Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)/Halstead, Murat

HALSTEAD, MURAT, an American journalist; born in Ross, Butler co., O., Sept. 2, 1829. He spent his minority on a farm. At 18 he began writing for newspapers. In 1851 he finished his schooling at Farmers' College, near Cincinnati, and then decided to study law. He did local newspaper reporting on several Cincinnati papers; in 1853 became manager of a department on the Cincinnati &ldquo;Commercial,&rdquo; and subsequently part owner. In 1866 it was considered one of the most potent newspapers in the West. In 1890 he removed to Brooklyn, N. Y., and edited the &ldquo;Union&rdquo; newspaper. He wrote: &ldquo;The Story of Cuba&rdquo;; &ldquo;Life of William McKinley&rdquo;; &ldquo;The Story of the Philippines&rdquo;; &ldquo;History of American Expansion&rdquo;; &ldquo;Life of Admiral Dewey&rdquo;; &ldquo;The Boer and British War&rdquo;; etc. He died July 2, 1908.