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Newspapers-Mid-day Herald-1895 to 1898

Data from Feb 2024 to Feb 2025Updated 6 months ago

NLB (National Library Board)

This dataset is a list of digitised out-of-copyright newspaper articles from the National Library, Singapore.

These materials present a valuable resource on Singapore’s history, art and culture, digitised as part of an endeavour to preserve and provide better access to resources located within the library to enable users to explore and discover these resources.

For enquiries, please email ref@nlb.gov.sg

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NewspapersMiddayHerald1895to1898.csv (26.1K rows, 10.7 MB)

Newspaper title Text	Issue ID Text	Issue date Text	Edition Text	Page id Text	Page number Text	Article id Text	Article title Text	Article text 1st50words Text	Contributor Text
(Null)0.0% Mid-day Herald100.0%	(Null)0.0% middayherald18971122-10.2% middayherald18971214-10.2% middayherald18971105-10.2% middayherald18971125-10.2%	(Null)0.0% 22 November 18970.2% 14 December 18970.2% 5 November 18970.2% 10 December 18970.2%	(Null)0.0% 1100.0%	(Null)0.0% middayherald18971210-1.1.30.1% middayherald18971125-1.1.30.1% middayherald18971209-1.1.30.1% middayherald18971211-1.1.30.1%	(Null)0.0% 126.7% 226.3% 332.5% 414.1%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0% Masthead3.3% Page 1 Advertisements Column 13.3% Page 1 Advertisements Column 23.3% Page 1 Advertisements Column 33.3%	(Null)0.1%	(Null)91.1% ROBERT ANDERSON1.6% JAMES SELLAR1.6% J. POLGLASE0.9% F. J. BENJAFIELD0.5%
Mid-day Herald	middayherald18950102-1	2 January 1895	1	middayherald18950102-1.1.1	1	middayherald18950102-1.2.1	Masthead	THE MID-DAY HERALD MID-DAY HERALD L. I.] SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1895. [NO. 50	NA
Mid-day Herald	middayherald18950102-1	2 January 1895	1	middayherald18950102-1.1.1	1	middayherald18950102-1.2.2.1	Page 1 Advertisements Column 1	THE MID-DAY HERALD, SINGAPORE. \i THE office of publication of the Mid-day Herald" is at No. 19, Malacca Street, late the Daily Ad- k^tiser Press." The hour of Publication is at 2 I m. daily and at noou on Saturdays. The rate of subscription it $1 a ih lor local	NA
Mid-day Herald	middayherald18950102-1	2 January 1895	1	middayherald18950102-1.1.1	1	middayherald18950102-1.2.2.2	Page 1 Advertisements Column 2	pENLVSULAR AND ORIENTAL I STEAM NAVIGATION CO. Office, Collyer Quay. Wharves and Godovrne, New Harbour. THE mail steamera may be expected to arrive outwards and leave Singapore homewards on the following dates Outwards Homewards 1894 1894 IU-inn__ Not. I2 RoeetU Nov. 14 -Siam Nor. 2« Sumt Nov. 28 Peninsular Dec.	NA
Mid-day Herald	middayherald18950102-1	2 January 1895	1	middayherald18950102-1.1.1	1	middayherald18950102-1.2.2.3	Page 1 Advertisements Column 3	Posada Wine Comapny t ;o: PER BOTTLE PER CASE Port Wive $0 70 $7.50 Golden Malaga 0.70 7.50 Muscatel 1.10 12.00 Sherry 0.70 7.50 Brandy Cusnier (duty paid) 1.00 11.00 Scotch Whisky (duty paid) 0.80 9.00 Posada Champagne, quart 2.00 24.00 MANILA CIGARS FROM $1.10 PER 100. Posada Wine Coy.'s	NA
Mid-day Herald	middayherald18950102-1	2 January 1895	1	middayherald18950102-1.1.1	1	middayherald18950102-1.2.2.4	Page 1 Advertisements Column 4	T2IUTISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGA TION CO., LIMITED. TO PENANG, RANGOON, AND CALCOTTA QNE of the Cofiapany's Steamers is intended to leave Tanjong Pagar Wharf every week. Passengers and Cargo are booked by the above steamers at through rates to all ports m India and Ceylon, also to East African Ports,	NA
Mid-day Herald	middayherald18950102-1	2 January 1895	1	middayherald18950102-1.1.1	1	middayherald18950102-1.2.2.5	Page 1 Advertisements Column 5	nANTON INSURANCE OFFICE LIMITED. Cpital Subscribed $2,500,000 Amount paid up SoOooo Resbkve Fund 500,000 Head Office, Hongkong. General Ageutß Messrs. Jardine, Matheson a Co The undei signed having been apjkinted Agents for the above Company, ars prepared to accept marine risks at current rates. A Bonus is annually paid o	NA
Mid-day Herald	middayherald18950102-1	2 January 1895	1	middayherald18950102-1.1.2	2	middayherald18950102-1.2.3	Sago Factories, Cattle Sheds, &c.	Sago Factories, Cattle Sheds, &c. Singapore, Wednesday, Jan. 2, l#y.5. It is very satisfactory to learn that at lemjtb the Municipal Commissioners have determined on a line of action that shail set at rest the trouble they have for such a long timo experienced m bringing the proprietors of these	NA
Mid-day Herald	middayherald18950102-1	2 January 1895	1	middayherald18950102-1.1.2	2	middayherald18950102-1.2.4	Telegraphic Exchanges.	Telegraphic Exchanges. (via Rangoon.) London, December, I 4. Lord Rosebery, speaking at West Ham, urged the necessity ol concord betweeu the Liberals and the Libour Party and taking common action m questions relating to the working classes. His Lordship said that at the present juncture the points of difference between	NA
Mid-day Herald	middayherald18950102-1	2 January 1895	1	middayherald18950102-1.1.2	2	middayherald18950102-1.2.5	The Banca Romana.	The Banca Roman a. Rome, December IG Signor Crispi bai lodged an information with the Pubuc Prosecutor char-jin.** with for* gery Deputies Giolitti, Mus-ino, and Marttneeti who inspected the bookeofl the B inca Romana. The rev-elation has created an immense sensation and the greatest excitement prevails. King Humbert has prorogued	NA
Mid-day Herald	middayherald18950102-1	2 January 1895	1	middayherald18950102-1.1.2	2	middayherald18950102-1.2.6	Havas Telegrams.	Havas Telegrams. December 25. General Schertkoff, who has arrived m Paris with a >i»cial message Irom the Czar to M. P ener announcing the Ciar'e aooeeston to the throne, was enthusisticaliy received at the railway statim. Tiie (Cabinet has laid before the Chamber of Deputies a project of law condemning	NA

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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

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import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_00515e7c3a51c289ff488ff3f7528d1e"
url = "https://data.gov.sg/api/action/datastore_search?resource_id="  + dataset_id 
        
response = requests.get(url)
print(response.json())

Newspapers-Mid-day Herald-1895 to 1898

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