Le Petit Journal was a daily Parisian newspaper published from 1863 to 1944. It was founded by Moïse Polydore Millaud. In its columns were published several serial novels of Émile Gaboriau and of Ponson du Terrail.
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In the 1890s, at the height of its popularity, the newspaper had a circulation of a million copies, and by 1884 it also included a weekly illustrated supplement.
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In 1891 Le Petit Journal created the Paris-Brest-Paris road cycling race.
Le Petit Journal also organized the world's first automobile race: the 1894 Paris-Rouen Horseless Carriage Competition (Concours des Voitures sans Chevaux). The race was won by Count Jules de Dion on a De Dion-Bouton.
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