Triple
T16036454
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Downes v. Bidwell |
E388979
|
entity |
| Predicate | defendant |
P2238
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
George R. Bidwell
George R. Bidwell was the U.S. customs official who served as the named defendant in the landmark 1901 Supreme Court case Downes v. Bidwell, which addressed the constitutional status of U.S. territories.
|
E1219619
|
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: George R. Bidwell | Statement: [Downes v. Bidwell, defendant, George R. Bidwell]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: George R. Bidwell Context triple: [Downes v. Bidwell, defendant, George R. Bidwell]
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A.
Edwin B. Crocker
Edwin B. Crocker was a 19th-century California judge, lawyer, and art collector whose personal collection and patronage led to the creation of the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento.
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B.
Charles W. Bingham
Charles W. Bingham was a prominent American businessman and philanthropist whose contributions to education and public institutions led to buildings such as Bingham Hall being named in his honor.
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C.
Francis P. W. Palmer
Francis P. W. Palmer was a 19th-century American politician and newspaper publisher who served as a U.S. Representative from New York.
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D.
Augustus C. Dodge
Augustus C. Dodge was a 19th-century American politician and U.S. senator from Iowa known for his role in westward expansion and territorial governance.
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E.
Horace W. Peaslee
Horace W. Peaslee was an American architect best known for designing prominent public monuments and civic buildings in the early to mid-20th century.
- 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: George R. Bidwell Triple: [Downes v. Bidwell, defendant, George R. Bidwell]
Generated description
George R. Bidwell was the U.S. customs official who served as the named defendant in the landmark 1901 Supreme Court case Downes v. Bidwell, which addressed the constitutional status of U.S. territories.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: George R. Bidwell Target entity description: George R. Bidwell was the U.S. customs official who served as the named defendant in the landmark 1901 Supreme Court case Downes v. Bidwell, which addressed the constitutional status of U.S. territories.
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A.
Edwin B. Crocker
Edwin B. Crocker was a 19th-century California judge, lawyer, and art collector whose personal collection and patronage led to the creation of the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento.
-
B.
Charles W. Bingham
Charles W. Bingham was a prominent American businessman and philanthropist whose contributions to education and public institutions led to buildings such as Bingham Hall being named in his honor.
-
C.
Francis P. W. Palmer
Francis P. W. Palmer was a 19th-century American politician and newspaper publisher who served as a U.S. Representative from New York.
-
D.
Augustus C. Dodge
Augustus C. Dodge was a 19th-century American politician and U.S. senator from Iowa known for his role in westward expansion and territorial governance.
-
E.
Horace W. Peaslee
Horace W. Peaslee was an American architect best known for designing prominent public monuments and civic buildings in the early to mid-20th century.
- 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_69d86dada3808190825d5f80d72fbe88 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 3:25 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e1833ca66881909475fac23e6fbf86 |
completed | April 17, 2026, 12:47 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a006796bed4819085d988d7f2d7afcb |
completed | May 10, 2026, 11:10 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0068c141188190bedb7d71a80473f5 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 11:15 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0069847e2c819088426aacb899e370 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 11:18 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 4:56 a.m.