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Newspapers-Weekly Sun-1910 to 1913

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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NewspapersWeeklySun1910to1913.csv (11.5K rows, 4.4 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% Weekly Sun100.0%	(Null)0.0% weeklysun19130802-11.5% weeklysun19131025-11.1% weeklysun19131004-10.9% weeklysun19130816-10.9%	(Null)0.0% 2 August 19131.5% 25 October 19131.1% 4 October 19130.9% 16 August 19130.9%	(Null)0.0% 1100.0%	(Null)0.0% weeklysun19130802-1.1.50.6% weeklysun19131121-1.1.20.3% weeklysun19130802-1.1.80.3% weeklysun19100903-1.1.40.3%	(Null)0.0% 411.5% 512.2% 610.9% 810.4%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)99.4% Frederic J. Haskin0.1% Japan Herald<0.1% Dorothy Dix<0.1% Gilbert Reid<0.1%
Weekly Sun	weeklysun19100827-1	27 August 1910	1	weeklysun19100827-1.1.1	1	weeklysun19100827-1.2.1	Masthead	The Weekly Sun. GREATEB STEAITS SETTLEMENTS EDITION. 126, CROSS STREET. PRICE 5 CENTS. SINGAPORE. SATURDAY AUGUST 27, 1910. VOL. I. NO. 1.	NA
Weekly Sun	weeklysun19100827-1	27 August 1910	1	weeklysun19100827-1.1.1	1	weeklysun19100827-1.2.2.1	BIRTHS.	BIRTHS. At the Towers, Anson Road, the wife of Dr. Kirk, of a daughter. Blossom July 18, at 25 Prince's avenue, Great Crosby, to Mr. and Mrs. T. Blossom, a son.	NA
Weekly Sun	weeklysun19100827-1	27 August 1910	1	weeklysun19100827-1.1.1	1	weeklysun19100827-1.2.2.2	MARRIAGES.	MARRIAGES. Car-Miller July 19, at St. Paul's Church, Rock Ferry, by the Kev, G.D White, B.A., Assisted by the Rev. Mr. Smith, B.Sc., John Fredrick Carr, to Sarak Narding Miller, both of Rock Ferry.	NA
Weekly Sun	weeklysun19100827-1	27 August 1910	1	weeklysun19100827-1.1.1	1	weeklysun19100827-1.2.2.3	DEATHS.	DEATHS. Armstrong— July 17. at theres of Mr. Hall, C Birkenhead, Fredrick John Am of 10, Berey Buildings. Liverp Mrs. On^: it, the wife oi Mr. Or In Huat ot a and Heave, Ltd., her rm 110. Queer n the 11 in(Tan.— Or Sfre< V ing, Mrs. Tar n •of	NA
Weekly Sun	weeklysun19100827-1	27 August 1910	1	weeklysun19100827-1.1.1	1	weeklysun19100827-1.2.3	GREETINGS	GREETINGS It is out earliest desire that t he a<lrtai o! the Wet'klv Sun will i-pnliso the ii'»\|f .if .f Straits horn Chin- to have a journal that will l>rin«.; them in cl.wpr •lit i r wit li thoii tVllow worl rrs. The ChlB6M community of the Colony art 1	NA
Weekly Sun	weeklysun19100827-1	27 August 1910	1	weeklysun19100827-1.1.1	1	weeklysun19100827-1.2.4	RUBBER FAMINE PREDICTED.	RUBBER FAMINE PREDICTED. Aii the news respecting the rubber industry indicated thai something like! a famine in rubber in pending, while the talk about the cessation of the Am< rica dema nd is so much moimshine. The fact is, the I'nited States Rubber Company have acQuired interests in Brazil and	NA
Weekly Sun	weeklysun19100827-1	27 August 1910	1	weeklysun19100827-1.1.1	1	weeklysun19100827-1.2.5	RUBBER FROM MADAGASCAR.	RUBBER FROM MADAGASCAR. Tin 4 Mad; p scar Rubbei ompai y shipp< d \7' lu bs. >r rubber to Eng■il durii r .1 uno and J ul> whi le 40/2 ">(> lbs. of rubber aro in si << -'-v. and there are 125 tons of vines awaiting treatment. Larger shipments	NA
Weekly Sun	weeklysun19100827-1	27 August 1910	1	weeklysun19100827-1.1.1	1	weeklysun19100827-1.2.6	PAST AND PRESENT OFFICIALS IN CHINA.	PAST AND PRESENT OFFICIALS IN CHINA. A r; lidenrt at Peking has made some ver. interesting r%marks regarding prt^seni ollicials n\ the capital and thbse <'!' 'he old scho#l. He quotes 1 may venture to analyse the disjtiintiou between the old school ot officials and Ihe new. The oidfashioned iiinaman	NA
Weekly Sun	weeklysun19100827-1	27 August 1910	1	weeklysun19100827-1.1.1	1	weeklysun19100827-1.2.7	IRON FROM CHINA.	IRON FROM CHINA. The Hangyang iron and Steel Comrpany, Hankow, which is bo far the sole producer .of international importance, is able to quote forpig-iron forty shillings per ton F.0.8. (free on boanj), or seventy shillings per ton C.I.F. (cost, insurance, freight. A careful survey of these prices and conditions	NA
Weekly Sun	weeklysun19100827-1	27 August 1910	1	weeklysun19100827-1.1.1	1	weeklysun19100827-1.2.8	WESTERN IDIAS IN CHINA.	WESTERN IDIAS IN CHINA. The Craze for things Western in China is now on. It is in evidence most ,ii'M)Lc the coast, and in the interior; l)in ii is rapidly spreading all over the country. One n>w enter-. Peking on a fine appointed railway, and he can continue his journey	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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This code can be used to test a sample API query. It retrieves the data catalogue of this dataset. For a complete guide on query parameters and syntax, please refer to the API documentation. Try it out on your browser to see the response schema.

import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_459adb15c1cabfd2e0212a923989b892"
url = "https://data.gov.sg/api/action/datastore_search?resource_id="  + dataset_id 
        
response = requests.get(url)
print(response.json())

Newspapers-Weekly Sun-1910 to 1913

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NewspapersWeeklySun1910to1913.csv (11.5K rows, 4.4 MB)

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