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A fact from John William Kiser appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 28 January 2022 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that John William Kiser (pictured), who arrived in Chicago "practically penniless", took advantage of a boom in bicycle usage when he formed the Monarch Bicycle company?

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The result was: promoted by Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 18:57, 23 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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John William Kiser

... that John William Kiser arrived in Chicago poor, and became a multimillionaire by making bicycles? Source: 1
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Bobbi Kristina Brown

Created by Bruxton (talk) and Paloappie (talk). Nominated by Bruxton (talk) at 17:32, 27 December 2021 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: None required.

Overall: Nice work, Bruxton! Interesting article & I think everything looks good. paul2520 💬 20:33, 28 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Paul2520 and Bruxton: I'm not sure this checks out—the source says he died with $8m, but it also lists a bunch of other executive jobs that would have made him said butt-tons of money. Is there a source that specifically says he made his fortune in the bicycle business (including putting him over the $999,999 mark)? theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/she) 23:59, 8 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Theleekycauldron: I see. this may be a better hook:

ATL0a ... that John William Kiser arrived in Chicago poor, and became wealthy making bicycles and horseshoes? Source: 1 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bruxton (talk • contribs) 00:16, 9 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Pinging theleekycauldron (the first ping wouldn't have gone through since the sig was absent) to check to see whether ALT0a solves the issue raised above. BlueMoonset (talk) 06:27, 13 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hmm, I'm not convinced just yet—the source doesn't say that he founded the horseshoe company, or that the bicycle craze was responsible for his wealth. How about

ALT0b: ... that John William Kiser, who arrived in Chicago "practically penniless", took advantage of the "bicycle craze" in forming the Monarch Bicycle company? same source theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (they/she) 03:53, 14 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Theleekycauldron: I am ok with that hook.Bruxton (talk) 03:31, 15 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

New reviewer needed to check ALT0b. Thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 15:53, 19 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Approving ALT0b. SL93 (talk) 00:20, 22 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Promoting ALT0b to Prep 5, with (pictured) – Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 18:57, 23 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]