Title

Newspaper Article: "Laird is Guest of Honor when Chinese Marry"

Description

This article from the St. Louis Post Dispatch describes a marriage celebration for Leong Wing, West End laundryman, to Yung Shee, daughter of a wealthy San Francisco merchant. There is detailed description of the food eaten. The article showcases the intermingling of the elites of Chinese immigrants and the cities police force, apparently in an effort to celebrate recent collaboration over removal of "bad Chinese," see related article.

Creator

St. Louis Post Dispatch

Semester

Spring 2026

Subject

Police

Chinatown

"Hop Alley"

Col. John A. Laird

Temporal Coverage

1900 – 1909

Spatial Coverage

"Hop Alley," Downtown St. Louis, Missouri

Language

English

Medium

Newspaper Article

Date

November 22, 1909

Source

ProQuest Historical Newspapers

Explanation of Omeka Map Location

The article lists the event occurring in "Hop Alley," a related article provides the address of 25 South Eighth Street.