Cook, Whiskey of Tennessee — Violence and prosecution shaped the surviving record

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Old sheet69 covered a modern distributor presentation. Cite these as Cook’s account pending original newspaper/legal verification.

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Citations

Cook, Whiskey of Tennessee — Violence and legal aftermath — PDF sheets 28–43

Context

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Excerpt ID

1819

Excerpt Text

Cook recounts the1898 saloon killing (28–29), prosecutions/pardon (36–39), the1910 fire (40), and later liquor charges (42–43).

Literature Notes

Whiskey of Tennessee — Full-Source Literature Note

Locator End

PDF sheet 43

Locator Start

PDF sheet 28

Locator Type

Other

Originating Working Notes

Page (text)

Source

No access

Source Section

Violence and legal aftermath

Supports Claims

Tags

American Whiskey History and CultureTennesseeOral History and GenealogyHistorical Recovery and Public Memory

Verification Notes

Fresh September27 audit: all121 supplied sheets read and visually screened. Old sheet69 covered a modern distributor presentation. Cite these as Cook’s account pending original newspaper/legal verification.

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