The Schwartzistan Herald · Issues of 2017

2017 in figures

Casualties published by the War Ministry: 12. Acts passed by the Assembly: 96. Rulings reported: 211.

Births registered: 8,103. Deaths registered: 8,500. Population on 1 January: 719,282.

Grand Chancellor at the close of the year: Renate Brenn, in office since 14 February 2014. Price of the paper: 279 pfen.

January 14 issues

1 January 2017 — Tarnmund Wine Cellars lists on the Vellmar Exchange as HGS. (1 reports)
2 January 2017 — Workers at the foundry in Tarnmund stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 4 days. (1 reports)
3 January 2017 — The Ostra rises 20 centimetres above its mark at Hollstadt. Cellars in Iron Quay are flooded. (1 reports)
5 January 2017 — A new school opens at Hollstadt with 70 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's. (1 reports)
8 January 2017 — A new wing opens at the Norrwick hospital, with 40 beds. (1 reports)
10 January 2017 — The Norrhafen council installs a computer to keep the rates. It occupies a room in Old Gate Gate. (2 reports)
14 January 2017 — The first train reaches Berging. The journey from Vellmar takes 2 hours. (1 reports)
16 January 2017 — Hagenkirchen library offers public access to the network. The Ministry of Chronology's search notice is displayed beside the terminals. (1 reports)
17 January 2017 — The Ostra rises 80 centimetres above its mark at Wasserdorf. Cellars in Reed Lane are flooded. (2 reports)
21 January 2017 — The coldest night in 40 years is recorded at Oberholt. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle. (1 reports)
26 January 2017 — Tachbeist Chemie is declared bankrupt. 394 jobs are lost at Sudholt. (1 reports)
27 January 2017 — A new school opens at Berging with 30 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's. (2 reports)
28 January 2017 — A crowd of 6,000 watches the Pfahl match at Grauburg. There are 30 arrests. (1 reports)
30 January 2017 — Fenn Department Store is wound up. 406 jobs are lost at Berging. (3 reports)

February 16 issues

2 February 2017 — The harvest at Ostrabruck is reported average. Grain is 3 pfen the measure. (1 reports)
3 February 2017 — A picture house opens in Weaver Gate, Hollstadt, seating 500. (1 reports)
7 February 2017 — The Annual War Appropriation for 2017, 233,393,966 marka, passes the Assembly 63 to 0, the first business of the session. (2 reports)
8 February 2017 — Martin Tarn is appointed Minister of Finance. (1 reports)
9 February 2017 — Sandar Causeway Supply lists on the Vellmar Exchange as LZZ. (1 reports)
11 February 2017 — The road between Ostrabruck and Norrhafen is metalled at a cost of 30,000 marka. (1 reports)
12 February 2017 — Satlun Iron & Steel lists on the Vellmar Exchange as SATL. (2 reports)
13 February 2017 — The bells of Vellhausen church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday. (1 reports)
17 February 2017 — Electric light is switched on in the market square at Sandfeld. (1 reports)
18 February 2017 — Grauholt Brewery lists on the Vellmar Exchange as ROI. (2 reports)
20 February 2017 — Kaner Engineering lists on the Vellmar Exchange as VDC. (2 reports)
21 February 2017 — Workers at the paper mill in Norrhafen stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 2 days. (3 reports)
22 February 2017 — Workers at the foundry in Grautal stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 8 days. (1 reports)
26 February 2017 — A fire in Weaver Street at Norrwick destroys 7 houses. The garrison attend. No lives are lost. (1 reports)
27 February 2017 — The telegraph reaches Norrbruck. The first message sent is the front-line report. (1 reports)
28 February 2017 — Gas lighting is installed in Bridge Street, Oberbach. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness. (3 reports)

March 12 issues

1 March 2017 — Brenn & Sons, Brewers lists on the Vellmar Exchange as JZO. (2 reports)
2 March 2017 — A motor omnibus service begins between Vellhausen and Hollstadt. (1 reports)
3 March 2017 — The spring fair opens at Sudfurt. 400 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm. (2 reports)
4 March 2017 — The first train reaches Eisenheim. The journey from Vellmar takes 2 hours. (2 reports)
10 March 2017 — The telegraph reaches Grauholt. The first message sent is the front-line report. (1 reports)
13 March 2017 — United Marsh Timber lists on the Vellmar Exchange as VOB. (1 reports)
14 March 2017 — Reedkalsoft lists on the Vellmar Exchange as AHO. (1 reports)
17 March 2017 — A new wing opens at the Oberbach hospital, with 50 beds. (1 reports)
19 March 2017 — The Ostra rises 60 centimetres above its mark at Reedtal. Cellars in Salt Street are flooded. (1 reports)
23 March 2017 — The Ostra rises 20 centimetres above its mark at Dammsee. Cellars in Garrison Square are flooded. (1 reports)
24 March 2017 — A cart overturns in Old Gate Quay, Dammsee. The driver, a man of Grauburg, is taken to hospital. (1 reports)
29 March 2017 — Kallinworks lists on the Vellmar Exchange as KALL. (3 reports)

April 16 issues

2 April 2017 — A picture house opens in Bridge Street, Reedtal, seating 400. (2 reports)
5 April 2017 — A storm strips roofs in Norrwick and fells the old lime in Church Walk. (2 reports)
7 April 2017 — Menbest & Tester Machine Works is founded at Weinwick by Claudia Menbest. (2 reports)
8 April 2017 — A fire in Chapel Street at Lindenmar destroys 6 houses. The garrison attend. No lives are lost. (1 reports)
11 April 2017 — Leon Senen becomes Speaker of the Assembly. (1 reports)
13 April 2017 — Stefan Kessler becomes Editor of The Schwartzistan Herald. (2 reports)
14 April 2017 — The bells of Hochstadt church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday. (1 reports)
16 April 2017 — Rainer Birk of the Marsh Regiments is awarded the Line Medal for holding the Third Stake alone for a night. (2 reports)
17 April 2017 — A new school opens at Grauholt with 20 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's. (2 reports)
18 April 2017 — Piped water reaches High Street, Weinau. The old pump is retained by public request. (1 reports)
19 April 2017 — Electric light is switched on in the market square at Hollstadt. (1 reports)
20 April 2017 — The bells of Reedtal church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday. (1 reports)
23 April 2017 — Brenn Logistics is declared bankrupt. 444 jobs are lost at Dammsee. (2 reports)
26 April 2017 — A crowd of 2,000 watches the Pfahl match at Reedtal. There are 28 arrests. (1 reports)
28 April 2017 — The telegraph reaches Ostrabruck. The first message sent is the front-line report. (1 reports)
29 April 2017 — The coldest night in 20 years is recorded at Sudfurt. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle. (3 reports)

May 19 issues

4 May 2017 — A crowd of 2,000 watches the Pfahl match at Eisenheim. There are 59 arrests. (2 reports)
5 May 2017 — The road between Wasserdorf and Ostrabruck is metalled at a cost of 80,000 marka. (1 reports)
6 May 2017 — Electric light is switched on in the market square at Marschau. (1 reports)
10 May 2017 — Kesselhöh Iron Company lists on the Vellmar Exchange as VKU. (1 reports)
11 May 2017 — The Ostra rises 40 centimetres above its mark at Tarnmund. Cellars in Warden Square are flooded. (1 reports)
14 May 2017 — Electric light is switched on in the market square at Weinau. (2 reports)
16 May 2017 — Oberbach library offers public access to the network. The Ministry of Chronology's search notice is displayed beside the terminals. (1 reports)
17 May 2017 — The tannery at Brennholt burns through the night. 48 men are out of work. (1 reports)
18 May 2017 — The first television set in Weinau is demonstrated in the window of a shop in Garrison Street. A crowd gathers for the front-line report. (1 reports)
19 May 2017 — A new wing opens at the Hollstadt hospital, with 70 beds. (1 reports)
21 May 2017 — The first television set in Grauholt is demonstrated in the window of a shop in Tanner Lane. A crowd gathers for the front-line report. (1 reports)
22 May 2017 — Ebner Causeway Supply is wound up. 634 jobs are lost at Weinau. (1 reports)
24 May 2017 — Electric light is switched on in the market square at Sandfeld. (1 reports)
25 May 2017 — The first train reaches Sudfurt. The journey from Vellmar takes 5 hours. (1 reports)
26 May 2017 — The first train reaches Tarnmund. The journey from Vellmar takes 5 hours. (1 reports)
27 May 2017 — The harvest at Vellmar is reported the best in memory. Grain is 7 pfen the measure. (1 reports)
28 May 2017 — A new wing opens at the Berging hospital, with 40 beds. (1 reports)
30 May 2017 — Grauholt library offers public access to the network. The Ministry of Chronology's search notice is displayed beside the terminals. (1 reports)
31 May 2017 — Norrwick Construction lists on the Vellmar Exchange as RPV. (1 reports)

June 15 issues

2 June 2017 — Kessel library offers public access to the network. The Ministry of Chronology's search notice is displayed beside the terminals. (1 reports)
4 June 2017 — A picture house opens in Iron Street, Kessel, seating 400. (1 reports)
5 June 2017 — A new bridge is opened at Dammberg by the Minister of the Interior. It has 4 arches. (1 reports)
6 June 2017 — A picture house opens in Short Way, Salzhafen, seating 300. (1 reports)
13 June 2017 — Electric light is switched on in the market square at Sudfurt. (1 reports)
14 June 2017 — A crowd of 2,000 watches the Pfahl match at Grautal. There are 29 arrests. (1 reports)
15 June 2017 — The telegraph reaches Hollhausen. The first message sent is the front-line report. (1 reports)
17 June 2017 — Brenn & Sons, Brewers lists on the Vellmar Exchange as IRR. (2 reports)
19 June 2017 — The 206th Victory Day parade ends at Victory Square in a cold wind off the Ostra. The War Ministry estimates the crowd at 39,000. The year's casualty roll is read. (2 reports)
20 June 2017 — A picture house opens in Garrison Street, Eisenheim, seating 200. (1 reports)
21 June 2017 — The sawmill at Norrwick burns through the night. 7 men are out of work. (1 reports)
23 June 2017 — A motor omnibus service begins between Brennholt and Oberbach. (1 reports)
25 June 2017 — Oberbach Mills is acquired by Brenn & Sons, Brewers. (1 reports)
26 June 2017 — The first television set in Tarnmund is demonstrated in the window of a shop in Bridge Quay. A crowd gathers for the front-line report. (1 reports)
30 June 2017 — Brenn Chemical Works is wound up. 539 jobs are lost at Vellhausen. (2 reports)

July 15 issues

2 July 2017 — A fire in Short Gate at Grauholt destroys 7 houses. The garrison attend. No lives are lost. (1 reports)
3 July 2017 — Dammberg Transport lists on the Vellmar Exchange as VKZ. (1 reports)
6 July 2017 — A crowd of 7,000 watches the Pfahl match at Eisenheim. There are 5 arrests. (1 reports)
9 July 2017 — The coldest night in 60 years is recorded at Hagenkirchen. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle. (1 reports)
10 July 2017 — The first train reaches Weinwick. The journey from Vellmar takes 6 hours. (1 reports)
11 July 2017 — A new bridge is opened at Vellmar by the Minister of the Interior. It has 4 arches. (1 reports)
14 July 2017 — Weinau Brewery is founded at Weinau by Anna Tarn. (5 reports)
15 July 2017 — Holt & Frolzell, Merchants lists on the Vellmar Exchange as JHW. (1 reports)
16 July 2017 — Voss & Ristmann, Merchants lists on the Vellmar Exchange as RZJ. (2 reports)
19 July 2017 — Hallin Foods lists on the Vellmar Exchange as DBW. (1 reports)
23 July 2017 — Piped water reaches Reed Street, Brennholt. The old pump is retained by public request. (1 reports)
24 July 2017 — A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Sudfurt so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public. (1 reports)
26 July 2017 — Holkessoft is wound up. 681 jobs are lost at Dammberg. (2 reports)
29 July 2017 — The first television set in Sudfurt is demonstrated in the window of a shop in Low Way. A crowd gathers for the front-line report. (2 reports)
30 July 2017 — The telegraph reaches Hollhausen. The first message sent is the front-line report. (1 reports)

August 15 issues

1 August 2017 — Piped water reaches Church Lane, Dammsee. The old pump is retained by public request. (1 reports)
7 August 2017 — A new wing opens at the Sudfurt hospital, with 50 beds. (1 reports)
10 August 2017 — A motor omnibus service begins between Hollhausen and Sudfurt. (1 reports)
14 August 2017 — Gas lighting is installed in Chapel Row, Dammsee. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness. (1 reports)
15 August 2017 — The paper mill at Dammsee burns through the night. 35 men are out of work. (2 reports)
18 August 2017 — Wendl & Guring, Merchants lists on the Vellmar Exchange as RWL. (1 reports)
19 August 2017 — The Hollhausen council installs a computer to keep the rates. It occupies a room in High Way. (1 reports)
20 August 2017 — Norrhafen Ironworks lists on the Vellmar Exchange as CLJ. (2 reports)
21 August 2017 — The bells of Reedtal church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday. (1 reports)
22 August 2017 — The summer fair opens at Hochstadt. 800 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm. (1 reports)
24 August 2017 — Ilgen Iron & Steel is acquired by Holt Logistics. (3 reports)
25 August 2017 — The Ostra rises 50 centimetres above its mark at Weinau. Cellars in New Gate Quay are flooded. (1 reports)
27 August 2017 — A new school opens at Berging with 30 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's. (1 reports)
30 August 2017 — A crowd of 7,000 watches the Pfahl match at Oberbach. There are 59 arrests. (1 reports)
31 August 2017 — Linostworks lists on the Vellmar Exchange as LNO. (3 reports)

September 18 issues

1 September 2017 — The telegraph reaches Weinwick. The first message sent is the front-line report. (1 reports)
3 September 2017 — The Marschau Conference opens its 158th session. Water is poured. The delegation of Hichistan is recorded as not present. (2 reports)
5 September 2017 — Kessel marks the 700th anniversary of its charter with a procession along School Way. (2 reports)
6 September 2017 — A picture house opens in Long Square, Vellmar, seating 300. (1 reports)
9 September 2017 — Workers at the weaving shed in Grauholt stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 2 days. (2 reports)
10 September 2017 — A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Weinau so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public. (1 reports)
11 September 2017 — Tarnmund marks the 300th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Chapel Walk. (1 reports)
12 September 2017 — Tarn & Moress, Merchants is acquired by Brenn Department Store. (2 reports)
14 September 2017 — Lierner Department Store lists on the Vellmar Exchange as LIER. (2 reports)
16 September 2017 — Vellhausen library offers public access to the network. The Ministry of Chronology's search notice is displayed beside the terminals. (4 reports)
18 September 2017 — The Grautal council installs a computer to keep the rates. It occupies a room in Warden Street. (1 reports)
21 September 2017 — A cart overturns in Printer Street, Marschau. The driver, a man of Dammsee, is taken to hospital. (1 reports)
22 September 2017 — A storm strips roofs in Hochstadt and fells the old lime in Long Way. (1 reports)
25 September 2017 — The road between Sudfurt and Tarnmoor is metalled at a cost of 30,000 marka. (1 reports)
26 September 2017 — A new bridge is opened at Salzhafen by the Minister of the Interior. It has 7 arches. (1 reports)
28 September 2017 — The paper mill at Grauburg burns through the night. 52 men are out of work. (1 reports)
29 September 2017 — A picture house opens in Weaver Gate, Eisenheim, seating 200. (2 reports)
30 September 2017 — The telegraph reaches Dammsee. The first message sent is the front-line report. (1 reports)

October 17 issues

1 October 2017 — Weinfeld Mills is founded at Weinfeld by Andrea Nussbaum. (2 reports)
2 October 2017 — The tannery at Berging burns through the night. 41 men are out of work. (1 reports)
3 October 2017 — A fire in Harbour Row at Oberbach destroys 7 houses. The fire company attend. No lives are lost. (1 reports)
5 October 2017 — A fire in Iron Quay at Hollstadt destroys 6 houses. The fire company attend. No lives are lost. (1 reports)
8 October 2017 — A new school opens at Hollstadt with 80 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's. (1 reports)
9 October 2017 — Gas lighting is installed in Ferry Square, Reedtal. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness. (1 reports)
10 October 2017 — The harvest at Tarnmund is reported poor. Grain is 6 pfen the measure. (1 reports)
11 October 2017 — A new wing opens at the Reedtal hospital, with 50 beds. (1 reports)
13 October 2017 — A crowd of 5,000 watches the Pfahl match at Sudholt. There are 16 arrests. (1 reports)
15 October 2017 — A cart overturns in Chapel Street, Lindenmar. The driver, a man of Weinwick, is taken to hospital. (1 reports)
16 October 2017 — The brewery at Weinau burns through the night. 25 men are out of work. (1 reports)
22 October 2017 — Ostra Power is founded at Marschau by Leon Hallolt. (1 reports)
23 October 2017 — Pamphlets are found on the pews of the Hollhausen church. They contain a single number and the words 'ask your grandmother'. (1 reports)
25 October 2017 — The harvest at Weinwick is reported late. Grain is 8 pfen the measure. (1 reports)
26 October 2017 — The first train reaches Grautal. The journey from Vellmar takes 2 hours. (1 reports)
30 October 2017 — The coldest night in 20 years is recorded at Hagenkirchen. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle. (1 reports)
31 October 2017 — Geindschen Foundry is wound up. 807 jobs are lost at Hagenkirchen. (3 reports)

November 11 issues

1 November 2017 — Workers at the weaving shed in Sanding stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 6 days. (1 reports)
4 November 2017 — A cart overturns in Iron Way, Norrwick. The driver, a man of Salzhafen, is taken to hospital. (1 reports)
5 November 2017 — Electric light is switched on in the market square at Weinfeld. (1 reports)
6 November 2017 — The foundry at Oberbach burns through the night. 28 men are out of work. (1 reports)
8 November 2017 — Salzhafen Dye Company is founded at Salzhafen by Andrea Bohm. (2 reports)
14 November 2017 — Giess Engineering is founded at Ostrabruck by Klaus Giess. (1 reports)
22 November 2017 — The Ostra rises 40 centimetres above its mark at Weinau. Cellars in Market Way are flooded. (1 reports)
23 November 2017 — Workers at the foundry in Norrwick stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 4 days. (2 reports)
24 November 2017 — Tarnmund Ironworks lists on the Vellmar Exchange as HJK. (2 reports)
29 November 2017 — The road between Norrbruck and Eisenheim is metalled at a cost of 20,000 marka. (1 reports)
30 November 2017 — The road between Dammsee and Reedtal is metalled at a cost of 70,000 marka. (1 reports)

December 21 issues

1 December 2017 — The road between Dammsee and Weinau is metalled at a cost of 30,000 marka. (1 reports)
2 December 2017 — Ben Brenn wins the Radio Award for The Silence of Norrhafen. (2 reports)
3 December 2017 — Gisela Trost wins the Varrant Prize for Literature for A Missing Year. (3 reports)
4 December 2017 — The road between Dammsee and Ostrabruck is metalled at a cost of 30,000 marka. (1 reports)
6 December 2017 — Gas lighting is installed in High Walk, Grauburg. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness. (1 reports)
7 December 2017 — Johanna Wendl wins the Museum Gold Medal for The Clockmaker's Daughter. (1 reports)
8 December 2017 — Piped water reaches Forge Quay, Weinfeld. The old pump is retained by public request. (2 reports)
10 December 2017 — Brenn Import is founded at Ostrabruck by Andrea Brenn. (1 reports)
11 December 2017 — A new wing opens at the Hagenkirchen hospital, with 60 beds. (1 reports)
12 December 2017 — Kolm Import is founded at Weinwick by Gregor Kolm. (2 reports)
16 December 2017 — The bells of Salzhafen church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday. (1 reports)
17 December 2017 — A cart overturns in Long Way, Tarnmoor. The driver, a man of Norrbruck, is taken to hospital. (3 reports)
19 December 2017 — Electric light is switched on in the market square at Sudholt. (1 reports)
21 December 2017 — The road between Lindenmar and Hollstadt is metalled at a cost of 30,000 marka. (1 reports)
23 December 2017 — A new school opens at Norrwick with 80 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's. (1 reports)
25 December 2017 — The road between Sanding and Wasserdorf is metalled at a cost of 70,000 marka. (1 reports)
26 December 2017 — A fire in Cooper Square at Sudholt destroys 5 houses. The town watch attend. No lives are lost. (1 reports)
27 December 2017 — Electric light is switched on in the market square at Grautal. (2 reports)
28 December 2017 — A crowd of 7,000 watches the Pfahl match at Eisenheim. There are 27 arrests. (1 reports)
29 December 2017 — Piped water reaches Salt Gate, Oberbach. The old pump is retained by public request. (2 reports)
31 December 2017 — A new bridge is opened at Eisenheim by the Minister of the Interior. It has 3 arches. (3 reports)

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