Separate surviving references from invention. Williams chronology and medicinal-license claims require archives. Fresh primary checks recorded in the Literature Note identify Elijah Craig's brand launch as1986, not1984, and Daniel Sickles's victim as Philip Barton Key, not his wife. Do not reproduce the page127 comparison as fact.
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Presents Evan Williams as a Louisville pioneer, challenges the Craig invention legend, links Pennsylvania rye to Mellon and Prohibition, and narrates Remus's rise and trial.
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PDF screen 118
Williams, Craig, Overholt, Mellon and Remus
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Evidence
Presents Evan Williams as a Louisville pioneer, challenges the Craig invention legend, links Pennsylvania rye to Mellon and Prohibition, and narrates Remus's rise and trial.
Location and context
Supplied PDF screens 118–127; Williams, Craig, Overholt, Mellon and Remus. Original paraphrase, not a direct quote. Use continuous original screen numbering, not printed pages.
Annotation
Separate surviving references from invention. Williams chronology and medicinal-license claims require archives. Fresh primary checks recorded in the Literature Note identify Elijah Craig's brand launch as1986, not1984, and Daniel Sickles's victim as Philip Barton Key, not his wife. Do not reproduce the page127 comparison as fact.
Verification checklist
Verified means faithful source capture, not external corroboration.