From <The Technical World Magazine v15 p110 (1911)>

<Boy Wonder in the Chess World

NEW BOY WONDER

A BOY chess phenom is astonishing the veteran players of Philadelphia. E.M. Edwards, the new wonder, is a thirteen year old schoolboy. He can be seen almost every day playing the cracks of the Mercantile Literary Chess Club and compelling many of the best players of that ancient organization to admit defeat. Recently Edwards played a simultaneous game against six opponents at the Norristown Chess Club. He played in all eleven games winning six losing one and drawing four Young Edwards has tried his skill unsuccessfully against Dr Lasker the world's champion. He recently played a game with Capablanca the Cuban prodigy and lost by a narrow margin. With years he should develop into one of the famous chess players of the world.>

He never did, but lead an otherwise productive life, as veteran, businessman, and familyman.

There is some more biographical data from his hometown(?) of Philidelphia:

From <Our Folder v4 (1916)> of Good Companion Chess Problem Club, Philadelphia:

<Good Companion EM Edwards of Philadelphia (see photo on last page) is serving in the American Ambulance Corps at the Verdum front. He received the Croix de Guerre from the French Government in August for heroic service in the American Field Ambulance Corps The Croix de Guerre was awarded him for having shown in the words of the official report the greatest courage and coolness in seeking wounded in the advance His ambulance was damaged by bursting shells in crossing a violently bombarded zone He repaired his machine and fulfilled his mission completely conveying wounded beyond the danger zone.>