Talk:Ogden Gas scandal

A fact from Ogden Gas scandal appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 15 May 2020 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the granting of a franchise to the Ogden Gas Company was referred to as "the most disgraceful act" in the history of the Chicago City Council?

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The result was: promoted by DannyS712 (talk) 23:23, 9 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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... that the granting of a franchise to the Ogden Gas Company was referred to as "the most disgraceful act" in the history of the Chicago City Council? Source: "One paper called passage of an ordinance to create a mysterious Ogden Gas Company "the most disgraceful act" in the history of the "disgraceful" Chicago city council." Hogan p. 12

Reviewed: Neanderthal

Created by John M Wolfson (talk). Self-nominated at 20:40, 7 April 2020 (UTC).[reply]

New enough, long enough, hook is ok and sourced, no copyvio or other policy issues detected, QPQ done. I'm slightly concerned that the article relies entirely on a single source (supplementary rule D12 applies here), but it seems reliable and I note that there are other sources covering this. SpinningSpark 14:59, 2 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]