Pursuit of John Wilkes Booth
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The Pursuit of John Wilkes Booth was the manhunt that followed President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, culminating in Booth’s capture and death in Virginia in April 1865.
All labels observed (2)
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| Pursuit of John Wilkes Booth canonical | 1 |
| helped track down John Wilkes Booth | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12044223 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pursuit of John Wilkes Booth Context triple: [16th New York Cavalry Regiment, roleInEvent, Pursuit of John Wilkes Booth]
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A.
Lincoln assassination conspirators
The Lincoln assassination conspirators were a group of individuals who plotted with John Wilkes Booth in 1865 to kidnap and ultimately assassinate President Abraham Lincoln and attack other top Union officials.
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B.
The Unlocked Book: A Memoir of John Wilkes Booth by His Sister
The Unlocked Book: A Memoir of John Wilkes Booth by His Sister is a posthumously published memoir by Asia Booth Clarke offering an intimate, firsthand portrait of her brother, the assassin of President Abraham Lincoln.
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C.
Murder in the White House
Murder in the White House is a political mystery novel by Elliott Roosevelt that features a fictionalized Eleanor Roosevelt solving a murder inside the presidential residence.
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D.
Pursued
"Pursued" is a 1947 American Western film noir directed by Raoul Walsh, noted for its psychological depth and innovative use of flashbacks.
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E.
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln was the 1865 killing of the 16th U.S. president by John Wilkes Booth at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C., an event that shocked the nation and profoundly shaped the aftermath of the Civil War.
- 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: Pursuit of John Wilkes Booth Target entity description: The Pursuit of John Wilkes Booth was the manhunt that followed President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, culminating in Booth’s capture and death in Virginia in April 1865.
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A.
Lincoln assassination conspirators
The Lincoln assassination conspirators were a group of individuals who plotted with John Wilkes Booth in 1865 to kidnap and ultimately assassinate President Abraham Lincoln and attack other top Union officials.
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B.
The Unlocked Book: A Memoir of John Wilkes Booth by His Sister
The Unlocked Book: A Memoir of John Wilkes Booth by His Sister is a posthumously published memoir by Asia Booth Clarke offering an intimate, firsthand portrait of her brother, the assassin of President Abraham Lincoln.
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C.
Murder in the White House
Murder in the White House is a political mystery novel by Elliott Roosevelt that features a fictionalized Eleanor Roosevelt solving a murder inside the presidential residence.
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D.
Pursued
"Pursued" is a 1947 American Western film noir directed by Raoul Walsh, noted for its psychological depth and innovative use of flashbacks.
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E.
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln was the 1865 killing of the 16th U.S. president by John Wilkes Booth at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C., an event that shocked the nation and profoundly shaped the aftermath of the Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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