The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-13

record
dicated to the weather bureau ofhclals
that the intense heat of the past few
days is abs ting Cooling showers are
promised for tonight or tomorrow
morning.
OMAHA.
Omaha Neb.. July 13-The day
opened intensely hot. with the ther-
mometer at 81 at 8 a. m. There was
barely a breath Of air stirring, and the
indications are for higher ten perature
thain yesterday. The humidity per-
centage was s. The western part OF
Nebraska reports equally high temper
ature- There was one prOstration at
Vermillion. S D.. last night
At noon the mercury had reached 81
A cooling breeze came up at II O'Clock
from the southwest and partially re-
Heved the intensity Of the heat
ST JOSEPH
St Joseph, No, July 13.-The mer-
curry reached 100 degrees before noon
today for the first time this summer.
CHICAGO.
Chicago, July 13.-At $3.50 a. m today
the temperature was 72, and while the
forecast Is for rising temperatures, the
prospects are for another pleasant day,
as = brisk wind is blowing off the lake
KANSAS CITY.
Kansas City, No. July 13.-Not since
the present hot spell began have Kan
sas City people suffered so severely as
they did last night. Thursday night
had proven almost intolera bic but last
night the conditions were even worse,
the average temperature from s D. m.
10 8 a. IN. being 81 degrees. The atmos-
phere was SO heavy that it was almost
sitting and thousands OF people slept
on lawns. on porches, or remained up
the entire night riding or walking
about town. At o'clock this morning
the weather bureau reported 90 degrees,
or two above that at the same hour
yesterday with no prospects of rain or
a cooling breeze. For three days this
month the heat record here has been
broken, and conditions this morning
indicated that yesterdays mark Of 1O8.
degrees would be passed today.
Shortly before noon a strong breeze
came up from the north and there was
prospects of a shower. The thermom-
etef had risen from SO at o'clock to 95
at II but at moon a. fall of three de-
grees was noted the mercury then
marking %. At the Kansas State uni
NerSity at Lawrence where the hottest
weather ever known there was recorded
yesterday the temperature at IL o'clock
today was "a.
THUNDER BUT NO RAIN.
Kansas City, Mo-. July IA special
20 the Star from Macon. Mo- saws
Macon was visited by a severe thunder
storm last night. but no rain fell Two
barns belonging to J. ". Reeser. ten
miles east Of town, We're struck bv
lightning and burned to the ground
One contained 1000 bushels of corn II
tons OF hay and &. lot of farming inn
HOTTEST IN "a YEARS.
Kansas City, Mo. July IA special
TO the Star from Lawrence saws ves-
terday's hot weather was followed bv
another oppressive night At II O'Clock
today the thermometer registered %
degrees yesterdays record at the uni
Nerslty showed a maximum tara,,or.
ture Of 1o5s the highest of any dav ii
"a years There has now been % CON
sacutive days here with q rnarir9s,,,,
temperature above 30 degrees ana a
minimum above 20 degrees -
Arkansas City, Kas.. July 1S-Mer-
curry was at 1851 at 1870 TO-DAY
Hutchinson, Kas-. July 13Z1os 5A-
grees was reached at II O'Clock TO
cay. rms Is the highest this season.
any prostra tious.
Fort Scott, Kas., July IA cool
wave at IL O'Clock. The rnarc,,,.,-
dropped 10 degrees. 1t was 9s AZ II
o'clock -
Leavenwcrth, Kas. July 1s-At II
O'Clock mercury was 100.