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Newspapers-The Straits Independent and Penang Chronicle-1889 to 1892

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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NewspapersTheStraitsIndependentandPenangChronicle1889to1892.csv (8.8K rows, 4.1 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% The Straits Independent and Penang Chronicle100.0%	(Null)0.0% straitsindependent18900611-10.4% straitsindependent18910613-10.4% straitsindependent18900118-10.4% straitsindependent18900830-10.4%	(Null)0.0% 11 June 18900.4% 13 June 18910.4% 30 August 18900.4% 18 January 18900.4%	(Null)0.0% 1100.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0% 213.4% 315.1% 419.2% 518.3%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)99.9% Mariposa<0.1% A. HWBAXK<0.1% a Griffin<0.1% Jack Ashore<0.1%
The Straits Independent and Penang Chronicle	straitsindependent18890313-1	13 March 1889	1	straitsindependent18890313-1.1.1	1	straitsindependent18890313-1.2.1	Masthead	The Straits Independent AND PENANG CHRONICLE ’ice 2) Ckxts. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY MORNINGS. Price 20 cents. OL I. PENANG, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 1889. No. 1	NA
The Straits Independent and Penang Chronicle	straitsindependent18890313-1	13 March 1889	1	straitsindependent18890313-1.1.1	1	straitsindependent18890313-1.2.2.1	Page 1 Advertisements Column 1	INSURANCES. ”*0 ADT\TOA\T O «A The Positive G-overnment Seenrue Marine”lnsurance Co., liUBlIl OUII UlJ s rity life Assurance Company limited. (limited.) 'HK undersioiird are immimi to nreert -l HIS JN O fV UNPACKING The Company request the earnest attention ks and issue Policies imbehalf of the of a d Assurants	NA
The Straits Independent and Penang Chronicle	straitsindependent18890313-1	13 March 1889	1	straitsindependent18890313-1.1.2	2	straitsindependent18890313-1.2.3	OURSELVES.	OURSELVES. 1 r will doubtless be expected that upon this, our first appearance, we should say a few words about ourselves, although we would fain hope that the Circular which we issued about a fortnight ago, and which we reproduce below, is sufficiently explicit in that respect. v e take,	NA
The Straits Independent and Penang Chronicle	straitsindependent18890313-1	13 March 1889	1	straitsindependent18890313-1.1.2	2	straitsindependent18890313-1.2.4	OUR CIRCULAR.	OUR CIRCULAR. I hat there is ample room, in fact a demand for a second paper in Penanrr fact that ri dent l t 0 GVery ne from tact tliat liberal support was accorded 16 sev f ral ephemeral and abortive h S r; ]e m that direction durin' independent	NA
The Straits Independent and Penang Chronicle	straitsindependent18890313-1	13 March 1889	1	straitsindependent18890313-1.1.2	2	straitsindependent18890313-1.2.5	OUR MUNICIPAL REPRESENTATION.	OUR MUNICIPAL REPRESENTATION. When the present Municipal Act as introduced to the Legislature it was a d before the Council as a measure intended to reduce the area of the lenang municipal jurisdiction, but the principle of the Bill was explained as being liberal, and the intention of its framer	NA
The Straits Independent and Penang Chronicle	straitsindependent18890313-1	13 March 1889	1	straitsindependent18890313-1.1.2	2	straitsindependent18890313-1.2.6	THE SANITARY CONDITION OF PENANG.	THE SANITARY CONDITION OF PENANG. Vi it regret to have learnt of the prevalence of cholera and smalLox in the Sister Settlements of si pore and Malacca. There is wish on our part to cause unnecesT ln neV r’ theleSS wo shouldprevent" B W wLat has bee 'lone to prevent	NA
The Straits Independent and Penang Chronicle	straitsindependent18890313-1	13 March 1889	1	straitsindependent18890313-1.1.2	2	straitsindependent18890313-1.2.7.1	Page 2 Advertisements Column 1	THE STRAITS INDEPENDENT. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY MORNINGS. K>* TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. LOCAL DELIVERY: Per Annum 15. 00 Half-year 8. 00 Quarter 4. 50 Single copy twenty cents. ADVERTISING RATES. For one or more Advertisements During the Month: One insertion not exceeding 5 lines S 1. 00 Every additional	NA
The Straits Independent and Penang Chronicle	straitsindependent18890313-1	13 March 1889	1	straitsindependent18890313-1.1.3	3	straitsindependent18890313-1.2.8	A CHINESE VIEW OF THE SOCIETIES ORDINANCE.	A CHINESE VIEW OF THE SOCIETIES ORDINANCE. Oxe of our Chinese friends, a very high authority among his countrymen, favours us witli the following in further elucidation of the Secret and Dangerous Societies Ordinance:— The Government have recently deemed it «politic to introduce a Bill in the Legislative Council aiming	NA
The Straits Independent and Penang Chronicle	straitsindependent18890313-1	13 March 1889	1	straitsindependent18890313-1.1.3	3	straitsindependent18890313-1.2.9	EX-KING MILAN OF SERVIA.	EX-KING MILAN OF SERVIA. If Kings and Kaisers both great and small, who are reigning in different parts of the civilized world, instead of listening to their courtiers, would but devote a little more of their spare time to gain experience and wisdom from the writings of their subjects and	NA
The Straits Independent and Penang Chronicle	straitsindependent18890313-1	13 March 1889	1	straitsindependent18890313-1.1.4	4	straitsindependent18890313-1.2.10	REUTER’S TELEGRAMS.	REUTER’S TELEGRAMS. London, 4th March 1889. Pigott, the forger of the Parnell letters, has committed suicide. President Harrison’s cabinet has been completed. All*. V' indom is >Sei ietai v to the Treasury, the rest are unknown men. President Harrison, in his message, protests against foreign domination in Panama, sustains American	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

Sample OpenAPI query

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import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_4c3c3d7e5b29722187d69fe226a0acb7"
url = "https://data.gov.sg/api/action/datastore_search?resource_id="  + dataset_id 
        
response = requests.get(url)
print(response.json())

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National Library Board. (2022). Newspapers-The Straits Independent and Penang Chronicle-1889 to 1892 (2024) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved November 22, 2024 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_4c3c3d7e5b29722187d69fe226a0acb7/view

Newspapers-The Straits Independent and Penang Chronicle-1889 to 1892

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