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[100 Years Ago Today] August 31, 1926 - Northern Expedition Reaches Wuchang; Gyeongseong Awaits Press Case Trial

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  1. On August 31, 1926, the Northern Expedition reached the walls of Wuchang in Hubei Province, while in Gyeongseong a trial over the Chosun Ilbo press case was scheduled for September 8.
  2. Choe Won-sun, who wrote the column "Hengseol Susu" for the Chosun Ilbo, faced charges of violating the Security Act, and publisher Kim Cheol-jung faced charges of violating the Newspaper Act, with the case set to go before the Gyeongseong District Court.
  3. Prosecutors were preparing to seek eight months in prison for Choe Won-sun and six months of detention for Kim Cheol-jung, reflecting an era when a single line in a column could be punished.

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[100 Years Ago Today] August 31, 1926 - Northern Expedition Reaches Wuchang; Gyeongseong Awaits Press Case Trial

Official translation → Read the full article (machine translation) → Original article (Korean): [100년 전 오늘] 1926년 8월 31일 – 북벌군 무창성 앞에 서다, 경성은 필화사건 재판을 기다렸다

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