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There's an assertion that Lewis was notoriously corrupt in the article. Then the article never mentions any such reputation or activities, being largely a recitation of his political accomplishments. ??? ] (]) 14:08, 28 February 2020 (UTC)
There's an assertion that Lewis was notoriously corrupt in the article. Then the article never mentions any such reputation or activities, being largely a recitation of his political accomplishments. ??? ] (]) 14:08, 28 February 2020 (UTC)
:I would gander that {{tq| was known for his flashy wardrobe consisting almost entirely of suits costing at least $200—despite having an annual salary of $8,000.}} and {{tq|It was popularly believed at the time that the murder was unsolvable as there were too many suspects given Lewis's activities}} imply such corruption. – ] (] • ]) 19:32, 28 February 2020 (UTC)
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... that Chicago alderman Benjamin F. Lewiswas so corrupt that his murder was considered unsolvable for having too many suspects? Source: "The popular notion at the time of his death, on Feb. 28, 1963, was that the homicide couldn't be solved because there were too many motives and too many suspects." , limited access
ALT1:... that Benjamin F. Lewis is the last elected official assassinated in Chicago history? Source: "Lewis was the last politician to be murdered,"
Reviewed: This is my first DYK that will require a QPQ. I shall select one shortly. I have done TASBot.
Promoted to GA status on 24 Sept 19' and nominated within time. According to a brief look over and the GA tag, article seems aplty referenced without any blatant copyvios. As pointed out, this is the first DYK requiring a QPQ, double-checked with QPQ check. QPQ done.
@DiplomatTesterMan:, it was indirectly implied by the text; while it's TRUE, in order to avoid SYNTH I believe it's best to modify the hook as follows:
ALT2:... that Chicago alderman Benjamin F. Lewis's murder was considered unsolvable for having too many suspects?
A fact from Benjamin F. Lewis appeared on Misplaced Pages's Main Page in the Did you know column on 14 October 2019 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that the murder of Chicago alderman Benjamin F. Lewis was considered unsolvable for having too many suspects?
There's an assertion that Lewis was notoriously corrupt in the article. Then the article never mentions any such reputation or activities, being largely a recitation of his political accomplishments. ??? IAmNitpicking (talk) 14:08, 28 February 2020 (UTC)
I would gander that was known for his flashy wardrobe consisting almost entirely of suits costing at least $200—despite having an annual salary of $8,000. and It was popularly believed at the time that the murder was unsolvable as there were too many suspects given Lewis's activities imply such corruption. – John M Wolfson (talk • contribs) 19:32, 28 February 2020 (UTC)
Working DiplomatTesterMan (talk) 05:50, 25 September 2019 (UTC)
However I just have one query with the first DYK and the words "was so corrupt". The source given doesn't explicity say this does it?... and the second source even goes on to say "There is a street named in Lewis' honor, even though it's unclear whether he dishonored his position." Please could you just clarify this, which citation am I overlooking which directly says he was corrupt, or is it indirectly being implied? DiplomatTesterMan (talk) 06:23, 25 September 2019 (UTC)
DiplomatTesterMan (talk) 06:58, 26 September 2019 (UTC)
