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Newspapers-The Straits Echo (Mail Edition)-1922 to 1926

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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NewspapersTheStraitsEchoMailEdition1922to1926.csv (24.2K rows, 10.2 MB)

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The Straits Echo (Mail Edition)straitsechomail19220103-13/1/19221straitsechomail19220103-1.1.11straitsechomail19220103-1.2.1MastheadThe Straits Echo MAIL EDITION. •30 PER AWNViR •ingle Copy cts. VOL. 20. PENANG, TUESDAY, JANUARY 3RD, 1922 NO. 1NA
The Straits Echo (Mail Edition)straitsechomail19220103-13/1/19221straitsechomail19220103-1.1.52032straitsechomail19220103-1.2.10EASTERN SMELTING CO.EASTERN SMELTING CO. LAST YEAR’S WORKING. [To the Editor of the Straits Echo.] Dear Sir, We have received cable advices from our London Office to the effect that the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31st August, 1921, were issued in London on the 23rd instant. The ProfitNA
The Straits Echo (Mail Edition)straitsechomail19220103-13/1/19221straitsechomail19220103-1.1.62033straitsechomail19220103-1.2.11RICE TRADE.RICE TRADE. MARKET CONDITIONS With th. h*rral "UM clow i. Borm», Siam and M»l»y. *t-d rlth tb ia mort part. «< Ind"» w,l B«un w>d Bora* th. trend of pnoe« ,T7m w. pnri.eud MF> oald b. the e»« »t the end of the year) down word, with the melt th»tNA
The Straits Echo (Mail Edition)straitsechomail19220103-13/1/19221straitsechomail19220103-1.1.62033straitsechomail19220103-1.2.12RUBBER TRADE.RUBBER TRADE. The local market ia firtniug-up. latest telegraphic adricee from Singapore, where weekly suction this morning, being to the effect that t..e demand for the commodity ed, prices are up half a point to 3o 2 cents for first quality Standard Sheet and ->5 cents per lb. for FineNA
The Straits Echo (Mail Edition)straitsechomail19220103-13/1/19221straitsechomail19220103-1.1.62033straitsechomail19220103-1.2.13ALLEGED PERJURY.ALLEGED PERJURY. To the Editor <>] the Wraith Echo.} Sir, In the report, under the above beading, of the enquiry into the charge against the two defendants, Dawoodsah and Subbiah Muttu, appearing in your issue of yesterday, the Counsel for the defence, Mr Wright Motion, is stated to have saidNA
The Straits Echo (Mail Edition)straitsechomail19220103-13/1/19221straitsechomail19220103-1.1.62033straitsechomail19220103-1.2.14VOLUNTEERING IN THE STRAITS.VOLUNTEERING IN THE STRAITS. the officers and n. C. O.s. From the following letter which Colontl Spencer, the new Commandant 8.8kV., bai addressed to the members of the force m Singapore, it will be seen that the volunteers are to be given a consultative voice in the appointment of officersNA
The Straits Echo (Mail Edition)straitsechomail19220103-13/1/19221straitsechomail19220103-1.1.72034straitsechomail19220103-1.2.15GUESS AGAIN!GUESS AGAIN! A remark was made here the other J in the course of an article to the V’/fhat voung people in school should flowed to Escover things for them--Blfar as possible.. The point was tought home to us again, a day or two g in conversation with a youthNA
The Straits Echo (Mail Edition)straitsechomail19220103-13/1/19221straitsechomail19220103-1.1.72034straitsechomail19220103-1.2.16THE PRINCE’S VISIT.THE PRINCE’S VISIT. Reception A rrangement s. We understand that further subscriptions are required for the purpose —as announced in our issue of the 24th instant of erecting a Penang Triumphal Arch in Singapore on the occasion of the visit of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales to theNA
The Straits Echo (Mail Edition)straitsechomail19220103-13/1/19221straitsechomail19220103-1.1.72034straitsechomail19220103-1.2.17M. A. P.M. A. P. Reuter reports the arrival of Mr. Lloyd George and Mr. Winston Churchill at Cannes on the 27th instant. Mr. Beck, Assistant Commissioner of Police and Registrar of Criminals, S.S. and F.M.S., has returned from long leave* H. Sircom, Commissioner of Lands and Mines, Johore, accompanied by Mrs.NA
The Straits Echo (Mail Edition)straitsechomail19220103-13/1/19221straitsechomail19220103-1.1.82035straitsechomail19220103-1.2.18RANDOM NOTES.RANDOM NOTES. Thomas Gray. Gray wm born 205 K»«r on. «bo hw rwl bu 11 h.T. 7 not.<*J bi’ a "P* ™.<r —y-i I b jsctive eao I* dropped in every l.ne with out •wential change, except U the metre ie concerned. 1 bat true cotmderably by the procew canNA

Column legend

Title
Column name
Data type
Unit of measure
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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_a73c21356e8c8168d20832bc50f72a90"
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. (2024). Newspapers-The Straits Echo (Mail Edition)-1922 to 1926 (2024) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved November 22, 2024 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_a73c21356e8c8168d20832bc50f72a90/view

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Created on

19 Mar 2024

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NLB (National Library Board)

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