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French newspaper ”Le Petit Parisien” dated September 10, 1899. - Alfred Dreyfus, a French Jewish officer during his interrogation - The cover features an illustration of Colonel Joost, who served as president of the Berne military tribunal. This edition of the newspaper was published during the retrial of Alfred Dreyfus, a political affair that divided France for many years. - Rare - Highly recommended for collectors - rare in its condition. Newspaper name: Le Petit Parisien (The Little Parisian). Date: Sunday, September 10, 1899. Illustration title: The illustration depicts the Dreyfus Affair hearings at the military tribunal. At the time, the newspaper ”Le Petit Journal” was considered one of the most ardent opponents of Alfred Dreyfus. .The Dreyfus Affair was a political and social affair that stirred up France in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It began after Alfred Dreyfus, a Jewish officer in the French army, was accused of spying for Germany and was tried. The affair revealed a deep division in French society between his supporters and opponents, and was a fertile ground for anti-Semitism. Dreyfus was first convicted in 1894, but due to the discovery of new evidence and the intervention of public figures such as Émile Zola, he was retried in Rennes in 1899. Although Dreyfus was ultimately acquitted, the Rennes trial ended with another, albeit less serious, conviction, and he was later pardoned by the President. He was eventually fully exonerated in 1906.