reports)
  5. 11 May 1922 — A new bridge is opened at Grauholt by the Minister of the Interior. It has 2 arches. (1 reports)
  6. 12 May 1922 — Electric light is switched on in the market square at Grauholt. (1 reports)
  7. 15 May 1922 — A new bridge is opened at Weinau by the Minister of the Interior. It has 7 arches. (2 reports)
  8. 16 May 1922 — The Ostra rises 60 centimetres above its mark at Dammberg. Cellars in Church Way are flooded. (1 reports)
  9. 17 May 1922 — The spring fair opens at Sudholt. 200 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm. (2 reports)
  10. 19 May 1922 — The road between Reedtal and Vellhausen is metalled at a cost of 30,000 marka. (2 reports)
  11. 21 May 1922 — A new wing opens at the Hagenkirchen hospital, with 30 beds. (1 reports)
  12. 22 May 1922 — The harvest at Weinau is reported good. Grain is 3 pfen the measure. (1 reports)
  13. 23 May 1922 — Piped water reaches Church Way, Wasserdorf. The old pump is retained by public request. (1 reports)
  14. 29 May 1922 — Lindenmar Railway Company is wound up. 635 jobs are lost at Lindenmar. (1 reports)
  15. 30 May 1922 — A cart overturns in Orchard Square, Norrhafen. The driver, a man of Eisenheim, is taken to hospital. (1 reports)

June 17 issues

  1. 2 June 1922 — A new school opens at Norrhafen with 40 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's. (1 reports)
  2. 3 June 1922 — Dammberg Press lists on the Vellmar Exchange as RTM. (2 reports)
  3. 4 June 1922 — The summer fair opens at Ostrabruck. 300 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm. (1 reports)
  4. 5 June 1922 — A new school opens at Eisenheim with 40 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's. (1 reports)
  5. 6 June 1922 — A motor omnibus service begins between Sudfurt and Weinwick. (1 reports)
  6. 7 June 1922 — A picture house opens in Orchard Street, Vellhausen, seating 500. (2 reports)
  7. 9 June 1922 — A cart overturns in Salt Row, Norrhafen. The driver, a man of Salzhafen, is taken to hospital. (1 reports)
  8. 11 June 1922 — A cart overturns in School Street, Dammberg. The driver, a man of Vellhausen, is taken to hospital. (1 reports)
  9. 14 June 1922 — The harvest at Ostrabruck is reported average. Grain is 7 pfen the measure. (1 reports)
  10. 16 June 1922 — Voss Causeway Supply lists on the Vellmar Exchange as VSS. (1 reports)
  11. 18 June 1922 — Hollhausen Railway Company lists on the Vellmar Exchange as SSS. (1 reports)
  12. 19 June 1922 — The 111th Victory Day parade ends at Victory Square in heat. The War Ministry estimates the crowd at 22,000. The year's casualty roll is read. (2 reports)
  13. 20 June 1922 — The harvest at Berging is reported poor. Grain is 2 pfen the measure. (1 reports)
  14. 24 June 1922 — Electric light is switched on in the market square at Weinfeld. (1 reports)
  15. 25 June 1922 — The coldest night in 20 years is recorded at Ostrabruck. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle. (1 reports)
  16. 26 June 1922 — A cart overturns in Salt Quay, Sanding. The driver, a man of Hagenkirchen, is taken to hospital. (1 reports)
  17. 28 June 1922 — The telegraph reaches Dammberg. The first message sent is the front-line report. (1 reports)

July 15 issues

  1. 2 July 1922 — The Ostra rises 60 centimetres above its mark at Weinau. Cellars in New Gate Quay are flooded. (1 reports)
  2. 3 July 1922 — Electric light is switched on in the market square at Tarnmund. (1 reports)
  3. 4 July 1922 — A cart overturns in Lime Gate, Oberholt. The driver, a man of Oberbach, is taken to hospital. (1 reports)
  4. 5 July 1922 — Weinau Ironworks is declared bankrupt. 510 jobs are lost at Weinau. (1 reports)
  5. 7 July 1922 — A picture house opens in School Street, Hollhausen, seating 500. (1 reports)
  6. 8 July 1922 — The road between Hagenkirchen and Oberholt is metalled at a cost of 30,000 marka. (1 reports)
  7. 13 July 1922 — A picture house opens in Garrison Gate, Lindenmar, seating 200. (1 reports)
  8. 14 July 1922 — A crowd of 5,000 watches the Pfahl match at Dammsee. There are 43 arrests. (2 reports)
  9. 15 July 1922 — The first train reaches Hollstadt. The journey from Vellmar takes 2 hours. (1 reports)
  10. 22 July 1922 — A cart overturns in Cooper Walk, Marschau. The driver, a man of Tarnmoor, is taken to hospital. (1 reports)
  11. 24 July 1922 — A crowd of 4,000 watches the Pfahl match at Wasserdorf. There are 54 arrests. (1 reports)
  12. 25 July 1922 — A new school opens at Tarnmund with 50 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's. (1 reports)
  13. 27 July 1922 — A crowd of 8,000 watches the Pfahl match at Grautal. There are 56 arrests. (3 reports)
  14. 28 July 1922 — Piped water reaches Orchard Gate, Grautal. The old pump is retained by public request. (2 reports)
  15. 29 July 1922 — A motor omnibus service begins between Vellmar and Salzhafen. (1 reports)

August 12 issues

  1. 1 August 1922 — The telegraph reaches Grauburg. The first message sent is the front-line report. (2 reports)
  2. 4 August 1922 — Norrhafen marks the 800th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Salt Row. (2 reports)
  3. 5 August 1922 — Electric light is switched on in the market square at Weinwick. (1 reports)
  4. 7 August 1922 — The road between Sanding and Lindenmar is metalled at a cost of 70,000 marka. (1 reports)
  5. 9 August 1922 — Norrbruck Weaving Company lists on the Vellmar Exchange as KNS. (2 reports)
  6. 10 August 1922 — Salzhafen Trading House lists on the Vellmar Exchange as RBU. (2 reports)
  7. 13 August 1922 — A motor omnibus service begins between Salzhafen and Vellhausen. (1 reports)
  8. 18 August 1922 — Hallin & Krorer is declared bankrupt. 765 jobs are lost at Hollhausen. (1 reports)
  9. 19 August 1922 — The Ostra rises 30 centimetres above its mark at Salzhafen. Cellars in Chapel Walk are flooded. (1 reports)
  10. 24 August 1922 — The coldest night in 60 years is recorded at Sudholt. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle. (1 reports)
  11. 25 August 1922 — A storm strips roofs in Brennholt and fells the old lime in Long Street. (1 reports)
  12. 31 August 1922 — The coldest night in 70 years is recorded at Marschau. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle. (1 reports)

September 16 issues

  1. 2 September 1922 — Workers at the weaving shed in Norrwick stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 4 days. (1 reports)
  2. 4 September 1922 — The bells of Reedtal church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday. (2 reports)
  3. 5 September 1922 — The paper mill at Salzhafen burns through the night. 49 men are out of work. (1 reports)
  4. 6 September 1922 — The Marschau Conference opens its 63rd session. Water is poured. The delegation of Hichistan is recorded as not present. (2 reports)
  5. 7 September 1922 — Workers at the sawmill in Sandfeld stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 7 days. (1 reports)
  6. 10 September 1922 — A cart overturns in Salt Street, Wasserdorf. The driver, a man of Oberbach, is taken to hospital. (1 reports)
  7. 12 September 1922 — Brennholt Dye Company is founded at Brennholt by Agnes Brenn. (2 reports)
  8. 13 September 1922 — A picture house opens in Reed Row, Norrbruck, seating 800. (1 reports)
  9. 14 September 1922 — The coldest night in 80 years is recorded at Dammsee. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle. (1 reports)
  10. 16 September 1922 — Hallin Department Store lists on the Vellmar Exchange as JCE. (2 reports)
  11. 19 September 1922 — Ostra Power is founded at Lindenmar by Maria Brenn. (2 reports)
  12. 20 September 1922 — Workers at the tannery in Norrhafen stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 8 days. (1 reports)
  13. 21 September 1922 — Zorn Iron & Steel lists on the Vellmar Exchange as ZOR. (2 reports)
  14. 24 September 1922 — A picture house opens in Chapel Walk, Tarnmund, seating 200. (3 reports)
  15. 25 September 1922 — Norrhafen Press is founded at Norrhafen by Arno Salm. (1 reports)
  16. 27 September 1922 — Friser Iron & Steel lists on the Vellmar Exchange as FRI. (1 reports)

October 9 issues

  1. 5 October 1922 — A storm strips roofs in Oberholt and fells the old lime in Bridge Street. (2 reports)
  2. 6 October 1922 — A new wing opens at the Weinwick hospital, with 70 beds. (1 reports)
  3. 7 October 1922 — Lolich & Sons, Printers lists on the Vellmar Exchange as LLI. (2 reports)
  4. 8 October 1922 — Piped water reaches Mill Row, Eisenheim. The old pump is retained by public request. (2 reports)
  5. 12 October 1922 — A new bridge is opened at Weinau by the Minister of the Interior. It has 2 arches. (1 reports)
  6. 14 October 1922 — A new bridge is opened at Norrbruck by the Minister of the Interior. It has 6 arches. (1 reports)
  7. 25 October 1922 — Gas lighting is installed in High Gate, Ostrabruck. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness. (3 reports)
  8. 27 October 1922 — A fire in High Gate at Ostrabruck destroys 4 houses. The volunteer brigade attend. No lives are lost. (1 reports)
  9. 29 October 1922 — The autumn fair opens at Norrhafen. 200 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm. (2 reports)

November 15 issues

  1. 1 November 1922 — A cart overturns in Long Walk, Weinwick. The driver, a man of Hollhausen, is taken to hospital. (1 reports)
  2. 2 November 1922 — Brenn Engineering is founded at Sandfeld by Agnes Brenn. (1 reports)
  3. 3 November 1922 — Marrow Builders is acquired by Brenn Foundry. (1 reports)
  4. 4 November 1922 — The autumn fair opens at Salzhafen. 400 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm. (2 reports)
  5. 8 November 1922 — The Ostra rises 70 centimetres above its mark at Tarnmoor. Cellars in Short Street are flooded. (2 reports)
  6. 9 November 1922 — Electric light is switched on in the market square at Sanding. (1 reports)
  7. 10 November 1922 — A motor omnibus service begins between Vellmar and Reedtal. (1 reports)
  8. 11 November 1922 — Reedside Athletic win the Pfahl League, their 1st title, with 13 wins from 16. Leon Mauker of Hollstadt Workers is top scorer with 37 stakes. (1 reports)
  9. 13 November 1922 — Electric light is switched on in the market square at Oberbach. (1 reports)
  10. 14 November 1922 — Dammsee marks the 500th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Church Lane. (1 reports)
  11. 15 November 1922 — A new bridge is opened at Brennholt by the Minister of the Interior. It has 6 arches. (1 reports)
  12. 22 November 1922 — Dammsee marks the 300th anniversary of its charter with a procession along New Gate Lane. (3 reports)
  13. 24 November 1922 — A new wing opens at the Norrwick hospital, with 20 beds. (1 reports)
  14. 29 November 1922 — A new bridge is opened at Grauholt by the Minister of the Interior. It has 5 arches. (1 reports)
  15. 30 November 1922 — Workers at the foundry in Dammberg stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 4 days. (1 reports)

December 10 issues

  1. 3 December 1922 — Marta Wendl wins the Museum Gold Medal for A Missing Inheritance. (1 reports)
  2. 4 December 1922 — Kurt Hartwig wins the Assembly Medal for Verse for A Quiet Inheritance. (2 reports)
  3. 5 December 1922 — Marta Dellar wins the Varrant Prize for Literature for The Record of Sandfeld. (1 reports)
  4. 14 December 1922 — The first train reaches Grauholt. The journey from Vellmar takes 3 hours. (1 reports)
  5. 18 December 1922 — The harvest at Hagenkirchen is reported good. Grain is 8 pfen the measure. (1 reports)
  6. 19 December 1922 — A crowd of 2,000 watches the Pfahl match at Weinau. There are 48 arrests. (1 reports)
  7. 21 December 1922 — The bells of Tarnmund church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday. (4 reports)
  8. 23 December 1922 — The harvest at Kessel is reported late. Grain is 4 pfen the measure. (1 reports)
  9. 24 December 1922 — The brewery at Brennholt burns through the night. 5 men are out of work. (1 reports)
  10. 25 December 1922 — The first train reaches Wasserdorf. The journey from Vellmar takes 7 hours. (1 reports)

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