Title

Newspaper Article: "Police Deny Chop Suey Restaurants Will be Raided"

Description

This article from the St. Louis Globe-Democrat describes a pledge from police Captain Young regarding the safety of Chinese immigrant boardinghouses and restaurants. Young pledges the Chinese and their establishments will not be raided by police in effort to remove them from the city. Young specifically points to "Hop Alley" as safe from removals.

Creator

St. Louis Globe-Democrat

Semester

Spring 2026

Subject

Chop Suey

"Hop Alley"

Police

Downtown

Chinatown

St. Louis Globe-Democrat

Temporal Coverage

1900 – 1909

Spatial Coverage

"Hop Alley," Downtown St. Louis, Missouri

Language

English

Medium

Newspaper article

Date

June 25, 1909

Source

State Historical Society of Missouri Newspapers

Explanation of Omeka Map Location

The article describes a pledge from police to not raid establishments within "Hop Alley."