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The Evening Courier

Our picture: Dammberg, 29 November 1906, before. You can tell which. Workers at the foundry in Dammberg stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 6 days.

The Roll as published by the War Ministry

CorporalKonrad Ostrand, of VellmarThe 1st Marsh Regimentenemy action24 November 1906

As issued by the War Ministry. The Courier adds nothing.

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

Courts and Assembly

What the Assembly did while you were at work.

28 November 1906. The Sanitation (Amendment) Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 42 votes to 19. Every town above 1000 inhabitants must appoint an officer under this Act. It changes An Act for the Better Provision of Sanitation. It took them all afternoon.

28 November 1906. The Aviation Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 48 votes to 14. Licences are issued by the Ministry of the Interior for a fee of 81 marka. You will notice, or you will not.

26 November 1906. The Apprentices Regulation Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 40 votes to 8. Applies to children between 7 and 13. Comes into force on 1 January 1907. It took them all afternoon.

23 November 1906. The Highways (Amendment) Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 37 votes to 25. Provides 2030 marka for works between Weinau and Grauburg. It changes The Highways Regulation Act. Nobody cheered.

The Regional Court of The Osmoor. Fuchs v. Kirbruch: Concerning smoke from a distillery at Marschau. Ruling: dismissed. You should have seen the faces.

The Regional Court of The Capital District. The Crown v. Murmann: Concerning assault at Vellmar. Ruling: acquitted. The gallery was half empty by lunch.

The Regional Court of Westgau. Brack v. Brenn: Concerning an article in The Evening Courier. Ruling: for the plaintiff, 81 marka. The gallery was half empty by lunch.

Money

The Courier's shopping basket.

Bread 16.3 pfen the loaf. Beer 24.4 pfen the litre. A day's work pays 1.4 marka. A room costs 4.91 marka the month. The Exchange closed the year at 2,288.10. Bank rate 3.57 per cent.

The War Appropriation this year: 2,555,086 marka. Sixty-three to nil.

Hatched, matched and dispatched.

210 births, 77 weddings, 125 deaths this week. Population 395,845.

On this day

98 years ago. The paper mill at Salzhafen burns through the night. 21 men are out of work. Report.

97 years ago. The autumn fair opens at Weinau. 500 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm. Report.

Sport

Pfahl. The League of 1906 went to Tarnmund Lake. Full table.

ClubWL
Tarnmund Lake113
Marschau Garrison113
Hollstadt Workers104
Norrwick Printers77
Vellmar Wardens68
Grauburg Fortress59
Ostrabruck Bridge311
Kessel Iron311

The Courier's verdict on the season: long. Table below.

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. Sport report.

The Stars

Aries Do not argue with a carter this week.
Taurus Someone at work repeats your idea. Let them.
Gemini You will hear the same story twice. Believe the second telling.
Cancer Check the clock against the Ministry's. It is slow.
Leo Someone admires your coat. Do not lend it.
Virgo Count the change. Then count it again.
Libra Two people want your opinion. Give it to neither.
Scorpio Hold your tongue at the ferry.
Sagittarius Good news from a cousin. It costs you a stamp.
Capricorn A form arrives. Fill it in the same day.
Aquarius Something you lost turns up in the wrong pocket.
Pisces Someone compliments your boots. They want to borrow them.

The Courier crossword

Today's crossword

Across runs across. Down runs down. Solution tomorrow. Do not send in almanacs. Fill it in online. Yesterday's habit, today's solution.

Printed and published at Vellmar by The Evening Courier. One pfen. Registered under the Press Act. Casualty figures as published by the War Ministry.

From the Courier's digitised back issues, every evening since 4 September 1871. Reproduced as printed.