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- ↑ "Mayor White Ready". The Boston Daily Globe. March 14, 1909.
- ↑ "Attempt To Oust White". The Boston Daily Globe. March 14, 1909.
- ↑ "Turn Back To License". The Boston Daily Globe. December 8, 1909.
- ↑ "Mayor Is Arrested". The Boston Daily Globe. May 19, 1910.
- ↑ "White Defies Civil Action". The Boston Daily Globe. July 9, 1910.
- ↑ "Convicted With Others of Conspiracy to Bribe; Lawrence Executiver Sentenced To Three Years--$1000 Fine". The Boston Daily Globe. July 14, 1910.
- ↑ "White Quits As Lawrence Mayor". The Boston Daily Globe. July 23, 1910.
- ↑ "No Hurry To Fill Vacancy". The Boston Daily Globe. July 26, 1910.
- ↑ "Foss' Plea For Life of Phleps Meets Defeat In The Council; Ex-Mayor White of Lawrence Gets Pardon and is Warmly Greeted by Crowd of 2000 at the Jail Doors". The Boston Daily Globe. December 28, 1911.
- ↑ "Cities Keep Up Swing To License". The Boston Daily Globe. December 10, 1919.
- ↑ "Childs Makes Big Sweep In Newton". The Boston Daily Globe. December 14, 1921.
- ↑ "Landers Runs Ahead of Mayor Rochefort". The Boston Daily Globe. November 23, 1927.
- ↑ "White Easily Wins Over Maloney At Lawrence". The Boston Daily Globe. December 9, 1931.
- ↑ "Lawrence Folk Angry At Mayor". The Boston Daily Globe. April 9, 1933.
- ↑ "Griffin Leads Field In Race At Lawrence". The Boston Daily Globe. November 22, 1933.
- ↑ "William P. White; Served Four Terms As Mayor of Lawrence, Mass". The New York Times. November 29, 1938.