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Cincinnati Typing Contest
- When
- 1888-07-25
- Where
- Cincinnati, Ohio
McGurrin defeated Traub in Cincinnati on July 25, 1888, winning decisively as the purported sole touch typist.
Frank Edward McGurrin, a court stenographer from Salt Lake City, won a decisive victory over Louis Traub in a typing contest held in Cincinnati on July 25, 1888. McGurrin was reportedly the only person using touch typing at the time, while Traub operated a Caligraph with an eight-finger method.
Sources
- Frank E. McGurrin Wikipedia, revision of 2026-05-25
- Touch typing Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-27
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