August Vincent Theodore Spies
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August Vincent Theodore Spies was a German-American anarchist and labor activist best known as one of the defendants executed after the 1886 Haymarket affair in Chicago.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| August Spies | 2 |
| August Vincent Theodore Spies canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1740980 — 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.
Target entity: August Vincent Theodore Spies Context triple: [August Spies, fullName, August Vincent Theodore Spies]
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Albert Parsons
Albert Parsons was a prominent 19th-century American anarchist and labor activist who became one of the most famous defendants executed after the Haymarket affair in Chicago.
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Charles T. Schenck
Charles T. Schenck was a socialist activist whose conviction for distributing anti-draft leaflets during World War I led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Schenck v. United States, which established the “clear and present danger” test for limits on free speech.
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Big Bill Haywood
Big Bill Haywood was a prominent early 20th-century American labor leader and founding member of the Industrial Workers of the World, known for his militant advocacy for workers’ rights and involvement in high-profile labor struggles.
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Leon Czolgosz
Leon Czolgosz was an American anarchist best known for assassinating U.S. President William McKinley in 1901.
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Benjamin Gitlow
Benjamin Gitlow was an American socialist politician and activist best known as the defendant in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court free speech case Gitlow v. New York.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: August Vincent Theodore Spies Target entity description: August Vincent Theodore Spies was a German-American anarchist and labor activist best known as one of the defendants executed after the 1886 Haymarket affair in Chicago.
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A.
Albert Parsons
Albert Parsons was a prominent 19th-century American anarchist and labor activist who became one of the most famous defendants executed after the Haymarket affair in Chicago.
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B.
Charles T. Schenck
Charles T. Schenck was a socialist activist whose conviction for distributing anti-draft leaflets during World War I led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Schenck v. United States, which established the “clear and present danger” test for limits on free speech.
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C.
Big Bill Haywood
Big Bill Haywood was a prominent early 20th-century American labor leader and founding member of the Industrial Workers of the World, known for his militant advocacy for workers’ rights and involvement in high-profile labor struggles.
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D.
Leon Czolgosz
Leon Czolgosz was an American anarchist best known for assassinating U.S. President William McKinley in 1901.
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E.
Benjamin Gitlow
Benjamin Gitlow was an American socialist politician and activist best known as the defendant in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court free speech case Gitlow v. New York.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anarchist
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labor activist ⓘ person ⓘ political activist ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
eight-hour workday
ⓘ
workers' rights ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Arbeiter-Zeitung
ⓘ
Chicago anarchist movement ⓘ labor unions in Chicago ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | execution by hanging ⓘ |
| convictedOf | conspiracy related to the Haymarket bombing ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Germany
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | German ⓘ |
| familyName | Spies ⓘ |
| givenName | August ⓘ |
| hasCause | labor rights activism ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
ⓘ
German ⓘ |
| legalStatus | executed defendant in the Haymarket affair ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | judicial execution ⓘ |
| movement |
anarchism
ⓘ
labor movement ⓘ |
| name | August Vincent Theodore Spies self-link ⓘ |
| notableEvent | trial following the 1886 Haymarket bombing in Chicago ⓘ |
| notableFor | Haymarket affair ⓘ |
| occupation |
anarchist
ⓘ
journalist ⓘ labor organizer ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Haymarket affair
ⓘ
labor movement in the United States ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
City of Chicago
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago
|
| placeOfBurial | German Waldheim Cemetery ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
City of Chicago
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago
|
| politicalIdeology | anarchism ⓘ |
| positionHeld | editor of the Arbeiter-Zeitung ⓘ |
| residence |
City of Chicago
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surface form:
Chicago
United States of America ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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Subject: August Vincent Theodore Spies Description of subject: August Vincent Theodore Spies was a German-American anarchist and labor activist best known as one of the defendants executed after the 1886 Haymarket affair in Chicago.
Referenced by (4)
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