The Saint Paul globe., 1901-07-21

one case or proStrationI Wnlcn occurred
Friday.
KANSAS CITY, July 2O.-For thirty-one
consecutive days the temperature in Kan
sas City has risen above 80 degrees each
day. On most of these days the tempera-
ture has reached or exceeded 100 De-
E ees, and during the past twelve days
tEe 100 mark has been reached regularly.
The high point, 102 degrees was attained
at p. m. today. Since April there has
been but one heavy shower, on June p.
Most of the thermometers registered ITO
in the shade each day. There have been
few heat prostrations and not many
deaths directly due to the heat, but
the mortality among old persons and
young children has been unusually large.
The same conditions of heat and rainfall
prevailed all over the drouth stricken
region of Southwest Kansas, Western
Missouri, Indian Territory and Oklahoma.
Practically no rain has fallen in this area
in the last twenty-four hours. The few
local showers were trivial. Prayers for
rain will be offered in nearly all the
churches in Missouri and Kansas, in the
former state in obedience to the govern
ors proclamation. In some churches in
this city special services will be held.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, July 2O-Today's
temperature was the hottest ever record
ed in July in Milwaukee. The govern
ment thermometer showed 1902 at 1915
o'clock this afternoon, and the old record
of $685. made in 1887 was shattered. This
thermometer jumped from 76 to 81 de-
grees between and 10 o'clock, and at
II o'clock 1t pointed to "a. The weather
man says that the indications show no
promise of cooler temperature for to-
morrow. There were two prostrations
reported, neither of which was fatal.
WEST POINT, N. Y, July 2o-During
the funeral of Gen. Butterfeld today
twenty-five or thirty cadets fell, over
come by the heat and fatigue. Carriages
conveyed them to the hospital The vic
TINS are mostly of the new class. The
cadets were subjected to a hot practice
march in the hot sun during the fore
noon, and upon their return to West
Point, without food, were ordered to i'm
mediately change their dress and fall
into line for the funeral At the semlna-
ry they were required to stand In
strained position for a. considerable time,
and this ordeal was more than the fresh
recruits could endure. None Of the cases
are regarded as dangerous.
LINCOLN, Neb., July 2O-The tempera-
ture In Lincoln at a. m. was 100 degrees.
the hottest for that hour since the wealth.
er record were kept in the state. The
maximum for the day was 1924, and for
five hours it was 100. A hot wind from
the south blew steadily, blighting corn
probably more than any day since tho.
drought began. Discouraging reports come
from nearly all sections of the state.
LA CROSSE, Wis, July 20-Today's s
temperature Of 103 degrees broke all pre-
vicus records in the history of the local
weather bureau. Thermometers in many
places around the city showed 10. Two
serious prostrations are reported.
BURLINGTON, Iowa, July 2O-The
mercury today reached 103 degrees in the
shade at 2 p. m, and was 100 at p m.
II was the worst day of the season ana
no relief is in sight.
CHICAGO, July 2O-Ninety-seven in the
shade and los to 110 in the sun were the
temperatures in this city today. Fortu
nately the humidity was low, but So, and
there were but few prostrations and no
deaths.
Still hotter weather is predicted for to-
morrow.
DIES MOINES Iowa, July 2O-This was
the hottest day of the year In Des Moinss
The government thermometer registered
1858. The humidity was low
SIOUX CITY, Iowa, July 2O.-The sea-
sons weather record was broken todav.
the mercury reaching 1OS.
KEoKUK, Iowa. July 2O-The tempera-
ture was 1OS degrees today. 1t has been
near So for twelve days.
SPRINGFIELD. Ill. July 2O-The gov
ernment thermometer todav registered a
maximum OF s8 degrees, while street ther-
mometers showed as high as 102.
HURON. S. D., July 2O.-spec'al.)-one
hundred and three here and throughout
the jim river valley today, with wind
from the southeast, had a wither-
ing effect on corn. Some wheat is being
harvested. Crop generally ripening PEE
maturely.
ARDMORE, l. T.. July 2O.-Heayy rains
ended the drought in the Washita and
Blue valleys last night These valleys
are in the heart Of the cotton belt, and
the rains insure the biggest cotton crop
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