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The Evening Courier

Our picture: Weinfeld, 17 June 1913, photographed for the Courier as the light went. Brenn Causeway Supply is declared bankrupt. 341 jobs are lost at Weinfeld.

The Roll as published by the War Ministry

The Ministry sent no names. The Courier is glad of it.

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

Courts and Assembly

What the Assembly did while you were at work.

14 June 1913. The War Widows Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly without a division. Charged to the Annual War Appropriation. Passed unanimously, as is customary for measures concerning the Line. Nobody cheered.

The Regional Court of The Ostrand. Reinholt v. Klasen: Concerning a boundary between two farms at Norrbruck. Ruling: for the plaintiff. The Courier was there.

The Regional Court of The Ostrand. The Crown v. Wechholt: Concerning desertion from the Marsh Regiments. Ruling: 2 years. You should have seen the faces.

The Regional Court of The Sudmark. Hannmann v. Lengtol: Concerning smoke from a paper mill at Salzhafen. Ruling: injunction granted. The gallery was packed.

The Regional Court of Kesselhöh. The Crown v. Ehrlich: Concerning desertion from the Marsh Regiments. Ruling: acquitted: he was lost in the fog. The Courier was there.

Money

The prices that matter.

Bread 18.3 pfen the loaf. Beer 27.5 pfen the litre. A day's work pays 1.71 marka. A room costs 5.98 marka the month. The Exchange closed the year at 2,808.10. Bank rate 3.21 per cent.

The War Appropriation this year: 3,321,410 marka. Sixty-three to nil.

Born, wed, gone.

226 births, 73 weddings, 107 deaths this week. Population 425,807.

On this day

104 years ago. Brenn Vineyards is founded at Salzhafen by Ulrik Brenn. Report.

97 years ago. A new bridge is opened at Norrbruck by the Minister of the Interior. It has 8 arches. Report.

Sport

Pfahl. The League of 1912 went to Marschau Garrison. Full table.

ClubWL
Marschau Garrison122
Kessel Iron104
Hollstadt Workers95
Ostrabruck Bridge68
Tarnmund Lake68
Vellmar Wardens59
Grauburg Fortress59
Norrwick Printers311

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

The Stars

Aries Do not argue with a carter this week.
Taurus The weather turns and so does your luck, briefly.
Gemini Say less at the market than you mean to.
Cancer The causeway is dry. Use it.
Leo The Exchange is not for you this week.
Virgo Your papers are in order. Keep them that way.
Libra A quarrel over nothing. It ends by supper.
Scorpio Someone is keeping something from you. It is probably a cake.
Sagittarius Good news from a cousin. It costs you a stamp.
Capricorn The Ministry writes. Write back.
Aquarius Something you lost turns up in the wrong pocket.
Pisces Sleep early on Wednesday. You will need it.

The Courier crossword

Today's crossword

Solution in tomorrow's Courier. The setter is not responsible for the Grand Chancellor's name being awkward. 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.