Good morning,
Today’s forecast calls for a rainy day with a high temperature of seventy-one degrees.
Whitewater’s Community Development Authority will meet today at 4:30 p.m. As of this post, the agenda is not yet available online.
In our schools, there’s a listening session today at 5 p.m. at the district’s Central Office to discuss a upcoming referendum question.
The Wisconsin Historical Society recalls an industrial accident from just over a century ago, that injured workers and threatened beer drinkers:
1909 – Explosion at Pabst Brewing Company
On this date a major boiler house explosion devastated three stories at Pabst Brewing Company early in the morning. The damage was estimated at about $250,000 and several workmen were injured. Pabst Brewing Company filed suit against the Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance to recover $150,000 for the damage caused by the boiler. [Source: American Breweriana]
