International Shoe Company, incorporated in Missouri and headquartered in St. Louis, employed salesmen in Washington who solicited orders for shoes.
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International Shoe Company was a Missouri-based shoe manufacturer and distributor whose business activities, including employing salesmen in other states, led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case redefining personal jurisdiction.
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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15156838 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: International Shoe Company, incorporated in Missouri and headquartered in St. Louis, employed salesmen in Washington who solicited orders for shoes. Context triple: [International Shoe Co. v. Washington, factSummary, International Shoe Company, incorporated in Missouri and headquartered in St. Louis, employed salesmen in Washington who solicited orders for shoes.]
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A.
International Shoe Museum
The International Shoe Museum is a specialized museum in Romans-sur-Isère, France, dedicated to the history, design, and craftsmanship of footwear from around the world.
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Karl's Shoe Stores
Karl's Shoe Stores was a prominent American retail shoe chain founded and owned by businessman Harry Karl.
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Footprint, Inc.
Footprint, Inc. is a sustainable materials science company that develops plant-based alternatives to single-use plastics for packaging and food service industries.
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Baťa shoe company
Baťa shoe company is a historic Czech footwear manufacturer and global retail brand founded in 1894, renowned for its mass-produced, affordable shoes and extensive international network of stores and factories.
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SHI International Corp.
SHI International Corp. is a large U.S.-based information technology solutions provider offering hardware, software, and related services to corporate, enterprise, and public sector customers.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: International Shoe Company, incorporated in Missouri and headquartered in St. Louis, employed salesmen in Washington who solicited orders for shoes. Target entity description: International Shoe Company was a Missouri-based shoe manufacturer and distributor whose business activities, including employing salesmen in other states, led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case redefining personal jurisdiction.
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A.
International Shoe Museum
The International Shoe Museum is a specialized museum in Romans-sur-Isère, France, dedicated to the history, design, and craftsmanship of footwear from around the world.
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B.
Karl's Shoe Stores
Karl's Shoe Stores was a prominent American retail shoe chain founded and owned by businessman Harry Karl.
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C.
Footprint, Inc.
Footprint, Inc. is a sustainable materials science company that develops plant-based alternatives to single-use plastics for packaging and food service industries.
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D.
Baťa shoe company
Baťa shoe company is a historic Czech footwear manufacturer and global retail brand founded in 1894, renowned for its mass-produced, affordable shoes and extensive international network of stores and factories.
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E.
SHI International Corp.
SHI International Corp. is a large U.S.-based information technology solutions provider offering hardware, software, and related services to corporate, enterprise, and public sector customers.
- F. None of above. chosen
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International Shoe Co. v. Washington
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factSummary
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International Shoe Company, incorporated in Missouri and headquartered in St. Louis, employed salesmen in Washington who solicited orders for shoes.
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