Triple
T1022857
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | United States Railroad Administration |
E22076
|
entity |
| Predicate | influenced |
P9
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Transportation Act of 1920
The Transportation Act of 1920 was a major U.S. federal law that reorganized and returned railroads to private control after World War I, strengthening federal regulation and stabilizing the rail industry.
|
E121805
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Transportation Act of 1920 | Statement: [United States Railroad Administration, influenced, Transportation Act of 1920]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Transportation Act of 1920 Context triple: [United States Railroad Administration, influenced, Transportation Act of 1920]
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A.
Hepburn Act regulation of railroads
The Hepburn Act regulation of railroads was a landmark 1906 U.S. law that greatly strengthened federal oversight of railroad rates and practices by expanding the powers of the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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B.
Rogers Act of 1924
The Rogers Act of 1924 was a U.S. law that unified and professionalized the country’s diplomatic and consular services into a single merit-based Foreign Service.
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C.
Wheeler-Rayburn Act
The Wheeler-Rayburn Act is a New Deal-era U.S. federal law that restructured and regulated electric utility holding companies to curb monopolistic practices and protect consumers and investors.
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D.
Wagner–Steagall Act
The Wagner–Steagall Act was a landmark 1937 U.S. federal law that created a permanent public housing program aimed at providing decent, affordable housing for low-income families.
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E.
Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947
The Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947 is a U.S. federal law that clarified and limited employers’ liability for compensating workers’ preliminary and postliminary activities under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Transportation Act of 1920 Triple: [United States Railroad Administration, influenced, Transportation Act of 1920]
Generated description
The Transportation Act of 1920 was a major U.S. federal law that reorganized and returned railroads to private control after World War I, strengthening federal regulation and stabilizing the rail industry.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Transportation Act of 1920 Target entity description: The Transportation Act of 1920 was a major U.S. federal law that reorganized and returned railroads to private control after World War I, strengthening federal regulation and stabilizing the rail industry.
-
A.
Hepburn Act regulation of railroads
The Hepburn Act regulation of railroads was a landmark 1906 U.S. law that greatly strengthened federal oversight of railroad rates and practices by expanding the powers of the Interstate Commerce Commission.
-
B.
Rogers Act of 1924
The Rogers Act of 1924 was a U.S. law that unified and professionalized the country’s diplomatic and consular services into a single merit-based Foreign Service.
-
C.
Wheeler-Rayburn Act
The Wheeler-Rayburn Act is a New Deal-era U.S. federal law that restructured and regulated electric utility holding companies to curb monopolistic practices and protect consumers and investors.
-
D.
Wagner–Steagall Act
The Wagner–Steagall Act was a landmark 1937 U.S. federal law that created a permanent public housing program aimed at providing decent, affordable housing for low-income families.
-
E.
Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947
The Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947 is a U.S. federal law that clarified and limited employers’ liability for compensating workers’ preliminary and postliminary activities under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69a493d6e380819097b384986ffc315c |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:30 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4b7e0f8908190bfe0a4cd8b31dfed |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:04 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ac3bb63f14819098f5e32af3b98508 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 2:52 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ac3de4fbb88190855cf92af51fe70b |
completed | March 7, 2026, 3:01 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ac3e45d9e88190bc88d037c00c3ecc |
completed | March 7, 2026, 3:03 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:41 p.m.