Expert reports on Atlanta city bookkeeping flaws
A subcommittee submitted Alonzo Richardson’s expert accounting review of Atlanta’s city books. Richardson finds no proper posting, no real revenue or expense ledger, and balances carried year to year without audit trails, urging a businesslike charter and oversight to curb waste. Joel Hunter supports the findings.
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Alonzo Richardson
Joel Hunter
State Board of Accountants
Richardson
Charles T. Hopkin
General Charter Revision Committee
Booker
State Board of Public Accountant
Hunter
State Yard
Atlanta
Alon- 40
Chariging
Wei
General Ledger
City of Atlanta
Comptroller'n Offices
Theas
Aascta
Comptroller
Thomas
J. Peeples
Marahal
Baarr
Deporit Mads
American Nations Bank
Lowry National
Atlante National Bank
Avatom
Sanitary Department
Camptroller
Asneta
Comptroller’s Office
Implement
Denlara
Grady Hospital
Camenia Library
Ledker
Iais
Gold Dust Promises Pure Sanitation For Home Use
The advertisement touts Gold Dust as an unmatched sanitary cleanser for all household surfaces and fixtures. It claims a heaping tablespoon of Gold Dust in a pail of water cleans and brightens the tub, bowl, washbasin, pipes, tiling, and woodwork, killing germs as it purifies.
Double Daily Service to Washington and New York Trains
Through sleepers and dining cars on both trains offer continuous travel on the Seaboard route to Washington and New York with two daily services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New York
Seaboard
Artistic Splint and Hickory Furniture for Porch and Parlor
Bold display of outdoor furniture styles including Indian Splint, Old Hickory, Crex and rock maple. Describes construction, finishes, and weave patterns, highlighting weather durability and comfort. Encourages converting porches and summer parlor into attractive outdoor living spaces with new pieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crex
Evening theater notes and city amusements in Atlanta
A mixed column reviews comedy and vaudeville at local venues, praising Hort and the lively humor of A Trip to Chinatown, with Ike’s Road travel and frequent performances. Casino at Ponce de Leon offers lower prices for vaudeville, nightly shows, and daily matinees. White City park distributes souvenir post cards, and eye care ads promote reading glasses. A farm profit report from Columbia notes a $270,000 gain amid asylum investigation details.
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Tie Hou
Dan
Purautt
Ponce de Leon
Atlanta
White City
White City Park
Columbia, S Cy
J. Wo Bunch
Akron Fire Wrecks Seven-Story Tower Block in May 18 Blaze
Akron Ohio fire destroyed a seven story block and contents worth about 500000. Over 200 workers were inside when the blaze began in the basement. No injuries reported. Several firms in the building included Tip Top Glove Korach Skirt Akron Candy Exe Baking Power Smith Pattern American Carso Lombard & Replogel Neel & Armstrong. Insurance around 800000. Firemen faced danger from falling debris. The cause remains unknown.
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Akron
Ohio
Dee
Tip Top Glove Company
Korach Skirt Company
Akron Candy Company
Exe Baking Power Company
Smith Pattern Company
American Carso? Company
Lombard & Replogel Engineering
Neel & Armstrong Company
Loswes
Goodrich Rubber Company
Diamond Tire Company
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Charter Revision Committee
Hichard
Inphis
da Uffeira
Ita
Charlas W Bernhardt
Martin Amarots
Phederick J. Axon
Craig Copmeld
Alonzo Ricmandron & CO
Frank
Old
Chamberlin~Johnson-DuBose Company
Allen
E. G. Griffin
Gate City
Whitehall St. Bell
the Lyric
Walter Ballard
Rome
Miome
A. Te Arnand
Georgia
Wesley
Carl
Dalton
Mr. Atwood
B. Mifflin Hood
Rela Whiskey Co
Mlom
G. Buller Co
Loeb Whitaker Co
Fe Ahippe
Morrow Transfer and Storage Co
Malin
Alabama St
Wr Bob
Lars
Decca
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