James–Younger Gang
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The James–Younger Gang was a notorious 19th-century American outlaw group led by Jesse James and Cole Younger, infamous for bank and train robberies across the Midwest after the Civil War.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| James–Younger Gang canonical | 8 |
| James-Younger Gang | 1 |
| James–Younger Gang robberies | 1 |
| James–Younger Gang train robberies | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9105851 — 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.
Target entity: James–Younger Gang Context triple: [Bob Ford, memberOf, James–Younger Gang]
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Barker–Karpis gang
The Barker–Karpis gang was a notorious American criminal organization of the early 20th century known for bank robberies, kidnappings, and violent crimes during the Depression era.
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Barrow Gang
The Barrow Gang was a notorious American criminal group of the early 1930s, best known for its cross-country robberies and murders during the Great Depression under the leadership of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow.
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Dillinger Gang
The Dillinger Gang was a notorious group of Depression-era American bank robbers led by John Dillinger, infamous for a string of daring heists and violent confrontations with law enforcement in the early 1930s.
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Winter Hill Gang
The Winter Hill Gang was a notorious Irish-American organized crime group based in the Boston area, led for years by mob boss Whitey Bulger and involved in racketeering, murder, and corruption.
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E.
Jesse James
Jesse James is a traditional American folk ballad about the infamous 19th-century outlaw, often performed and recorded in various folk and roots music contexts.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: James–Younger Gang Target entity description: The James–Younger Gang was a notorious 19th-century American outlaw group led by Jesse James and Cole Younger, infamous for bank and train robberies across the Midwest after the Civil War.
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A.
Barker–Karpis gang
The Barker–Karpis gang was a notorious American criminal organization of the early 20th century known for bank robberies, kidnappings, and violent crimes during the Depression era.
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B.
Barrow Gang
The Barrow Gang was a notorious American criminal group of the early 1930s, best known for its cross-country robberies and murders during the Great Depression under the leadership of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow.
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C.
Dillinger Gang
The Dillinger Gang was a notorious group of Depression-era American bank robbers led by John Dillinger, infamous for a string of daring heists and violent confrontations with law enforcement in the early 1930s.
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D.
Winter Hill Gang
The Winter Hill Gang was a notorious Irish-American organized crime group based in the Boston area, led for years by mob boss Whitey Bulger and involved in racketeering, murder, and corruption.
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E.
Jesse James
Jesse James is a traditional American folk ballad about the infamous 19th-century outlaw, often performed and recorded in various folk and roots music contexts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | outlaw gang ⓘ |
| activeIn |
19th century
ⓘ
post–American Civil War era ⓘ |
| attemptedRobbery | First National Bank of Northfield, Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consequenceOfEvent | capture of the Younger brothers after the Northfield raid ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateOfEvent | Northfield raid 1876 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolvedAfter |
capture and imprisonment of the Younger brothers
ⓘ
death of Jesse James in 1882 ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
19th-century American newspapers
ⓘ
books on the American Old West ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | American Old West outlaw legend ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Arthur McCoy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bill Chadwell NERFINISHED ⓘ Bill Ryan NERFINISHED ⓘ Bill Stiles NERFINISHED ⓘ Bob Younger NERFINISHED ⓘ Charlie Pitts NERFINISHED ⓘ Clarence Hite NERFINISHED ⓘ Clell Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ Cole Younger NERFINISHED ⓘ Cole’s cousin John Jarrette NERFINISHED ⓘ Dick Liddil NERFINISHED ⓘ Ed Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank James NERFINISHED ⓘ Jesse Evans NERFINISHED ⓘ Jesse James NERFINISHED ⓘ Jim Younger NERFINISHED ⓘ John Younger NERFINISHED ⓘ Wood Hite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOriginIn | Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
notorious for violent robberies
ⓘ
romanticized as folk heroes by some contemporaries ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Reconstruction era in the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leader |
Cole Younger
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jesse James NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
robbery of the Clay County Savings Association in Liberty, Missouri
ⓘ
robbery of the First National Bank of Northfield, Minnesota ⓘ |
| notableFor |
bank robberies
ⓘ
robberies across the American Midwest ⓘ stagecoach robberies ⓘ train robberies ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Alabama
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Arkansas NERFINISHED ⓘ Iowa NERFINISHED ⓘ Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Pinkerton National Detective Agency
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
local posses and law enforcement ⓘ |
| originatedFrom | former Confederate guerrillas ⓘ |
| region | Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| relatedTo | James–Younger family of Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodEnd | early 1880s ⓘ |
| timePeriodStart | early 1870s ⓘ |
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Subject: James–Younger Gang Description of subject: The James–Younger Gang was a notorious 19th-century American outlaw group led by Jesse James and Cole Younger, infamous for bank and train robberies across the Midwest after the Civil War.
Referenced by (11)
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