A fact from Tillinghast L'Hommedieu Huston appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 10 May 2021 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that civil engineer Tillinghast L'Hommedieu Huston oversaw major projects from the clean-up of Havana's leper colonies to the construction of the Yankee Stadium?
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The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
This article is new enough and long enough. The image seems to be in the public domain, the hook facts are cited inline, with ALT1 being the better of the two, the article is neutral, and I detected no copyright issues. A QPQ has been done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:57, 27 April 2021 (UTC)Reply
@Muboshgu and Cwmhiraeth: If I could propose a slightly simpler to read hook? It also contrasts a bit more, if appropriate.
ALT2: ... that civil engineer Cap Huston oversaw major projects from the clean-up of Havana's leper colonies to the construction of the Yankee Stadium?
Add some phrase like "to serve" after "engineers with expertise", to make it clear that they'd be in the war effort (as opposed to, say, the Rosie the Riveter types on the home front)
I believe so. It's a US source giving the dollar amount, though it does not explicitly say so. I'm marking it as USD in the article. – Muboshgu (talk) 20:15, 5 July 2021 (UTC)Reply
"Huston returned to the United States after spending 17 months overseas in January 1919." → "Huston returned to the United States in January 1919, after spending 17 months overseas."
Three sentences in a row in the first paragraph begin with the word "He". If one or two can be rephrased so as not to do that, it'd break up the para a little better
When did he come to direct the VFW National Home, and when did he serve as president of the chamber of commerce?
Good questions. Regarding the VFW National Home, money from the gate receipts of the 1922 World Series was donated to the VFW through Huston's influence, and that money was used to start the VFW National Home. I've added that to the article. When did he direct the National Home? I'm not sure.
As for when he was president of the Brunswick chamber of commerce, I do not know exactly. It would seem to be in the mid-1930s. – Muboshgu (talk) 21:47, 5 July 2021 (UTC)Reply
The images are all PD or CC, and make sense within the context of the article
That being said, they are all quite large, with some awkward sandwiching in the one under the "Early life" head, so if they could be shrunken, that would be fantastic
Thank you for making those changes, particularly finding some of the dates for his later life. The images look well-sized now, and everything else is in order, so I'm happy to pass! — GhostRiver21:41, 8 July 2021 (UTC)Reply
This article is new enough and long enough. The image seems to be in the public domain, the hook facts are cited inline, with ALT1 being the better of the two, the article is neutral, and I detected no copyright issues. A QPQ has been done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:57, 27 April 2021 (UTC)
Working tag means that I haven't finished leaving comments there, but you're free to begin making changes as soon as you see them! Kncny11 (shoot) 16:34, 2 July 2021 (UTC)
