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Collection: National Library Singapore Digitised Newspapers

Dataset: Newspapers-The Straits Echo (Mail Edition)-1913 to 1916

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Newspapers-The Straits Echo (Mail Edition)-1913 to 1916

NLB (National Library Board)

This dataset is a list of digitised newspaper articles published 70 years ago or longer 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

Data from Mar 2024 to Mar 2025

Last updated 6 Jun 2024

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NewspapersTheStraitsEchoMailEdition1913to1916.csv (32K rows, 13.6 MB)

Newspaper title
Text
Issue id
Text
Issue date
Text
Edition
Text
Page id
Text
Page number
Text
Article id
Text
Article title
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Article text 1st50words
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Contributor
Text
(Null)0.0%
The Straits Echo (Mail Edition)100.0%
(Null)0.0%
straitsechomail19140213-11.0%
straitsechomail19131128-10.9%
straitsechomail19131212-10.9%
straitsechomail19140618-10.9%
(Null)0.0%
13/2/19141.0%
28/11/19130.9%
12/12/19130.9%
18/6/19140.9%
(Null)0.0%
1100.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
11.1%
20.6%
180.1%
200.1%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)75.6%
(Reuter.)9.6%
( Reuter.)0.9%
(Reuter’s Service.) Copyright Telegram.0.7%
(Reuter )0.6%
The Straits Echo (Mail Edition)straitsechomail19130103-13/1/19131straitsechomail19130103-1.1.11straitsechomail19130103-1.2.1MastheadTHE STRAITS ECHO, MAIL EDITION. Si?.so Per Annum. Single Copy, 40 cents. Vol. 11. Penang, Friday. 3rd JANUARY, 1913. No. 1.NA
The Straits Echo (Mail Edition)straitsechomail19130103-13/1/19131straitsechomail19130103-1.1.41087straitsechomail19130103-1.2.10Rugby Football in Singapore.Rugby Football in Singapore. (Echo Spacial.} Selang r Beat Singapor?. Singapore, December 26. Selangor beat Singapore in the Rugby football match by one penalty goal and one try to nil. The match was watched by a great crowd, the Europeans including H. E. the Governor and Lady Evelyn Young. TheNA
The Straits Echo (Mail Edition)straitsechomail19130103-13/1/19131straitsechomail19130103-1.1.234straitsechomail19130103-1.2.100New Year in Kuala Lumpur.New Year in Kuala Lumpur. {Echo Special.) Kuala Lumpur, January 2. New Year was ushered in very favourably at Kuala Lumpur by a dance at the Selangor Club which was largely attended and did not break up till four in the morning. The Chinese held Sports on the Padang onNA
The Straits Echo (Mail Edition)straitsechomail19130103-13/1/19131straitsechomail19130103-1.1.234straitsechomail19130103-1.2.101New Year in Singapore.New Year in Singapore. â– III I I {Echo Special.} Singapore, January 2. Unceasing rain fell here yesterday. Nevertheless, the Sea Sports were held as arranged. The sailing was good, but the attendance very small. The Land Sports were postponed to Saturday, as the race course is under water.NA
The Straits Echo (Mail Edition)straitsechomail19130103-13/1/19131straitsechomail19130103-1.1.234straitsechomail19130103-1.2.102Singapore Train Collision.Singapore Train Collision. {Echo Special.) Singapore, January 2nd. A passenger and a goods train collided, head on, this morning at the 13th mile stone. The driver of the passenger train, the engine of which was derailed, was slightly injured.NA
The Straits Echo (Mail Edition)straitsechomail19130103-13/1/19131straitsechomail19130103-1.1.234straitsechomail19130103-1.2.103Nyalas.Nyalas. Reduction of Capital. {Echo Special) Singapore, December 31. A special meeting of the shareholders of the Nyalas Rubber Company passed the special resolutions reducing the capital of the company and consolidating the unissued shares. Mr. Peck, who presided, said that under the old conditions there was no possibility ofNA
The Straits Echo (Mail Edition)straitsechomail19130103-13/1/19131straitsechomail19130103-1.1.234straitsechomail19130103-1.2.104NEW YEAR HONOURS.NEW YEAR HONOURS. {Echo Special) K. C. M. G. For Mr. Brockman. Kuala Lumpur, January 2. A telegram was received yesterday by the Secretariat, Kuala Lumpur, from Mr. L. V. Harcourt, Secretary of State for the Colonies, to the effect that His Majesty the King has been pleased to bestowNA
The Straits Echo (Mail Edition)straitsechomail19130103-13/1/19131straitsechomail19130103-1.1.234straitsechomail19130103-1.2.105Diplomatic Changes.Diplomatic Changes. Sir Conyngham Gratae and Baroa Kato. (Reuter.) London, December 31. Sir Conyngham Greene, lately British Minister to Denmark who has been appointed to succeed Sir Claude MacDonald as British Ambassador at Tokio, sails for Japan on January 9. He will bo accompanied by Lady Greene. Baron Kato, the(Reuter.)
The Straits Echo (Mail Edition)straitsechomail19130103-13/1/19131straitsechomail19130103-1.1.234straitsechomail19130103-1.2.106Stafford House.Stafford House. {Reuter.) T T r London, December 31. In the House of Commons Mr. Asquith announced that Sir William Lever, had offered the remainder of the lease of Stafford House as a gift to the nation subject to certain, conditions, and added that the Government much appreciated bis generosity{Reuter.)
The Straits Echo (Mail Edition)straitsechomail19130103-13/1/19131straitsechomail19130103-1.1.234straitsechomail19130103-1.2.107Tibet and Mongolia.Tibet and Mongolia. (Reuter.) London, December 31. According to despatches received in St Petersburg by the A’owe Vnuiya from Urga, the bunat Djorjieff has arrived there from Lhasa and announced the declaration of independence of Tibet and the accession of the Dalai Lama. He declared that he was empowered to(Reuter.)
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import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_7daf3cec5d6d840ed2cbb3f5f2941079"
url = "https://data.gov.sg/api/action/datastore_search?resource_id="  + dataset_id 
        
response = requests.get(url)
print(response.json())

Citation

This dataset can be reused and cited in research publications.

National Library Board. (2024). Newspapers-The Straits Echo (Mail Edition)-1913 to 1916 (2024) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved September 9, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_7daf3cec5d6d840ed2cbb3f5f2941079/view

About this dataset

Contact

ref@nlb.gov.sg

Created on

19 Mar 2024

Licence

Free forever for personal or commercial use, under the Open Data Licence.

Agency

NLB (National Library Board)