Triple
T4086911
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Hepburn Act |
E87608
|
entity |
| Predicate | followedBy |
P78
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Mann–Elkins Act
The Mann–Elkins Act was a 1910 U.S. federal law that strengthened the Interstate Commerce Commission’s power to regulate railroad rates and extended its authority to telephone, telegraph, and cable companies.
|
E419314
|
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: Mann–Elkins Act | Statement: [Hepburn Act, followedBy, Mann–Elkins Act]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mann–Elkins Act Context triple: [Hepburn Act, followedBy, Mann–Elkins Act]
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A.
Wheeler–Howard Act
The Wheeler–Howard Act, formally known as the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934, is a U.S. federal law that ended the allotment of tribal lands and aimed to restore tribal self-government and communal landholding for Native American tribes.
-
B.
McFadden Act of 1927
The McFadden Act of 1927 was a U.S. federal law that regulated national banks’ branching and effectively restricted interstate banking, helping to shape the geographically fragmented structure of American banking for much of the 20th century.
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C.
Elkins Act
The Elkins Act was a 1903 U.S. federal law that strengthened regulation of railroads by prohibiting discriminatory rebates and reinforcing the authority of the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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D.
Hepburn Act
The Hepburn Act was a 1906 U.S. federal law that significantly strengthened the Interstate Commerce Commission’s power to regulate railroad rates and practices as part of Theodore Roosevelt’s Progressive Era reforms.
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E.
Wagner–Steagall Act
The Wagner–Steagall Act was a landmark 1937 U.S. federal law that created a permanent public housing program aimed at providing decent, affordable housing for low-income families.
- 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: Mann–Elkins Act Triple: [Hepburn Act, followedBy, Mann–Elkins Act]
Generated description
The Mann–Elkins Act was a 1910 U.S. federal law that strengthened the Interstate Commerce Commission’s power to regulate railroad rates and extended its authority to telephone, telegraph, and cable companies.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mann–Elkins Act Target entity description: The Mann–Elkins Act was a 1910 U.S. federal law that strengthened the Interstate Commerce Commission’s power to regulate railroad rates and extended its authority to telephone, telegraph, and cable companies.
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A.
Wheeler–Howard Act
The Wheeler–Howard Act, formally known as the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934, is a U.S. federal law that ended the allotment of tribal lands and aimed to restore tribal self-government and communal landholding for Native American tribes.
-
B.
McFadden Act of 1927
The McFadden Act of 1927 was a U.S. federal law that regulated national banks’ branching and effectively restricted interstate banking, helping to shape the geographically fragmented structure of American banking for much of the 20th century.
-
C.
Elkins Act
The Elkins Act was a 1903 U.S. federal law that strengthened regulation of railroads by prohibiting discriminatory rebates and reinforcing the authority of the Interstate Commerce Commission.
-
D.
Hepburn Act
The Hepburn Act was a 1906 U.S. federal law that significantly strengthened the Interstate Commerce Commission’s power to regulate railroad rates and practices as part of Theodore Roosevelt’s Progressive Era reforms.
-
E.
Wagner–Steagall Act
The Wagner–Steagall Act was a landmark 1937 U.S. federal law that created a permanent public housing program aimed at providing decent, affordable housing for low-income families.
- 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_69aed94425148190be337845d56fac22 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aefc7ceeb48190807f0f5078ccfa12 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 4:59 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b589d525fc8190be388452c220832e |
completed | March 14, 2026, 4:16 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b58b22a1d88190a16e1c1e41291f5a |
completed | March 14, 2026, 4:21 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b58b8bfb288190a097942b5b8c366e |
completed | March 14, 2026, 4:23 p.m. |
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:39 p.m.