Battle of MeginA in 189? Americans Stand Fast
An eyewitness account describes a brutal fight where American volunteers, led by figures like Toledo and Kemper, faced Spanish forces near Toledo. The narrative—filled with bravado and vivid detail—details wounds, rout, and a chaotic retreat toward San Antonio amid smoke, dust, and fiery combat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Arredondo
Kemper
Apodaca
Manchaca
Jay
Wilkinson
Perry
Bexar
Pablo
Perez
San Antonio
Senora Rodriguez
Torledo
Horrors of San Antonio and Texas War Crimes
An eyewitness recounts the fall of San Antonio under Spanish forces, detailing massacres on Military Plaza, the confinement and execution of patriots, brutal treatment of women and children at the Quinta, and the forced imprisonment of 300 citizens in a sealed granary on Main Plaza as the province endures occupation. The narrator promises further chapters on Comanche aid and escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senora Rodriguez
Elisondo
Toledo
Madre
Pablo
Perez
Abner Lane
Wilkinson
San Antonio
Arredondo
Bexar
Alamo
Gachupin
Military Plaza
Quinta
Sabine
Texas
Ling
Tragedy Laid Bare in Texas Spanish Atrocities
The excerpt laments Spanish brutality in Texas saying the Spaniard has marked Bexar with burning shame and that the Meding tragedy stands without parallel in American history as women suffer under cruel masters and residents flee into mountains or face bloody graves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Hell
Bexar
Kerrville Residents Praise Doan's Kidney Pills
Kerrville and Fredericksburg readers note strong relief from disordered kidney function with Doan's Kidney Pills. A Kerrville plumbing shop owner, M. N. Baylor, reports back pain and tiredness eased after use, urging others to ask for the Buffalo made remedy priced 60 cents at dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kerrville
Dean
Fredericksburg
M. N. Baylor
Main St
Texas
Doan
Mr. Baylor
Foster-Milburn Co
Msgrs
Buffalo
N. Y
Local Dry Goods Stock and Country Produce In Trade
Kimbrough Albert offers a complete stock of dry goods clothing gents furnishing goods staple and fancy groceries. Also buys and sells all kinds of country produce.
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Remington
Remington U. Ie
Reuben
AMC
Remington Arms Union Metallic Cartridge Co., Inc
Wand Woolworth
New York
Megina
Pablo Rodriguez
Adolfo Perez
Medina
Spain
Bex
Herrera
Salcedo
Kimbrough
Dealer General Merchandise
Albert
WM. C. Henke
Prop'r
Main Str
Fredericksburg, Tex
Chile
Anheuser-Busch
ST. Louis
Oppenheimer Gro.co
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