March 25, 1908

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Above, time to get ready for barbering the lawn … Below, the Korean community voices strong criticism of Durham W. Stevens, an American adviser to Japan, who was assassinated in San Francisco.  Feelings against Stevens are so strong among local Koreans that he might have faced a similar attack here, The Times says … The city is quickly building a stockade to house homeless men … Advocates who want to keep flies out of schools run into objections from the Board of Education, which notes that the problem is not so bad unless the schools are next to a stable or a corral … And Ben, the seal from Westlake Park, is having trouble fitting in with his fellow creatures on Santa Catalina Island.

Quote of the Day: "Stevens must be shot and killed. He is not only an enemy to my poor country; he’s an enemy to the civilized world. I am a Christian boy. My religion commands me not to kill. My pastor teaches me the lessons of forbearance. Yet I do not believe God would forbid me to kill this wretched scoundrel." –P. Cynn, Korean student at USC, on the shooting of Durham W. Stevens by a Korean youth.


March 25, 1908


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Here’s a Korean American view of the Stevens assassination.

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