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2014 in figures

Casualties published by the War Ministry: 26. Acts passed: 86. Rulings: 228. Births: 8,471. Deaths: 8,557. Population on 1 January: 720,071. Grand Chancellor at the close of the year: Renate Brenn.

January · 18 issues

  1. 3 January 2014 — Egge Cloth Works is acquired by Kessler & Diemann, Masons.
  2. 4 January 2014 — Piped water reaches Church Street, Vellmar. The old pump is retained by public request.
  3. 5 January 2014 — A new bridge is opened at Dammsee by the Minister of the Interior. It has 3 arches.
  4. 6 January 2014 — Konrad Wurning of the Marsh Regiments is awarded the Order of the Reed for carrying four wounded men back along the causeway.
  5. 7 January 2014 — The winter fair opens at Weinfeld. 600 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm.
  6. 8 January 2014 — Norrbruck Motor Works is declared bankrupt. 304 jobs are lost at Norrbruck.
  7. 9 January 2014 — Manfeld & Krengkul lists on the Vellmar Exchange as MANF.
  8. 10 January 2014 — Norrhafen Ordnance Works is wound up. 263 jobs are lost at Norrhafen.
  9. 11 January 2014 — The harvest at Tarnmoor is reported average. Grain is 8 pfen the measure.
  10. 13 January 2014 — A crowd of 5,000 watches the Pfahl match at Oberbach. There are 59 arrests.
  11. 17 January 2014 — A storm strips roofs in Weinfeld and fells the old lime in Vine Street.
  12. 18 January 2014 — A new wing opens at the Reedtal hospital, with 40 beds.
  13. 19 January 2014 — A new school opens at Kessel with 20 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's.
  14. 24 January 2014 — A motor omnibus service begins between Lindenmar and Ostrabruck.
  15. 25 January 2014 — Stiegl & Vastholt lists on the Vellmar Exchange as STT.
  16. 26 January 2014 — Brenn Electronics is acquired by Hauk Vineyards.
  17. 27 January 2014 — Meitzmar Almanacs (Licensed) lists on the Vellmar Exchange as MIT.
  18. 28 January 2014 — The Court of Chronological Offences rules in The Crown v. O. W.: 3 years, suspended.

February · 17 issues

  1. 1 February 2014 — The Annual War Appropriation for 2014, 225,234,811 marka, passes the Assembly 63 to 0, the first business of the session.
  2. 3 February 2014 — The telegraph reaches Hochstadt. The first message sent is the front-line report.
  3. 4 February 2014 — The coldest night in 60 years is recorded at Hochstadt. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle.
  4. 6 February 2014 — Marsch Stake & Plank is acquired by Lindenmar Press.
  5. 8 February 2014 — Electric light is switched on in the market square at Grautal.
  6. 9 February 2014 — Oberholt library offers public access to the network. The Ministry of Chronology's search notice is displayed beside the terminals.
  7. 10 February 2014 — The coldest night in 40 years is recorded at Oberholt. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle.
  8. 12 February 2014 — The bells of Grauholt church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday.
  9. 14 February 2014 — Renate Brenn is elected Grand Chancellor by the Assembly, with the Reed Party abstaining. The war budget is the first item of business.
  10. 15 February 2014 — The first train reaches Weinau. The journey from Vellmar takes 7 hours.
  11. 17 February 2014 — Gas lighting is installed in Harbour Street, Wasserdorf. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness.
  12. 18 February 2014 — A crowd of 5,000 watches the Pfahl match at Grautal. There are 31 arrests.
  13. 21 February 2014 — The Norrbruck council installs a computer to keep the rates. It occupies a room in Ferry Street.
  14. 23 February 2014 — The harvest at Tarnmoor is reported poor. Grain is 4 pfen the measure.
  15. 25 February 2014 — Weinfeld Ironworks lists on the Vellmar Exchange as KWN.
  16. 26 February 2014 — The Tarnmoor council installs a computer to keep the rates. It occupies a room in Orchard Lane.
  17. 27 February 2014 — Piped water reaches Reed Lane, Wasserdorf. The old pump is retained by public request.

March · 20 issues

  1. 1 March 2014 — Claudia Stoster is appointed Minister of the Interior.
  2. 2 March 2014 — Workers at the sawmill in Salzhafen stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 3 days.
  3. 6 March 2014 — Otto Binfess is appointed Minister of War.
  4. 9 March 2014 — A picture house opens in Bridge Quay, Tarnmund, seating 400.
  5. 11 March 2014 — Stiegl Iron & Steel lists on the Vellmar Exchange as STL.
  6. 13 March 2014 — Neitzvaur Electronics is acquired by Fimeing Department Store.
  7. 14 March 2014 — The telegraph reaches Weinfeld. The first message sent is the front-line report.
  8. 16 March 2014 — Bernd Wendl is appointed Minister of Education.
  9. 18 March 2014 — A new bridge is opened at Tarnmund by the Minister of the Interior. It has 3 arches.
  10. 19 March 2014 — The harvest at Norrhafen is reported average. Grain is 8 pfen the measure.
  11. 20 March 2014 — The coldest night in 70 years is recorded at Marschau. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle.
  12. 21 March 2014 — Ingrid Fenn is appointed Minister of Chronology.
  13. 22 March 2014 — The bells of Weinau church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday.
  14. 23 March 2014 — A new bridge is opened at Tarnmund by the Minister of the Interior. It has 6 arches.
  15. 24 March 2014 — A picture house opens in Iron Walk, Weinfeld, seating 700.
  16. 25 March 2014 — A storm strips roofs in Eisenheim and fells the old lime in School Way.
  17. 26 March 2014 — Krecker Import is wound up. 668 jobs are lost at Salzhafen.
  18. 27 March 2014 — The Wasserdorf council installs a computer to keep the rates. It occupies a room in Reed Lane.
  19. 29 March 2014 — The Ostra rises 60 centimetres above its mark at Hochstadt. Cellars in Long Way are flooded.
  20. 30 March 2014 — A new wing opens at the Vellmar hospital, with 60 beds.

April · 13 issues

  1. 4 April 2014 — Voss & Ristmann, Merchants is founded at Norrwick by Tim Voss.
  2. 5 April 2014 — Ostra Valley Line lists on the Vellmar Exchange as OBU.
  3. 6 April 2014 — A cart overturns in Old Gate Lane, Grautal. The driver, a man of Norrhafen, is taken to hospital.
  4. 9 April 2014 — The road between Wasserdorf and Berging is metalled at a cost of 20,000 marka.
  5. 10 April 2014 — A new wing opens at the Sandfeld hospital, with 20 beds.
  6. 11 April 2014 — Workers at the foundry in Grauburg stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 7 days.
  7. 12 April 2014 — The first train reaches Berging. The journey from Vellmar takes 7 hours.
  8. 17 April 2014 — The first train reaches Grautal. The journey from Vellmar takes 4 hours.
  9. 20 April 2014 — Workers at the brewery in Marschau stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 7 days.
  10. 22 April 2014 — The bells of Grauburg church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday.
  11. 23 April 2014 — Hirsch Mill Company is founded at Hollstadt by Nils Hirsch.
  12. 24 April 2014 — A crowd of 2,000 watches the Pfahl match at Hollstadt. There are 25 arrests.
  13. 30 April 2014 — Norrbruck Dairy lists on the Vellmar Exchange as GLV.

May · 12 issues

  1. 4 May 2014 — A storm strips roofs in Tarnmund and fells the old lime in Ostra Row.
  2. 5 May 2014 — Sudholt Ironworks is wound up. 202 jobs are lost at Sudholt.
  3. 6 May 2014 — A storm strips roofs in Sandfeld and fells the old lime in Printer Row.
  4. 11 May 2014 — The Ostra rises 40 centimetres above its mark at Vellmar. Cellars in Church Walk are flooded.
  5. 13 May 2014 — The first television set in Grauholt is demonstrated in the window of a shop in Short Gate. A crowd gathers for the front-line report.
  6. 14 May 2014 — Ostra Valley Line is acquired by Holt & Sonholt Machine Works.
  7. 15 May 2014 — Mauker Mill Company is founded at Tarnmund by Nadja Mauker.
  8. 18 May 2014 — Moor Eel Canning lists on the Vellmar Exchange as PZI.
  9. 19 May 2014 — Piped water reaches Salt Quay, Salzhafen. The old pump is retained by public request.
  10. 20 May 2014 — A fire in Old Gate Square at Salzhafen destroys 5 houses. The garrison attend. No lives are lost.
  11. 24 May 2014 — Holsudworks is founded at Hollhausen by Ben Brenn.
  12. 31 May 2014 — Kessel marks the 800th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Low Way.

June · 14 issues

  1. 1 June 2014 — Zorn Engineering is founded at Brennholt by Karin Zorn.
  2. 2 June 2014 — The Sandfeld council installs a computer to keep the rates. It occupies a room in Garrison Street.
  3. 3 June 2014 — Electric light is switched on in the market square at Grauburg.
  4. 7 June 2014 — The first television set in Reedtal is demonstrated in the window of a shop in Bridge Street. A crowd gathers for the front-line report.
  5. 11 June 2014 — The first train reaches Vellhausen. The journey from Vellmar takes 2 hours.
  6. 16 June 2014 — A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Hollhausen so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public.
  7. 17 June 2014 — A picture house opens in School Way, Kessel, seating 400.
  8. 18 June 2014 — Vellhausen marks the 600th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Tanner Way.
  9. 19 June 2014 — The 203rd Victory Day parade ends at Victory Square in fog that lifted by noon. The War Ministry estimates the crowd at 12,000. The year's casualty roll is read.
  10. 21 June 2014 — A picture house opens in Orchard Street, Vellhausen, seating 800.
  11. 22 June 2014 — Workers at the weaving shed in Sanding stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 3 days.
  12. 23 June 2014 — Kriltdann Radio is wound up. 40 jobs are lost at Grauburg.
  13. 25 June 2014 — Wendl & Fikel Machine Works is wound up. 89 jobs are lost at Marschau.
  14. 28 June 2014 — A crowd of 8,000 watches the Pfahl match at Tarnmund. There are 34 arrests.

July · 16 issues

  1. 1 July 2014 — Wendl Import is founded at Weinwick by Clara Wendl.
  2. 2 July 2014 — Hochstadt Press is founded at Hochstadt by Renate Weiss.
  3. 3 July 2014 — The first television set in Eisenheim is demonstrated in the window of a shop in Ostra Square. A crowd gathers for the front-line report.
  4. 11 July 2014 — Tarnostnet lists on the Vellmar Exchange as TPV.
  5. 12 July 2014 — Fenn Foundry is declared bankrupt. 638 jobs are lost at Wasserdorf.
  6. 13 July 2014 — The first television set in Sudholt is demonstrated in the window of a shop in Ostra Street. A crowd gathers for the front-line report.
  7. 14 July 2014 — Hallin & Sons, Brewers lists on the Vellmar Exchange as TCV.
  8. 16 July 2014 — Gas lighting is installed in Bridge Quay, Grauburg. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness.
  9. 18 July 2014 — The first train reaches Vellmar. The journey from Vellmar takes 5 hours.
  10. 19 July 2014 — The paper mill at Norrhafen burns through the night. 45 men are out of work.
  11. 20 July 2014 — The coldest night in 60 years is recorded at Wasserdorf. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle.
  12. 23 July 2014 — Piped water reaches Lime Street, Tarnmoor. The old pump is retained by public request.
  13. 24 July 2014 — A motor omnibus service begins between Wasserdorf and Tarnmund.
  14. 27 July 2014 — Grauburg Ordnance Works lists on the Vellmar Exchange as JVF.
  15. 28 July 2014 — Weinfeld marks the 500th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Market Square.
  16. 29 July 2014 — A new bridge is opened at Sandfeld by the Minister of the Interior. It has 8 arches.

August · 16 issues

  1. 1 August 2014 — The first train reaches Salzhafen. The journey from Vellmar takes 7 hours.
  2. 5 August 2014 — A motor omnibus service begins between Norrhafen and Dammsee.
  3. 6 August 2014 — A motor omnibus service begins between Lindenmar and Hagenkirchen.
  4. 8 August 2014 — A crowd of 5,000 watches the Pfahl match at Vellmar. There are 46 arrests.
  5. 9 August 2014 — The first train reaches Vellmar. The journey from Vellmar takes 4 hours.
  6. 10 August 2014 — A picture house opens in Chapel Quay, Salzhafen, seating 500.
  7. 11 August 2014 — A picture house opens in Old Gate Row, Wasserdorf, seating 500.
  8. 14 August 2014 — Bristnekar Import is declared bankrupt. 434 jobs are lost at Oberholt.
  9. 15 August 2014 — The first train reaches Reedtal. The journey from Vellmar takes 5 hours.
  10. 17 August 2014 — A motor omnibus service begins between Oberholt and Sudholt.
  11. 18 August 2014 — Tarnholt Department Store is acquired by Sandfeld Peat Company.
  12. 19 August 2014 — A new school opens at Norrhafen with 40 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's.
  13. 21 August 2014 — A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Eisenheim so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public.
  14. 22 August 2014 — A wireless set is installed in the town hall at Berging so that the evening bulletin may be heard in public.
  15. 26 August 2014 — A new school opens at Grautal with 30 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's.
  16. 27 August 2014 — The bells of Grautal church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday.

September · 16 issues

  1. 2 September 2014 — The Marschau Conference opens its 155th session. Water is poured. The delegation of Hichistan is recorded as not present.
  2. 4 September 2014 — The harvest at Norrwick is reported the best in memory. Grain is 5 pfen the measure.
  3. 5 September 2014 — Wendl & Mermann is founded at Lindenmar by Bernd Wendl.
  4. 6 September 2014 — The harvest at Hagenkirchen is reported the best in memory. Grain is 6 pfen the measure.
  5. 7 September 2014 — A picture house opens in High Way, Hollhausen, seating 800.
  6. 9 September 2014 — The first television set in Grauholt is demonstrated in the window of a shop in Well Square. A crowd gathers for the front-line report.
  7. 10 September 2014 — Resting Life is wound up. 172 jobs are lost at Dammsee.
  8. 11 September 2014 — Gas lighting is installed in Mill Lane, Grauburg. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness.
  9. 12 September 2014 — Workers at the tannery in Eisenheim stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 3 days.
  10. 15 September 2014 — Norrwick Construction is founded at Norrwick by Greta Moor.
  11. 16 September 2014 — The paper mill at Marschau burns through the night. 28 men are out of work.
  12. 17 September 2014 — Brenn & Rotzpan, Masons lists on the Vellmar Exchange as CMK.
  13. 21 September 2014 — Kaltz & Honzel, Millers lists on the Vellmar Exchange as JSO.
  14. 23 September 2014 — Weinwick marks the 700th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Short Street.
  15. 28 September 2014 — A new school opens at Grauholt with 70 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's.
  16. 30 September 2014 — Brennholt marks the 700th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Old Gate Walk.

October · 17 issues

  1. 2 October 2014 — Gas lighting is installed in Iron Walk, Weinfeld. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness.
  2. 3 October 2014 — General election for the Assembly, 2014. 5 parties contest 63 seats in 7 regions. The Assembly Union wins the most seats with 18.
  3. 4 October 2014 — Ostrabruck Press lists on the Vellmar Exchange as OOH.
  4. 5 October 2014 — Eisenheim Wireless lists on the Vellmar Exchange as VJV.
  5. 7 October 2014 — A motor omnibus service begins between Norrhafen and Dammsee.
  6. 10 October 2014 — Kullen & Sons, Brewers is founded at Oberbach by Nele Kullen.
  7. 11 October 2014 — The telegraph reaches Sudholt. The first message sent is the front-line report.
  8. 12 October 2014 — Kesselhöh Iron Company lists on the Vellmar Exchange as TWJ.
  9. 13 October 2014 — The Ostra rises 40 centimetres above its mark at Wasserdorf. Cellars in Church Way are flooded.
  10. 14 October 2014 — Sandfeld Railway Company is acquired by Ebner Builders.
  11. 16 October 2014 — Jost Eel Canning lists on the Vellmar Exchange as JOG.
  12. 18 October 2014 — The first train reaches Salzhafen. The journey from Vellmar takes 6 hours.
  13. 21 October 2014 — Wendl Electrical is wound up. 814 jobs are lost at Oberholt.
  14. 22 October 2014 — A new bridge is opened at Reedtal by the Minister of the Interior. It has 5 arches.
  15. 24 October 2014 — Workers at the brewery in Weinfeld stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 8 days.
  16. 26 October 2014 — A new school opens at Weinau with 20 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's.
  17. 31 October 2014 — Brenn Iron & Steel lists on the Vellmar Exchange as RNN.

November · 18 issues

  1. 8 November 2014 — A picture house opens in Church Street, Oberholt, seating 700.
  2. 9 November 2014 — Piped water reaches Reed Street, Brennholt. The old pump is retained by public request.
  3. 11 November 2014 — Grauburg Fortress win the Pfahl League, their 17th title, with 18 wins from 22. Matteo Rusk of Hollstadt Workers is top scorer with 23 stakes.
  4. 12 November 2014 — The telegraph reaches Sudfurt. The first message sent is the front-line report.
  5. 13 November 2014 — The autumn fair opens at Ostrabruck. 600 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm.
  6. 15 November 2014 — A storm strips roofs in Hollhausen and fells the old lime in High Way.
  7. 16 November 2014 — Piped water reaches Garrison Lane, Ostrabruck. The old pump is retained by public request.
  8. 18 November 2014 — A cart overturns in Cooper Lane, Grauholt. The driver, a man of Eisenheim, is taken to hospital.
  9. 19 November 2014 — Siermiler Radio lists on the Vellmar Exchange as SIO.
  10. 21 November 2014 — The autumn fair opens at Tarnmoor. 300 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm.
  11. 22 November 2014 — Piped water reaches Garrison Street, Wasserdorf. The old pump is retained by public request.
  12. 23 November 2014 — Tarnmoor Savings Bank lists on the Vellmar Exchange as TAK.
  13. 24 November 2014 — A storm strips roofs in Sudfurt and fells the old lime in Old Gate Walk.
  14. 25 November 2014 — The telegraph reaches Oberholt. The first message sent is the front-line report.
  15. 27 November 2014 — The telegraph reaches Grauholt. The first message sent is the front-line report.
  16. 28 November 2014 — Hochstadt Electric Company is declared bankrupt. 313 jobs are lost at Hochstadt.
  17. 29 November 2014 — A new wing opens at the Norrbruck hospital, with 30 beds.
  18. 30 November 2014 — Grauholt Brewery is founded at Grauholt by Rainer Brenn.

December · 19 issues

  1. 3 December 2014 — Monika Hallin wins the Assembly Medal for Verse for The Long Sedge.
  2. 4 December 2014 — Bernd Holt wins the Radio Award for The Chancellor's Record.
  3. 7 December 2014 — The first television set in Brennholt is demonstrated in the window of a shop in Bridge Row. A crowd gathers for the front-line report.
  4. 8 December 2014 — Rolf Unger wins the Vellmar Screen Prize for The Empty Chair.
  5. 9 December 2014 — Dammsee Electric Company is wound up. 353 jobs are lost at Dammsee.
  6. 10 December 2014 — A new wing opens at the Kessel hospital, with 20 beds.
  7. 12 December 2014 — Kesselhöh Iron Company is founded at Kessel by Marie Nussbaum.
  8. 13 December 2014 — Hallin Chemie is declared bankrupt. 797 jobs are lost at Ostrabruck.
  9. 16 December 2014 — Hallin Logistics lists on the Vellmar Exchange as NKV.
  10. 19 December 2014 — A motor omnibus service begins between Oberholt and Lindenmar.
  11. 20 December 2014 — A crowd of 2,000 watches the Pfahl match at Tarnmoor. There are 39 arrests.
  12. 22 December 2014 — Bank of Sudmark lists on the Vellmar Exchange as FUA.
  13. 23 December 2014 — Workers at the tannery in Weinfeld stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 6 days.
  14. 24 December 2014 — A cart overturns in Short Street, Weinwick. The driver, a man of Wasserdorf, is taken to hospital.
  15. 25 December 2014 — Piped water reaches Mill Lane, Kessel. The old pump is retained by public request.
  16. 27 December 2014 — Wendl & Milen, Merchants is wound up. 73 jobs are lost at Marschau.
  17. 28 December 2014 — The first train reaches Grautal. The journey from Vellmar takes 4 hours.
  18. 30 December 2014 — The Salzhafen council installs a computer to keep the rates. It occupies a room in Printer Street.
  19. 31 December 2014 — A storm strips roofs in Hagenkirchen and fells the old lime in Lime Street.

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