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Local notes and town talk from Shreveport era
Uncle Ben Gilliland visits with news of a serious illness in the Will family but says danger is past. Plain Dealings dealer J T Bonner and local booster L T Sanders are in town. Election chatter and gunny-sack praise mix with street conditions and factory plans. Jordan Street church holds services, the Home Library Association seeks support, and a Shreveport basket factory is touted as a big low-capital project. Mrs R M Sibley sues Belt Line Railway for damages. Shreveport Commercial and Academic Institute opens enrollment for twofold training with business and stenography.
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Ben Gilliland
Will
J.T. Bonner
L. T. Sanders
Jordan Street
Bar
Shreveport
Nett Wright