Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 104, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 May 1914 — WIDOW’S WEALTH WAS MYTH [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

WIDOW’S WEALTH WAS MYTH

Young Woman's $2,000,000 Turns Out to Be Nothing but Tlme’Tables and Newspapers. . New York City—Mrs. Edith Wilson, a charming young widow of thirty, who until a very short time ago has .been living off the best in the land because of her alleged untold wealth, is, it is said, missing, and numerous individuals and firms who have had

business relations with her are, according to report, very anxious to locate the soft-spoken little lady whom they trusted Implicitly. An amazing group of creditors gathered about the mysterious “strong” box when it was opened April 2, and a more amazed group of creditors stared at one another in astonishment when the “strong” box, Which was said to contain millions, proved to hold nothing more valuable than' a collection of old railroad time tablee and newspapers.

Mrs. Edith Wilson.