I found some "printed pages" online...
https://nyecountyhistory.com/tonopahbook2/tonopahhard.pdf
A couple of excerpts...
"By the late 1930s economic activity in Tonopah was a shadow of its former self. Despite
this decline, there were still more than a dozen bars and brothels in the red-light district. These
included the Silver State Bar, Effie's Place, the Lucky Strike, Fay's Place, the Green Lantern, the
Bungalow, Taxcsine's Bar, the Northern, the Newport Dance Hall, the Cottage Bar..."
"This type of generosity was exemplified by Taxcsine Ornelas, madam of Taxcsine's Bar.
Taxcsine, famed for drinking beer from a champagne glass, came to Tonopah in 1930 and
settled in the red-light district. For almost a quarter of a century she was a permanent fixture in
the community. On May 21, 1954, she was found lying face down in her bed, dead. Some said
that she died of a broken heart, having never recovered from the closing of her business
following the Nashland murder and the harsh treatment she had received from local residents
who had once been more friendly to her."
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