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Edwin J. Gillies unspecified sense

person · 2 mentions

son of James W. Gillies who started a separate coffee business

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Edwin J. Gilliescoffee business — 1 shared claimRoss W. Weir, Inc. — 1 shared claimJames W. Gillies — 1 shared claim_coffee_ — 1 shared claimcoffee businessRoss W. Weir, Inc.James W. Gillies_coffee_
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William H. Ukers (author)

  • Edwin J. Gillies started coffee business coffee business 1882 ⟨at 245 Washington Street⟩
    started a separate coffee business at 245 Washington Street, in 1882
    judge verdicts (2)
    • groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage: 'Edwin J. Gillies, son of James W. Gillies, started a separate coffee business at 245 Washington Street, in 1882.' All elements match exactly without requiring outside knowledge or over-generalization.
    • qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to the author (not a named source). The stance is appropriately 'asserts' as the passage states the fact directly. The sentiment is neutral, matching the passage's factual tone. The time (1882) matches exactly. The context correctly specifies '245 Washington Street' as given in the passage. The quote is verbatim and fully supports the claim.
  • Edwin J. Gillies became vice-president Ross W. Weir, Inc. 1915
    Edwin J. Gillies becoming a vice-president
    judge verdicts (2)
    • groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage: 'It was consolidated in 1915 with the business of Ross W. Weir & Co., 60 Front Street, Edwin J. Gillies becoming a vice-president...of the corporation of Ross W. Weir, Inc.' All details—subject, predicate, object, and time—are explicitly supported.
    • qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to 'author' (the passage itself states the fact without attribution to a named source). The stance is 'asserts' which matches the declarative framing in the passage. The sentiment is neutral, appropriate for a factual business history statement. The time qualifier shows 1915 as 'when' with valid_from and valid_to correctly set, matching the passage's statement 'It was consolidated in 1915.' The context is empty, which is appropriate as the passage provides no restrictive context. The quote 'Edwin J. Gillies becoming a vice-president' appears verbatim in the passage and directly supports the claim.
  • Edwin J. Gillies, son of James W. Gillies
    judge verdicts (2)
    • groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage: 'Edwin J. Gillies, son of James W. Gillies, started a separate coffee business at 245 Washington Street, in 1882.' This explicitly establishes the parent-child relationship between James W. Gillies and Edwin J. Gillies.
    • qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to the author (the passage states this as fact, not attributed to a named source). The stance 'asserts' is correct - the passage presents this as a statement of fact. Sentiment is neutral, appropriate for a genealogical claim. Time qualifiers are correctly set to null as the passage provides no temporal scope for the relationship itself. Context is empty as appropriate - there is no restriction to a particular sense or role. The quote 'Edwin J. Gillies, son of James W. Gillies' appears verbatim in the passage and directly supports the claim.
  • Edwin J. Gillies authored work on coffee 1912 ⟨obtaining roasting profit⟩
    GILLIES, EDWIN J. Getting a roasting profit. The Tea and Coffee Trade Journal, 1912
    judge verdicts (2)
    • groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly supported by the passage. The bibliography entry explicitly states that GILLIES, EDWIN J. authored 'Getting a roasting profit' published in The Tea and Coffee Trade Journal in 1912, which directly confirms the subject authored work on coffee regarding roasting profit in that year.
    • qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly 'author' (Gillies is the author of the work). The stance 'asserts' is appropriate as the passage presents this as a published work without dispute. The sentiment is neutral, matching the bibliographic presentation. The time qualifiers (when: 1912, valid_from: 1912, valid_to: 1912) match the publication date in the passage. The context 'obtaining roasting profit' faithfully reflects the work's title 'Getting a roasting profit.' The quote appears verbatim in the passage and supports the claim about Gillies authoring work on coffee roasting profitability.

Change over time

1882
  • started coffee business coffee business
1912
  • authored work on coffee
1915
  • became vice-president Ross W. Weir, Inc.