The Schwartzistan Herald · Issues of 2002

2002 in figures

Casualties published by the War Ministry: 22. Acts passed by the Assembly: 106. Rulings reported: 228.

Births registered: 9,653. Deaths registered: 9,026. Population on 1 January: 716,272.

Grand Chancellor at the close of the year: Lukas Marsch, in office since 14 February 2000. Price of the paper: 208 pfen.

January 18 issues

1 January 2002 — A crowd of 3,000 watches the Pfahl match at Sudholt. There are 6 arrests. (1 reports)
2 January 2002 — Moor & Maller is declared bankrupt. 889 jobs are lost at Tarnmund. (2 reports)
3 January 2002 — Sandfeld Dye Company is founded at Sandfeld by Maria Nagel. (4 reports)
5 January 2002 — Piped water reaches Long Street, Ostrabruck. The old pump is retained by public request. (1 reports)
8 January 2002 — Oberbach Ironworks lists on the Vellmar Exchange as CHV. (2 reports)
9 January 2002 — The paper mill at Hagenkirchen burns through the night. 11 men are out of work. (2 reports)
10 January 2002 — A crowd of 8,000 watches the Pfahl match at Hagenkirchen. There are 5 arrests. (1 reports)
11 January 2002 — Norrbruck Railway Company is acquired by Norrwick Brewery. (3 reports)
13 January 2002 — Workers at the tannery in Sandfeld stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 4 days. (2 reports)
15 January 2002 — A picture house opens in Printer Walk, Brennholt, seating 400. (1 reports)
16 January 2002 — The Ostra rises 50 centimetres above its mark at Marschau. Cellars in Printer Street are flooded. (1 reports)
17 January 2002 — A storm strips roofs in Norrhafen and fells the old lime in Lime Square. (1 reports)
18 January 2002 — A storm strips roofs in Dammsee and fells the old lime in Church Lane. (1 reports)
22 January 2002 — A crowd of 8,000 watches the Pfahl match at Sudholt. There are 36 arrests. (1 reports)
23 January 2002 — Norrwick library offers public access to the network. The Ministry of Chronology's search notice is displayed beside the terminals. (1 reports)
24 January 2002 — Workers at the foundry in Weinfeld stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 7 days. (1 reports)
26 January 2002 — A new bridge is opened at Norrwick by the Minister of the Interior. It has 2 arches. (1 reports)
27 January 2002 — Marschner Life is wound up. 423 jobs are lost at Norrhafen. (1 reports)

February 13 issues

2 February 2002 — The Annual War Appropriation for 2002, 166,736,167 marka, passes the Assembly 63 to 0, the first business of the session. (3 reports)
4 February 2002 — Eisenheim Dye Company lists on the Vellmar Exchange as JTE. (2 reports)
6 February 2002 — Keich Brewery is founded at Grauburg by Kerstin Keich. (1 reports)
7 February 2002 — A storm strips roofs in Norrbruck and fells the old lime in Weaver Gate. (1 reports)
8 February 2002 — A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Ostrabruck so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public. (2 reports)
10 February 2002 — A new school opens at Tarnmoor with 80 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's. (1 reports)
14 February 2002 — The harvest at Oberbach is reported poor. Grain is 5 pfen the measure. (1 reports)
18 February 2002 — The bells of Weinau church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday. (1 reports)
19 February 2002 — Workers at the brewery in Grautal stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 5 days. (2 reports)
20 February 2002 — The Berging council installs a computer to keep the rates. It occupies a room in Lime Square. (1 reports)
25 February 2002 — A storm strips roofs in Sudholt and fells the old lime in Cooper Square. (1 reports)
26 February 2002 — Workers at the weaving shed in Hollhausen stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 6 days. (1 reports)
28 February 2002 — Workers at the foundry in Dammsee stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 7 days. (1 reports)

March 14 issues

2 March 2002 — A crowd of 7,000 watches the Pfahl match at Wasserdorf. There are 6 arrests. (1 reports)
3 March 2002 — Kalnor.sw is acquired by Norrwick Brewery. (2 reports)
4 March 2002 — The spring fair opens at Dammberg. 300 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm. (1 reports)
7 March 2002 — The sawmill at Hollstadt burns through the night. 49 men are out of work. (1 reports)
11 March 2002 — A cart overturns in Lime Square, Norrhafen. The driver, a man of Weinfeld, is taken to hospital. (1 reports)
12 March 2002 — The harvest at Norrwick is reported the best in memory. Grain is 4 pfen the measure. (2 reports)
13 March 2002 — The bells of Weinwick church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday. (2 reports)
14 March 2002 — Lenz Vineyards is wound up. 282 jobs are lost at Oberholt. (1 reports)
17 March 2002 — Fenn & Piesmann is wound up. 865 jobs are lost at Salzhafen. (2 reports)
22 March 2002 — A new school opens at Kessel with 80 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's. (3 reports)
23 March 2002 — A cart overturns in Church Walk, Reedtal. The driver, a man of Hollstadt, is taken to hospital. (1 reports)
26 March 2002 — The first television set in Norrhafen is demonstrated in the window of a shop in Vine Walk. A crowd gathers for the front-line report. (2 reports)
27 March 2002 — A fire in Forge Row at Tarnmund destroys 8 houses. The volunteer brigade attend. No lives are lost. (1 reports)
30 March 2002 — Vellmar Dairy is founded at Vellmar by Ingrid Wendl. (2 reports)

April 18 issues

1 April 2002 — The road between Sanding and Tarnmoor is metalled at a cost of 70,000 marka. (2 reports)
4 April 2002 — The foundry at Vellhausen burns through the night. 51 men are out of work. (1 reports)
5 April 2002 — A storm strips roofs in Hollhausen and fells the old lime in Low Row. (1 reports)
6 April 2002 — Hollstadt Brewery is founded at Hollstadt by Sabine Teirnvaker. (1 reports)
7 April 2002 — Sanding marks the 600th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Old Gate Gate. (1 reports)
8 April 2002 — The Norrhafen council installs a computer to keep the rates. It occupies a room in Vine Walk. (2 reports)
10 April 2002 — A storm strips roofs in Hollhausen and fells the old lime in Church Quay. (3 reports)
11 April 2002 — Grautal library offers public access to the network. The Ministry of Chronology's search notice is displayed beside the terminals. (1 reports)
12 April 2002 — Hallin & Karhack, Masons lists on the Vellmar Exchange as MAW. (2 reports)
13 April 2002 — Sanding marks the 300th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Long Quay. (2 reports)
15 April 2002 — Brenn & Keitmann Machine Works lists on the Vellmar Exchange as PNJ. (1 reports)
17 April 2002 — Sudfurt Ironworks is wound up. 16 jobs are lost at Sudfurt. (3 reports)
18 April 2002 — Leickfault Foundry lists on the Vellmar Exchange as LEI. (1 reports)
20 April 2002 — The weaving shed at Hollstadt burns through the night. 11 men are out of work. (2 reports)
22 April 2002 — The harvest at Kessel is reported good. Grain is 3 pfen the measure. (3 reports)
25 April 2002 — Brenn Systems lists on the Vellmar Exchange as GDR. (1 reports)
26 April 2002 — Brenn Iron & Steel is founded at Hagenkirchen by Jonas Brenn. (3 reports)
30 April 2002 — A motor omnibus service begins between Weinwick and Kessel. (1 reports)

May 11 issues

5 May 2002 — A fire in Forge Street at Grauburg destroys 4 houses. The garrison attend. No lives are lost. (2 reports)
8 May 2002 — A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Kessel so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public. (1 reports)
16 May 2002 — Voss Foods lists on the Vellmar Exchange as BWS. (1 reports)
17 May 2002 — A cart overturns in Printer Street, Dammsee. The driver, a man of Marschau, is taken to hospital. (1 reports)
18 May 2002 — Workers at the foundry in Dammberg stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 5 days. (1 reports)
20 May 2002 — Wasserdorf Transport lists on the Vellmar Exchange as WAT. (2 reports)
21 May 2002 — Wasserdorf Ordnance Works is acquired by Brenn Electronics. (2 reports)
24 May 2002 — The telegraph reaches Sudholt. The first message sent is the front-line report. (1 reports)
27 May 2002 — Licensed Calendars of Osmoor is founded at Berging by Thomas Brenn. (1 reports)
28 May 2002 — Tiendiech Eel Canning lists on the Vellmar Exchange as TIG. (1 reports)
29 May 2002 — The brewery at Marschau burns through the night. 27 men are out of work. (1 reports)

June 16 issues

1 June 2002 — Norrbruck library offers public access to the network. The Ministry of Chronology's search notice is displayed beside the terminals. (1 reports)
2 June 2002 — Tarnmoor marks the 700th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Lime Street. (2 reports)
4 June 2002 — The bells of Norrbruck church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday. (1 reports)
6 June 2002 — The bells of Hollhausen church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday. (1 reports)
7 June 2002 — Kamm Logistics lists on the Vellmar Exchange as KMM. (1 reports)
9 June 2002 — The harvest at Vellmar is reported late. Grain is 2 pfen the measure. (1 reports)
11 June 2002 — The harvest at Tarnmoor is reported average. Grain is 4 pfen the measure. (1 reports)
12 June 2002 — Rusk Iron & Steel is acquired by Pfeil & Sarnek, Merchants. (3 reports)
14 June 2002 — The Reedtal council installs a computer to keep the rates. It occupies a room in Salt Street. (1 reports)
17 June 2002 — The coldest night in 30 years is recorded at Sudholt. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle. (1 reports)
18 June 2002 — A new school opens at Weinau with 50 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's. (1 reports)
19 June 2002 — The 191st Victory Day parade ends at Victory Square in a cold wind off the Ostra. The War Ministry estimates the crowd at 38,000. The year's casualty roll is read. (3 reports)
22 June 2002 — Fromm Chemie lists on the Vellmar Exchange as FRE. (2 reports)
28 June 2002 — Ninmann Foods lists on the Vellmar Exchange as NIN. (2 reports)
29 June 2002 — The first television set in Kessel is demonstrated in the window of a shop in Reed Row. A crowd gathers for the front-line report. (2 reports)
30 June 2002 — A motor omnibus service begins between Tarnmund and Brennholt. (1 reports)

July 13 issues

2 July 2002 — A new wing opens at the Weinau hospital, with 40 beds. (1 reports)
3 July 2002 — A new school opens at Oberbach with 70 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's. (1 reports)
4 July 2002 — A fire in Mill Gate at Lindenmar destroys 6 houses. The fire company attend. No lives are lost. (1 reports)
7 July 2002 — Weinfeld Press is wound up. 836 jobs are lost at Weinfeld. (3 reports)
8 July 2002 — Vellmar Mutual is declared bankrupt. 492 jobs are lost at Sudholt. (1 reports)
10 July 2002 — Vellhausen Electric Company is acquired by Brenn Iron & Steel. (2 reports)
13 July 2002 — Ostrand Haulage lists on the Vellmar Exchange as PDB. (2 reports)
16 July 2002 — The telegraph reaches Dammberg. The first message sent is the front-line report. (1 reports)
20 July 2002 — Vellhausen library offers public access to the network. The Ministry of Chronology's search notice is displayed beside the terminals. (1 reports)
22 July 2002 — Otto Rusich of the Marsh Regiments is awarded the Order of the Reed for recovering the regimental colours from the water. (1 reports)
24 July 2002 — Gas lighting is installed in Mill Lane, Tarnmund. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness. (1 reports)
29 July 2002 — A motor omnibus service begins between Lindenmar and Sanding. (1 reports)
30 July 2002 — A crowd of 3,000 watches the Pfahl match at Marschau. There are 32 arrests. (1 reports)

August 16 issues

1 August 2002 — Hagenkirchen marks the 500th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Market Way. (2 reports)
5 August 2002 — A motor omnibus service begins between Grautal and Hochstadt. (1 reports)
7 August 2002 — Sandfeld marks the 400th anniversary of its charter with a procession along New Gate Way. (2 reports)
10 August 2002 — A new wing opens at the Reedtal hospital, with 70 beds. (2 reports)
12 August 2002 — The Norrwick council installs a computer to keep the rates. It occupies a room in Church Walk. (2 reports)
14 August 2002 — A fire in Old Gate Walk at Brennholt destroys 7 houses. The garrison attend. No lives are lost. (1 reports)
16 August 2002 — A new school opens at Lindenmar with 70 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's. (2 reports)
18 August 2002 — Oberbach Stores is declared bankrupt. 64 jobs are lost at Oberbach. (1 reports)
19 August 2002 — Sudholt Dairy is wound up. 127 jobs are lost at Sudholt. (1 reports)
21 August 2002 — Sudmark Wine Company is wound up. 611 jobs are lost at Lindenmar. (2 reports)
23 August 2002 — Electric light is switched on in the market square at Norrhafen. (2 reports)
24 August 2002 — The summer fair opens at Oberbach. 200 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm. (1 reports)
25 August 2002 — The first train reaches Sudholt. The journey from Vellmar takes 2 hours. (1 reports)
29 August 2002 — Kaltz Foods lists on the Vellmar Exchange as RLM. (1 reports)
30 August 2002 — A new bridge is opened at Weinau by the Minister of the Interior. It has 8 arches. (2 reports)
31 August 2002 — A storm strips roofs in Grauburg and fells the old lime in Forge Street. (2 reports)

September 18 issues

1 September 2002 — Gas lighting is installed in Long Row, Reedtal. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness. (1 reports)
2 September 2002 — A new wing opens at the Berging hospital, with 20 beds. (1 reports)
3 September 2002 — Monika Ebner becomes Speaker of the Assembly. (1 reports)
4 September 2002 — The harvest at Weinwick is reported average. Grain is 4 pfen the measure. (2 reports)
5 September 2002 — Kessler Haulage is acquired by Marschau Construction. (1 reports)
6 September 2002 — The Marschau Conference opens its 143rd session. Water is poured. The delegation of Hichistan is recorded as not present. (1 reports)
9 September 2002 — Brenn & Sons, Printers lists on the Vellmar Exchange as GTV. (4 reports)
10 September 2002 — Piped water reaches Garrison Gate, Lindenmar. The old pump is retained by public request. (2 reports)
12 September 2002 — Heinz Wendl becomes Senior Archivist. (1 reports)
15 September 2002 — A picture house opens in Weaver Gate, Hochstadt, seating 800. (1 reports)
17 September 2002 — Gas lighting is installed in Ferry Gate, Vellhausen. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness. (3 reports)
19 September 2002 — The first train reaches Lindenmar. The journey from Vellmar takes 3 hours. (1 reports)
21 September 2002 — The coldest night in 80 years is recorded at Sandfeld. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle. (1 reports)
24 September 2002 — Oberholt Brewery lists on the Vellmar Exchange as AWV. (3 reports)
25 September 2002 — Rusk Engineering is wound up. 223 jobs are lost at Weinfeld. (1 reports)
27 September 2002 — Hagenkirchen Brewery is founded at Hagenkirchen by Karin Feinich. (1 reports)
29 September 2002 — The bells of Brennholt church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday. (1 reports)
30 September 2002 — Ostrabruck Gas Company is acquired by Tarn & Vochde. (3 reports)

October 12 issues

1 October 2002 — A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Berging so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public. (1 reports)
2 October 2002 — Hollhausen Railway Company is declared bankrupt. 401 jobs are lost at Hollhausen. (1 reports)
5 October 2002 — The telegraph reaches Dammsee. The first message sent is the front-line report. (1 reports)
10 October 2002 — The harvest at Dammsee is reported good. Grain is 8 pfen the measure. (2 reports)
12 October 2002 — A crowd of 4,000 watches the Pfahl match at Lindenmar. There are 48 arrests. (1 reports)
14 October 2002 — Salzhafen Wireless is wound up. 612 jobs are lost at Salzhafen. (1 reports)
19 October 2002 — Electric light is switched on in the market square at Hollstadt. (2 reports)
20 October 2002 — Ostrand Telecom is declared bankrupt. 762 jobs are lost at Weinwick. (2 reports)
22 October 2002 — The coldest night in 50 years is recorded at Berging. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle. (1 reports)
25 October 2002 — A crowd of 6,000 watches the Pfahl match at Hagenkirchen. There are 28 arrests. (1 reports)
30 October 2002 — A cart overturns in Old Gate Walk, Hollstadt. The driver, a man of Berging, is taken to hospital. (1 reports)
31 October 2002 — Brenn Electronics lists on the Vellmar Exchange as HRR. (1 reports)

November 15 issues

1 November 2002 — A new school opens at Norrbruck with 20 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's. (1 reports)
2 November 2002 — Krielter & Sons, Printers is founded at Sudfurt by Sabine Krielter. (3 reports)
3 November 2002 — The first train reaches Tarnmoor. The journey from Vellmar takes 3 hours. (1 reports)
4 November 2002 — A storm strips roofs in Reedtal and fells the old lime in Ostra Street. (2 reports)
6 November 2002 — Workers at the brewery in Norrhafen stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 3 days. (1 reports)
8 November 2002 — The paper mill at Hollstadt burns through the night. 27 men are out of work. (1 reports)
14 November 2002 — The coldest night in 80 years is recorded at Sudfurt. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle. (1 reports)
15 November 2002 — Hollstadt Workers win the Pfahl League, their 10th title, with 17 wins from 22. Stefan Hallin of Marschau Garrison is top scorer with 28 stakes. (1 reports)
17 November 2002 — The road between Ostrabruck and Lindenmar is metalled at a cost of 30,000 marka. (2 reports)
18 November 2002 — The first television set in Sandfeld is demonstrated in the window of a shop in Well Row. A crowd gathers for the front-line report. (1 reports)
19 November 2002 — A cart overturns in Harbour Square, Eisenheim. The driver, a man of Kessel, is taken to hospital. (1 reports)
21 November 2002 — Piped water reaches Reed Lane, Sanding. The old pump is retained by public request. (1 reports)
22 November 2002 — Rornden Brewery is founded at Hochstadt by Nadja Rornden. (3 reports)
25 November 2002 — Lindenmar Mills lists on the Vellmar Exchange as DNV. (3 reports)
29 November 2002 — A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Hagenkirchen so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public. (1 reports)

December 16 issues

1 December 2002 — Ingrid Brenn wins the Assembly Medal for Verse for The Chancellor's Ledger. (1 reports)
2 December 2002 — Gas lighting is installed in Orchard Street, Norrwick. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness. (1 reports)
4 December 2002 — Susanne Brenn wins the Varrant Prize for Literature for Weinfeld Letters. (2 reports)
5 December 2002 — Marschau Wine Cellars lists on the Vellmar Exchange as OPF. (2 reports)
6 December 2002 — Ursula Gilhardt wins the Vellmar Screen Prize for Eleven Characters. (2 reports)
7 December 2002 — Petra Salm wins the Radio Award for A Quiet Year. (1 reports)
9 December 2002 — A cart overturns in Ostra Street, Weinwick. The driver, a man of Sudfurt, is taken to hospital. (2 reports)
11 December 2002 — The Ostra rises 70 centimetres above its mark at Sudfurt. Cellars in Printer Quay are flooded. (1 reports)
12 December 2002 — A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Reedtal so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public. (1 reports)
13 December 2002 — A fire in Old Gate Walk at Brennholt destroys 6 houses. The town watch attend. No lives are lost. (1 reports)
14 December 2002 — A new wing opens at the Hochstadt hospital, with 50 beds. (2 reports)
20 December 2002 — Electric light is switched on in the market square at Hollstadt. (1 reports)
25 December 2002 — The bells of Grauburg church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday. (1 reports)
26 December 2002 — Bohm Stake & Plank is declared bankrupt. 197 jobs are lost at Hollstadt. (3 reports)
27 December 2002 — The bells of Weinfeld church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday. (1 reports)
31 December 2002 — A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Weinfeld so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public. (2 reports)

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