The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-28
Thirteen Deaths, Many Pros
trations in Chicago.
Heat Fatalities Reported Over
Wide Areas.
BUT DULUTH is SHIVERING
Winter OVercoats to RepeI
Chilly Wind and Fog.
Hot in Kansas, Snow Falling
in Salt Lake City.

Chicago, June 2S-A gentle breeze
from the lake today gave Chicago somt
relief from the heat. There was a droE
in temperature of 8 degrees between
9 a. m. and noon. At the latter hour
the official thermometer registered g.
degrees.
Three more deaths reported this
morning, brought the heat mortality
total up to Is. Prostrations have been
numerous
After sweltering throughout the night
Chicago found itself confronted by an
other day of intense heat and suffering.
The official record of temperature at
a. m. was SO and rising. NO re1eI
is in sight. Clear skies and hot breeze
from the west added to the discomfort
Summer Resorts Crowded.
Several deaths and many prostrat1ons
were reported. Charity organizations
distributed tons of FIRE ice in the tene-
ment house districts today and every
public bathing beach was crowded. Sew
eraI thousand persons fled to summer
resorts in Michigan and Wisconsin to
spend the weekend.
Hottest Night of Year.
Cleveland, June 2s.-Three deaths of
adults, in addition to the usual quota
of infant deaths. were added to the toll
OF heat today Last night was the not
test of the year. Today the thermom-
eter started out to break all records
with a mark Of SO degrees at o'clock.
Cleveland, June 2S.-Crazed by the
heat, Mrs Jessie Burbank SO, mother
of three children, committed suicide.
Hot in St. Louis.
St. Louis, June 2S.-The temperature
here at o'clock this morning was 50
degrees, five degrees hotter than at the
same hour yesterday when the maxi
mum reached was 9S.
The same ratio of increase was not
maintained throughout the morning,
but at 9 o'clock the thermometer reg
istered go.
This was one degree hotter than at
the same hour yesterday.
Overcoats in Duluth.
Duluth, June 2S.-Today was the
coldest June % here in years. Street
thermo ometerS registered as low as AZ
degrees at a. m. but warmed up to
streets wore overcoats. A high wind
off Lake Superior carried in thick
fog and added to the chill.
Cooler in Southern Kansas.
Wichita, June 2S.-Cooler weather
prevails in southern Kansas today, the
temperature being 81 degrees at L
o'clock as compared with "a degrees
yesterday. Both a cloudy sky and
weather bureau gives promise of rain.
A hot wind is blowing.
Hottest of Hot Days.
Hutchinson, Kan, June 2S.-The
hottest of many hot days, was the rec
ord at noon today, when the thermom-
eter registered 81 degrees. There is
some wind from the south, but it is
not hot.
There are scattering clouds.
Work Suspended.
ST. Joseph, June S.-Northwest
Missouri is sweltering under the hot
test June suns in several years. Much
work out of doors has been suspended
to guard against prOStrations. Grow
ing crops in many localities are suf-
fering for want of moisture.
At 1 o'clock this afternoon the mer-
curry registered "a.
Showing in Utah.
Salt Lake City. June 2S.-Rain and
snow continued to fall in Utah today.
The temperature here was 53 degrees
20 below normal.
Cool Breezes Give Relief.
Detroit. June 2S.-Cool breezes blow
Ing off Lake st. Claire brought re-
lief from the intense heat to Detroit to-
day. Yesterday the official temperature
registered IS at IL a. m. Today it had
not reached the so mark at that hour
Hottest Cincinnati Day.
Cincinnati, June 2S.-Three deaths
and numerous prostrations early to-
day marked what promised to be this
Qay InuS Il1S sum-
mer. The thermometer registered 50
degrees at IL o'clock which was 2 de-
grees higher than it was at that time
yesterday.
Two ProStrations at Atchison.
Atchison, Kansas, June 2S.-Two heat |
prOstrationS occurred here today. Tenn /
perature was "a at p, m.
Some Relief at Pittsburg.
Pittsburgh Kan, June 2S.-Pittsburs
and Southwestern Kansas found some
relief from the oppressive heat of yes
terday-two degrees of relief. Yester- |
day the maximum temperature was 81. I
Today at 1:45 the thermometer regis I
tered 95. No prostrations reported .
Crops are suffering from heat and lack
of moisture.
Will Be Cooler East
Washington, June 2S.-No relief for
the middle west. but cooler weather
today and tomorrow in the east This
was the weather bureaus only answer .
TO the number of heat prostra tions re- (
ported during the last "A hours.
The weather is not unreasonable 7
and is not breaking any records said
Forecaster Frank Enfield. July is /
really the worst month of the year.
though most people don't think so. It's /
midsummer and everybody must ex-
pect midsummer weather for WHILE
Train Wreckers in Germany.