Triple
T17121876
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Elder-Beerman |
E415487
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
The Elder & Johnston Company
The Elder & Johnston Company was a historic Dayton, Ohio–based department store firm that evolved into the regional retail chain later known as Elder-Beerman.
|
E1250671
|
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: The Elder & Johnston Company | Statement: [Elder-Beerman, foundedBy, The Elder & Johnston Company]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Elder & Johnston Company Context triple: [Elder-Beerman, foundedBy, The Elder & Johnston Company]
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A.
D. W. Alderman and Sons Company
D. W. Alderman and Sons Company was a prominent early 20th-century lumber and milling enterprise whose operations were central to the development and economy of Alcolu, South Carolina.
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B.
John P. Jewett & Company
John P. Jewett & Company was a 19th-century American publishing firm best known for issuing Harriet Beecher Stowe’s influential anti-slavery novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin."
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C.
O.P. and M.J. Van Sweringen Company
The O.P. and M.J. Van Sweringen Company was the real estate and development firm created by the Van Sweringen brothers, known for their large-scale suburban and railroad projects centered around Cleveland, Ohio in the early 20th century.
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D.
J. E. Greiner Company
J. E. Greiner Company was an American engineering and consulting firm known for its prominent bridge and transportation infrastructure designs in the early to mid-20th century.
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E.
Jackson and Sharp Company
Jackson and Sharp Company was a historic American manufacturer of railroad cars and related equipment that later became part of American Car and Foundry through merger.
- 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: The Elder & Johnston Company Triple: [Elder-Beerman, foundedBy, The Elder & Johnston Company]
Generated description
The Elder & Johnston Company was a historic Dayton, Ohio–based department store firm that evolved into the regional retail chain later known as Elder-Beerman.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Elder & Johnston Company Target entity description: The Elder & Johnston Company was a historic Dayton, Ohio–based department store firm that evolved into the regional retail chain later known as Elder-Beerman.
-
A.
D. W. Alderman and Sons Company
D. W. Alderman and Sons Company was a prominent early 20th-century lumber and milling enterprise whose operations were central to the development and economy of Alcolu, South Carolina.
-
B.
John P. Jewett & Company
John P. Jewett & Company was a 19th-century American publishing firm best known for issuing Harriet Beecher Stowe’s influential anti-slavery novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin."
-
C.
O.P. and M.J. Van Sweringen Company
The O.P. and M.J. Van Sweringen Company was the real estate and development firm created by the Van Sweringen brothers, known for their large-scale suburban and railroad projects centered around Cleveland, Ohio in the early 20th century.
-
D.
J. E. Greiner Company
J. E. Greiner Company was an American engineering and consulting firm known for its prominent bridge and transportation infrastructure designs in the early to mid-20th century.
-
E.
Jackson and Sharp Company
Jackson and Sharp Company was a historic American manufacturer of railroad cars and related equipment that later became part of American Car and Foundry through merger.
- 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_69d886d090cc8190a39cb94992586905 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:12 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e3e80ac2cc819084fab829917c950a |
completed | April 18, 2026, 8:22 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a013a1062fc8190b1c4e97f42cf3faa |
completed | May 11, 2026, 2:08 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a013ae388548190b09d2c81e1ab0d02 |
completed | May 11, 2026, 2:11 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a013b4df74c81908b3b99e276531e13 |
completed | May 11, 2026, 2:13 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:36 a.m.