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- ↑ "Nick Chiles - Kansapedia - Kansas Historical Society". www.kshs.org.
- ↑ Hrenchir, Tim. "Topeka History Guy remembers Nick Chiles, editor and founder of the Topeka Plaindealer". The Topeka Capital-Journal.