Deletion of Robert Watke

Comment: An interesting geneology project, but the subject fails , general , and, as noted above, 
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:BIO1E||WP:BIO||WP:PERP)

Comment: there appear to be some apparently reliable sources backing this up, and a glance suggests that more could be found with relative ease. I think we should |wait a bit on this one
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:There is no deadline (WP:DEADLINE)

Comment: selectively merge) a tiny bit of this related to the elevator incident to Grain elevator. In the target article, there is presently no mention of conflict related to the market power of the railroads/grain elevator owners and the rise of cooperatively owned elevators. In the history of American agriculture the novel "The Octopus" by Norris also dealt with the monopoly power of the grain industry. This man is not someone who satisfies . He is alleged to have started a fire, but the outcome of his arrest is "unknown" according to the article. He gets a bare mention in some testimony. I am not seeing multiple reliable and independent sources with significant coverage of Watke. The article has all this biographical detail of his ancestors and family which would be more at home at some genealogical website
Stance: merge
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:BIO)

Comment: I was on the fence, but as I looked at what is basically the sole source for the incident I decided for delete.  Watke was essentially a polical activist that engaged in criminal activity (arson), so I judged him against .  He fails the first two requirements easily, but I originally thought that he may have passed the third requirement; however he did not testify before the Senate Committee (the source is a trascript of the hearing) and was only mentioned once in the entire document.  I don't think that gives him adequate notability for inclusion
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:PERP)