Autobiography of Lincoln Steffens
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Autobiography of Lincoln Steffens is the memoir of American muckraking journalist Lincoln Steffens, chronicling his life, career, and observations on political and social corruption in the early 20th century.
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| Autobiography of Lincoln Steffens canonical | 1 |
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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6391371 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Autobiography of Lincoln Steffens Context triple: [Lincoln Steffens, notableWork, Autobiography of Lincoln Steffens]
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Ten Days in a Mad-House
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B.
The Brass Check
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C.
The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism
"The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism" is a historical nonfiction book by Doris Kearns Goodwin that explores the intertwined careers of Roosevelt and Taft alongside the rise of progressive-era investigative journalism.
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D.
The Gospel of Wealth
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E.
The Honest Men
The Honest Men is the traditional nickname of Scottish football club Ayr United F.C., reflecting the club’s historic identity and local pride.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Autobiography of Lincoln Steffens Target entity description: Autobiography of Lincoln Steffens is the memoir of American muckraking journalist Lincoln Steffens, chronicling his life, career, and observations on political and social corruption in the early 20th century.
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A.
Ten Days in a Mad-House
"Ten Days in a Mad-House" is an 1887 investigative exposé by journalist Nellie Bly recounting her undercover experience in a New York insane asylum, which helped spark major reforms in mental health care.
-
B.
The Brass Check
The Brass Check is a 1919 exposé by Upton Sinclair that harshly criticizes the American newspaper industry for corruption, bias, and manipulation of public opinion.
-
C.
The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism
"The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism" is a historical nonfiction book by Doris Kearns Goodwin that explores the intertwined careers of Roosevelt and Taft alongside the rise of progressive-era investigative journalism.
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D.
The Gospel of Wealth
The Gospel of Wealth is an 1889 essay by industrialist Andrew Carnegie that argues the rich have a moral obligation to distribute their fortunes for the benefit of society.
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E.
The Honest Men
The Honest Men is the traditional nickname of Scottish football club Ayr United F.C., reflecting the club’s historic identity and local pride.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| about |
career of Lincoln Steffens
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development of muckraking ⓘ personal life of Lincoln Steffens ⓘ |
| author | Lincoln Steffens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describes |
American political corruption
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journalistic investigations ⓘ municipal corruption ⓘ reform movements ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiography
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memoir ⓘ nonfiction ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | general readership ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Lincoln Steffens
NERFINISHED
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Progressive Era NERFINISHED ⓘ United States politics NERFINISHED ⓘ muckraking journalism ⓘ political corruption ⓘ social corruption ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed account of political corruption
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historical documentation of muckraking journalism ⓘ insider view of Progressive Era reform ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
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