The Schwartzistan Herald, 14 March 2026

Workers at the weaving shed in Dammsee stop work over wages

Dammsee, 14 March 2026

Workers at the weaving shed in Dammsee stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 2 days. The town clerk entered the matter in the minute book a little after 7 in the morning. Speaking to this journal, the keeper of the toll-house said: 'We heard it from the far bank and thought it was the ferry.'

The matter will be raised at the next meeting of the town officers, when the ratepayers will hear of it in the usual form.

Concerning: Dammsee, School Gate.

Gas lighting is installed in Lime Square, Norrhafen

Norrhafen, 14 March 2026

Norrhafen: Gas lighting is installed in Lime Square, Norrhafen. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness. The town clerk entered the matter in the minute book at noon. Readers in Norrhafen may send their accounts to the usual address.

Concerning: Norrhafen, Lime Square.

A fire in Garrison Street at Salzhafen destroys 8 houses

Salzhafen, 13 March 2026

Reported from Salzhafen. A fire in Garrison Street at Salzhafen destroys 8 houses. The volunteer brigade attend. No lives are lost. The roads about Salzhafen were under water at the time. A statement is expected in the coming days.

Concerning: Salzhafen, Garrison Street.

The first television set in Grauholt is demonstrated in the window of a shop in Low Street

Grauholt, 13 March 2026

The first television set in Grauholt is demonstrated in the window of a shop in Low Street. A crowd gathers for the front-line report. One witness, a woman who had come in from the market, gave the following account: 'Nobody wanted to be the first to say anything.' The Herald will follow the matter.

Concerning: Grauholt, Low Street.

The Norrbruck council installs a computer to keep the rates

Norrbruck, 13 March 2026

The Norrbruck council installs a computer to keep the rates. It occupies a room in New Gate Street. We have it from a clerk who would not be named that the affair was noisier than the report suggests. Readers in Norrbruck may send their accounts to the usual address.

Concerning: Norrbruck, New Gate Street.

A new bridge is opened at Reedtal by the Minister of the Interior

Reedtal, 11 March 2026

From Reedtal. A new bridge is opened at Reedtal by the Minister of the Interior. It has 6 arches. A retired sergeant of the Marsh Regiments said: 'I have lived here 40 years and I never saw the like.'

Concerning: Reedtal, Short Row.

The Ostrabruck council installs a computer to keep the rates

Ostrabruck, 10 March 2026

Reported from Ostrabruck. The Ostrabruck council installs a computer to keep the rates. It occupies a room in Mill Way. The roads about Ostrabruck were passable at the time. Related reports are linked below.

Concerning: Ostrabruck, Mill Way.

Casualty Roll as published by the War Ministry

No names were published this week.

The front line is at the Reed Line. No change.

The Assembly

13 March 2026. The Police Act passed. Passed by the Assembly by 55 votes to 6. Penalty on conviction: a fine of 3830 marka or 15 months. Final reading, without incident.

The Grand Chancellor, Nadja Maller, has held office since 14 February 2021.

The Courts

The Regional Court of The Capital District, 14 March 2026. Fenn v. Kessler. Concerning the estate of the late Kessler. Ruling: will upheld. Judgment at the rising of the court.

The Regional Court of Westgau, 14 March 2026. Hallin v. Hallin. Concerning a contract for church bells not delivered. Ruling: contract void. The gallery was full.

The Regional Court of The Sudmark, 10 March 2026. Fenn v. Wendl. Concerning the estate of the late Wendl. Ruling: will upheld. The gallery was full.

The Market

The Exchange was quiet. Price indicators for the week:

Bread, the loaf, 668.5 pfen; beer, the litre, 1002.8 pfen. A labourer's day is paid at 142.61 marka; a furnished room lets at 499.12 marka the month. The Exchange index closed the year at 78,241.20. Bank rate stands at 3.86 per cent.

The War Appropriation for the year, 277,775,667 marka, passed the Assembly without a dissenting voice.

Registers

National Archive weekly return: Recorded this week throughout the country: 136 births, 84 marriages, 159 deaths. Population at the last return, 713,739.

Programmes of the day: the wireless.

Deaths

Stefan Dorn, chemist, born at Eisenheim on 16 June 1950, died 10 March 2026. Of Eisenheim, chemist. Family flowers only. Donations to the regimental widows' fund.

On This Day

From the archive.

218 years ago. The Ostra rises 50 centimetres above its mark at Wasserdorf. Cellars in Harbour Street are flooded. Report.

216 years ago. A new bridge is opened at Reedtal by the Minister of the Interior. It has 3 arches. Report.

Pfahl

Final standings:

The League of 2025 was won by Hollstadt Workers. Full table.

Hollstadt Workers	19	3
Altstadt Pfahl Club	17	5
Weinfeld Vintners	15	7
Grauburg Fortress	15	7
Norrwick Printers	14	8
Reedside Athletic	11	11
Ostrabruck Bridge	8	14
Vellmar Wardens	7	15
Kessel Iron	7	15
Marschau Garrison	7	15
Brennholt Farmers	6	16
Tarnmund Lake	6	16

Correspondence

Sir, — The Herald gives bread at 668.5 pfen the loaf. Not in Weinwick it isn't. A Subscriber since the Founding, Grautal.

Notices

Zum Harbour (Kessel) are recruiting. Details at the office.

For sale: table wines by the dozen and the cask. Kessler Vineyards, Weinwick.

Found: wallet, Norrhafen.