Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-07-26
HOT WEATHER CONES AGAIN
Temperature of Minneapolis 1O2-At
Milwaukee IL Was 9a-In Iowa Av-
erage Maximum Temperature for
Five Days Breaks Records.

since the establishment of weather
bureau in Chicago 80 years ago were
broken Sunday. The government Their
mometer registered 100 degrees. Down!
on the street it was three to Ave de-
grees hotter, and to add to the SUI.
fering hot. sitting wind. like blast
furnace, blew all day from the south
west. From o'clock in the morning,
when the thermometer registered II.
q gradual rise followed until at 4:30I
p. m. the top notch had been reached.
Shortly after that time the wind
veered around toward the lake and
caused drop to 50 at $50 tonight.
Prostrations were numerous and police
ambulances were kept busy taking care
Of persons overcome on the streets.
Omaha. July 22.-With he exception
Of July rs, 1894, on which day the
temperature reached 105, Sunday was
the hottest this city has experienced
In q years. There was not a trace
Of rain anywhere in this vicinity and
what little wind there was came from
the south, and instead OF being re.
lief added to the discomfort. The
parks offered not the slightest relief
to the masses who sought cool retreats.
! Four prostrations were reported to the
police. Not cloud appeared in the
sky and relief is not in sight.
st. Louis, July 22.-Two victims Of
the heat were found dead in bed Sun.
day. There were a number Of pros
trations, two of which may prove fatal.
During the day the relative humid.
ity, as reported by the weather bureau.
ranged between 30 and So degrees. The
intense heat extended all over the state
At different points the maximum tenn.
perature was: Chillicothe, ia: Bowl
ing Green. 112; Paris. 1uS; Monroe
City. 107; Springfield, 100
Kansas City, July 22.-The heat Sun
day broke all records. the temperature
at p. m. being 104. Thermometers
on the street at II o'clock recorded 80
This is the 32d day OF the hot spell
and there Is no indication Of a change
In Kansas City, Kan, three deaths due
to heat were reported today. Prayers
for rain were offered in nearly all the
churches in Kansas City today ant
generally throughout Kansas. So fal
as heard from no rain OF any conse
quence has fallen in any portion o
the drought belt in the past "a hours
and conditions everywhere have beer
discouraging. In normal years the rain
{ fall between July 20 and August Is I,
light. and return to normal precipi
tation would not save the parchet
fields.
Lincoln. Neb.. July 22.-Heat record
we're smashed all along the line Il
southeastern Nebraska Sunday. TIL
maximum Of 1858 not only was tn
highest since the establishment of tn
weather bureau IS years ago. but ther
Is no instance known in the stat
when for over seven hours the TEN
perature remained at 100 degrees o
over, as 1t did today. There wer
three deaths from heat in Lincoln II
day. Corn in this country is so badl
burned that it will not be over thir
Of crop.
Indianapolis. Ind, July 22.-Sunda
was the hottest day in Central Indian
for several years. While the officia
record was only 1913 it was 107 on tn
streets and on the drill ground Of tn
, Indiana National guard, which Is !
camp at the state fair grounds. 1t wa
10. During the brigade drill this ev'
ming Is men fell from the heat.
y Cincinnati, July 22.-The thermon
r eter touched 100 today. but the max
: mum humidity was only %. There WEI
two prostrations.
= Louisville, July 22.-The maximum
temperature at Louisville Sunday wa
1O2 degrees. There were two prostr
lions.
At Chicago.