Newspapers-The Straits Maritime Journal and General News-1895 to 1896
What this data shows
Published by National Library Board. 3,449 records. Fields include Newspaper title, Issue id, Issue date, Edition (10 columns in total). Covers 2024-03-01 to 2025-03-01. Last updated 2024-06-06.
Description
This National Library Board dataset indexes digitised articles from The Straits Maritime Journal and General News for 1895 and 1896, part of NLB's release of newspapers published 70 years ago or longer. Each row captures the newspaper title, issue id and issue date, edition, page id and page number, article id and article title, the opening fifty words of the article, and the contributor. The title's short two-year run makes this a compact but focused window into late nineteenth-century shipping and general news reporting in the Straits Settlements. Historians, maritime researchers and digital humanities projects use it for keyword discovery and for assembling text corpora from Singapore's colonial-era press.
Official description
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 [email protected]
- Last updated
- Coverage
- 2024-03-01 – 2025-03-01
- Rows
- 3,449
- Columns
- 10
Data
| Newspaper title | Issue id | Issue date | Edition | Page id | Page number | Article id | Article title | Article text 1st50words | Contributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Straits Maritime Journal and General News | straitsmaritime18950104-1 | 4 January 1895 | 1 | straitsmaritime18950104-1.1.1 | 1 | straitsmaritime18950104-1.2.1 | Masthead | THE Straits Maritime Journal AND GENERAL NEWS. PUBLISHED EVERT FRIDAY. VOL. 1. N... | NA |
| The Straits Maritime Journal and General News | straitsmaritime18950104-1 | 4 January 1895 | 1 | straitsmaritime18950104-1.1.1 | 1 | straitsmaritime18950104-1.2.2.1 | Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 | BOLS GIN ;h. j. martyn AND His AGENTS. GOSLING Co. OCEAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY’S De... | NA |
| The Straits Maritime Journal and General News | straitsmaritime18950104-1 | 4 January 1895 | 1 | straitsmaritime18950104-1.1.1 | 1 | straitsmaritime18950104-1.2.2.2 | Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 | JOHANNIS The King of Natural Table Waters,'and DEWAR’S WHISKY. Martyn, Penang. | NA |
| The Straits Maritime Journal and General News | straitsmaritime18950104-1 | 4 January 1895 | 1 | straitsmaritime18950104-1.1.2 | 2 | straitsmaritime18950104-1.2.3.1 | Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 | JtrUish India Steam Narit/a- j PRITCHARD CO. ttm Co. ZM. j» x g, g. Monmouttisli... | NA |
| The Straits Maritime Journal and General News | straitsmaritime18950104-1 | 4 January 1895 | 1 | straitsmaritime18950104-1.1.3 | 3 | straitsmaritime18950104-1.2.4 | MARKET QUOTATIONS. | MARKET QUOTATIONS. Penang, 4th January 1895. Tin $35.25. White Pepper 12 20—sell... | NA |
| The Straits Maritime Journal and General News | straitsmaritime18950104-1 | 4 January 1895 | 1 | straitsmaritime18950104-1.1.3 | 3 | straitsmaritime18950104-1.2.5 | EXCHANGE. | EXCHANGE. Penang, 4th January, 1895. London, Bank o-d and T. T. l/l 1 7/8 Dol. D... | NA |
| The Straits Maritime Journal and General News | straitsmaritime18950104-1 | 4 January 1895 | 1 | straitsmaritime18950104-1.1.3 | 3 | straitsmaritime18950104-1.2.6 | AN ENLARGED ELECTORATE. | AN ENLARGED ELECTORATE Pressure on our space prevented any reference in our last... | NA |
| The Straits Maritime Journal and General News | straitsmaritime18950104-1 | 4 January 1895 | 1 | straitsmaritime18950104-1.1.3 | 3 | straitsmaritime18950104-1.2.7.1 | Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 | Notice to Mariners Penang Harbour. —Caution is necessary in using the S, chan, u... | NA |
| The Straits Maritime Journal and General News | straitsmaritime18950104-1 | 4 January 1895 | 1 | straitsmaritime18950104-1.1.3 | 3 | straitsmaritime18950104-1.2.8.1 | Page 3 Miscellaneous Column 1 | HIGH-WATER AT PENANG. Approximate Times. Date. Day of the A.. M P. M. Remarks, w... | NA |
| The Straits Maritime Journal and General News | straitsmaritime18950104-1 | 4 January 1895 | 1 | straitsmaritime18950104-1.1.4 | 4 | straitsmaritime18950104-1.2.9 | THE ALTERNATIVE MAIL ROUTE. | THE ALTERNATIVE MAIL ROUTE. I o make our last leader on the above subject cleare... | NA |
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Columns
| Column | Type | Categorical |
|---|---|---|
| Newspaper title | Text | Yes |
| Issue id | Text | Yes |
| Issue date | Text | Yes |
| Edition | Text | Yes |
| Page id | Text | No |
| Page number | Text | Yes |
| Article id | Text | No |
| Article title | Text | No |
| Article text 1st50words | Text | No |
| Contributor | Text | Yes |