Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-07-25
GLARE OF old SOL
PREVIOUS HIGH RECORDS FOR
HEAT ARE ALL En-
CEEDED.
AND THERE IS NO HOPE or RELIEF
Practically the Entire Country Cov-
ture Line OF 100 Degrees Include
the Entire Great Corn BeIt-No
Indications Of Any Relief I'm SIGHT
Much Suffering.

Washington, July "a hot wave of
unusual, and in places record breaking
Intensity, is again prevalent over the
central western part of the country,
and Is spreading eastward n north
ward. The Central West reported ex-
traordinarily high temperature line,
100 degrees, yesterday, including the
State N Territories OF Nebraska,
Kansas, Oklahoma. Iowa, Missouri.
Chic, Indiana and Illinois. Last night
at Chicago, at Z o'clock, the tempera-
ture was 200 degrees, exceeding by
several degrees anything ever before
recorded at that of the day. A serious
feature is the showing made In the
States Of Iowa. Missouri and Kansas.
where the temperatures have bsSn 30
degrees or over for a period OF over Ia
month. For eighteen days of this time
the thermometer at Kansas City reg
isuered loo degrees OF more. Weather
bureau officials do not care to make
any prediction es to the prospects of
relief. They say that zone as yet is in
sight. The seriousness of the situa-
ton to h crops Is increased by the
lack Of rain. none OF Importance nav
Ing faller in the corn belt for three
DAYS and there apparently being no
prospects. The rain which gave a
practical relief to the states OF the
corn belt during the past week was
rot by any means general I'm character,
but a succession of thunder, showers
affording temporary relief to the over
parched ground n grain. The rela-
tive high barometer in the southeast
section of the country shows a persis-
tent continuation OF warm southerly
winds and there appears to be no
pros pect - a change until the appear
ance Of a high barometer in the North
west, where a low pressure now has
full swing. Such relief of q local char
acter as Is held u In the meantime,
it is stated. Will be due to local thun-
dershowers, which always accompany
periods of ~protracted heat.
Madison. Wis. - Yesterday was the
hottest day known 10 the official rec
ord here. The government thermome-
ter at Washburn observatory regis
tered a maximum temperature of l04
degrees.
BurliI gton, Iowa - Frightful heat
prevailed here and all over Southeast
ern Iowa yesterday. The maximum
here was Ito. accompanied by a hot
wind. Reports from the state show:
Charlton. 107; Fairfield, los; ottumwa,
10; Murray. 10; Middleton, 113. Corn
is reported to be faring badly.
Dubuque. Iowa--all high tempera-
ture records dating back forty-eight
years were broken yesterday. The
maximum was LOG. There were a large
number of prostrations.
Keokuk. Iowa-The weather bureau
station thermometer registered i07
here yesterday afternoon, 2 degrees
above the previous record OF July 10,
and 8 above any previous record for
thirty years.
Twin cities scorched.
St. Paul, July 23.-Saturday was Inc
hottest day on record in the Twin
Cities. At 3 o'clock in the afternoon
the thermometer registered 1912 in st.
Paul and 101 in Minneapolis. Great
suffering resulted, although no casual
ties were reported. There were a
number OF prostrations in Minneapolis.
Sunday was not so warm. The maxi
mum temperature reached vas e6.
Records Brokcn at Chicago.
Chicago, July 23.-An hea trecords
since the establishment of the weather
bureau In Chicago thirty years ago
were broken yesterday. the govern-
ment thermometer registering 1o3 de-
grees. Down on the street il was 3 to
S degrees hotter and 10 add TO the suf-
fering, a hot. sitting wind. like a blast
from a furnace, blew all day from the
southwest. Prostrations were numer-
GUS and rolice ambulances were kept
busy taking care of persons who We're
overcome on the streets.
Day of Prayer in Missouri.
st. Louis, July %. - Yesterday. the
day that Gov. Dockery designated for
fasting and prayer TO God that the
present droeth might be broken In
Missouri, all records for hot weather
In st. Louis were smashed, the wealth
er bureau thermometer on the custom
house registering los degrees in the
shade. On the streets and in exposed
places the mercury went many de-
gree3 higher. The record o X was
that of 100, made I'm the early eighties.