Newspapers-Straits Observer (Singapore)-1897
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NewspapersStraitsObserverSingapore1897.csv (609 rows, 268.7 KB)
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 |
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(Null)0.0% Straits Observer (Singapore)100.0% | (Null)0.0% straitsobserver18970618-17.6% straitsobserver18970615-16.9% straitsobserver18970625-16.6% straitsobserver18970629-16.6% | (Null)0.0% 18 June 18977.6% 15 June 18976.9% 13 July 18976.6% 23 July 18976.6% | (Null)0.0% 1100.0% | (Null)0.0% straitsobserver18970730-1.1.32.5% straitsobserver18970728-1.1.32.0% straitsobserver18970618-1.1.41.8% straitsobserver18970727-1.1.21.8% | (Null)0.0% 112.0% 215.6% 320.5% 420.7% | (Null)0.0% | (Null)0.0% | (Null)0.0% | (Null)100.0% |
| Straits Observer (Singapore) | straitsobserver18970615-1 | 15 June 1897 | 1 | straitsobserver18970615-1.1.1 | 1 | straitsobserver18970615-1.2.1 | Masthead | THE PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. VOL. I. Prfcr 1.1 cents. PKNANG, TUESDAY, 15th ,!IXE, 1897. No. 1. | NA |
| Straits Observer (Singapore) | straitsobserver18970615-1 | 15 June 1897 | 1 | straitsobserver18970615-1.1.1 | 1 | straitsobserver18970615-1.2.2.1 | Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 | SHIPPINfI NOTICES. PENINSULAR ORU'NTAL STEAM NAViSATION COMPANY TBE mail aleajwera may be xpeetrd to arrire ootwardi*, and leave I'eaaug fco«ewarda,©ntlwf*dlowitfjs d»le»j OCTWAKM ll' -m: WHOM. ■re June 19 Kaisar-Miiad Jane 8* Juiv S Bo Jaly fl "17 Ravenn« -1 ar-i-hind ;;i M A«g 5 An-.!-: TbaaMi 1" J. 7 iila | NA |
| Straits Observer (Singapore) | straitsobserver18970615-1 | 15 June 1897 | 1 | straitsobserver18970615-1.1.1 | 1 | straitsobserver18970615-1.2.2.2 | Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 | SaiPPING NOTICES. (\CH N 8T KA M S H 1 1* CO M P\N Y EA4T INDIAN OCKAN 811-JAM-BUIk 1 COM I' A NY, Liu. AND NEOKRLANDSCH X STOOMVAABT iIAATBCHAPI'!J OCEAAH. Company'a tieameVa are deapaldied tiom Li\u>|x>dl ItOt-WMlda '">' (he Btraila, Cliin;i, and J p i ii, mid f i | NA |
| Straits Observer (Singapore) | straitsobserver18970615-1 | 15 June 1897 | 1 | straitsobserver18970615-1.1.1 | 1 | straitsobserver18970615-1.2.2.3 | Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 | BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION GjMPANY.-<LTQ>. KONINKLUKK PAKKTVAART MA A L'Sv'H ALM'JJ. NEGAPATAiI LINE OF 9TBAMBR& Intended Sailing and trperffl Avrtvol of Stcofitctn, For Wii.i. sail nrtliaa Fkum Exiv K«'.L, p aj»atam. Karri- ;1. j WoJ. ifiihJi: Port Novo. Cnddalore, J- atsp. m. Sine. Biagapae*. WeaVMUiJaaa pondicheify ft Uadraa. J I | NA |
| Straits Observer (Singapore) | straitsobserver18970615-1 | 15 June 1897 | 1 | straitsobserver18970615-1.1.2 | 2 | straitsobserver18970615-1.2.3 | PENANG TURF CLUB. | PENANG TURF CLUB. DIAMOND JUBILEE MEETING. Saturday, the 26th June, 1807. FROG II ALT ME. I.__The Hack Platb, S-15 r. m. Valub 150, A Selling Bace for all Borsei thai have been regularly ridden or driven up to olst May, 1807, m Penangor Province Welleslev. Hoists entered at f350 to | NA |
| Straits Observer (Singapore) | straitsobserver18970615-1 | 15 June 1897 | 1 | straitsobserver18970615-1.1.2 | 2 | straitsobserver18970615-1.2.4.1 | Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 | periling J[<ronhf) Gompiinij. (Established 1876.) X N (i I N E E !J S, MILLWRIGHTS. BRASS AND LION FOUNDERS, SHIPWRIGHTS, Blacksmiths, Coppersmiths, Pliiml>pr«, BOILER MAKERS, BRIDGE BUILDERS, an i CONTRACTORS far the supply and repair of STEAMSHIPS, MACHINERY STRUCTURES of fill hinds, SALVING CONTRACTORS' Mirhmvy Engineering Appliances, Mar- -rials, Fittings, | NA |
| Straits Observer (Singapore) | straitsobserver18970615-1 | 15 June 1897 | 1 | straitsobserver18970615-1.1.2 | 2 | straitsobserver18970615-1.2.4.2 | Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 | JS'viv York Life Insurance Co. Funds £33,335,735 Heavy Reduction m Rates. New plan" life policies on Euro- I perm, Eurasian and Chinese lives m Penang, W. MANSFIELD, Co., Hamburg-Bremen Fire insurance Co. of Hamburg* Established 1854. r f HE undersigned have been appointed Agents of the above Company, and are | NA |
| Straits Observer (Singapore) | straitsobserver18970615-1 | 15 June 1897 | 1 | straitsobserver18970615-1.1.2 | 2 | straitsobserver18970615-1.2.4.3 | Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 | JJ (trine 1 us v ranee. Mannheim IbssBABCS Comi-any. milE undersigned have been ap- poiuted Agents for the above company and are open to accept i Marine Risks at current rares. KA 1Z BROTHERS, Ltd. The JiOtjcf Insnranee Co. CONSIDERABLE reduction hi local Life liit. s isatmouti'-tMI, and prosapeoiuses will | NA |
| Straits Observer (Singapore) | straitsobserver18970615-1 | 15 June 1897 | 1 | straitsobserver18970615-1.1.2 | 2 | straitsobserver18970615-1.2.4.4 | Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 | Commercial Union tsstt, ('oiHJHUtf/, I Ail. Read Mm —24. 25 »l t€, UORVU LONUOM. i < Fihk-Life-Maujm /CAPITAL fully SiiLm.-ml.<J t Lite Fuu 1 m S;.«rn.i 1 fit I. f Poliej lio'il.-i I T.i.ii Ai.pu il lucouc X b Perns i icjf A. A. AHTUOX Xortlt- JU'itish an-l Mi ;-<tn | NA |
| Straits Observer (Singapore) | straitsobserver18970615-1 | 15 June 1897 | 1 | straitsobserver18970615-1.1.3 | 3 | straitsobserver18970615-1.2.5 | REVIEW. | REVIEW. irn -v I .1 a < i' (Je- of I'ub i 1 I n i -I t'l.' I .1 I r \i his th I roni 1 I til A. o n j h 1 I i | NA |
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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 |
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