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William Nelson

Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1910s
State:Idaho
Support
Anti-Militarism Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)
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Biography

William Nelson, from St. Maries, Idaho, received a two- to ten-year prison sentence for violating the state's Criminal Syndicalism Act by issuing membership cards for the IWW and distributing its literature. Nelson was secretary of the IWW local in St. Maries.

Case

Charges: Federal prosecution under the Espionage Act of 1917 and/or the Sedition Act of 1918.