Oil Bubble and Venango County Oil History Relay
An 1868 preface narrates Oil Bubble’s purpose and the author’s hardships, tracing early Venango County oil lore from 1758 Fort Venango visits to white discovery of surface oil on Oil Creek, dam building, and primitive peddling. It maps native fire worship, Indian mines, and rumors of silver and lead, blending geology, history, and cautionary reflections on wealth.
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P. E. Franklin, Pa
Venango County
Pennsylvania
Frankling
George Washington
Robert Dinwiddis
Virginia
Franklin
Fort Venango
French Creek
Hicks
Fort “Venango
Susquehanna
Alleghany
Venango
Fort de Quesne
Montcalm
Columbus
Alleghany River
Oil Creek
Lycoming
Marion County
Clarion River
Venango River
Allegany
Sugar Creek
Pithole
West Hickory
Bennehoot Run
John A. Dale
Tionesta
Cooperstown
Fetterman & Bradley
America
Canada
Seing
Muncy
Rosas
Blacksnake
Conewango
Warren Turnpike
South America
Potosi
Revival of furnace industry near Franklin urged by rail growth
The article notes that around 1840 several furnaces operated within ten to twelve miles of Franklin, driving local trade, with activity waning in recent years. It argues for revival due to high demand and rising prices, aided by railroads bringing markets to producers, while residents previously depended on agriculture, coal mining, and lumbering. The piece ends with a reflective quote and indicates continuation.
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Franklin
Irom
Pingree Critics State Guests At Farewell Banquet
Lansing dispatch notes Gov Pingree’s last official banquet where few state senators and legislators attended. He mocked those afraid of the cars and joked about appointing a temporary court in the absence of supreme court judges. He praised Senator McMillan as “Jim, our boss,” and spared newspapers with sharp remarks.
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Lansing
Mich
Gov Pingree
Hall of Representatives
Gov. Pingree
Senator McMillan
Jim
Wanted for Bigamy in Dayton Ohio
Benjamin F Sackett a traveling representative for Illinois Rubber Co Chicago is sought on a bigamy charge. He lived with Mrs Sackett for over three years posing as her husband yet claims the Chicago ceremony was a sham. He left Dayton with Miss Minnie Copp to whom he had married in Richmond Indiana after deserting his Dayton wife.
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Dayton
Ohio
Benj. F. Sackett
Illinois Rubber Co
Chicago
Richmond
Ind
Georgian Woman Fires at Husband in Store Shootout
Mrs W P Greene fled arrest after a sensational shooting at a suburban Atlanta store owned by J W Dean. She shot her husband through the body, then evaded officers by hiding aboard a trolley car, after his refusal to live with her again. The incident began with a dispute at the store and included a threatening telephone call to police.
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Atlanta
W. P. Greene
J. W. Dean
Accident on Red Line steamship towed into port
London dispatch reports the Red Line steamship Westernland, bound from Antwerp to New York, was towed into Southampton today without its propeller. The vessel had been misidentified as the Ryw land by the steamship New York, which arrived earlier.
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Red Line
London
Westernland
Antwerp
New York
Southampton
Westerland
Choate Denies Plan to Return to U S
London dispatch reports Ambassador Choate denying a New York cable claim that he would return soon to the United States. He stated he has no such plan at this time.
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London
Choate
New York
United States
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John Law
Justice
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Paris
Europe
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Ieh
McCrea
Marcus Hulings
Evans
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Hulings
George Fowler
Nathaniel Carey
Clapp Farm
Hamilton McClintock
Carey
New State
Samuel Hays
Buchman
Rouseville
Cherry Run
Hays
McClintock
Alex. McCalmont
General Hays
Story
Marvin Kuhns
Cheste
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