Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 84, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 June 1898 — The Hot Wave. [ARTICLE]

The Hot Wave.

Washington, June 27. —Washington has been sizzling in the heat of the past two days. The maximum temperature recorded by the government observers Saturday was 96, and the degree was reached Sunday. Reports from all parts of the country to the weather bureau indicate that the hot wave is general. The highest temperature in the United States was recorded Sunday at Proenix, A. T., the thermometer registering 110.