THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 13, 1935

• Huey Long assassination (shot)
• Baton Rouge funeral and burial
• The Kingfish - Louisiana Senator

The front page has a one column heading: "THOUSANDS MOURN AS LONG IS BURIED" with subheads. (see images) Coverage continues inside with related photo. 
Complete with all 46 pages, rag edition in nice condition.

Background: Huey Long’s funeral on September 12, 1935, was one of the most dramatic and heavily attended public events in Louisiana’s history, drawing an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 mourners to Baton Rouge. After lying in state in the rotunda of the Louisiana State Capitol—a building he had championed and overseen during his governorship—Long was buried on the Capitol grounds beneath a statue erected in his likeness, symbolizing both his towering influence and lasting legacy. The atmosphere was somber yet charged, reflecting the deep divisions he left behind: to his supporters, he was a champion of the poor and working class, a populist hero who had fought the political and corporate elite; to his detractors, he was a demagogue whose consolidation of power threatened democratic institutions. His sudden death, following an assassination by Dr. Carl Weiss, cut short his national ambitions, including a rumored presidential run in 1936 under his radical “Share Our Wealth” program. The scale and emotion of his funeral underscored the profound impact Long had on Louisiana and American politics during the turbulent years of the Great Depression.