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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1908
Page
36
In Council Bluffs Iowa a popular city program recruits boys as a kid police force. They enforce game rules on holidays limit loud noises, and arrest with nonviolent methods keeping order among youth. The force deters mischief and acts as a de facto juvenile authority.
The Nebraska project in Omaha is finished after five years of labor and major spending. The Pathfinder irrigation system aims to control floodwaters and improve farm land, with government effort concluding in August.
Dr. G. M. Stratton observes the Brooklyn Bridge from its central span as the city’s traffic pours across. He notes the structure moves continuously beneath the load, with motions that feel alive rather than simply quivering, offering a new sense of the bridge’s living behavior.
A historical note highlights the Council Bluffs kid police, about four years old, organized from street Arabs and newsboys led by Captain George H. Richmond. Jimmie, a boy with a badge, helps enlist others to deter cracker fights and keep order through a self sustaining program funded by future land payments. The program reduces juvenile crime by turning youths into officers for selective events and broader city needs.
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