Title

Newspaper Article: "Chinese Rout Americans in Chop Suey Battle"

Description

This article from the St. Louis Post Dispatch describes an altercation between "three Americans and as many Chinese," at a St. Louis Chop Suey establishment on Eighth Street. The outcome of the altercation was apparently a Chinese victory.

Creator

St. Louis Post Dispatch

Semester

Spring 2026

Subject

Chop Suey

"Hop Alley"

Downtown

Chinatown

Temporal Coverage

1900 – 1909

Spatial Coverage

"Hop Alley," Downtown St. Louis, Missouri

Language

English

Medium

Newspaper article

Date

August 29, 1907

Source

ProQuest Historical Newspapers

Explanation of Omeka Map Location

The article lists an altercation occurring at 20 South Eighth Street.