Newspapers-Straits Echo-1903 to 1904
This dataset is a list of digitised out-of-copyright newspaper articles from the National Library, Singapore.
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Newspaper title | Issue id | Issue date | Edition | Page id | Page number | Article id | Article title | Article text 1st50words | Contributor |
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| Straits Echo | straitsecho19030512-1 | 1903-05-12 | 1 | straitsecho19030512-1.1.1 | 1 | straitsecho19030512-1.2.1 | Masthead | THE DAILY BULLETIN FREE TO SUBSCRIBERS M STRAITS No. 2. PENANG, TITESiA'aMP MAY 12, 1903. ISSUED AT 4 P.M. | NA |
| Straits Echo | straitsecho19030512-1 | 1903-05-12 | 1 | straitsecho19030512-1.1.1 | 1 | straitsecho19030512-1.2.10 | PENANG SHARE LIST. | PENANG SHARE LIST. To-Day. Borsa wall Gold Mine Co., Ltd, s 5. buyer* Bruseh Tin Mining Co., Lt(f s 8.25 «wVrK Cheudariang Hvdraulic Tin Mining Co., Ltd. s 25. buyer* Frailer and Weave. Ltd. s 05. Do. 6% Delis. par George Town Dispensary s 27. buyer* Howarth Erskine, Ltd. sli*). | NA |
| Straits Echo | straitsecho19030512-1 | 1903-05-12 | 1 | straitsecho19030512-1.1.1 | 1 | straitsecho19030512-1.2.11 | EXCHANGE. | EXCHANGE. (Penang, 12th May. 1903.) (By courfe*y nj the Chartered Bv nh of India .J London Ik-mand Rank 1 B^. I).». 4 m >uth.s‘ sight Bank 1 8‘ It) D<>. 3 Credit 1 m Do. 3 Documentary Igi Calcutta. Demand Bank Ks. 12*v, Do. 3da vs" sight Private 1281 I | NA |
| Straits Echo | straitsecho19030512-1 | 1903-05-12 | 1 | straitsecho19030512-1.1.1 | 1 | straitsecho19030512-1.2.12 | PRODUCE. | PRODUCE. Penang. 12th May. 1903. Tin 8 91.80.—sales 01 West Coast Black Pepjier 31b5.5..z. S :K\ sales White Pepper 8 55 buyers Traug Pepjier 8 37l Cloves < pick*'d '1 55 Mace 8160 sales Mac-Pickings 120. sellers Nutmegs llOs 84 <lo y No. 1 *lo Sugar ~2 0.3tl d** Basket | NA |
| Straits Echo | straitsecho19030512-1 | 1903-05-12 | 1 | straitsecho19030512-1.1.1 | 1 | straitsecho19030512-1.2.13 | POST OFFICE. | POST OFFICE. A Mail will close: Fur Rangoon ami Calcutta Per Vjiua, 12th insty at 11 a.m s For Port Swettenhain Pet Thihj. 12tli inst., at 1 p.m. For E«lie. etc. Per Prgu, 12t)i inat., at 2 p.m. For Port Swettenhain, etc. 12th inat.. at 3 p. iu j Mjpp- | NA |
| Straits Echo | straitsecho19030512-1 | 1903-05-12 | 1 | straitsecho19030512-1.1.1 | 1 | straitsecho19030512-1.2.14 | SHIPPING. | SHIPPING. Arrival.*. law Tong, British steadier. 105. Reid, 11th May. Tongkah, loth May, General. Koe Guan Co. Petrel. British steamer. 158, Higgie, I Ith May. Tongkah, 10th May, General, Koe Guan A Co. Avagyek. British steamer. 247. Morier. 12th May. T. Anson. 11th May, General, Koe Guan A Co. i | NA |
| Straits Echo | straitsecho19030512-1 | 1903-05-12 | 1 | straitsecho19030512-1.1.1 | 1 | straitsecho19030512-1.2.15 | CLEARANCES AT THE HARBOUR OFFICE. | CLEARANCES AT THE HARBOUR OFFICE. Hitachi Ham. Jap. str., for Colomlio A S. I. Malta Vajirunhi Ger. str., for E<lie etc. H>> Ktrei. British str.. for Deli. Deli, British str.. for Langkat. K. Halevyn, Dutch stj\ for Asahan etc. Pegu. British str.. foiTidie etc. Pin Seng. British str.. Port Swettenham. | NA |
| Straits Echo | straitsecho19030512-1 | 1903-05-12 | 1 | straitsecho19030512-1.1.1 | 1 | straitsecho19030512-1.2.16 | DEPARTURES. | DEPARTURES. May 12th. ifitachi Mm a. Jap. str., for CoJomis* A S. 1. Malta Ynjirttnhiit. Ger. str.. for Edie etc. Ho Ktrei. British str.. for Deli. Deli. British str.. for Langkat. P Haletryn. Dutch str.. for Asahan etc. Pegu. British str.. for Edie et*. Pin Seng. British str.. for Port | NA |
| Straits Echo | straitsecho19030512-1 | 1903-05-12 | 1 | straitsecho19030512-1.1.1 | 1 | straitsecho19030512-1.2.17 | PASSENGER LISTS. | PASSENGER LISTS. T 10^V HBflHHKkar bin Abu«Bnman tc:: 1. im m. HHHhVH. Md. Sini and ABoullah. Singapore. May 12th TV. Tliean took. Tliean and Bee Hay Thye. Departure*.) Per Stuttgart, for Singapore: Mrs. K. Hasenfratz. To Hongkong: Mrs. Boon Ah Chwee and child. To Nagasaki: Mtjssrs. Snowoh Ouatsu. Otatu Nahano, | NA |
| Straits Echo | straitsecho19030512-1 | 1903-05-12 | 1 | straitsecho19030512-1.1.1 | 1 | straitsecho19030512-1.2.18 | VESSELS IN PORT. | VESSELS IN PORT. SteaiJeks, Avacyee. British steamer. 247. Morier. 12th May, T. Anson, 11th May, General, Koe Guan Co. Jin Ho. British steamer. 110. Menlit >\ 12th May. Laugkat. 11th May, General,Beng Bros. Janet Nicoll, British Sch.. 41*6, West, 12th May. Newcastle, 30th April, Coal. Koe Guan A Co. Petrel. | NA |
Column legend
| Title | Column name | Data type | Unit of measure | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newspaper title | newspaper_title | Text | - | Title of newspaper |
| Issue id | issue_id | Text | - | Issue ID |
| Issue date | issue_date | Text | - | Issue date |
| Edition | edition | Text | - | Edition |
| Page id | page_id | Text | - | Page ID |
| Page number | page_number | Text | - | Page number |
| Article id | article_id | Text | - | Article ID |
| Article title | article_title | Text | - | Title of article |
| Article text 1st50words | article_text_1st50words | Text | - | First 50 words of the article text |
| Contributor | contributor | Text | - | Contributor- an entity that made contributions to the article |
Sample OpenAPI query
This code can be used to test a sample API query. It retrieves the first 100 rows from this dataset. For a complete guide on query parameters and syntax, please refer to the
.import requests base_url = "https://data.gov.sg/api/action/datastore_search" url = base_url + "?resource_id=d_642550222dea9b6eba88bd21bdaca1fa" response = requests.get(url) print(response.json())
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