Triple
T15744007
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Associated Dry Goods |
E381671
|
entity |
| Predicate | owned |
P347
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
J. N. Adam & Co.
J. N. Adam & Co. was a prominent American department store, best known as a major retail institution in Buffalo, New York during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
|
E1174258
|
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: J. N. Adam & Co. | Statement: [Associated Dry Goods, owned, J. N. Adam & Co.]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: J. N. Adam & Co. Context triple: [Associated Dry Goods, owned, J. N. Adam & Co.]
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A.
J.W. Foster and Sons
J.W. Foster and Sons was a pioneering British athletic footwear company founded in the late 19th century, best known as the ancestor of the modern sportswear brand Reebok.
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B.
John Graham & Company
John Graham & Company was a prominent American architectural firm best known for designing Seattle’s iconic Space Needle and numerous commercial buildings in the mid-20th century.
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C.
J. T. Buckingham and Company
J. T. Buckingham and Company was a 19th-century American publishing firm known for producing influential literary and cultural periodicals in New England.
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D.
Burnham & Co.
Burnham & Co. was a prominent architectural firm led by Daniel Burnham, known for designing significant civic and commercial buildings in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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E.
John Barker & Co.
John Barker & Co. was a prominent British department store company best known for operating major London stores such as Barkers of Kensington and Derry & Toms.
- 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: J. N. Adam & Co. Triple: [Associated Dry Goods, owned, J. N. Adam & Co.]
Generated description
J. N. Adam & Co. was a prominent American department store, best known as a major retail institution in Buffalo, New York during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: J. N. Adam & Co. Target entity description: J. N. Adam & Co. was a prominent American department store, best known as a major retail institution in Buffalo, New York during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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A.
J.W. Foster and Sons
J.W. Foster and Sons was a pioneering British athletic footwear company founded in the late 19th century, best known as the ancestor of the modern sportswear brand Reebok.
-
B.
John Graham & Company
John Graham & Company was a prominent American architectural firm best known for designing Seattle’s iconic Space Needle and numerous commercial buildings in the mid-20th century.
-
C.
J. T. Buckingham and Company
J. T. Buckingham and Company was a 19th-century American publishing firm known for producing influential literary and cultural periodicals in New England.
-
D.
Burnham & Co.
Burnham & Co. was a prominent architectural firm led by Daniel Burnham, known for designing significant civic and commercial buildings in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
-
E.
John Barker & Co.
John Barker & Co. was a prominent British department store company best known for operating major London stores such as Barkers of Kensington and Derry & Toms.
- 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_69d86d9e6b44819085d1f6a969ecb74c |
completed | April 10, 2026, 3:25 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e0502c0c3c8190b8e512df307039c1 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 2:57 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ff8307824881909ba85e4c3da65d28 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 6:55 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ff83ca33d08190816130bf2ea735df |
completed | May 9, 2026, 6:58 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ff846436e48190b711da134c9a3b81 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 7 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 4:46 a.m.