"WE WANT BEER"
(Press Assn.—
MAYOR OF NEW YORK HEADS MONSTER PARADE THROUGH CITY REVENUE BENEFITS STRESSED
-By Telegr'-i ph — Copyright).
Rec. May 15, 5.0 p.m. NEW YORK, Saturday. More ,than 25,000 persons headed by the Mayor, Mr. Walker marcbed in a parade which Iasted for 12 hours, bearing placards: "We want Beer" and recounting tbe benefits to the nation's finances, both private and public, that would be derived from it. There would be £100,000,000 in annual revenue from a Federal excise tax alone. Many organised crowds in the city, includsng Tammany Hall, participated. It is estimated that 1,000,000 persons lined the streets throughout the march.
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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 224, 16 May 1932, Page 5
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