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- ↑ "John B. Kelly, Curley Man, to Head Council". The Boston Daily Globe. January 8, 1946.
- ↑ "Trial of Two Councilors Seen in May". The Boston Daily Globe. April 10, 1947.
- ↑ "Kelly Collapses in Office". The Boston Daily Globe. June 11, 1947.
- ↑ "Kelly Collapses Again; Jury Gets Bribe Case". The Boston Daily Globe. June 12, 1947.
- ↑ "Kelly, Conscious After 7 1/2 Hours, Says 'Thank God'". The Boston Daily Globe. June 14, 1947.
- ↑ "Council Pres. Kelly Acquitted of Bribe Charge". The Boston Daily Globe. June 13, 1947.
- ↑ "Kelly, "Weak but Okay," Presides at Council Meeting". The Boston Daily Globe. June 25, 1947.
- ↑ "Hynes Is Temporary Mayor: Curley Starts Prison Term in Danbury, Conn. City Clerk Sworn In as Legislature Enacts Law By-Passing Kelly". The Boston Daily Globe. June 27, 1947.
- ↑ "Pres. Kelly Charges Bradford Railroaded Him From Mayoralty". The Boston Daily Globe. June 27, 1947.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Election Department. 1947. p. 35.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Election Department. 1949. p. 34.