[100 Years Ago Today] October 4, 1925 - Gyeongseong Between Census and Shrine Preparations

1. On Sunday, October 4, 1925, Gyeongseong was tense three days after the census and 11 days before the enshrinement ceremony of the Joseon Shrine, according to the "100 Years Ago Today" series article.
2. The October 1 census counted Joseon's total population at about 19,020,000, and the Gyeonggi-do Gyeongchalbu assigned security zones and deployed plainclothes police ahead of the ceremony.
3. The article describes the census as preparation for exploitation and the shrine construction as a policy of Japanization, stressing that today's freedom was won through sacrifice and resistance.

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