Triple
T5502837
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Bureau of Corporations |
E144367
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Reports on the effect of railroad rebates on competition
"Reports on the effect of railroad rebates on competition" is an investigative study by the U.S. Bureau of Corporations analyzing how preferential railroad pricing practices distorted market competition in the early 20th century.
|
E530619
|
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: Reports on the effect of railroad rebates on competition | Statement: [Bureau of Corporations, notableWork, Reports on the effect of railroad rebates on competition]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Reports on the effect of railroad rebates on competition Context triple: [Bureau of Corporations, notableWork, Reports on the effect of railroad rebates on competition]
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A.
United States federal control of railroads
United States federal control of railroads was the World War I–era period (1917–1920) when the U.S. government temporarily nationalized and centrally managed the country’s railroads to improve efficiency for wartime transportation needs.
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B.
Railroads: Their Origin and Problems
Railroads: Their Origin and Problems is a historical and analytical study by Charles Francis Adams Jr. examining the development, economic impact, and regulatory challenges of the American railroad system.
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C.
Hepburn Act regulation of railroads
The Hepburn Act regulation of railroads was a landmark 1906 U.S. law that greatly strengthened federal oversight of railroad rates and practices by expanding the powers of the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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D.
Railroads and American Economic Growth
"Railroads and American Economic Growth" is a landmark economic history study by Robert Fogel that uses quantitative methods to reassess the impact of railroads on 19th-century U.S. economic development.
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E.
Title I – Return of Railroads to Private Control
Title I – Return of Railroads to Private Control was a section of the Transportation Act of 1920 that set the terms and procedures for ending federal control of U.S. railroads after World War I and restoring them to private ownership and operation.
- 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: Reports on the effect of railroad rebates on competition Triple: [Bureau of Corporations, notableWork, Reports on the effect of railroad rebates on competition]
Generated description
"Reports on the effect of railroad rebates on competition" is an investigative study by the U.S. Bureau of Corporations analyzing how preferential railroad pricing practices distorted market competition in the early 20th century.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Reports on the effect of railroad rebates on competition Target entity description: "Reports on the effect of railroad rebates on competition" is an investigative study by the U.S. Bureau of Corporations analyzing how preferential railroad pricing practices distorted market competition in the early 20th century.
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A.
United States federal control of railroads
United States federal control of railroads was the World War I–era period (1917–1920) when the U.S. government temporarily nationalized and centrally managed the country’s railroads to improve efficiency for wartime transportation needs.
-
B.
Railroads: Their Origin and Problems
Railroads: Their Origin and Problems is a historical and analytical study by Charles Francis Adams Jr. examining the development, economic impact, and regulatory challenges of the American railroad system.
-
C.
Hepburn Act regulation of railroads
The Hepburn Act regulation of railroads was a landmark 1906 U.S. law that greatly strengthened federal oversight of railroad rates and practices by expanding the powers of the Interstate Commerce Commission.
-
D.
Railroads and American Economic Growth
"Railroads and American Economic Growth" is a landmark economic history study by Robert Fogel that uses quantitative methods to reassess the impact of railroads on 19th-century U.S. economic development.
-
E.
Title I – Return of Railroads to Private Control
Title I – Return of Railroads to Private Control was a section of the Transportation Act of 1920 that set the terms and procedures for ending federal control of U.S. railroads after World War I and restoring them to private ownership and operation.
- 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_69c008f5a2748190bce7a39aabf87a6d |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c01f0bbea48190bb6fecaee9c0b1d0 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 4:55 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c027a67d648190ac8d097202c8ec3d |
completed | March 22, 2026, 5:32 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c037b4e04881908d07e704f2a161bb |
completed | March 22, 2026, 6:40 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c0384d023081909cb0d4ba4b80c07e |
completed | March 22, 2026, 6:43 p.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:32 p.m.