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Newspapers-Straits Chinese Herald-1894

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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NewspapersStraitsChineseHerald1894.csv (1.1K rows, 477.3 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
(Null)0.0% Straits Chinese Herald100.0%	(Null)0.0% straitschinherald18940406-11.8% straitschinherald18940405-11.7% straitschinherald18940404-11.6% straitschinherald18940127-11.5%	(Null)0.0% 6 April 18941.8% 5 April 18941.7% 4 April 18941.6% 2 April 18941.5%	(Null)0.0% 1100.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0% 126.3% 230.8% 317.4% 43.8%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)99.9% Penang Gazete0.1%
Straits Chinese Herald	straitschinherald18940122-1	22 January 1894	1	straitschinherald18940122-1.1.1	1	straitschinherald18940122-1.2.1	Masthead	THE STRAITS-CHINESE HERALD, OR SURAT KHABAR PERANAKAN. Vo I, SINGAPORE, MONDAY, 22-d JANUARY, 1894 A' IHO.	NA
Straits Chinese Herald	straitschinherald18940122-1	22 January 1894	1	straitschinherald18940122-1.1.1	1	straitschinherald18940122-1.2.2.1	Page 1 Advertisements Column 1	SHibertisements. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, Offt;k.— Collyer Q.ay. WH.Ai.vEi and Godowns New Ilarbour. Tho mail steamers may bo expected to arrive •u:\va_.ls an I leave Singapore homewards ou tho (oliowiiig dates OUiV.Ai.D3 HOMEWARDS ISN WW Batcne Jan. IM QaagN Jan. 2tth. Kosetta F.-b. si!i. Thames Feb, 7th. Assam	NA
Straits Chinese Herald	straitschinherald18940122-1	22 January 1894	1	straitschinherald18940122-1.1.1	1	straitschinherald18940122-1.2.2.2	Page 1 Advertisements Column 2	CHARTERED BANK OE INDIA AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. INCOr.POHATED BY EOYAL CHARTER. AL WOOO RESERVE PUHD I co oom (./?y antihs} yang a Ja simpan J BIKQAPOBI BRANCH. Intfulst on Fixed DKPOBITB. Eur 12 months, 5o o per aiinuni. +M 6 4.00 •1 3 p, _Wo Kalau simpan wang tidak kasi	NA
Straits Chinese Herald	straitschinherald18940122-1	22 January 1894	1	straitschinherald18940122-1.1.1	1	straitschinherald18940122-1.2.2.3	Page 1 Advertisements Column 3	attbrrttscments. NOEDDEUTSCHEP. LLOYD. BREMEN. The fast and well-known steamers of this line run regularly between Bremerhaven and Shanghai, calling en route at Antwerp, Southampton, Genoa, Naples, Port Said, Suez, Aden, Colombo, Singapore, and Hongkong. In connection with the arrivals and departures of these mail steamers, the Company's steamer Nurnberg leaves	NA
Straits Chinese Herald	straitschinherald18940122-1	22 January 1894	1	straitschinherald18940122-1.1.1	1	straitschinherald18940122-1.2.2.4	Page 1 Advertisements Column 4	THE MERCANTILE BANK oi INDIA. LIMITED Incorporated under Ihe C mpani Act 1862 to 1890. CAPITAL [00,000 akan n of £25 each; r Modal (60,000 X lata -/<//'". 6 £25 J SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL 1 Modal yang orang swlah> Cl, 125,000 fchttr, J BIAS CFFIC2: No. 65, Old Broad Btr«i L	NA
Straits Chinese Herald	straitschinherald18940122-1	22 January 1894	1	straitschinherald18940122-1.1.2	2	straitschinherald18940122-1.2.3	The "Straits=Chinese Herald." Singapore, Monday, Jan. 22.	The "Straits=Chinese Herald." Singapore, Monday, Jan. 22. The necessity of a public organ which shali enable those who, unacquainted with the English language and therefore unable to derive any advantage from the local organs, are anxious to learn the 1 news of tbe day has loug been apparent to us,	NA
Straits Chinese Herald	straitschinherald18940122-1	22 January 1894	1	straitschinherald18940122-1.1.2	2	straitschinherald18940122-1.2.4.1	Page 2 Advertisements Column 1	COMPAGNIE DEB MESSAGERHM MAUI riMRi DI FRANCR. a iMunM. ,il;n 'k. 4l,i»k»h. BUMAMBB, Tne foilov\in" are tho date., ou wliich tho Mail Hteamera of the Mesagerie_ Maritime may be expected to arrive hero: HoMKWA.R.x.. OI.TWAK'H. v r- 30-a S<j+npy Jin. 31*. \w.u~mm \3fl rnUvmen h-r llth i— n h- 27ik	NA
Straits Chinese Herald	straitschinherald18940122-1	22 January 1894	1	straitschinherald18940122-1.1.2	2	straitschinherald18940122-1.2.4.2	Page 2 Advertisements Column 2	SAFES! PEII iiESI! SAITOH PETI BESI!! SAFES'!! PETI BESI!!! Don't buy elsewhere till you have seen my sates. Jan gan pegi lain tempat Ui, sampeh smlah tengok sahya punya peti besi. A rare and splendid assortment of Thief and Fire Proof Safes, all sizes,by the best English Makers. Satu macham	NA
Straits Chinese Herald	straitschinherald18940122-1	22 January 1894	1	straitschinherald18940122-1.1.2	2	straitschinherald18940122-1.2.4.3	Page 2 Advertisements Column 3	Thh STRAITS-CHINESE HERALD," No. 12, Robinson Quay. The subscription to this Paper is §1.00 per month, payable quarterly in advance: and for a single copy 6 cents. Outside Singapore, §1.30 per month, Post free, also payable in advance quarterly, (§3.90), the Daily issue will be forwarded. All letters are to	NA
Straits Chinese Herald	straitschinherald18940122-1	22 January 1894	1	straitschinherald18940122-1.1.3	3	straitschinherald18940122-1.2.5	A CHINESE COLLEGE.	A CHINESE COLLEGE. Mk Hwang Isun-hVjien, the Chinese HHI-Gener.il liere liVs proposed to college in SingapoiW for the pur- s lt admitting advanceol boys, irresi,r- iv of colour, who have b_\n educated ie the Kn 1 lslt Schools iv the SWaits Set-tlr-iueiiU.° After the students h*Vyve passed the required standard	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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import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_b063f5a2559352d7ee3ea4cda0a1ecd3"
url = "https://data.gov.sg/api/action/datastore_search?resource_id="  + dataset_id 
        
response = requests.get(url)
print(response.json())

Newspapers-Straits Chinese Herald-1894

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