The Elder & Johnston Company
E1250671
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The Elder & Johnston Company was a historic Dayton, Ohio–based department store firm that evolved into the regional retail chain later known as Elder-Beerman.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Elder & Johnston Company canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17121876 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Elder & Johnston Company Context triple: [Elder-Beerman, foundedBy, The Elder & Johnston Company]
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A.
D. W. Alderman and Sons Company
D. W. Alderman and Sons Company was a prominent early 20th-century lumber and milling enterprise whose operations were central to the development and economy of Alcolu, South Carolina.
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B.
John P. Jewett & Company
John P. Jewett & Company was a 19th-century American publishing firm best known for issuing Harriet Beecher Stowe’s influential anti-slavery novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin."
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C.
O.P. and M.J. Van Sweringen Company
The O.P. and M.J. Van Sweringen Company was the real estate and development firm created by the Van Sweringen brothers, known for their large-scale suburban and railroad projects centered around Cleveland, Ohio in the early 20th century.
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D.
J. E. Greiner Company
J. E. Greiner Company was an American engineering and consulting firm known for its prominent bridge and transportation infrastructure designs in the early to mid-20th century.
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E.
Jackson and Sharp Company
Jackson and Sharp Company was a historic American manufacturer of railroad cars and related equipment that later became part of American Car and Foundry through merger.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Elder & Johnston Company Target entity description: The Elder & Johnston Company was a historic Dayton, Ohio–based department store firm that evolved into the regional retail chain later known as Elder-Beerman.
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A.
D. W. Alderman and Sons Company
D. W. Alderman and Sons Company was a prominent early 20th-century lumber and milling enterprise whose operations were central to the development and economy of Alcolu, South Carolina.
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B.
John P. Jewett & Company
John P. Jewett & Company was a 19th-century American publishing firm best known for issuing Harriet Beecher Stowe’s influential anti-slavery novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin."
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C.
O.P. and M.J. Van Sweringen Company
The O.P. and M.J. Van Sweringen Company was the real estate and development firm created by the Van Sweringen brothers, known for their large-scale suburban and railroad projects centered around Cleveland, Ohio in the early 20th century.
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D.
J. E. Greiner Company
J. E. Greiner Company was an American engineering and consulting firm known for its prominent bridge and transportation infrastructure designs in the early to mid-20th century.
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E.
Jackson and Sharp Company
Jackson and Sharp Company was a historic American manufacturer of railroad cars and related equipment that later became part of American Car and Foundry through merger.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.