Adamson Act
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The Adamson Act was a landmark 1916 U.S. federal law that established the eight-hour workday for interstate railroad workers, marking a major victory for labor rights during the Progressive Era.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Adamson Act canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1100039 — 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: Adamson Act Context triple: [Woodrow Wilson administration, notablePolicy, Adamson Act]
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A.
Butler Act
The Butler Act was a Tennessee state law enacted in 1925 that prohibited the teaching of human evolution in public schools, becoming infamous as the focus of the Scopes "Monkey" Trial.
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B.
Wheeler-Rayburn Act
The Wheeler-Rayburn Act is a New Deal-era U.S. federal law that restructured and regulated electric utility holding companies to curb monopolistic practices and protect consumers and investors.
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C.
Aldrich–Vreeland Act
The Aldrich–Vreeland Act was a 1908 U.S. law that created emergency currency provisions and laid groundwork for banking reform in response to the Panic of 1907.
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D.
Republic Act No. 8491
Republic Act No. 8491 is a Philippine law that prescribes the official national symbols and codifies the proper use, performance, and display of the national flag, anthem, and other patriotic insignia.
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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: Adamson Act Target entity description: The Adamson Act was a landmark 1916 U.S. federal law that established the eight-hour workday for interstate railroad workers, marking a major victory for labor rights during the Progressive Era.
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A.
Butler Act
The Butler Act was a Tennessee state law enacted in 1925 that prohibited the teaching of human evolution in public schools, becoming infamous as the focus of the Scopes "Monkey" Trial.
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B.
Wheeler-Rayburn Act
The Wheeler-Rayburn Act is a New Deal-era U.S. federal law that restructured and regulated electric utility holding companies to curb monopolistic practices and protect consumers and investors.
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C.
Aldrich–Vreeland Act
The Aldrich–Vreeland Act was a 1908 U.S. law that created emergency currency provisions and laid groundwork for banking reform in response to the Panic of 1907.
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D.
Republic Act No. 8491
Republic Act No. 8491 is a Philippine law that prescribes the official national symbols and codifies the proper use, performance, and display of the national flag, anthem, and other patriotic insignia.
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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
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
ⓘ
labor law ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
interstate railroad workers
ⓘ
railroad companies engaged in interstate commerce ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
United States labor history
ⓘ
United States railroad history ⓘ |
| cameIntoForce | 1916 ⓘ |
| chamberOfOrigin | United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | United States Statutes at Large ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| dateEnacted | 1916-09-03 ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
United States federal government
ⓘ
linked to:
United States government
|
| era | Progressive Era ⓘ |
| established | eight-hour workday for interstate railroad workers ⓘ |
| geographicScope | interstate commerce in the United States ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| historicalSignificance |
first federal law to regulate hours of workers in private industry on a nationwide scale
ⓘ
key development in the eight-hour workday movement ⓘ major victory for organized labor ⓘ |
| influenced | later federal labor standards legislation ⓘ |
| laborProtection |
limits standard workday to eight hours for covered workers
ⓘ
requires additional pay for overtime work ⓘ |
| legalStatus | upheld by the Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| motivatedBy | threat of a nationwide railroad strike in 1916 ⓘ |
| namedAfter | William C. Adamson ⓘ |
| politicalContext | enacted under the administration of Woodrow Wilson ⓘ |
| presidentAtEnactment | Woodrow Wilson ⓘ |
| providesFor | overtime pay for work beyond eight hours ⓘ |
| purpose | to prevent a nationwide railroad strike ⓘ |
| regulates | hours of labor ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Progressive Era labor reforms
ⓘ
eight-hour day movement ⓘ railroad labor disputes ⓘ |
| sector | railroad industry ⓘ |
| signedBy | Woodrow Wilson ⓘ |
| sponsor | William C. Adamson ⓘ |
| subject |
labor rights
ⓘ
railroad labor relations ⓘ working hours ⓘ |
| testedInCase | Wilson v. New (1917) ⓘ |
| typeOfRegulation | maximum hours law ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1916 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Adamson Act Description of subject: The Adamson Act was a landmark 1916 U.S. federal law that established the eight-hour workday for interstate railroad workers, marking a major victory for labor rights during the Progressive Era.
Referenced by (5)
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