Triple
T630350
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Henry Ward Beecher |
E15911
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableEvent |
P259
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Beecher–Tilton scandal
The Beecher–Tilton scandal was a highly publicized 1870s adultery and seduction controversy involving famed preacher Henry Ward Beecher and Elizabeth Tilton that captivated and divided Victorian-era American society.
|
E79063
|
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: Beecher–Tilton scandal | Statement: [Henry Ward Beecher, notableEvent, Beecher–Tilton scandal]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Beecher–Tilton scandal Context triple: [Henry Ward Beecher, notableEvent, Beecher–Tilton scandal]
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A.
Teapot Dome scandal
The Teapot Dome scandal was a major 1920s U.S. political corruption case involving the secret leasing of federal oil reserves that severely damaged public trust in the Harding administration.
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B.
Canongate
Canongate is a historic street and district in Edinburgh’s Old Town, known for its royal connections and significant civic and religious buildings.
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C.
Monica Lewinsky scandal
The Monica Lewinsky scandal was a late-1990s political and sexual controversy involving U.S. President Bill Clinton and White House intern Monica Lewinsky that led to Clinton’s impeachment by the House of Representatives.
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D.
Rampart scandal
The Rampart scandal was a major late-1990s corruption and misconduct controversy involving the Los Angeles Police Department’s Rampart Division anti-gang unit, exposing widespread abuses, evidence tampering, and wrongful convictions.
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E.
Dreyfus affair
The Dreyfus affair was a late 19th-century French political scandal involving the wrongful conviction of Jewish army officer Alfred Dreyfus, which exposed deep-rooted antisemitism and sharply polarized French society.
- 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: Beecher–Tilton scandal Triple: [Henry Ward Beecher, notableEvent, Beecher–Tilton scandal]
Generated description
The Beecher–Tilton scandal was a highly publicized 1870s adultery and seduction controversy involving famed preacher Henry Ward Beecher and Elizabeth Tilton that captivated and divided Victorian-era American society.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Beecher–Tilton scandal Target entity description: The Beecher–Tilton scandal was a highly publicized 1870s adultery and seduction controversy involving famed preacher Henry Ward Beecher and Elizabeth Tilton that captivated and divided Victorian-era American society.
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A.
Teapot Dome scandal
The Teapot Dome scandal was a major 1920s U.S. political corruption case involving the secret leasing of federal oil reserves that severely damaged public trust in the Harding administration.
-
B.
Canongate
Canongate is a historic street and district in Edinburgh’s Old Town, known for its royal connections and significant civic and religious buildings.
-
C.
Monica Lewinsky scandal
The Monica Lewinsky scandal was a late-1990s political and sexual controversy involving U.S. President Bill Clinton and White House intern Monica Lewinsky that led to Clinton’s impeachment by the House of Representatives.
-
D.
Rampart scandal
The Rampart scandal was a major late-1990s corruption and misconduct controversy involving the Los Angeles Police Department’s Rampart Division anti-gang unit, exposing widespread abuses, evidence tampering, and wrongful convictions.
-
E.
Dreyfus affair
The Dreyfus affair was a late 19th-century French political scandal involving the wrongful conviction of Jewish army officer Alfred Dreyfus, which exposed deep-rooted antisemitism and sharply polarized French society.
- 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_69a4935c131c8190a5378c6bf101e8cc |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:28 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a49ec051bc8190b3e3f8651a367d77 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 8:17 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a56c4d84d8819095afbf0ee9c7bd82 |
completed | March 2, 2026, 10:54 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a56c99153c8190bb457b19c2f97052 |
completed | March 2, 2026, 10:55 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a56d31be8881909155f2eac7131798 |
completed | March 2, 2026, 10:57 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:35 p.m.