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Tue, 4 May 2010
UI #33 - The Little Widow of Herald Square

Ida Mayfield Wood lived as a recluse in the Herald Square Hotel in NYC for 24 years.  When she died, 1,103 people claimed to be the heir to her fortune.  Eight years later not a single one of them got a penny.  Listen to this great story to find out who did.  Also find out where the geographic center of the United States is located, the guy that married his mother-in-law, the 200 bees that brought the post office to a halt, and a lucky goldfish that survived an earthquake.  Retrosponsor:  Teel Liquid Dentifice. 

 

Direct download: ida_wood.mp3
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