William H. Ukers (author)
The first trade mark registered for coffee or coffee essence bears the number 425, with date August 22, 1871, first use 1870, and is in the name of Butler, Earhart & Co., Columbus, Ohio
judge verdicts (2)
- groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage. The quoted sentence explicitly confirms that Butler, Earhart & Co. registered a trade mark for coffee essence (numbered 425) on August 22, 1871, with the words 'essence of coffee' appearing on the label.
- qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to the author (the passage itself makes the assertion). The stance is 'asserts' which matches the passage's straightforward presentation. The sentiment is neutral, appropriate for a factual historical record. The time qualifier correctly uses August 22, 1871, as stated in the passage. The context is empty, which is appropriate since the passage does not restrict the claim to a particular sense or role. The quote is verbatim and directly supports the claim about Butler, Earhart & Co. registering the first trade mark for coffee essence.
The next coffee mark was registered by Butler, Earhart & Co., October 3, 1871, number 455, first use, 1870
judge verdicts (2)
- groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage. The text explicitly states that Butler, Earhart & Co. registered a coffee mark on October 3, 1871 (number 455) consisting of the word 'Buckeye' with a buckeye tree branch, with first use in 1870.
- qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to the author (the passage presents this as a historical fact). The stance is 'asserts' which matches the passage's straightforward reporting. The sentiment is neutral, appropriate for factual historical documentation. The time qualifiers (when: October 3, 1871; valid_from and valid_to: 1871-10-03) match the passage exactly. The context is appropriately empty as the passage provides no specific sense or role restriction. The quote is verbatim from the passage and directly supports the claim about Butler, Earhart & Co. registering the Buckeye trade mark on that date.
- Butler, Earhart & Co. registers the first united states trade-mark for essence of coffee 1870 ⟨Columbus, Ohio⟩
First United States trade-mark for essence of coffee is registered by Butler, Earhart & Co., Columbus, Ohio
judge verdicts (2)
- groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly supported by the passage. The final entry states: 'First United States trade-mark for essence of coffee is registered by Butler, Earhart & Co., Columbus, Ohio' in 1870, which exactly matches the subject, predicate, object, time, and context of the claim.
- qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to the author (passage presents factual historical record without named attribution). The stance is 'asserts' which matches the passage's declarative statement. The sentiment is neutral, appropriate for factual historical documentation. The time qualifier correctly specifies 1870 with valid_from matching the passage's 1870 date and valid_to as null since the passage provides no end date. The context 'Columbus, Ohio' accurately reflects the location restriction in the passage. The quote is verbatim and directly supports the claim about Butler, Earhart & Co. registering the first U.S. trade-mark for essence of coffee.