Zeitungsreise: Living History
Report on a petition initiated by the Trento patriotic association demanding the recall of German civil servants from the Italian districts of Tyrol. The author notes the officials' own wish to return home and cautions against reciprocal measures in other parts of the empire.
Count Kajetan von Bissingen-Nippenburg was appointed Governor of Tyrol and Vorarlberg. In Bozen, the accession of Emperor Franz Joseph I following the abdication of Emperor Ferdinand I was marked by a solemn pontifical mass attended by Archduke Rainer and civic dignitaries.
A correspondent from South Tyrol laments the deep mistrust and hostile reactions of the Italian Tyrolean press toward German Tyrolean appeals for reconciliation. The author particularly criticizes suspicions cast upon the imperial succession of Franz Joseph and questions the motives of political agitators in Trent and Rovereto.
A report from Bozen recounts how feared riots against the tenants of the Karl brewery were averted. Through the coordinated response of the District Office, the National Guard, and the Imperial-Royal military, public order was fully maintained. Citizens condemned violent vigilantism in favor of an official petition to the ministry.
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