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1906 in figures

Casualties published by the War Ministry: 68. Acts passed: 86. Rulings: 154. Births: 10,262. Deaths: 5,905. Population on 1 January: 395,845. Grand Chancellor at the close of the year: Gustav Marrow.

January · 17 issues

  1. 4 January 1906 — The road between Hagenkirchen and Norrwick is metalled at a cost of 60,000 marka.
  2. 5 January 1906 — Norrhafen Railway Company is founded at Norrhafen by Emma Toltren.
  3. 6 January 1906 — The Ostra rises 50 centimetres above its mark at Marschau. Cellars in Church Way are flooded.
  4. 7 January 1906 — A storm strips roofs in Salzhafen and fells the old lime in Printer Street.
  5. 8 January 1906 — Weinwick Electric Company lists on the Vellmar Exchange as HTR.
  6. 9 January 1906 — A fire in Garrison Street at Salzhafen destroys 7 houses. The town watch attend. No lives are lost.
  7. 12 January 1906 — The winter fair opens at Marschau. 700 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm.
  8. 19 January 1906 — The bells of Hagenkirchen church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday.
  9. 20 January 1906 — Electric light is switched on in the market square at Sandfeld.
  10. 21 January 1906 — A storm strips roofs in Grautal and fells the old lime in Lime Walk.
  11. 22 January 1906 — A crowd of 8,000 watches the Pfahl match at Hochstadt. There are 3 arrests.
  12. 23 January 1906 — A cart overturns in Iron Way, Norrwick. The driver, a man of Hollhausen, is taken to hospital.
  13. 24 January 1906 — A fire in Salt Street at Hollstadt destroys 4 houses. The town watch attend. No lives are lost.
  14. 25 January 1906 — Workers at the sawmill in Norrbruck stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 5 days.
  15. 27 January 1906 — Electric light is switched on in the market square at Weinfeld.
  16. 28 January 1906 — The Ostra rises 50 centimetres above its mark at Hollstadt. Cellars in Printer Street are flooded.
  17. 30 January 1906 — A new wing opens at the Hochstadt hospital, with 30 beds.

February · 13 issues

  1. 1 February 1906 — A storm strips roofs in Grautal and fells the old lime in High Street.
  2. 3 February 1906 — The Ostra rises 40 centimetres above its mark at Norrwick. Cellars in Church Walk are flooded.
  3. 5 February 1906 — The Ostra rises 70 centimetres above its mark at Hagenkirchen. Cellars in Market Way are flooded.
  4. 6 February 1906 — The Annual War Appropriation for 1906, 2,722,627 marka, passes the Assembly 63 to 0, the first business of the session.
  5. 9 February 1906 — Gas lighting is installed in New Gate Quay, Norrwick. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness.
  6. 13 February 1906 — Electric light is switched on in the market square at Brennholt.
  7. 16 February 1906 — Piped water reaches Cooper Square, Sudholt. The old pump is retained by public request.
  8. 17 February 1906 — Fenn Cloth Works lists on the Vellmar Exchange as UPP.
  9. 18 February 1906 — Tomas Hallin of the Marsh Regiments is awarded the Line Medal for repairing the planking under fire.
  10. 19 February 1906 — The first train reaches Hollhausen. The journey from Vellmar takes 7 hours.
  11. 24 February 1906 — The harvest at Tarnmoor is reported poor. Grain is 8 pfen the measure.
  12. 25 February 1906 — Gas lighting is installed in Bridge Street, Sudholt. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness.
  13. 27 February 1906 — Reinholt Mill Company lists on the Vellmar Exchange as REIN.

March · 12 issues

  1. 2 March 1906 — Kessel marks the 500th anniversary of its charter with a procession along School Way.
  2. 3 March 1906 — Sudmark Wine Company lists on the Vellmar Exchange as MRB.
  3. 5 March 1906 — The coldest night in 60 years is recorded at Salzhafen. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle.
  4. 6 March 1906 — The Spring Action at the Sunk Causeway. The 4th Marsh Regiment engages enemy movement in the reeds through the night and holds the line. The front is unchanged.
  5. 8 March 1906 — A new school opens at Reedtal with 60 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's.
  6. 9 March 1906 — Ostrabruck marks the 400th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Mill Way.
  7. 18 March 1906 — Sudmark Railway is acquired by Brenn Clockworks (Licensed).
  8. 20 March 1906 — Gansel Almanacs (Licensed) is founded at Dammsee by Leon Gansel.
  9. 22 March 1906 — A crowd of 8,000 watches the Pfahl match at Weinfeld. There are 20 arrests.
  10. 23 March 1906 — Electric light is switched on in the market square at Oberholt.
  11. 24 March 1906 — A new wing opens at the Hollhausen hospital, with 30 beds.
  12. 25 March 1906 — Vellhausen Wine Cellars is wound up. 229 jobs are lost at Vellhausen.

April · 17 issues

  1. 3 April 1906 — A new school opens at Hollhausen with 40 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's.
  2. 4 April 1906 — The telegraph reaches Weinwick. The first message sent is the front-line report.
  3. 5 April 1906 — Brenn Iron & Steel is acquired by Tarnmund Railway Company.
  4. 6 April 1906 — Gas lighting is installed in Ferry Street, Norrbruck. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness.
  5. 7 April 1906 — The harvest at Hagenkirchen is reported the best in memory. Grain is 5 pfen the measure.
  6. 9 April 1906 — Piped water reaches High Street, Weinau. The old pump is retained by public request.
  7. 11 April 1906 — Marschau Construction is founded at Marschau by Friedl Trusbeck.
  8. 15 April 1906 — The coldest night in 80 years is recorded at Lindenmar. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle.
  9. 16 April 1906 — Unger & Wolar is acquired by Sondich Chemical Works.
  10. 17 April 1906 — A storm strips roofs in Grauholt and fells the old lime in Short Gate.
  11. 19 April 1906 — The first train reaches Weinau. The journey from Vellmar takes 5 hours.
  12. 20 April 1906 — Tunder Vineyards lists on the Vellmar Exchange as TUN.
  13. 21 April 1906 — The harvest at Brennholt is reported late. Grain is 6 pfen the measure.
  14. 24 April 1906 — A storm strips roofs in Wasserdorf and fells the old lime in Reed Lane.
  15. 25 April 1906 — A fire in Ostra Street at Hochstadt destroys 2 houses. The garrison attend. No lives are lost.
  16. 26 April 1906 — Norrbruck Press is wound up. 637 jobs are lost at Norrbruck.
  17. 29 April 1906 — A fire in Tanner Way at Vellhausen destroys 4 houses. The volunteer brigade attend. No lives are lost.

May · 13 issues

  1. 1 May 1906 — The telegraph reaches Vellmar. The first message sent is the front-line report.
  2. 3 May 1906 — A fire in Bridge Quay at Grauburg destroys 5 houses. The garrison attend. No lives are lost.
  3. 11 May 1906 — A new bridge is opened at Sandfeld by the Minister of the Interior. It has 3 arches.
  4. 14 May 1906 — A cart overturns in Orchard Lane, Lindenmar. The driver, a man of Salzhafen, is taken to hospital.
  5. 16 May 1906 — Arno Jost of the Marsh Regiments is awarded the Line Medal for repairing the planking under fire.
  6. 17 May 1906 — The paper mill at Marschau burns through the night. 59 men are out of work.
  7. 21 May 1906 — Quast Engineering lists on the Vellmar Exchange as QUG.
  8. 22 May 1906 — A new bridge is opened at Hollhausen by the Minister of the Interior. It has 8 arches.
  9. 24 May 1906 — The coldest night in 40 years is recorded at Ostrabruck. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle.
  10. 26 May 1906 — The coldest night in 40 years is recorded at Hollhausen. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle.
  11. 28 May 1906 — A storm strips roofs in Reedtal and fells the old lime in Ostra Street.
  12. 29 May 1906 — A new school opens at Hochstadt with 30 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's.
  13. 31 May 1906 — The coldest night in 70 years is recorded at Grauholt. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle.

June · 17 issues

  1. 1 June 1906 — Dammberg marks the 800th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Church Way.
  2. 2 June 1906 — Tarnmund Railway Company lists on the Vellmar Exchange as OTC.
  3. 3 June 1906 — A storm strips roofs in Dammsee and fells the old lime in Garrison Square.
  4. 4 June 1906 — A crowd of 4,000 watches the Pfahl match at Sudfurt. There are 53 arrests.
  5. 7 June 1906 — The Ostra rises 50 centimetres above its mark at Hochstadt. Cellars in Long Way are flooded.
  6. 8 June 1906 — The paper mill at Ostrabruck burns through the night. 48 men are out of work.
  7. 13 June 1906 — The foundry at Kessel burns through the night. 54 men are out of work.
  8. 15 June 1906 — A storm strips roofs in Tarnmoor and fells the old lime in Orchard Lane.
  9. 16 June 1906 — Piped water reaches Weaver Way, Dammberg. The old pump is retained by public request.
  10. 17 June 1906 — Brenn & Sons, Brewers lists on the Vellmar Exchange as OTJ.
  11. 19 June 1906 — The 95th Victory Day parade ends at Victory Square under clear skies. The War Ministry estimates the crowd at 23,000. The year's casualty roll is read.
  12. 20 June 1906 — Hollhausen marks the 800th anniversary of its charter with a procession along High Way.
  13. 21 June 1906 — The brewery at Wasserdorf burns through the night. 42 men are out of work.
  14. 23 June 1906 — Brenn Electrical lists on the Vellmar Exchange as BRL.
  15. 24 June 1906 — A storm strips roofs in Grauholt and fells the old lime in Tanner Lane.
  16. 27 June 1906 — The bells of Vellhausen church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday.
  17. 29 June 1906 — A new wing opens at the Hagenkirchen hospital, with 80 beds.

July · 22 issues

  1. 1 July 1906 — A new school opens at Tarnmund with 70 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's.
  2. 2 July 1906 — The summer fair opens at Sanding. 200 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm.
  3. 3 July 1906 — A new wing opens at the Hollstadt hospital, with 70 beds.
  4. 5 July 1906 — The telegraph reaches Oberbach. The first message sent is the front-line report.
  5. 7 July 1906 — A new school opens at Norrwick with 70 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's.
  6. 8 July 1906 — The road between Sudholt and Lindenmar is metalled at a cost of 30,000 marka.
  7. 10 July 1906 — The first train reaches Weinau. The journey from Vellmar takes 2 hours.
  8. 11 July 1906 — A new bridge is opened at Sudholt by the Minister of the Interior. It has 8 arches.
  9. 12 July 1906 — The coldest night in 80 years is recorded at Norrbruck. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle.
  10. 14 July 1906 — A crowd of 6,000 watches the Pfahl match at Ostrabruck. There are 38 arrests.
  11. 15 July 1906 — Gas lighting is installed in Reed Street, Oberbach. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness.
  12. 16 July 1906 — Miffen Almanacs (Licensed) is wound up. 614 jobs are lost at Sandfeld.
  13. 17 July 1906 — Grautal marks the 400th anniversary of its charter with a procession along High Street.
  14. 18 July 1906 — A crowd of 8,000 watches the Pfahl match at Weinwick. There are 24 arrests.
  15. 19 July 1906 — The Ostra rises 20 centimetres above its mark at Grauburg. Cellars in School Street are flooded.
  16. 23 July 1906 — The harvest at Marschau is reported good. Grain is 7 pfen the measure.
  17. 24 July 1906 — Hollstadt Construction is declared bankrupt. 190 jobs are lost at Hollstadt.
  18. 25 July 1906 — Oberbach Construction is declared bankrupt. 508 jobs are lost at Oberbach.
  19. 26 July 1906 — Ostra Power lists on the Vellmar Exchange as LHR.
  20. 27 July 1906 — Workers at the tannery in Weinfeld stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 6 days.
  21. 29 July 1906 — A fire in Long Street at Dammberg destroys 2 houses. The garrison attend. No lives are lost.
  22. 31 July 1906 — A new bridge is opened at Hollhausen by the Minister of the Interior. It has 6 arches.

August · 14 issues

  1. 4 August 1906 — The telegraph reaches Hollhausen. The first message sent is the front-line report.
  2. 5 August 1906 — Electric light is switched on in the market square at Weinfeld.
  3. 6 August 1906 — Norrfeld Railway lists on the Vellmar Exchange as LSV.
  4. 11 August 1906 — Wasserdorf marks the 700th anniversary of its charter with a procession along High Street.
  5. 13 August 1906 — The coldest night in 20 years is recorded at Dammberg. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle.
  6. 15 August 1906 — Electric light is switched on in the market square at Marschau.
  7. 16 August 1906 — The summer fair opens at Hagenkirchen. 200 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm.
  8. 17 August 1906 — A crowd of 6,000 watches the Pfahl match at Vellmar. There are 36 arrests.
  9. 21 August 1906 — The telegraph reaches Kessel. The first message sent is the front-line report.
  10. 23 August 1906 — A new bridge is opened at Vellhausen by the Minister of the Interior. It has 2 arches.
  11. 24 August 1906 — Grau & Manfeld is acquired by Marsch Foundry.
  12. 25 August 1906 — Piped water reaches Garrison Square, Oberholt. The old pump is retained by public request.
  13. 26 August 1906 — The harvest at Hollstadt is reported the best in memory. Grain is 8 pfen the measure.
  14. 30 August 1906 — Electric light is switched on in the market square at Vellhausen.

September · 16 issues

  1. 1 September 1906 — The Marschau Conference opens its 47th session. Water is poured. The delegation of Hichistan is recorded as not present.
  2. 4 September 1906 — The weaving shed at Tarnmoor burns through the night. 37 men are out of work.
  3. 7 September 1906 — The Ostra rises 30 centimetres above its mark at Tarnmoor. Cellars in Long Way are flooded.
  4. 8 September 1906 — The tannery at Vellhausen burns through the night. 21 men are out of work.
  5. 12 September 1906 — A new school opens at Hagenkirchen with 50 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's.
  6. 14 September 1906 — The road between Reedtal and Berging is metalled at a cost of 70,000 marka.
  7. 15 September 1906 — Kesselhöh Iron Company is acquired by Rusk Chemie.
  8. 16 September 1906 — The Ostra rises 30 centimetres above its mark at Tarnmund. Cellars in Mill Street are flooded.
  9. 17 September 1906 — A cart overturns in Low Street, Grauholt. The driver, a man of Weinfeld, is taken to hospital.
  10. 19 September 1906 — The telegraph reaches Hollhausen. The first message sent is the front-line report.
  11. 22 September 1906 — A fire in Market Street at Eisenheim destroys 3 houses. The volunteer brigade attend. No lives are lost.
  12. 23 September 1906 — Workers at the foundry in Wasserdorf stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 7 days.
  13. 24 September 1906 — The harvest at Hollhausen is reported the best in memory. Grain is 5 pfen the measure.
  14. 27 September 1906 — The harvest at Sudfurt is reported poor. Grain is 4 pfen the measure.
  15. 28 September 1906 — The paper mill at Sudholt burns through the night. 35 men are out of work.
  16. 30 September 1906 — Ostra Valley Line is wound up. 684 jobs are lost at Weinwick.

October · 11 issues

  1. 2 October 1906 — The harvest at Hollhausen is reported average. Grain is 8 pfen the measure.
  2. 6 October 1906 — Electric light is switched on in the market square at Sudholt.
  3. 9 October 1906 — The Ostra rises 40 centimetres above its mark at Kessel. Cellars in Reed Row are flooded.
  4. 11 October 1906 — A crowd of 6,000 watches the Pfahl match at Hochstadt. There are 21 arrests.
  5. 16 October 1906 — Gas lighting is installed in Printer Street, Kessel. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness.
  6. 19 October 1906 — The bells of Weinwick church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday.
  7. 23 October 1906 — Sanding Stores lists on the Vellmar Exchange as BBW.
  8. 25 October 1906 — The road between Hochstadt and Hollstadt is metalled at a cost of 40,000 marka.
  9. 28 October 1906 — Electric light is switched on in the market square at Sudfurt.
  10. 29 October 1906 — A crowd of 5,000 watches the Pfahl match at Grauburg. There are 23 arrests.
  11. 30 October 1906 — The harvest at Weinau is reported good. Grain is 6 pfen the measure.

November · 14 issues

  1. 3 November 1906 — The coldest night in 20 years is recorded at Hollstadt. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle.
  2. 7 November 1906 — The bells of Hollstadt church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday.
  3. 10 November 1906 — The telegraph reaches Norrbruck. The first message sent is the front-line report.
  4. 12 November 1906 — Gas lighting is installed in Long Row, Reedtal. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness.
  5. 13 November 1906 — A crowd of 6,000 watches the Pfahl match at Salzhafen. There are 8 arrests.
  6. 15 November 1906 — Piped water reaches Short Row, Reedtal. The old pump is retained by public request.
  7. 16 November 1906 — Sudmark Wine Company is acquired by Dielmann & Solatz Machine Works.
  8. 18 November 1906 — Gas lighting is installed in Market Street, Eisenheim. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness.
  9. 20 November 1906 — A new bridge is opened at Wasserdorf by the Minister of the Interior. It has 5 arches.
  10. 21 November 1906 — Tarnmund Lake win the Pfahl League, their 17th title, with 11 wins from 14. Hugo Nordmann of Tarnmund Lake is top scorer with 30 stakes.
  11. 23 November 1906 — The harvest at Hollhausen is reported good. Grain is 3 pfen the measure.
  12. 26 November 1906 — A crowd of 2,000 watches the Pfahl match at Norrbruck. There are 13 arrests.
  13. 27 November 1906 — The coldest night in 30 years is recorded at Grauburg. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle.
  14. 29 November 1906 — Workers at the foundry in Dammberg stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 6 days.

December · 17 issues

  1. 1 December 1906 — The road between Berging and Reedtal is metalled at a cost of 30,000 marka.
  2. 2 December 1906 — The harvest at Lindenmar is reported late. Grain is 8 pfen the measure.
  3. 3 December 1906 — Rudolf Mausen wins the Varrant Prize for Literature for A History of Sanding.
  4. 5 December 1906 — Berging Stores is wound up. 594 jobs are lost at Berging.
  5. 6 December 1906 — A cart overturns in Ferry Row, Hagenkirchen. The driver, a man of Sandfeld, is taken to hospital.
  6. 7 December 1906 — Oskar Deichen wins the Assembly Medal for Verse for The Long Sedge.
  7. 8 December 1906 — A crowd of 2,000 watches the Pfahl match at Weinwick. There are 48 arrests.
  8. 10 December 1906 — The first train reaches Berging. The journey from Vellmar takes 2 hours.
  9. 12 December 1906 — The winter fair opens at Hollhausen. 700 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm.
  10. 13 December 1906 — Piped water reaches Reed Walk, Brennholt. The old pump is retained by public request.
  11. 14 December 1906 — A fire in Church Lane at Dammsee destroys 2 houses. The garrison attend. No lives are lost.
  12. 16 December 1906 — The first train reaches Norrbruck. The journey from Vellmar takes 6 hours.
  13. 17 December 1906 — Electric light is switched on in the market square at Wasserdorf.
  14. 20 December 1906 — Norrbruck marks the 700th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Ferry Street.
  15. 22 December 1906 — United Marsh Timber is wound up. 494 jobs are lost at Lindenmar.
  16. 23 December 1906 — A new bridge is opened at Sandfeld by the Minister of the Interior. It has 4 arches.
  17. 30 December 1906 — Lindenmar marks the 800th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Orchard Lane.

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