A fact from Wilfred T. Webb appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 11 May 2014 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that Wilfred T. Webb delivered Arizona's official 1912 electoral vote certificate a day late because he stopped en route to Washington D.C. to court his future wife?
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Latest comment: 10 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion
The text refers to "a $642.75 mileage reimbursement" in 1912. Is that actually in the source? It's astronomically high. A railroad ticket from Seattle to Boston in this period cost about $100,
using luxury accommodations on top-flight trains: [[1]] . MarkBernstein (talk) 16:37, 2 May 2014 (UTC)Reply
The supporting citation includes a URL and the referenced newspaper article is available on line from the Library of Congress.[2] Why don't you check it yourself. --Allen3talk 16:59, 2 May 2014 (UTC)Reply
