Sooner (Oklahoma land run participant)
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A "Sooner" was a settler who entered the Unassigned Lands of Oklahoma illegally before the official start of the land runs to claim territory early.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sooner (Oklahoma land run participant) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15910950 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sooner (Oklahoma land run participant) Context triple: [Boomer Sooner, relatedTo, Sooner (Oklahoma land run participant)]
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A.
Deaf Smith
Deaf Smith was a famed partially deaf scout and soldier who played a crucial role in the Texas Revolution, particularly at the Battle of San Jacinto.
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B.
Josey Scott
Josey Scott is an American musician best known as the original lead vocalist of the rock band Saliva.
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C.
Bones McKinney
Bones McKinney was an American professional basketball player and later coach, best known for his colorful personality and contributions to early pro basketball and college coaching.
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D.
Mattie Birdwell
Mattie Birdwell is a fictional character from Jessamyn West’s novel "The Friendly Persuasion," depicted as one of the Birdwell children in a Quaker family in 19th-century Indiana.
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E.
Merle Watson
Merle Watson was an American guitarist and singer best known as the son and musical partner of Doc Watson, with whom he helped popularize flatpicking and traditional American folk and bluegrass music.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sooner (Oklahoma land run participant) Target entity description: A "Sooner" was a settler who entered the Unassigned Lands of Oklahoma illegally before the official start of the land runs to claim territory early.
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A.
Deaf Smith
Deaf Smith was a famed partially deaf scout and soldier who played a crucial role in the Texas Revolution, particularly at the Battle of San Jacinto.
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B.
Josey Scott
Josey Scott is an American musician best known as the original lead vocalist of the rock band Saliva.
-
C.
Bones McKinney
Bones McKinney was an American professional basketball player and later coach, best known for his colorful personality and contributions to early pro basketball and college coaching.
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D.
Mattie Birdwell
Mattie Birdwell is a fictional character from Jessamyn West’s novel "The Friendly Persuasion," depicted as one of the Birdwell children in a Quaker family in 19th-century Indiana.
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E.
Merle Watson
Merle Watson was an American guitarist and singer best known as the son and musical partner of Doc Watson, with whom he helped popularize flatpicking and traditional American folk and bluegrass music.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.