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The New York Times, March 19, 1909

Mark Twain's Secretary a Bride

Miss Isabel V. Lyon, Mark Twain's social and literary secretary, was married yesterday to Ralph Ashcroft, who is a close friend of Mr. Clemens and his business adviser. Mr. Clemens was present at the ceremony, which was performed by the Rev. Percy Stickney Grant at the Church of the Ascension, Fifth Avenue and Tenth Street.

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