Triple
T10326001
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Norman B. Ream |
E242762
|
entity |
| Predicate | boardMemberOf |
P10
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Mercantile Trust Company of New York
The Mercantile Trust Company of New York was a prominent late-19th- and early-20th-century New York financial institution involved in trust, banking, and investment services.
|
E855484
|
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: Mercantile Trust Company of New York | Statement: [Norman B. Ream, boardMemberOf, Mercantile Trust Company of New York]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mercantile Trust Company of New York Context triple: [Norman B. Ream, boardMemberOf, Mercantile Trust Company of New York]
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A.
Manufacturers Trust Company Building
The Manufacturers Trust Company Building is a landmark mid-20th-century Modernist bank building in New York City, celebrated for its glass-and-steel design and influential role in corporate architecture.
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B.
Knickerbocker Trust Company
Knickerbocker Trust Company was a prominent early 20th-century New York City trust company best known for its central role in triggering the Panic of 1907, which led to major reforms in the U.S. financial system.
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C.
Morgan Guaranty Trust Company
Morgan Guaranty Trust Company was a major American banking institution and trust company that became a core component of the modern financial giant JPMorgan Chase.
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D.
Fletcher Trust Company
Fletcher Trust Company was a financial institution in Indianapolis, Indiana, known for employing science fiction writer C. L. Moore early in her career.
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E.
Irving Trust Company
Irving Trust Company was a major New York City commercial bank known for its prominent role in mid-20th-century finance and its involvement in significant Manhattan real estate developments.
- 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: Mercantile Trust Company of New York Triple: [Norman B. Ream, boardMemberOf, Mercantile Trust Company of New York]
Generated description
The Mercantile Trust Company of New York was a prominent late-19th- and early-20th-century New York financial institution involved in trust, banking, and investment services.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mercantile Trust Company of New York Target entity description: The Mercantile Trust Company of New York was a prominent late-19th- and early-20th-century New York financial institution involved in trust, banking, and investment services.
-
A.
Manufacturers Trust Company Building
The Manufacturers Trust Company Building is a landmark mid-20th-century Modernist bank building in New York City, celebrated for its glass-and-steel design and influential role in corporate architecture.
-
B.
Knickerbocker Trust Company
Knickerbocker Trust Company was a prominent early 20th-century New York City trust company best known for its central role in triggering the Panic of 1907, which led to major reforms in the U.S. financial system.
-
C.
Morgan Guaranty Trust Company
Morgan Guaranty Trust Company was a major American banking institution and trust company that became a core component of the modern financial giant JPMorgan Chase.
-
D.
Fletcher Trust Company
Fletcher Trust Company was a financial institution in Indianapolis, Indiana, known for employing science fiction writer C. L. Moore early in her career.
-
E.
Irving Trust Company
Irving Trust Company was a major New York City commercial bank known for its prominent role in mid-20th-century finance and its involvement in significant Manhattan real estate developments.
- 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_69d381af787481908bc401325c760a88 |
completed | April 6, 2026, 9:49 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d4d7cd76348190b93562112300acfc |
completed | April 7, 2026, 10:09 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d71da93b988190ad568b0677b5d344 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 3:31 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d731887d2081908e6b4e33d400582f |
completed | April 9, 2026, 4:56 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d7329189708190bbd21bd40ec029b0 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 5:01 a.m. |
Created at: April 6, 2026, 11:51 a.m.