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Charles "Taze" Russellites convictions in 1919...
Charles "Taze" Russellites convictions in 1919...
Item # 719017
May 16, 1919
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 16, 1919
* Rutherford & other Russellites
* Convictions overturned by the court
* Opposition to World War I - WWI
* Pastor Charles Taze Russell followers
* Christian restorationist minister
* Founder of the Jehovah's Witnesses
The top of page 24 has a one column heading: "HIGH COURT ANNULS RUSSELLITE VERDICT" with subheads. (see image).
Complete with 28 pages, light toning at the margins, a few small binding slits along the spine, nice condition.
Note: this issue comes with a free acid-free folder for extra protection.
background: In May 1919, the U.S. Court of Appeals overturned the convictions of eight leaders of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society, also known as Russellites, who had been imprisoned under the Espionage Act of 1917. These men, including Joseph F. Rutherford, the society’s president, had been convicted in 1918 for publishing and distributing literature critical of American involvement in World War I and conscription. The appeals court ruled that the trial had been unfair, citing procedural errors and lack of sufficient evidence. As a result, the men were released from the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary in late May 1919, marking a significant legal and moral victory for the early Jehovah's Witnesses movement.
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