Triple
T1599975
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Fordney–McCumber Tariff |
E34368
|
entity |
| Predicate | namedAfter |
P63
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Joseph W. Fordney
Joseph W. Fordney was an American Republican congressman from Michigan who played a leading role in early 20th-century U.S. tariff legislation.
|
E525500
|
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: Joseph W. Fordney | Statement: [Fordney–McCumber Tariff, namedAfter, Joseph W. Fordney]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Joseph W. Fordney Context triple: [Fordney–McCumber Tariff, namedAfter, Joseph W. Fordney]
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A.
William C. Foster
William C. Foster was an American government official and diplomat best known for his leadership roles in U.S. foreign aid and arms control policy during the mid-20th century.
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B.
Samuel J. Kirkwood
Samuel J. Kirkwood was a 19th-century American politician best known for serving as governor of Iowa and as a U.S. senator during the Civil War era.
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C.
Charles R. Fenwick
Charles R. Fenwick was a Virginia lawyer and long-serving state legislator known for his influence on transportation policy, for whom the Charles R. Fenwick Bridge is named.
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D.
Harry M. Wegeforth
Harry M. Wegeforth was an American physician and civic leader best known for establishing and guiding the early development of the San Diego Zoo into a major zoological institution.
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E.
Edwin C. Whitehead
Edwin C. Whitehead was an American businessman and philanthropist best known for founding the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research and supporting advances in life sciences.
- 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: Joseph W. Fordney Triple: [Fordney–McCumber Tariff, namedAfter, Joseph W. Fordney]
Generated description
Joseph W. Fordney was an American Republican congressman from Michigan who played a leading role in early 20th-century U.S. tariff legislation.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Joseph W. Fordney Target entity description: Joseph W. Fordney was an American Republican congressman from Michigan who played a leading role in early 20th-century U.S. tariff legislation.
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A.
William C. Foster
William C. Foster was an American government official and diplomat best known for his leadership roles in U.S. foreign aid and arms control policy during the mid-20th century.
-
B.
Samuel J. Kirkwood
Samuel J. Kirkwood was a 19th-century American politician best known for serving as governor of Iowa and as a U.S. senator during the Civil War era.
-
C.
Charles R. Fenwick
Charles R. Fenwick was a Virginia lawyer and long-serving state legislator known for his influence on transportation policy, for whom the Charles R. Fenwick Bridge is named.
-
D.
Harry M. Wegeforth
Harry M. Wegeforth was an American physician and civic leader best known for establishing and guiding the early development of the San Diego Zoo into a major zoological institution.
-
E.
Edwin C. Whitehead
Edwin C. Whitehead was an American businessman and philanthropist best known for founding the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research and supporting advances in life sciences.
- 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_69a885fdcb9c819081ce6f0b8cd477dd |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a9094a27908190bf0d9b5d43617192 |
completed | March 5, 2026, 4:40 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69bf91db342c819084d3f59157518128 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 6:53 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69bf9244e538819086f1ecc818e0d5cd |
completed | March 22, 2026, 6:55 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69bf92b95f248190b7260625ce1d18a2 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 6:56 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:28 p.m.