German Volksblatt

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Deutsches Volksblatt was the title of an Austrian daily newspaper that appeared in Vienna from 1889 to 1922 in the 2 ° format. The paper was founded by Ernst Vergani . The title addition was initially "radical middle class organ" and was changed from June 1, 1919 to "daily newspaper for Christian German politics". From March 28, 1922 to the last edition on September 3, 1922, the newspaper had the addition "Daily newspaper for economic policy". The circulation rose from 2000 to 12,000 at the beginning of 1889, then to 30,000 (1901) and 45–55,000 (1904), then fell to 25,000 (1910) and remained at this level until the World War.

structure

The news section was divided into domestic and foreign countries, the leading article on the front page mostly dealt with foreign policy issues. The economic section contained in-depth market reports. Local issues were dealt with extensively, but apart from the sensational courtroom section, the local section did not stand out on its own. In the features section on the first page, a serial novel or fiction articles were published, while detailed reports and reviews appeared under “Theater, Art and Literature”. The sports section introduced in 1897 was soon expanded further. The advertisement part contained the request “Buy only from Christians”; after Vergani left, however, advertisements from Jewish companies were also accepted.

history

The "Deutsche Volksblatt" was the most important German national and anti-Semitic daily newspaper in Austria. In terms of foreign policy, she advocated the alliance with the German Reich. Domestically, it came closer to Karl Lueger and stood up for the Christian Socials in the elections. With the rise of the " Reichspost ", which represented a similar political line, the decline of the "Deutsches Volksblatt" began. During the World War it became less and less important, was transferred to an industrial consortium in 1918 and was taken over by a German group under the direction of Karl G. Hugelmann in 1919. In 1922 it was transferred to the Niederösterreichische Handels- und Gewerbebank. The last edition appeared on September 3, 1922. The successor was the “ Österreichische Sonntags-Zeitung ”, which only appeared once a week.

Frequency of publication

  • until December 14, 1918: 12 times a week
  • until Nov. 2, 1919: 6 times a week
  • until 3 Jan 1921: 7 times a week
  • until July 31, 1921: 12 times a week
  • until September 3, 1922: 7 times a week

literature

  • Helmut W. Lang (Ed.): Austrian Retrospective Bibliography (ORBI) . Row 2: Austrian Newspapers 1492–1945. Volume 2: Helmut W. Lang, Ladislaus Lang, Wilma Buchinger: Bibliography of the Austrian newspapers 1621–1945. AT THE. Edited at the Austrian National Library. KG Saur, Munich 2003, ISBN 3-598-23384-1 , p. 208
  • Egon Raisp: Die Wiener Tagespresse, 1848–1950: An attempt at a typology. Vienna 1952. (Diss.)
  • Edmund Glaise v. Horstenau: A general in the twilight. The memories of Edmund Glaises v. Horstenau. Single u. ed. v. Peter Broucek. Vol. 2: Minister in the corporate state and general in the OKW. Böhlau, Vienna, Cologne, Graz 1983. (Publications of the Commission for Modern History of Austria; Vol. 70)

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