The Model T made its debut in 1908 with a purchase price of $825.00. Over ten thousand were sold in its first year, establishing a new record. Four years later the price dropped to $575.00 and sales soared. By 1914, Ford could claim a 48% share of the automobile market.
Statesville Haunted Prison has been widely considered one of Illinois' best haunted houses for almost 20 years.
Name: Joseph Dutch Bowers Age: 40 Inmate #: 210-AZ Crime: mail robbery in a California postoffice Sentence: 25 years Notes: he was an Austrian by birth.Transferred from Leavenworth in 1934. He was also wanted in Oregon for auto theft.his was the first escape attempt since the prison was opened in 1934. At 11 a.m., Bowers finished working on the prison incinerator. Instead of going back to the prison, he headed out towards the surrounding wire fence. The guards ordered him twice to stop, he refused.