Triple
T8883414
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Isthmian Canal Commission |
E211465
|
entity |
| Predicate | legalBasis |
P125
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Act of Congress of June 28, 1902
The Act of Congress of June 28, 1902, commonly known as the Spooner Act, authorized the United States to construct and control a canal across the Isthmus of Panama, laying the legal groundwork for the Panama Canal project.
|
E765392
|
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: Act of Congress of June 28, 1902 | Statement: [Isthmian Canal Commission, legalBasis, Act of Congress of June 28, 1902]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Act of Congress of June 28, 1902 Context triple: [Isthmian Canal Commission, legalBasis, Act of Congress of June 28, 1902]
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A.
Act of Congress of December 13, 1920
The Act of Congress of December 13, 1920 was a U.S. federal law that formally ended wartime restrictions on speech by repealing the Sedition Act provisions added to the Espionage Act during World War I.
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B.
Act of March 3, 1887
The Act of March 3, 1887 was a U.S. federal law that, among other monetary provisions, authorized the redemption of previously issued trade dollars at face value.
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C.
Act of June 28, 1864
The Act of June 28, 1864 was a U.S. federal law passed during the Civil War that helped dismantle the legal framework of slavery by repealing the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.
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D.
Act of Congress of June 20, 1874
The Act of Congress of June 20, 1874 is a U.S. federal law that, among other provisions, established the authority to award the Gold Lifesaving Medal for acts of extraordinary heroism in saving or attempting to save lives at sea.
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E.
Act of March 3, 1849
The Act of March 3, 1849 was a United States federal law that, among other monetary provisions, formed part of the mid-19th-century legislative framework expanding and regulating the nation’s coinage system.
- 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: Act of Congress of June 28, 1902 Triple: [Isthmian Canal Commission, legalBasis, Act of Congress of June 28, 1902]
Generated description
The Act of Congress of June 28, 1902, commonly known as the Spooner Act, authorized the United States to construct and control a canal across the Isthmus of Panama, laying the legal groundwork for the Panama Canal project.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Act of Congress of June 28, 1902 Target entity description: The Act of Congress of June 28, 1902, commonly known as the Spooner Act, authorized the United States to construct and control a canal across the Isthmus of Panama, laying the legal groundwork for the Panama Canal project.
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A.
Act of Congress of December 13, 1920
The Act of Congress of December 13, 1920 was a U.S. federal law that formally ended wartime restrictions on speech by repealing the Sedition Act provisions added to the Espionage Act during World War I.
-
B.
Act of March 3, 1887
The Act of March 3, 1887 was a U.S. federal law that, among other monetary provisions, authorized the redemption of previously issued trade dollars at face value.
-
C.
Act of June 28, 1864
The Act of June 28, 1864 was a U.S. federal law passed during the Civil War that helped dismantle the legal framework of slavery by repealing the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.
-
D.
Act of Congress of June 20, 1874
The Act of Congress of June 20, 1874 is a U.S. federal law that, among other provisions, established the authority to award the Gold Lifesaving Medal for acts of extraordinary heroism in saving or attempting to save lives at sea.
-
E.
Act of March 3, 1849
The Act of March 3, 1849 was a United States federal law that, among other monetary provisions, formed part of the mid-19th-century legislative framework expanding and regulating the nation’s coinage system.
- 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_69ca838f9e20819096ab1f236a70381a |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:07 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cc616b2d988190b923ef1e33aab787 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 12:06 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cfabd254148190b5ea3d308fe96851 |
completed | April 3, 2026, noon |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69cfafb878048190b311342fbd93145e |
completed | April 3, 2026, 12:16 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69cfb0392038819083f730a45787260b |
completed | April 3, 2026, 12:19 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:53 p.m.