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September Almanac
This day in history
Sept. 1, 1900: Two trains collided near presentday Rock Street in Mankato, killing a conductor and injuring several more. The accident occurred around 8 p.m. on a Saturday when a flagman dispatched to flag an oncoming train had his view momentarily obscured by another train. The Free Press reported “the wreck was one of the worst that ever took place in or near the city.” Conductor W. F. Carroll was killed. His fireman on the train later said Carroll had been involved in two previous accidents. Sept. 6, 1951: The Mankato police department purchases a brand-new “Interceptor” model squad car. The department boasts that it can reach 90 mph in first gear and has a top speed of 115 mph. Mankato Mayor John C. Zotalis supported the purchase, noting at the City Council meeting that area speeders had more horsepower at their command than officers. Sept. 8, 1951: The Mankato police department’s brand-new Interceptor was wrecked during a collision at the intersection of Minneopa Road and Given St. The officer was answering a call when he momentarily looked down to activate his sirens and collided with another vehicle. Damage, police officials said, was “considerable.” Sept. 20, 1891: August Schell, founder of the New Ulm-based brewery that is second-oldest family-owned brewery in the United States, dies. Schell was a German immigrant who was among the founding families of New Ulm. Building his brewery on the banks of the Cottonwood River, Schell established a legacy that is still read on bottle labels today. Sept. 29, 1983: Father and son Jim and Steven Jenkins lure two Ruthton bankers to their former property and shoot them dead. The bank had foreclosed on the property years earlier and the duo sought revenge. Jim and Steven fled to Texas where the elder Jenkins committed suicide and the younger was apprehended.
A look at labor Highest paying/lowest paying Each year, the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics compiles and evaluates the median salaries for hundreds of occupations Highest — Anesthesiologist, $234,950; surgeon, $231,550; and obstetrician/gynecologist, $218,610. Lowest — Fast food worker, $18,230; dishwasher, $18,360; and shampooer, $18,420.
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Best jobs/most stressful Careercast.com used several factors related to job satisfaction — salary, growth potential, stress level — to determine lists of the best and most stressful jobs of 2012. Best: Software engineer, actuary, human resources manager, dental hygienist and
financial planner. Stressful: Soldier, firefighter, airline pilot, police officer, event coordinator. Rarest jobs A sampling of occupations with fewer than 1,000 people employed in that field, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics: Private cook (360), prosthodontist (560), fishers and other fisher-related workers (640), fabric mender except garments (760) and wood pattern maker (820).