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- ↑ "Daniel Butler". Genealogy Trails. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
- ↑ "Dan B. Butler Omaha Mayor—Received Unanimous Vote Of New Council For Chief Executive". The Lincoln Star . Lincoln, Nebraska. May 21, 1936. p. 8. Retrieved September 19, 2018– via Newspapers.com
. - ↑ "The American Catholic Who's who, Volume 5; Volumes 7-9; Volumes 11-20". NC News Service. 1910. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
