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Show HOTTEST DAY OF YEAR IN SOUTHWEST One Death and One Prostration At St. Louis; Crops 8uffer From Drouth - St. Louis, May 30. The southwest today swoltcred through by far tho hottest day of the season. Record temperatures wero reported from all sections, and though lowering cloudB threatened rain that might havo reduced re-duced the tomperatures, there was no rainfall In tho heated district. In St. Louis and vicinity, as a result re-sult of tho high mercury, one death arid ono prostration were reported and throughout tho southwest there wcro reports of damage -to crops from tho heat and lack of moisture. Strango to Bay tho mercury reached reach-ed a higher point in St. Louis today than wns recorded at many points In the southwest. St. Louis' high nomt for tho day wns 03. At Apiarlllo, Texas, tho thermometer registered 92; at Fort Wcrth, 92 Little Rock, j 90; Memphis, 86; Photnlx Ariz., us-ually us-ually one of tho hottest points In the country 90. The St Louis temperature tempera-ture whs eclipsed by that recorded at Dodge City, Kan., 96; El Paso, Tex., 94; Oklahoma City 94; and Wichita, Kan., 98. At Kansas City the veterans marching march-ing to decorato tho graves of departed depart-ed comrades suffered terribly from tho sun. Unofficial reports from Interior points of Mlssorul showed temperatures tempera-tures ranging from 90 to 100. General Gener-al reports of vegetation of all kinds suffering for lack of rain were received. receiv-ed. At Montgomery City, Mo., a thunderstorm thun-derstorm did considerable damage, killing several head of stock, but help cd to break the drouth. Omaha, Nob., May 30. Tho vjolent heat wave, which struck Nebraska yesterday, when temperatures ranged from 99 to 106 subsided slightly today tho highest temperatures In Omaha being at 3 o'clock this afternoon when tho thermometer reached 90. Out In the state tho weather was from C to Iff" degrees warmer. Tho humidity was so great today that thousands sweltered throughout the day. Only ono death occurred In Omaha from the heat. The heat wave comes as a godsend to Nebraska and Iowa farmers. Very little corn had been planted and noie Was up, all because of the cool wet weatbor. The beat of the past two days has placed farm conditions nt their best.' |