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Newspapers-Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle-1891 to 1897

Data from Feb 2024 to Feb 2025Updated 5 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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NewspapersPinangGazetteandStraitsChronicle1891to1897.csv (55.3K rows, 24.2 MB)

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Issue Date
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Edition
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Article Id
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Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle100.0%
(Null)0.0%
pinangazette18970816-10.1%
pinangazette18971016-10.1%
pinangazette18961224-10.1%
pinangazette18971113-10.1%
(Null)0.0%
1897-08-160.1%
1897-10-160.1%
1896-12-240.1%
1897-11-130.1%
(Null)0.0%
1100.0%
(Null)0.0%
pinangazette18961224-1.1.30.1%
pinangazette18970510-1.1.30.1%
pinangazette18970218-1.1.30.1%
pinangazette18970731-1.1.3<0.1%
(Null)0.0%
112.2%
246.6%
329.6%
48.6%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)92.9%
(Straits Times0.4%
(Straits Times.)0.1%
(L. & C. Express0.1%
(Perak Pioneer0.1%
Pinang Gazette and Straits Chroniclepinangazette18910103-11891-01-031pinangazette18910103-1.1.11pinangazette18910103-1.2.1MastheadPinang Gazette and STRAITS CHRONICLE PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAYAthuRSDAY ANEk. NEW SERIES.] ESTABLISHED 1833. â– tapf 20*CENT8. VOL. XLIX. SATURDAY. JANUARY 3, 1891. No. 1NA
Pinang Gazette and Straits Chroniclepinangazette18910103-11891-01-031pinangazette18910103-1.1.33pinangazette18910103-1.2.10THE MINISTER AND HIS SAUSAGES.THE MINISTER AND HIS SAUSAGES. (ftt-Bil*.) A MiNisiE«*jn one of our orthodox churches, whiiejMi Hflhuay to preach a funeral sermon called to see one of his members, an old widow lady, who lived near Alic road he was travelling. The old lady had -just been making sausages, and she felt(ftt-Bil*.)
Pinang Gazette and Straits Chroniclepinangazette18910103-11891-01-031pinangazette18910103-1.1.33pinangazette18910103-1.2.11.1Page 3 Advertisements Column 1new advertisements. I^’ es in (Ms column will be charged fullest notice? 1 rR Adoiph FriedeßlCHS has been ad- mitted a partner in our firin from this date. HERM. JEBSEN Co. Penang, Ist January, 1891. 3 notice. t ttE have opened a branch of our firm at 49. Beach Street,NA
Pinang Gazette and Straits Chroniclepinangazette18910103-11891-01-031pinangazette18910103-1.1.44pinangazette18910103-1.2.12EXCHANGE.EXCHANGE. Penang, ’Jud January, Rltes LOSE as FOl.fibWS: London, Demand Bank dollar. Do, 4 months’sight Bank... 3'OL Do. ti Credirtr 3/7 Do. G Documentary «3/7J Ctf'cntta, Demand Bank ...Bs. 224 Do. 30 days' sight Private,, 22»! Bombay, Demand Bank Do. 30 days' sight Private 2®j Madras, Demand Batik 22U‘ Do.NA
Pinang Gazette and Straits Chroniclepinangazette18910103-11891-01-031pinangazette18910103-1.1.44pinangazette18910103-1.2.13REUTER’S TELEGRAMS.REUTER’S TELEGRAMS. Dr. Koch and Leprosy. X London, 29th December.— Two lepers, have been ino.culated at Madrid with Dr. Koch’s lymph, are doing well. Similar experimffits in Vienna give a favourable result incases of tubercular leprosy; but it appears to be useless in the smooQi type. Death of Dr. Schliemann.NA
Pinang Gazette and Straits Chroniclepinangazette18910103-11891-01-031pinangazette18910103-1.1.44pinangazette18910103-1.2.14DOMESTIC OCCURRENCE.DOMESTIC OCCURRENCE. B{RTH.. f 1 Trani Hl.w..—On December, 1890, at Batu Gajah, Kinta, the wife of E. C. J. Trant hell, of a son (still-born).NA
Pinang Gazette and Straits Chroniclepinangazette18910103-11891-01-031pinangazette18910103-1.1.44pinangazette18910103-1.2.15THE LAND REVENUE SYSTEM.THE LAND REVENUE SYSTEM. The system on which the land of tbej Colony should be dealt with has bettra subject which, from the very origin tligse has caused incessantanxietf* and thought on the part of the ruling powers for the time being, with greatly varied results. The policy pur* 1NA
Pinang Gazette and Straits Chroniclepinangazette18910103-11891-01-031pinangazette18910103-1.1.44pinangazette18910103-1.2.16TELEGRAPHIC EXCHANGES..TELEGRAPHIC EXC HANGES.. (Erom Madras and Rangoon Papers.) News from Afghanistan. Allahabad, 9th December. The latest news H'rom Kabul reports that the Amir iff gtill busying himself with adtninHnratAe matters, though suffering from another attack of gout. He has expressed his high approval of Mr. Pyne's progress at the workshops,(Erom Madras and Rangoon Papers.)
Pinang Gazette and Straits Chroniclepinangazette18910103-11891-01-031pinangazette18910103-1.1.44pinangazette18910103-1.2.17STRAITS AND LOCAL.STRAITS AND LOCAL. «ngapore.-THE CmNA .Concluding a strong artfole on this subject'in which, after dwelling on the ip. justice and danger of th* confiscatory** jclaiisWs of tho proposed Bill, it pointe'* lout that the unofficial arc: 1 peculiarly fitted from their relations with j Asiatic traders to express an opinion,NA
Pinang Gazette and Straits Chroniclepinangazette18910103-11891-01-031pinangazette18910103-1.1.44pinangazette18910103-1.2.18.1Page 4 Advertisements Column 1THE AGRA BANrtl LIMITED. C A pit a i 1,000,000. (One Million Sterling.) Head Office: Nicholas Lane, Lombard Str., LondiwC E.C. BLANCHES AND AGENCIES IN INDIA AND CHINA. Calcutta Kvbkaciiee Hongkong» Bombay Agra Busiiikb Madras La-WOre Bussoraii Rangoon Shanghai Singapore 184 BOUSTEAD Co., Agents, Perfa/ng j ROBINSON Co. ARE NOWSHOWINGNA

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Title
Column name
Data type
Unit of measure
Description
Newspaper titlenewspaper_titleText-Title of newspaper
Issue idissue_idText-Issue ID
Issue Dateissue_dateText-Issue date
EditioneditionText-Edition
Page Idpage_idText-Page ID
Page Numberpage_numberText-Page number
Article Idarticle_idText-Article ID
Article Titlearticle_titleText-Title of article
Article Text 1st50wordsarticle_text_1st50wordsText-First 50 words of the article text
ContributorcontributorText-Contributor- an entity that made contributions to the article
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import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_1cb3d6e4ab7e93448361745cf80419c9"
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response = requests.get(url)
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National Library Board. (2024). Newspapers-Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle-1891 to 1897 (2024) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved November 5, 2024 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_1cb3d6e4ab7e93448361745cf80419c9/view

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Created on

19 Mar 2024

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