The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-07-06
LIsTERINC HEAT IS
SWEEPING COUNTRY
ercury Is Climbing Fast in
Eastern Cities and South.
Clustering.

Az
IA here yesterday. The official tenn
rsased by the humidity. No imme-
10 relief II was said, Is in sight
weather bureau promises that the
ling week will be one of moderate
,neratures In the south Atlantic and
+ states and generally over the re-
west of the Mississippi river. High
,neratures will prevail the first part
ne week in the northern and mid
states, east OF the Mississippi river,
owed by q change to lower temper
res in these districts about Wednes-
liz big cities reported SO degrees of
literature, while New York and Phil
,jphia sweltered under temperature
degrees less.
Washington, July 4.-With skies
ctically cloudless the country over
law. reports to the weather bureau
icated that hot weather rec
i might be broken in many sections.
a day started with temperatures
oging from 4 to 16 degrees higher
,n Yesterday morning In the largest
ias New York topping the list with
rise of from ~ to 81 degrees.
n Chicago II was 81 as compared
I'm 80 yesterday morning. In Wash
ton the rise was from IS to 81. and
Atlanta. from ~ to IS. The govern
mt forecaster held out no hope for
ief within the next 80 hours.
AZ 2 o'clock there had been Is pros
tions recorded for the day, but the
brcury. which shortly before noon
4 touched 9S.6. four-tenths of a de-
ee short of a record for July 8.
hoped to 81. The hottest day New
rk has ever known was 101 degrees.
Hot Night in Kansas City.
Kansas City, Nd, July 4.-Following
hottest night in Kansas City since
establishment Of the weather
reau % years ago, the local fore
ster predicted no abatement today In
southwest Most OF Kansas City
bot out of doors last night. Thou
nds who had not the advantage Of
eping porches made their beds on
escapes and in the poorer quarters
the city hundreds Of men. women
n children lay down on the curbing
the suburban districts, after mid
ght, they slept on the lawns with or
thout cots. The government Their
pmeters registered 81 at midnight
same at 1 a. m. and just before
nrise stood SO, the lowest reading Of
"a hours from to z.
AT o'clock this morning the tenn
nature was from to 10 degrees high
than normal for that hour through
the southwest. The mercury stood
"a In this city, at so in st. Joseph,
b.; ~ at Omaha, and 80 at Wichita,
IN; Springfield, Mo-; Oklahoma City;
title Rock, Ark, and Fort Worth,
* There were no indications Of
In, the forecaster said, and the prob
Titles were that today's temperature
build crowd closely the highest Of
sterday. which was 104.
Chicago Is Suffering.
Chicago July 4.-Chicago sweltered
ID suffered. today as the torrid wave,
hch has held the city In its grasp
hce Friday night, continued unabated
tn no relief In sight. At s o'clock the
mperature registered SS. compared
tn Sc at the same hour Sunday, and
e death from heat was already re-
rted. At o'cloci, the mercury
ached 30 and was still climbing.
There were seven deaths from heat
ID eight prostrations Sunday, as the
ath rate among babies is extremely
gh since the beginning of the hot
1--we.
High Record in New York.
New York, July 3.-The Thermometer
8 o'clock this morning registered 10
grees higher than at the same hour
sterday, which was good enough in
cation that Monday would beat Sun
y for the high temperature record.
yesterday, with q maximum OF 94.5
grees, was the hottest day here for
years, but 1t showed at O'clock a
nperature Of only ~. compared with
at o'clock this morning.
The heat has caused 10 deaths and
Ter SO prostrations. The rush OF bath
to river and ocean beaches due to
excessive warmth was Indirectly
sponsible for nine deaths In this
lghborhood from drowning
In Philadelphia. Too.
philadelphia, July 3.-That Philadel.
ia and vicinity are In for another ex :
emely hot day, was carly indicated by
government weather bureau Their
pmeter, which registered 81 degreea
a. m, or nine degrees warmer than
the same hour yesterday. A high
rcentage of humidity added to the
scomfort of the extreme heat.
Red Hot in Missouri.
St: Louis, July 3.--The heat wave
ntinued over eastern Missouri and
uthern Illinois today Here last night
government thermometer did moi
below 49, and at o'clock the Their
pmeter registered SO. At 1880 o'clocli
temperature was "a and rising. Po-
reports say that two men died last
CHIT
Praying for Rain.
St. Joseph. Mo-, July 3-There wers
deaths from heat here last night
lowing the seasons hottest day OF
degrees.
At the several masses in the Catho,
churches of st Joseph Sunday,
ayers We're offered for rain, and II,
! me OF the Protestant churches similar
quotations were made
Crimes of viclence.
rifsburg, July 3.-During the fore.
on fonr persons dropped dead, on4
mnitted suicide and two were
owned in the rivers while bathing
ne thermometer had reached 50 de.
ees at noon
Boston Feeling It.
, Boston, July BIN the last "a hours
ur deaths due to heat and numerout
ostratons occurred I'm this city. Al
on l. was 92 degrees.
Soaring in Kansas City.
Kansas City, Mo-, July 3.--Atchison,
u.s. reported temperature of 102 at
On with four prostrations.
detroit Mich. July AT noon on
GOWN town streets here the tenn
AZURE was 109 degrees.
PLAYERS SUSPENDED.
New Yorks. July 4.--President Lynch.
Tue National league. today suspend
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