Daylight Saving Time Act of 1918
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The Daylight Saving Time Act of 1918 was a U.S. federal law that first established nationwide daylight saving time and standardized time zones during World War I to conserve energy.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12105887 — 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: Daylight Saving Time Act of 1918 Context triple: [65th United States Congress, enacted, Daylight Saving Time Act of 1918]
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Weeks Act of 1911
The Weeks Act of 1911 is a landmark U.S. conservation law that authorized federal purchase of private lands to create and expand national forests, especially in the eastern United States, to protect watersheds and regulate streamflow.
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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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Adjusted Compensation Act of 1924
The Adjusted Compensation Act of 1924 was a U.S. law granting World War I veterans deferred bonus payments, whose delayed payout later helped spark the Bonus Army protest in 1932.
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Lever Food and Fuel Control Act of 1917
The Lever Food and Fuel Control Act of 1917 was a World War I-era U.S. law that granted the federal government broad powers to regulate the production, distribution, and pricing of food and fuel to support the war effort and prevent hoarding and profiteering.
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E.
Rogers Act of 1924
The Rogers Act of 1924 was a U.S. law that unified and professionalized the country’s diplomatic and consular services into a single merit-based Foreign Service.
- 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: Daylight Saving Time Act of 1918 Target entity description: The Daylight Saving Time Act of 1918 was a U.S. federal law that first established nationwide daylight saving time and standardized time zones during World War I to conserve energy.
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A.
Weeks Act of 1911
The Weeks Act of 1911 is a landmark U.S. conservation law that authorized federal purchase of private lands to create and expand national forests, especially in the eastern United States, to protect watersheds and regulate streamflow.
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B.
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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C.
Adjusted Compensation Act of 1924
The Adjusted Compensation Act of 1924 was a U.S. law granting World War I veterans deferred bonus payments, whose delayed payout later helped spark the Bonus Army protest in 1932.
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D.
Lever Food and Fuel Control Act of 1917
The Lever Food and Fuel Control Act of 1917 was a World War I-era U.S. law that granted the federal government broad powers to regulate the production, distribution, and pricing of food and fuel to support the war effort and prevent hoarding and profiteering.
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E.
Rogers Act of 1924
The Rogers Act of 1924 was a U.S. law that unified and professionalized the country’s diplomatic and consular services into a single merit-based Foreign Service.
- F. None of above. chosen
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