Template:Did you know nominations/Charles Butters

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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 16:24, 11 October 2020 (UTC)

Charles Butters

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... that American mine owner Charles Butters risked execution by firing squad to protect his mines during the 1926-27 Nicaraguan Civil War? "he faced the firing squad in 1927, while attempting to protect his holdings in Nicaragua" from: "Charles Butters.; Mining and Metallurgical Engineer Was 79". New York Times. 28 November 1933. p. 21. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ALT1:... that American metallurgist Charles Butters revolutionised gold mining in Witwatersrand by introducing the gold cyanidation process? "pioneered the use of the cyanide process for extracting gold" from: Shavit, David (1989). The United States in Africa – A Historical Dictionary. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. p. 35. ISBN 0-313-25887-2. and "It is no exaggeration to say that the great success of the Witwatersrand gold industry is a direct result of the introduction of the cyanide process." from: Hatch, F H (January 1911). "'James Forrest' Lecture 1911, the Past, Present and Future of the Gold-mining Industry of the Witwatersrand, Transvaal". Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers. 186 (1911): 380–81. doi:10.1680/imotp.1911.17848.
- ALT2:... that American mine owner Charles Butters was fined $2,000 for his participation in the Jameson Raid?"in 1895, took part in the Jameson raid, was arrested as an accomplice, and was fined $2,000 for his part" from: Shavit, David (1989). The United States in Africa – A Historical Dictionary. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. p. 35. ISBN 0-313-25887-2.

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Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 14:55, 2 October 2020 (UTC).

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Recently mainspaced, no major errors in the article, and really interesting hooks. In my opinion the first hook is the best, followed by the third, and then the second. Jon698 (talk) 18:37, 3 October 2020 (UTC)