Arson in the Beatrice Daily Express, 1900&1920

Arson cases from the Beatrice Daily Express, from Beatrice, Nebraska located in Gage County will be analyzed between the years of 1900 and 1920. The Beatrice Daily Express first came into publication in 1884 and ceased publication in 1924, owned by M.A. Brown and edited by W. H. Edgar. The Beatrice Daily Express ran as a daily publication releasing every night except for on Sundays. The newspaper was tailored to fit a Republican audience, with the occasional political advertisement. Content includes stories both local and global, often containing news stories from other areas of America. There are often also stories for entertainment on the second page of each issue, ranging from fiction, or curiosity pieces. 

Throughout the period of this newspaper, there are noticeable changes in the format of the newspaper, namingly being that the paper transitioned from a 4 page to 6 page publication. As time grew, so did the number of images throughout the paper, with images in later issues oftentimes taking up large portions of each page. Advertisements at the beginning of the publication seem to be spread out amongst pages, though there are often larger ads on the last page of each issue. Pictures and illustrations are often at a minimum, often the only images being the advertisements. Towards the end of the publication period, pictures are now one of the main focal points for pages, as issues often include a standalone comic as opposed to a small image to accompany an article.