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- 1 2 Atherton, Horace A. (1916). History of Saugus, Massachusetts. Citizens Committee of the Saugus Board of Trade. p. 54.
- 1 2 "Bond Drowns in Bathtub". The Boston Daily Globe. July 5, 1908.
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- ↑ Fox, Irving P. (May 1902). "Death of Mr. Waitt". The Spatula. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
- ↑ "Henry Waitt School to be Opened Today". The Boston Daily Globe. September 12, 1910.
- ↑ "Second Fire This Week Hits Revere School". The Boston Globe. June 19, 1980.