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The article provides information on the lives and military careers of U.S. cavalry officer George Armstrong Custer and his brother, U.S. Army officer Thomas Ward Custer. Emphasis is given to their commanding of Michigan troops during the U.S. Civil War, especially George's role in the Battle of Gettysburg. The author also explains the actions carried out by Thomas that led to his receiving two Congressional Medals of Honor.

A biography of businessman and politician William Martin Murphy. It states that Irish history depicts Murphy as an opponent of union leader James Larkin and the Irish Transport and General Worker's Union during a lockout in 1913. It mentions that Murphy's primary business interests were in tramways and railroads and that he was a prominent figure in Dublin, Ireland's transport infrastructure at the turn of the 20th century. It comments on Murphy's opposition to trade union agitation.