The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-11
REp,-prIc. SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Chicago. July 1o-Tfis was the hottest
day Chicago has had in twenty-nine years.
Since the establishment Of the Weather
Bureau here in 1872 the thermometer has
never shown more than 1913 To-day the
temperature recorded at the top OF the
Auditorium tower was 102 and in the oven
like streets below the thermometers indi-
Gated 1917 degrees. 1t was dry heat with
an absence Of humidity. That Is what
saved Chicago from a terrible death list.
At shutdown the wind. which had been
coming all day from the torrid plains OF
burnt-up Kansas shifted to the east and
the breezes of Lake Michigan sent the
temperature down to IS.
Wisconsin got share Of the blighting
wind to-day as we'll Southern Illinois was
free. from the tremendous heat and Mil
waukee and vicinity were comparatively
cool.
HOTTEST DAY AT TOWER HILL.
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Tower Hill, ILL.,. July 10-The hottest wave
this season struck here to-day, thermometers
registering 1Os in the shade. All standing
crops are in immediate danger OF rum IN
less rain soon comes.
1O7 AT MEDORA
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Medora, ILL.,, July 10-To-day has been
the hottest day of the season. the Their
mometer having registered 107 In the shade.
Farmers declare that the heat, together
with the continued drought. has greatly
damaged the corn crop, and that with
weeks continuation of present conditions
the grain will be ruined.
NO PROSPECTS OF RELIEF.
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Nashville. ILL.,, July 1o.-The Thermometer
registered 1o2 degrees in the shade to-day.
No immediate prospects for rain.
Litchneld Like o Bake Oven.
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Litchtield. Ill.,, July I0-This has been one
of the hottest days ever experienced here.
The thermometers registered 1oe degrees In
the shade.
ROCK RIVER VALLEY sCORCHED.
Rockford, ILL.,, July 1O-To-day was the
hottest recorded in the Rock River Vailsy
since 1873. The thermometer stood al lo5
the entire afternoon. Crops are suffering
greatly.
HIGHEST TEMPERATURE RECORDED.
off faIan registration the thermometer
touched the highest point ever recorded
mon. while about town the mercury varied
from 1O5 to 101,. according to location.
AT 7 this morning the thermometer stood
at 10 Tonight the temperature Is lower,
but If anything more oppressive.
HEAT AT MARSHALL
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Marshall. Mo-. July 10-A temperature OF
1s5I4 registered here yesterday by the Gov
eminent thermometer marks the maximum
for the present unparalleled heat in Central
Missouri.
scORCHINe: AT SPRINGFIELD.
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Springfield. ILL.,, July 10-Thermometer lOS.
Hottest day here since 1877
RANGING FROM 100 TO 1O4.
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EirksviIle, No., July 10-For the past two
weeks the mercury has ranged from iVo 10
10i through the day. and at night 1t drops
only to 81 TO 50 ~
1O3 AT ELsBERRY.
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Esberry, Mo-. July 10-This has been the
hottest day this year, the thermometer
registering 103 in the shade.
100 AT ST. JOSEPH.
st. Joseph. Mo-. July 1o.-The temperature
in the heart of the city to-day was 109, the
highest point reached this summer.
PRAYING FOR RAIN.
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Salisbury. Mo-, July 10.--The churches of.
Salisbury had union prayer meeting to-
night to pray for rain. and it was decided
that Governor pockery be asked by teie-
gram to set apart day to pray for rain.
FROM 100 TO 1Os IN KANSAS.
Topeka, Kas., July 10.-Ilansas is Just "a
The temperatures throughout the State to-
day ranged from 100 10 10S On account of
he dryress OF the atme sphere few pr0stra-
tons were ,, rssporssd but the damage to
OMAHA HAS RECORD OF 1O2.
Omaha. Neb., July 1o.-To-day's weather