General Order No. 10. 1. The Spanish system of taxation on real estate is hereby abolished, and in lieu thereof a land tax shall be levied, collected and paid to the government in accordance with the following classification:
1900 General Orders Read Post »
General Order No. 1. It is prohibited to sell, issue, or in any way to dispose of any intoxicating spirituous liquors in the island of Guam, or in the contiguous waters, reefs, or lands thereof, or to any person who was not a resident of this island prior to August 7, 1899; and any person convicted of violating this order may be punished by a fine not exceeding $100 (Mexican money), or imprisonment not exceeding one month, or both, on approval of the governor, and the offender’s contraband goods shall be confiscated.
1899 General Orders Read Post »
General Orders issued by Acting Naval Governor Raymond Stone (16 May 1904 – 2 Nov. 1905). To go back to the list of General Orders click here.
George Leland Dyer General Order Nos. 78 – 80 Read Post »
General Orders issued by Acting Naval Governor Raymond Stone (28 Jan. 1904 – 16 May 1904). To go back to the list of General Orders click here.
Raymond Stone General Order Nos. 74 – 77 Read Post »
General Orders issued by Naval Governor William Elbridge Sewell (9 February 1903 – March 1904). To learn more read entry: Guam Leaders from 1899-1904. To go back to the list of General Orders click here.
William E. Sewell General Order Nos. 49 – 73 Read Post »
General Orders issued by Naval Governor William Swift (11 Aug. 1901 – 1 Nov. 1901). To learn more read entry: Guam Leaders from 1899-1904. To go back to the list of General Orders click here.
William Swift General Order Nos. 33 – 34 Read Post »
General Orders issued by Naval Governor Seaton Schroeder (19 July 1901 – 2 Nov. 1903). To learn more read entry: Guam Leaders from 1899-1904. To go back to the list of General Orders click here.
Seaton Schroeder General Order Nos. 22 – 32 and 35 – 48 Read Post »
General Orders issued by Naval Governor Richard P. Leary (1 Aug. 1899 – June 1900). To learn more read entry: Guam Leaders from 1899-1904.
Richard P. Leary General Order Nos. 1 – 21 Read Post »
The German cruiser that was scuttled in Apra Harbor in April 1917 at the start of World War I was actually the second vessel in the German fleet named Cormoran. The original SMS Cormoran visited Guam in 1913 for a crew holiday, before its engine was damaged beyond repair at the German base in Tsingtao, China later the following year. Below is a description of the original Comoran vessel.
Details and description. The SS Rjasan (or Riasan) was a Russian passenger and mail carrier built by the German Schicau dockyard in Elbing in 1909. Named after the Russian town located southeast of Moscow, the Rjasan was built for the Russian Volunteer Fleet Association (known as the Dobroflot), founded in 1878.
