"This year, city officials moved Beggars' Night from Wednesday to Thursday, citing a forecast of severe storms. Almost all of the suburban cities in the Des Moines metro area followed suit."
"The idea of Beggars' Night was first floated in 1938, after Des Moines police received 550 calls on Halloween night reporting preteens and teenagers throwing bricks and starting fires."
"In a bid to curb the violence, city officials came up with a solution: Oct. 30 would become Beggars' Night, when children would be allowed to go door-to-door under adult supervision."
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